Top Esports have done it—they've climbed through the entire lower bracket to reach the LPL Grand Final. One by one, they took down Invictus Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Bilibili Gaming, and now JD Gaming, all with a convincing 3-1 scoreline. The roster changes made in the offseason were a bold gamble, as replacing both the jungler and support—two key roles for team synergy—is no easy feat. However, the addition of Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok and Liu "Crisp" Qing-Song has proven invaluable, strengthening the already solid solo lanes of Bai "369" Jia-Hao and Lin "Creme" Jian and further enabling Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo to carry the team in even better conditions.

However, the BO5 had started off well for Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan and his teammates. Game 1 was firmly in JDG’s favor, especially after Peng "Xun" Li-Xun pulled off a decisive Smite steal on the Athakan, snatching it right from under Kanavi’s nose. But what JDG didn’t know was that this would be the last Nexus they would ever take down.

369's Masterclass

The rest of the series was a masterclass from Top Esports. In Game 2, they only conceded a single death, delivering a textbook stomp to their opponents. The performances of 369 on Gragas and Kanavi on Lee Sin during the third game were nothing short of spectacular, relentlessly dismantling JDG with well-placed Explosive Casks and Dragon’s Rage kicks.

The final game was a bit more contested, but JackeyLove and Crisp in the bot lane proved to be a cut above the rest. Contributing to 21 and 22 of their team’s 25 kills, respectively, they played a decisive role in securing TES’s victory over JDG’s star-studded roster. With this win, TES clinched their spot in the LPL Grand Final, where they will face Anyone’s Legend on Saturday, March 1st, at 10 AM CET. The winner of this showdown will go on to represent China at the First Stand in South Korea.