The first stage of League of Legends Season 16 just ended, and LCK has already started preparing for the S17 World Championship. Korean media reports: KesPa officially launched the bidding process for host cities of the 2027 World Championship elimination rounds. Official requirements stipulate that bidding cities must have elimination round venues with a capacity of at least 5,000, finals venues with at least 10,000, and surrounding areas for the finals must accommodate 5,000 spectators.

On the bidding website, LCK disclosed the specific schedule for the S17 World Championship. The quarterfinals and semifinals are from November 2nd to 7th, and the finals are on November 14th. Wow, they're preparing way too early. However, cities in Korea with large venues seem to be just a few—Seoul, Incheon, Busan, or Gwangju. Choosing three out of four is quite simple, and the capital Seoul definitely will host matches.

KC is interested in TES jungler Cream.

The match-fixing incident involving TES jungler Cream has spread globally. If official evidence is found, Cream will definitely face severe punishment, as this is the first match-fixing case in the LPL top-tier league. If not penalized heavily, the league's reputation would suffer greatly. Once match-fixing is confirmed, Cream's career is over—no matter the suspension length, there will be no place for him in LPL.

However, the European KC team seems quite interested in Cream. LEC media recently revealed: KC believes he fits their team environment well. Seriously? They signed BO before, now they want to bring Cream over? Is LEC becoming the match-fixing sanctuary league? If he can still get a job, the European region is truly rotten. But match-fixing players indeed have skill—they can even control the course of matches.

Karsa falsely accused of match-fixing.

Former LPL legendary jungler Karsa recently shared his views on match-fixing during a stream. His exact words were "match-fixers should die." Yet some twisted the facts, turning white into black, falsely claiming Karsa said during the stream: "Match-fixing can be done but don't act too fake." This statement sparked intense controversy, misleading uninformed spectators, and many started attacking Karsa.

After being falsely accused and smeared, Karsa responded publicly: As a player with 11 years of professional experience, I understand better than anyone how damaging match-fixing is to the entire professional scene. The implication is that he would never engage in match-fixing. Karsa in his late career may be a bit weaker, but accusing him of match-fixing is truly disheartening. As a star player, his peak value was high—he had no need for match-fixing.

Liu Qing-Song discusses Bin's departure incident.

During the mid-phase of LPL's first stage, BLG had a wave of drama. Some said Bin left the team carrying a backpack, and BLG promoted substitute Wenbo while the team remained silent, leading many viewers to believe Bin really had conflicts with management. Liu Qing-Song recently revealed the truth about Bin's departure during a stream: At that time, Bin just carried his backpack back to the dorm.

Regarding the rumor that Xun went to find Bin, BLG's manager also told Liu Qing-Song it was false—there was no such thing. It seems the earlier drama was indeed fabricated by someone. Besides, Liu Qing-Song asked Bin directly: What's in the small backpack? Bin replied: Just clothes, keyboard, mouse, etc. BLG didn't respond at the time, probably thinking free publicity is not to be wasted.

Conclusion:

If Cream gets suspended later and KC really signs him, that would be utterly bizarre. But since BO could play in LEC, Cream going there might not be impossible. Personally, the officials should request Riot to globally ban match-fixing participants, putting more pressure on those who fix matches or intend to.

So, how do you think Cream will be punished?

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