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The LPL Spring 2024 Playoffs are routinely coming to their logical conclusion. There are 4 teams left in the race for the championship of the prestigious Chinese Spring Split League.
Among them are JD Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas, who will play each other to reach the top 3. This match of The International is interesting at least because it features a very unexpected pair: JD Gaming, from whom you are used to expect top games, and NiP - the real discovery of the season.
One of the pair will say goodbye to the prospects to become the champion of the spring LPL 2024 and go to MSI 2024, and the other team will still fight. Let's figure out who's going where.
Let's go.
JD Gaming uniforms
We start our match review with an analysis of JD Gaming's uniforms. In this match they will play as favourites with odds to win at around 1.4.
JD Gaming became the champions of the LPL spring draw quite easily. The only difficult match came in the semifinals of the top net, where BLG gave JDG trouble, taking 2 maps.
- JD Gaming roster: sheer, Kanavi, Yagao, Ruler, Missing.
Among other things, JD Gaming became the champions of the first large-scale The International event in 2023 - Mid-Season Invitational 2023. If we remember the group stage of LPL Summer 2023, JD Gaming fell just short of BLG's record, playing the stage with a score of 14-2.
In the first round of the main stage JD Gaming faced LNG Esports. The latter showed top flight and made the current world champions sweat for 5 maps, but the match still ended in favour of Ruler and company.
Next were BLG, who did not offer such resistance as LNG Esports. JD Gaming swept away LPL Spring and MSI 2023 finalists in the LPL Summer 2023 top finals, closing out the series with a 3-0 win.
In the LPL Summer 2023 grand finals, LNG Esports gave a serious fight to the formidable JDG. Scout and company took 2 maps at once, but they were not enough to win.
JDG debuted with a victory over BDS. I would like to mention the European club, which kept in the game till about 20 minutes. It was expected that the defeat would be much bigger than the final 14-6 in favour of the Chinese.
The second match JD Gaming played against Bilibili Gaming, vice-champions of MSI 2023 and LPL Spring 2023. Being the top team in China, JDG easily defeated the third team from the Middle Kingdom, closing the series with a 19-7 score in 24 minutes.
In the play-offs match, JD Gaming played against their compatriots from LNG Esports. They won the match, but not without problems (2-1).
In the first play-offs match JD Gaming played against KT Rolster. Losing the first map, JDG showed why they are considered the main contender to win Worlds 2023: absolutely dominant game without any chances for KT Rolster residents.
Next, the situation was the exact opposite. Facing T1, JDG managed to take only one card in the bo5 series. The defeat by T1 ended JDG's Golden Road in 2023.
JD Gaming started the play-offs of Demacia Cup 2023 with a match against TOP Esports. There, JDG won with a score of 3-2. In the previous match, JDG demolished Rare Atom with a score of 3-0. In the Demacia Cup 2023 grand final, however, they were weaker than BLG, losing 0-3 and finishing top 2.
In the LPL Spring 2024 regular season, JD Gaming finished in 3rd place with a 13-3 record. The first play-offs opponent for JDG was Weibo Gaming and JDG did well: they won 3-0. But in the next game against TOP Esports the outcome was much less favourable for JDG, where TES lost 0-3.
JD Gaming's most popular champions
The most picked heroes in TOP are Renekton (4 games, 75% wins), Gragas (3 games, 100% wins), Aatrox (2 games, 50% wins).
In the forest, the most pickable champion is Maokai (4 matches, 100% wins), Wukong (3 games, 33% wins), Sejuani (3 matches, 66% wins).
Centre line - Akali (3 matches, 33% wins), Jayce (2 matches, 100% wins).
Of the shooters JDG likes Zeri (5 games, 60% wins), Varus (4 matches, 75% wins).
On ѕurports familiar Yuumi (4 games, 75% wins), Ashe (3 matches, 100% wins).
Form NiP
We continue our match review with an analysis of NiP's form. In this match they will play as an outsider with odds to win around 3.
The first tournament for the "ninjas" was LPL Spring 2023. There NiP took the top-13, which is not a terrible result for the debut.
- NiP roster: Shanji, AKi, Rookie, Photic, Zhuo.
After the Top 13 at LPL Spring 2023, Ninjas in Pyjamas resorted to stand-ins. They affected both the management and the playing staff. The changes were clearly beneficial, because in the summer split NiP looked fresh and deservedly passed in the play-offs LPL Summer 2023. In the group stage, NiP finished in the top 10 and made it to the play-offs, where they even managed to get through the first round and ended up in the top 8.
In between LPL Summer 2023 and Demacia Cup 2023, NiP visited NEST 2023. They didn't play seriously there and made it to the top 8.
At Demacia Cup 2023 NiP look quite good. They confidently passed the group stage, winning all their matches.
NiP continued to show class in the play-offs. The first match of the main stage was against the vice-champions of Worlds 2023 Weibo Gaming. And not just played, but won - in a serious fight (3-2). As a result of Demacia Cup 2023 NiP managed to get into the top 4, where "Ninjas" met with Bilibili and lost.
In the group stage of LPL Spring 2024, NiP, I would say, played better than what was expected of them. They finished in the top 5, which allowed them to go straight into the second round of play-offs.
LPL Spring 2024 started the main stage with a pretty tough win over Team WE. NiP won with a score of 3-2. Then another win and this time against FPX and again 3-2. And with Bilibili Gaming NiP failed, but managed to take the map - 1-3.
The most popular champions of Ninjas in Pyjamas
On the top line NiP take Jax (3 matches, 33% wins), Gwen (2 matches, 50% wins), Gangplank (2 matches, 50% wins), Jayce (2 games, 50% wins).
In the woods, Maokai (7 matches, 42% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 25% wins), Vi (3 games, 66% wins) were permanent.
The centre line was most often occupied by Sylas (5 matches, 40% wins), Ryze (3 games, 100% wins), Akali (2 games, 0 wins).
Zeri and Sivir peaked equally often on the shooter position. Both heroes appeared 4 times, but the former won all his games, and the latter - none.
Ashe appeared most often amongst the Sprogs. Archer was chosen 5 times and won 2 matches. Yuumi (4 matches, 75% wins), Heimerdinger (4 matches, 25% wins) were also frequently played.
History of head-to-head meetings NiP - JD Gaming
During the calendar year the teams played each other three times and all matches were won by JD Gaming.
Predicted result of the match JD Gaming - NiP at LPL Spring 2024
As much as I like NiP, it will be very difficult for them against JD Gaming. "Ninjas" have already jumped above their heads, they are great, but on the top 4 their way to the play-offs LPL Spring 2024 will end.
Bottom line: JD Gaming wins.
