Tachibana Hinano’s Team Loses LTK Finale Match, and She Takes the Blame for Her Top Lane

VSPO — Tachibana Hinano’s team lost its League of Legends match in the LTK Season: Finale, Regular Stage Day 2, on Monday, and the VSpo streamer spent the rest of her broadcast taking responsibility for her own play. She played Mordekaiser in the top lane against an Olaf, and said afterward that she had been too timid and had not trusted her champion enough.

The stream opened with a practice game ahead of the match, with Hinano on a voice call with her teammates. Once the match draft began, the group reviewed their picks and plans, and the team played on the blue side. Through the middle of the game it often found itself conceding objectives and playing for a later fight. The game ended after a late team fight went against them.

“Because my points to reflect on are so clear, I should still be able to grow.” — Tachibana Hinano, near the end of the stream

Teammates on the call told her right away that it had been a good game and that her team had handled the situation well. Hinano apologized for leaving the team in a hard matchup. She also responded to critical remarks in chat, calling the result one loss in the regular stage and asking viewers to ignore the harsh comments. Chat’s own reaction was largely supportive, and the stream drew 23 Super Chats, the sampled ones mostly encouragement.

In a review on the call, one voice went through her lane play and told her she had used abilities without a clear gain and had turned back from fights she had stepped into, calling for a firmer decision before committing. Hinano accepted the criticism and said she had been too scared to play the way she did in practice, describing match day as a place where “monsters live.”

Late in the stream, Hinano said she had played Mordekaiser only a limited number of times and lacked confidence in him, and that she planned to tell the person who handles the team’s picks that she wanted to use champions she had already practiced. She said her mood remained forward-looking, crediting an earlier stretch of heavy losses for the composure she had now, and thanked viewers who had not fought back against the critics. She signed off by saying she would do better next time. The next match was set for the 23rd.