The LoL Pro League (LPL) 2024 Spring Playoffs continue on Wednesday with Ninjas in Pyjamas looking to stage an upset when they tackle JD Gaming.

After defeating Team WE and FunPlus Phoenix, Ninjas in Pyjamas met their match when Bilibili Gaming beat them 3-1 in the fourth round of LPL 2024 Spring. NiP were stomped on maps one and three but outperformed Bilibili in the second map and got off to a very strong start on the fourth before throwing it all away.

Ninjas in Pyjamas played great and looked even better than they did against FunPlus Phoenix in their best performance of the split. But seeing them lose despite performing to the best of their ability only shows how big a gap there is between the top LPL teams and the rest.

JD Gaming took care of business in their first match of the playoffs when they swept Weibo Gaming, but they crumbled against Top Esports on Sunday in three maps. Despite what the final score suggests, the first two maps were incredibly close, so it’s not fair to say JDG are significantly worse than Top Esports.

On paper, Ninjas in Pyjamas performed better in the previous round of the LPL 2024 Spring Playoffs. On the other side, JD Gaming might’ve lost, but they played at a very high level.

JD Gaming are among the elite teams in the LPL, and LoL esports betting sites have them priced at $1.25 to win this bout. Ninjas in Pyjamas are capable of putting up a fight, but they’ve been consistently outmatched by the ‘big three’ and it’s unlikely that’ll change on Wednesday.

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