The League of Legends 2026 Global Pioneer Tournament will officially begin in four days. BLG's top laner Bin recently appeared on the cover of Riot's official server homepage. Wow, Bin's prestige is truly at its peak. It seems Riot is intentionally promoting Bin. Besides the cover, in this year's Pioneer Tournament promotional video, Bin also firmly occupies the center position—he is the first player to appear, with Da Chao only ranked second.

To be honest, players like Bin who create entertaining moments are quite popular overseas. Among global LOL esports players, it's hard to find someone who constantly claims to be the world's best top laner and talks about winning the championship before the tournament even starts. However, joking aside, during the periods when JKL and TheShy weren't competing, Bin indeed contributed a lot of hype to our region. Without him, the audience would be significantly smaller.

AL reportedly signs Bigwei.

After the first stage of LPL ended, the transfer period has already begun. AL, which failed to qualify for the Pioneer Tournament, was recently rumored to be changing their head coach. Two LPL爆料博主 (爆料博主 means爆料博主) recently posted先后发文 (先后发文 means先后发文):恋恋红茶 (恋恋红茶 means恋恋红茶) first revealed: AL discussed with井盖 (井盖 means井盖),随后涵艺 (涵艺 means涵艺) then爆料 (爆料 means爆料): Bigwei joining AL is almost certain. This implies that the signing is already done.看来井盖和大伟之间 (井盖和大伟之间 means井盖和大伟之间),爱笑 (爱笑 means爱笑) chose the latter.

If only the coach is replaced, personally I feel it won't significantly help AL. Problems that Tabe couldn't solve, other domestic coaches likely can't solve either. AL's biggest issue is that圣枪哥 (圣枪哥 means圣枪哥) is currently very unstable in form, and Hope's ceiling is clearly limited—his actual capability is evident to everyone. If they don't change or find substitutes, even signing ten coaches won't substantially提升 (提升 means提升) AL's战力 (战力 means战力).

Foreign media ranks Pioneer Tournament top laners.

A well-known foreign esports media recently ranked the top laners for the Pioneer Tournament. The top spot among the eight players is undoubtedly Kiin, followed by Bin and Xiao Xu. Having two LPL players in the top three honestly seems somewhat overrated, because G2's top laner Broken Blade is ranked fourth,印度神王 (印度神王 means印度神王) is placed sixth, BFX's top laner fifth, and the bottom spots are TSW's top laner and the Brazilian team Loud's top laner.

The only controversial point in this ranking lies with Xiao Xu and Broken Blade. Xiao Xu's experience in international tournaments is honestly not very extensive. Broken Blade, on the other hand, appears in international competitions every year, with signature picks like Zac and Yasuo that truly stand out. Personally, I feel Broken Blade should be ranked ahead of Xiao Xu. Although he is a European region top laner, his strength is genuinely not weak.

LOL continues to top网吧 (网吧 means网吧) popularity charts.

In recent seasons, LOL's tournament热度 (热度 means热度) has plummeted, player numbers have sharply declined, and talk about the game dying has persisted for almost ten years. Recently,顺网 (顺网 means顺网) released the February网吧游戏热力榜 (网吧游戏热力榜 means网吧游戏热力榜), where League of Legends unsurprisingly再次登顶榜首 (再次登顶榜首 means再次登顶榜首). It seems海克斯乱斗 (海克斯乱斗 means海克斯乱斗) is still driving engagement. Second and third places are respectively三角洲 (三角洲 means三角洲) and瓦 (瓦 means瓦).洲 (洲 means洲)今年的热度确实夸张 (今年的热度确实夸张 means今年的热度确实夸张), having连续前三 (连续前三 means连续前三) already.

If mobile games are included, LOL domestically truly can't surpass三角洲 (三角洲 means三角洲). However, the热力榜 (热力榜 means热力榜) only统计网吧端游 (统计网吧端游 means统计网吧端游),手游是不算的 (手游是不算的 means手游是不算的). The phrase "LOL is dying" has been said for so many years, but looking at it now, it won't die out短时间内 (短时间内 means短时间内). Riot continues to create new娱乐模式 (娱乐模式 means娱乐模式) to retain old players.估计后面的几个赛季 (估计后面的几个赛季 means估计后面的几个赛季),更多有意思的玩法出现 (更多有意思的玩法出现 means更多有意思的玩法出现).

Conclusion:

If AL maintains its current roster, becoming stronger will be quite difficult. This team currently relies entirely on its mid, jungle, and support to win matches. During the playoffs, Tarzan,香克斯 (香克斯 means香克斯), both experienced fluctuations in form, and卡尔 (卡尔 means卡尔) without hard support performed mediocrely. Changing the coach might be somewhat useful, but it won't lead to a qualitative transformation. To truly become stronger, they still need to consider changing players.

So, what do you think about Bigwei's coaching ability?

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