The LPL third stage group stage has entered its third week. JDG, which had just one victory in the previous fortnight, went the distance against LGD and emerged victorious after three games, earning their second win. Despite the victory, JDG's performance was far from impressive. Each game saw both teams exchanging leads, and without LGD's frequent errors, JDG would likely have lost this best-of-three. JDG's level of play is unbelievably poor right now.

On the same day, another match featured EDG versus TES. Jiejie's debut performance after switching teams was disappointing. The series only lasted two games, with TES sweeping EDG to claim their fifth win. The gap between the junglers was huge in this BO3. Tian, who was criticized last week and called for replacement by fans, directly took MVP against "Fourth Uncle" (Jiejie). Even Tian can step up, so it seems "Second Uncle > Fourth Uncle" is indeed correct.

Let's briefly review this match to see Jiejie's debut. In the first game, EDG's bottom lane killed JKL in lane at 5 minutes. Then Jiejie made a gank, killing the duo again. Despite a huge bot lane advantage, it was Tian who secured the first dragon first. In the subsequent Rift Heralds (grubs) fight, EDG started and took one, but when they saw the enemy approaching, Jiejie immediately gave up the objective and ordered a full retreat.

For the second dragon, EDG intended to contest. They moved into the river one and a half minutes early to secure vision. Even though all of TES's positions were revealed, EDG's jungler and support walked directly into the enemy's face, and both gave away free kills. After the dragon spawned, EDG failed to group up. Jiejie was in the middle of clearing camps, then ran over to try to steal the dragon, but ended up doing nothing while the top laner, jungler, and support all died. After this fight, EDG lost their advantage and were slowly choked out by TES's macro play.

With bot lane advantage, the Ezreal had Trinity Force at 13 minutes and positioned in the tribush early to prepare for the dragon fight. However, the jungler went to farm camps instead. When he finally arrived, he did nothing and gave away a free kill. This was truly ridiculous. The second game followed the same script: JKL was again killed in lane, Jiejie ganked bot, and "Brother" (JKL) started 0-2. But the funny thing was, with both mid and bot having lane priority, Jiejie chose not to take the dragon.

By 10 minutes, Jiejie finally secured the first dragon. EDG also took the second dragon. However, during the dragon soul point fight, while the enemy was already attacking the dragon, Jiejie used his smite on his own teammate's blue buff, causing him to miss the opportunity to steal the dragon. Later, Jiejie won a smite battle and EDG got the dragon soul first. But TES then took three consecutive dragons, leading to a "seven dragon" scenario. In the decisive teamfight, Jiejie made another major mistake.

The level 17 full-build Mundo, with four items, was not in the front line during the decisive fight. Instead of focusing on the enemy carries with the Aatrox, he went chasing the enemy support. His teammates all died while Mundo remained at full health. The funniest part: when only Jiejie was left and TES had already won, Zuian felt sorry for him and asked his teammates, "Should we still kill him?" Tian replied, "Of course we have to kill him." Even the opponents couldn't bear to finish him off—how can anyone handle that?

When mid and bot had advantages, he didn't take the dragon but chose to farm. Before the dragon fight, he used smite on a blue buff. In the late game, the unkillable Mundo was afraid to take damage, only hiding behind and spamming Q, relying entirely on the Aatrox to engage. As soon as a fight started and he got low, he would ult and run away. This was too absurd. Even the usually pessimistic Tian couldn't help but laugh after the match. The audience's verdict for Jiejie: "Essentially reborn from ashes, but mistakenly entered the summit."

Conclusion:

EDG as a team truly doesn't know how to play the game. When ahead, they don't group up to secure positions and objectives, and their teamfighting is chaotic. Jiejie, as a veteran of the league who has spent years on strong teams, should be leading these young players and teaching them how to win. But after watching this BO3, it's clear that he himself doesn't understand the game and has no strategic direction.

So, what do you think of Jiejie's debut performance?

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