Preface: The S16 season has officially begun. I believe most players have been following the recent matches across the major regions, which have been extremely intense. Over the past few days, there has been a lot of discussion about IG. As one of the hottest teams in the LPL in recent years, after recalling top laner Theshy for the third stage, they have become the center of attention for the entire online community. However, after only two matches, a serious issue emerged: a large number of fans began to boycott support player Meiko, while the other four starting players publicly spoke out, hoping fans would stop cyberbullying the players.

IG's Four Starting Players Publicly Support Meiko

After the start of the third stage, IG's popularity skyrocketed, mainly due to the return of top laner Theshy, which reignited hope among many veteran players. Through the two matches, everyone has seen Theshy's current form; he is absolutely dominant in the Relegation Group. Many fans have begun to look forward to IG's upcoming matches, and even numerous industry insiders are discussing whether IG can break out of the Relegation Group and even secure a spot for the LPL at the World Championship. In just two matches, the hype has even surpassed that of the entire first half of the year in the LPL.

So far, IG has an undefeated record, crushing WBG and defeating LNG. It was expected that the team atmosphere would be very good, but unexpectedly, many fans are still quite dissatisfied, criticizing Meiko from the very beginning of the matches. Negative comments have been increasing, even escalating to personal attacks. It is unclear whether this was requested by the management or initiated by the players themselves. The four starting players of IG all spoke out for Meiko, showing full support for him. To be honest, this news is a bit awkward. With IG having a perfect record, suddenly having all players post public support feels like there is some underlying drama, but actually there isn't much of a problem.

Currently, Meiko is still the captain of IG, and Wei directly stated that Captain Tian is an excellent player. It just shows that cyberbullying is still too severe. In these few matches, Meiko has used five different champions: Camille, Rell, Leona, Bard, and Karma. He hasn't had any outstanding plays, nor any major mistakes, maintaining his usual style. If such a support can be collectively criticized, then what about a player like Bin who has a negative impact? If he were on IG, would he be directly expelled from the team? We should wait and see the performance in upcoming matches. If problems arise, then the netizens can attack later.

I don't know if it's because the recent matches went too smoothly, but top laner Theshy has started to experiment. In recent Korean solo queue training, he suffered a nine-game losing streak. In the upcoming patch, Riot Games will significantly buff AD carries, making top lane AD carries quite popular. In this training, Theshy focused on AD carries, using Caitlyn, Tristana, and Jhin, but failed to win any of them. However, his overall stats were fairly good, with almost all positive KDA. It depends on the future tactical arrangements; I guess IG will still revolve around him.

Zai Jian believes

No one expected that, with the team performing so well, the four teammates would collectively support support player Meiko. Indeed, the power of netizens is still too strong. From the recent matches, Meiko can only be described as neither outstanding nor faulty; he had no flashy plays but also no major issues. Hopefully, fans can give him some time in the coming days, after all, there are really few veteran players left.

What do you, the audience, think about this matter?