The Aftermath Of Worlds Semi-Finals | Reddit Recap

[@OGRedentor]

"I also want someone to follow in Faker's footsteps, but Faker just keeps following in his own footsteps, that mother suckah!"

[@eyaangel618]

😂

[@eyaangel618]

He is waiting but no one is really stepping up so.."prove it", he said.

[@Mezha07]

Faker: "Fine i'll do it myself"

[@eyaangel618]

@@Mezha07 😂 right.

[@Lu1kang187XD]

"This guy is an interior decorator" - Paulie

[@fatesteyneit2990]

its heartbreaking to see any player in that state.. No matter who you support, these players are just humans.. I remember Keria & Faker breaking down as well... now Lehends sobbing.. This shows how invested these players are in the game that we love. I hope GenG run it back again next year - just like T1 believed in its roster, GenG should !

[@nathanielrobles3284]

It just shows how passionate they are in the game unlike the west. So it really shows why they are dominant.

[@ndnd7614]

Nah get rid of the bot lane. Liability

[@zackvenox]

@@ndnd7614 It's easy to talk like that without being there in the moment. Pressure and adrenaline can be a crazy feeling for everyone

[@richienguyen2703]

You mistook the situations. Both Faker and Keria had been playing very well throughout the series, but they lost in the finale due to a mistake in 2017 and 2022. Lehends was different. He was playing badly, or at least not up to what they were expected, in the whole series.

[@benjaminmarth924]

​@@ndnd7614Brother they still won msi and were dominant in LCK relax my man.

[@onihae9063]

love how caedrel just yappin while his entire team is running it down before his first full clear

[@lhooi101]

Truly the generational yapper

[@plebbutter3811]

Caedrel blabbering on to his chat while the enemy jungler walks in a straight line towards him killing his teammates on the way

[@dickurkel6910]

To be fair his chat is so stupidly annoying that it's hard to ignore them

[@ZEKEEEQT]

TF you mean running it down? VI was ganking everylane while he was clearing and yapping lol

[@lonelyguy5799]

zeus does not even know what to do when he entered, "oh i got to clap to their hands"

[@fivefive8192]

They rehearsed this thing though. I think he just zone out, thinking about his top match up.

[@lonelyguy5799]

@@fivefive8192 definitely, he had that lightning like zone in his eyes haha

[@mattheww1930]

Zeus out of everyone else seemed like the most confused yet also in the zone player I've seen thus far. He looks like what if the average league player got transported into the body of a top tier player and honestly I love him for it lol.

[@HL-lk5ln]

I think Zeus has been like this since the 22 Finals against DRX. Its just him locking in. You don't even see him crack a smile after the W yesterday.

[@UpWithWebster]

Lil bro really learned the hard way. Us rats are so proud of him. He still let ZeShy slip out every now and then though haha

[@ohongphong9235]

Ratboi ZeShy still looking around as if he's getting Caught

[@youraveragegrandma568]

"Job's not done" - ZeShy, probably

[@VintagesoUltree]

maybe he will smile when he wins the last game of finals xD

[@Mavkor]

he's embracing the mamba mentality

[@grant5122]

You have to WIN at Worlds to create a positive narrative about yourself. The casters can't magically make these players win to "push their narrative" more. A large part of the LoL Esports fanbase doesn't watch/care about domestic titles or even MSI. Worlds is where you cement your legacy, and Faker has obviously had a huge presence in the tournament for the better part of a decade. The winner of the Zeus/Bin matchup this year will probably be touted by many as the GOAT in the toplane, that's just how sports narratives work, you have to win.

[@Daniel03YT]

A world championship is not a guarantee for a positive narrative, although it’s more likely to push it. Look at Crown. First to defeat Faker at Worlds, 2 time back-to-back World Finalist. Yet his win was ridiculed because he played 3 games of Malzahar against Faker. Then a lot of sad fans turned their hate at him. Not long after he was going to NA and his career ended their in a not successful way.

[@tryfergoodra552]

​@@Daniel03YTthats true but in that particular case he was seen as the villain , also ssg was overall strong faker was always the pillar of skt

[@jenzu4229]

People only cheer for t1 because they cheer for faker lol and because the team won a lot its boring, yes faker is good but his team is big part of why t1 wins lol but everyone goes hyped when faker does 1 thing thats normal

[@wymg4480]

@@jenzu4229Yes thats correct his team does alot. But that doesnt diminish anything Faker does. And he has won worlds with different rosters. You really think its "just" the team? Why doesnt anyone else have his record? He singlehandedly holds the most awards and accomplishments of any player. While some of his plays may be exaggerated due to his fame, its well deserved hype after years of success.

[@Chasi830]

⁠@@wymg4480and yet faker fanboys keep downplaying his opponents. oh TES is trash? GEN G are chokers? knight is going to choke in finals? oh i guess that means T1 didnt beat anyone difficult huh, what an easy tournament, guess that win didnt mean much 😂

[@lukuina6859]

Wtf so thats how faker lost his flash, totally worth it then

[@pique3124]

Worth for Chovy you mean?

[@tryfergoodra552]

​@@pique3124chovy would of bully faker so hard without that trade and then faker just would lose a lot of cs having the gold disadvantage of a death at least

[@kacy6014]

@@pique3124He burned flash to fix the wave state to recall. It’s insane that in THAT position with no health that he was able to shove the wave on Chovy.

[@laterbober4388]

@@pique3124 How is it worth for Chovy when what Chovy anticipated was a 1.5 wave of lead thru that lane state but Faker somehow turned it into Chovy losing 1 wave without jungler's help?

[@laterbober4388]

You rlly can't think of many Pro player to make that decision and perfectly played it out. Not glazing on Faker but the play itself. It's like how Zeus escaped with the pocket vision and it's amazing to see these kind of plays in worlds.

[@Epicmission48]

Holy crap. I keep forgetting Zeus is only on his third year. Holy crap. Imagine that for any other player that wasn’t overshadowed by faker and T1.

[@bassyey]

The guy doesn't know how to not be in a Worlds Finals. He doesn't know the feeling of being eliminated in Worlds. Think about it.

[@Deymetrey]

i dont really get why people say "overshadowed". He IS the fmvp of worlds 2023, and individual players dont just win worlds by their skill alone, maybe thats why its a team game, no?

[@Reingoat]

​@@bassyeyhe was eliminated by drx in the finals. What you on about bro?

[@JrKdM]

​@@Reingoat he meant being eliminated as in not getting to the finals

[@sasugamegami5113]

As a T1 fan. Either T1 winning back to back championships or BLG the first LPL team to win against T1 in worlds are equally a legendary and historical moment in League. So, whoever wins gonna be insane and all fans around the world will just ate. MAD RESPECT to Lehends, him crying for the game shows so much love and compassion that they struggled, put in lots of effort, sacrificed lots of time and sleep and worked hard for it to in hope of winning. That's a winner's mentality right there. Although everyone blames him for the reason of Gen G's loss yall need to stfu disrespectfully cuz yall are the real losers out here hating on people who shows incredible passion on their career. You guys have no achievements other than sitting all day in front of your screen, so you have no right to criticize these people.

[@ndnd7614]

Hope BLG wins

[@theultimaterage675]

BLG wouldn’t be the first tho. In Swiss, T1 lost to TES. They beat them in quarters, but they still lost originally to TES

[@pedatoore]

@@theultimaterage675 In a bo5 he means, swiss stage doesnt matter really, these are the games where we see who has what it takes.

[@Whales1992]

@@theultimaterage675 You're not wrong technically but until that BO1 against TES, T1 was 100% undefeated against the LPL at worlds, (Also it was a kind of unimportant BO1 lets face it). But nonetheless the statistic still remains that in a multigame series, T1 still holds 100% win rate against the LPL (meaning BO3/BO5) during worlds.

[@brajeshdas4404]

​@@Whales1992 The hell you talking about. T1 has lost a Bo1 to LPL way before dating back to 2019 against IG. It's the knockout stage, where T1 is undefeated.

[@AMightyStorm]

Zeus' entrance into the arena made me so nervous lmao I was like holy shit he already looks like they lost the series already. He looked like he was just done with life xdd

[@ljneztos472]

It was the contrary for me 😂😂, I knew they will win this series just because Zeus was completely zone out 😂

[@hahayessir400]

@@ljneztos472he was zoning out zeshy

[@simple45679]

@@ljneztos472 bro got completely stoned to beat kiin

[@Pedestrian-k8b]

Well.... Some one said "No King would hand his legacy to other dynasties. It should go to his heirs." It hit so hard...

[@casperryborg4869]

- Sun Tzu

[@vanory1997]

The reason League is so tied to Faker isn't just results, he's the one constant throughout almost the game's entire competitive existence. You can't name a single other player that A) has been around as long as Faker B) has had even the potential to be as competitive as Faker over the years ( fav to win, accolades etc ) Most other players either come into the scene like a comet and then disappear completely into obscurity, or they have a decent career with a few highlights here and there. Go back through the years into any era of league and you will always find Faker at or around the top, but everyone else is almost always different. Even if someone like Chovy finally wins Worlds, even twice or thrice, he will never be as constant as Faker has been. No one will ever replace Faker's position in the scene and this is why the doomposting about this narrative is so prevelant.

[@ClickHere4Naruto]

I mean no one is close I Agree, but depending on how long LoL goes on for we will see other players like faker. I'd argue it's harder to get that now sure, but its an inevitability

[@ImaskarDono]

Caps is also a veteran old-timer. He didn't win his title yet, though.

[@ImaskarDono]

Also, for a long time no one thought Kasparov could be matched in chess and then Magnus Carlsen came. So let's keep our hopes high for a new star after Faker (long live the king, though).

[@simple45679]

​@@ImaskarDonocaps been relevant in the grand scheme of things for like 2 years, and he hasn't won yet.

[@mattheww1930]

Thats the big thing about Faker, he is now the face of league. People might hate or love him, but they will always talk about him. That form of prominence is hard to achieve in any sport even more so in e-sport where unlike normal sports, you do absolutely have an out if you feel like the league isn't for you that can still give you what.

[@august_yuuka]

Actually crazy that Zeus 3 years 3x Worlds finalist and Oner 4 years 3x Finalist 1 Semis

[@iguchikikue6418]

Faker global taunt is not a joke man. Look at game 4, they all in faker and then lost baron. After that they did it again, focusing faker and then lost the game. IDK what to say but Zeus, Oner, Gumayusi and Keria are really holding the burden of the crown together.

[@Weiinerman]

Peyz got comfortable before getting stung and kiin turned off, the taunt is no fking joke

[@mattheww1930]

Ah the classic "Faker for Nexus" trade

[@darkumineru1681]

that sylas ahri play looks right out of china tiktok super crazy clip

[@icaruz6284]

fake chinese video 🤣

[@syubunny]

The thing about this "faker is the only one that gets the spotlight" is so untrue too lmao. People will say he hogs the trailers or whatever when his screentime is like 5s overall, just because YOU only focus on faker doesn't mean that riot isn't trying to showcase more good players and their history in leauge. Also people need to realize that faker and zofgk is literally a BRAND that t1 literally invests millions a year for. Do you see any other team doing 50 ads, being at 50 events, releasing so many non leauge contents etc.? I promise these players aren't doing it just for the money, they wanna reach more and more people because devoted fans = more money for the org. Their membership and merch makes them so much money.. hmm i wonder why? Like zofgk are just very likeable people who actually have a great relationship with eachother too, market them well (what t1 has been doing for years) and u have an instant success story/narrative. You want a faker type attention? Well, first of all be good at the game, perform when it matters, invest in your players beyond lol.

[@aikentang]

I really want the others to just invest in promoting their players. GenG are starting to do so with their locker room footage. But they need to be more consistent

[@syubunny]

@@aikentang Like i love leauge, been playing since 2015, but one of the most fun contents to watch are behind the scenes/comms etc. The stuff that actually gets u invested in the players themselves and shows their mentality towards the game.

[@dankshadow5665]

bros just lying from the first few sentences such a dumb take lmao faker gets the most spotlight and thats not even arguable just because you dont think so doesn’t mean riot themselves dont know its true

[@teaamate99]

shut up bro you’re retarded

[@kirbothestabo]

@@dankshadow5665 tell me another player that has been around for 11 years, made worlds finals 7 times and has gotten a champion in 4 of them. hes just naturally in all the content riot produces because the content is about worlds and the iconic moments at worlds

[@aaronjayadriano8363]

zeus walk out was him thinking about destroying kiin, nothing else going on in that head of his

[@purplekey9330]

Between this, and Keria Sobbing in 2022, sometimes we get a peek into how much these events mean to these players. The whole world is watching, and there must be so much expectation on their shoulders, it must be devastating to lose once you reach that point. Nothing but respect for these guys. Wish them the best

[@neptureshow5171]

Hopium that this photo might be gen g's blessing into winning the next worlds.

[@emperesque1218]

Due to military enlistment, next year will likely be Lehend's last (he's around the same age as Peanut). I hope his final year is a good one.

[@lorenzoinzerra3679]

well,.. after the semi showcase, he could just go for it this year .

[@JR47846]

same for peanut i think next year is his last chance i hope peanut wins next the ammount of times he won lck he deserves one worlds title

[@이혜원-o4x]

Nooooo…..

[@Frey_TRO]

It hurts me to say this because I always want this rat to rage but he's right, Zeus and Oner's career feats are just insane especially Zeus 3 years into his career and getting 3 years FINALS in Worlds. And he's been so consistently exceptional in his lane. You just gotta give it to him.

[@xddFakerTssk]

Damnn that los ratonnes shirt goes hard af

[@Silben_Trenner]

Graphics Designers in chat are the real kings

[@meauxcha]

Lil bro has bots hyping his merch now

[@Silben_Trenner]

@@meauxcha paid chatters xdd

[@MusicTaste_re]

I honestly liked it might buy

[@rmxevbio5889]

​@@MusicTaste_re Id buy it

[@ArthurAtlas]

I think Chovy's narrative has been pushed a lot and the fact that he can't close it out is what backfires so much and earns him the choking narrative. The broadcast set him up with the spotlight for success and when he fails to complete it, it's unfortunate. At the same time, Faker coming in and denying stuff like the JDG golden road just makes for great storylines. The more acclaim you have, the more attention will be paid to you, when you foil others paths to glory.

[@banecreeper1449]

How do you carry a dumbfuck like lehends? Chovy played well all the 3 games they lost lehends was a big part of it.

[@tsui1024]

800k to Humanoid, budget constraints XDD

[@yz8800]

That’s why they have no budget.

[@jacksonhoward3444]

Hardcore T1 fan since 2014, borderline GenG hater, but man it’s hard to see Lehends cry like that. I really do love and respect GenG’s players and staff, they’ve brought so much to the game. I hope they can take comfort in their achievements and get ready to run it back next year.

[@Kalatakieta]

I like GenG, oddly I really thought Crown deserved his win even tho he got so much hate. Huge T1 fan here, I got almost all faker tees and got the whole 10th anniversary collection too ... but Chovy really isn't that great. He's overglazed for sure. Great CS, but he doesn't play fights well at all. Feels like a Rekkles .. just casting skills and not autoing. This year he did much better but still just getting out played overall.

[@ozgur2418]

"borderline GenG hater" , "I really do love and respect GenG’s players and staff". Do you love or hate a team because of their logo or what?

[@Meme-zr4uz]

​@@ozgur2418He probably hates them because of how much they dominate T1 domestically lately, but he respects them for how good they are at the game.

[@Jhr4si]

Chovy at every single worlds has done nothing. Play safe, farm sides, take no risk to look "good". If you are a good player dont stand around and do nothing. Coward.

[@kirbothestabo]

@@ozgur2418 not sure if its the same for OP, but i've disliked a good number of things the GenG org has done. but the org is different from the players and staff, and i do like their players/staff and how much they've contributed to the level of competition in the LCK

[@dorianvandalen9114]

I have never seen this much caedrel gameplay in the last two years lol

[@Alexandre-gg7qd]

And he managed to go 0/3 in a span of 10 minutes, hope we don't get to see it for another 2 years lmao

[@xtianaggabao9027]

Zeus Half Awake in Semis🤣🤣😂 that Kid

[@Fmoon20]

He operates in a different frequency

[@romans11277]

I think something bad actually happened to him bc I’ve never seen him look so down post game

[@xtianaggabao9027]

@@romans11277 its Defintely nothing man🤣zeus is Lazy🤣AF...

[@romans11277]

@@xtianaggabao9027 naw he’s usually rly bubbly and he’s always been smiling & talkative! But yesterday he didn’t say much in the voice comms & looked so gloomy

[@beckham3533]

@@romans11277 probs nerves about the match cause this is probs the hardest matchup T1 has had to face all year

[@rafaelm3523]

if were talking about the greatest esports of all time - Faker singlehandedly owns that title and no one is near him

[@mitjadastis711]

Flash Starcraft 3, Moon Warcraft 3. If he wins this Worlds, im down to have a discussion about him taking over 2nd Place. Also s1mple, Daigo, Rapha and so on. Think bigger.

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

​@@mitjadastis711As popular as Daigo is, unless you're explicitly invested in the FGC, you wouldn't know who The Beast is. A casual could look at a picture of Faker and say "oh it's that Faker guy!" Same thing with S1mple. Unless you play or watch CS, you wouldn't know him. It's all a matter of "can a casual who doesn't even play the game know this guy?"

[@sanhakim1335]

​@@mitjadastis711 Faker is like Lebron James or Michael Jordan. A ton of people who don't even play League know who Faker is. Iirc, there was a moment when Faker and a mega popular KPop band met, and the Kpop members were the ones excited at the opportunity to meet HIM. That doesn't happen with any other esports player. Sometimes my Korean parents are watching some variety show and a surprise guest Faker shows up. That's unimaginable for any other esports player. Like imagine one of the pros you mentioned showing up as a guest judge to America's Got Talent. It just doesn't happen.

[@greyghost7522]

@@mitjadastis711 Lmao most people wont even know Flash or Moon, but you can ask any korean who faker is and they can recognize him,hell the dude has BTS members worshipping the ground he walks on

[@nekorisakirisame1323]

​@@mitjadastis711 honestly no, i agree they win more but like the amount of competition is completely different. Not trying to disrespect those games but they dont really have much upcoming pro trying to dethrone them as much as league does due to league longetivity popularity (In china league is almost like a religion but somehow korea/faker still at the top)

[@thestoebz]

I’m a T1 fan, but hate to see any player like that. He had a great season. I hope he recovers quick and comes back strong.

[@dankshadow5665]

>great season while gapped by delight in finals lmao geng deserved to lose for kicking out delight to replace him with that garbage player

[@AMightyStorm]

@@dankshadow5665 just curious, what team are you a fan of exactly?

[@Arahan96]

9:00 thats just blind fanatic T1 haters. They try so hard to find things to flame about T1 and Faker. You had people crying over a reward Faker won (best esports player if i recall?) a type of reward that everyone knows they give it to the most influential and marketed player for that year. Any other year no one would give a damn

[@jenzu4229]

Faker is overhyped lol last 3 years his team doing most of the carrying he only got player of the world because if someone else got it cringe t1 fans will mad

[@wymg4480]

@@jenzu4229Sounds like a hater. dude won 4 worlds with 4 different rosters and ppl like you still exist to diminish his legacy. Yes his current team is probably the strongest version of t1 but to take away Fakers position and call its just his team is blind hate. you forget when Faker broke his arm and had to rest his whole team lost multiple games in a row? Hes no longer the best mechanical player. But hes traded that for experience and leadership. Clearly it works. Hate more

[@beckham3533]

@@jenzu4229 "carrying" 😭. Put Poby on that team and see what happens. There are some things that the viewer cannot see from their perspective like shotcalling and timings

[@elgandalain4595]

@@jenzu4229 His team does most of the carrying, because Faker for the past 3 to 4 years makes his mission during the games to ALLOW his team to carry, cuh. Why would you think, Faker, whose playstyle for the past years is to allow anybody but himself, strugled in the ADC mid meta with champs who needs all resourses tunneled to them?

[@ak3nodxd674]

Fakers azir play was what made t1 winning worlds last year...u will never see chovy doing any sort of plays like that which is why he is just another dade at world's​@@jenzu4229

[@Griffin그리핀]

Caedrel actually noticed when Faker lost flash during the game. However cause the focus was on top he quickly pushed pass it

[@podoke]

personally i hope geng take a page out of zofgk's book and choose to keep the roster and try again. they had such a good year and were such a formidable team. i think if anything, t1 has shown that you can keep trying even after losing semis or even finals

[@Hawktuaaaaaah]

My goat 10% hp vs 80% ballsy move 😂 4:07

[@Hablahblah]

5:04 that’s why Faker is the goat. Time and time again he will step up during worlds regardless of how bad his summer or spring season was

[@toad7395]

Zeus is not zoned out, he is zoned in. Bro is fully locked in the game, doesn't even hear the crowd

[@kaktuscar3795]

I just noticed that logo Los Ratonnes is LR in shape of rat. That logo is really great 🔥🔥🔥

[@VikingrMobile]

Gets multi millions from the Saudis for EWC but can’t afford to hire more coaching staff?? Wild shit who’s running that shit show

[@hqy2295]

Its called paying themselves first😂 if they were to hire more coaches, the existing coach and player salary will be affected, so they rather not hire and give excuses

[@mukamuka0]

I get your point but last year league EWC reward little to the teams. You must not confuse the whole prize pool as it divided between a lot of Games. LoL only got $1M spread among 8 teams in which 1st place T1 got $400k. After an expense, most teams lose money participated in EWC (lowest rank team only got $50k). Saudi actually want to give them more money but Riot refused and capped the maximum reward because they don't want EWC to eclipse Worlds. In the end, Riot want to make sure Worlds stay as the League most prestigious event

[@Daniel-ik6wi]

​@@mukamuka0 The real prize isn't the winnings from winning league. It's trying to get into the ewc rankings. TL won 4m. T1 won 1.2m.

[@mukamuka0]

@@Daniel-ik6wi Kinda agreed. Larger org with multiple team will have advantage

[@jasonreardon8477]

Its def not all faker. All of t1 is just insane. The synergy is on another level. If faker has a bad game, zeus is there to carry. When zeus runs in down, oner puts him on his back. When oner is in an off game, guma gonna secure objectives for him. Same with keria..probably the best sup weve ever seen. His champ pool is deep and he breaks the meta throwing teams for a loop. So fun to watch.

[@LawrenceACD]

True exactly my thought too lmao geng fans and t1 haters will yap anything about t1 and faker 😂

[@karu1585]

The Faker trade against Chovy was Faker telling Chovy he aint ready yet

[@dacuriousdaisy]

Remember: Faker got his first Worlds during his first year, his 3rd on his 4th year (3/4). Zeus, Guma and Oner are about to get their 2nd in 3 years (2/3). T1 is building the next Faker. Not necessary to be in Mid but in all positions, setting the mindset in the game, game tactics, callout, etc. and Faker is silently their Mentor.

[@tb4076]

It really will be interesting to see what happens to each of these players when they inevitably split into other teams. Will they still perform at this level? How much of it is their insane chemistry, and how much of it is individual skill?

[@reniuma]

It's not easy to follow faker's footsteps when he has been walking for 11 years and doesn't look like he's gonna stop so soon

[@slinslin83]

love Caedrels rant about the caster narratives but NA casters constantly bring up NA teams and players even between matches that do not feature any NA teams

[@buboyasilo2992]

Jesus! That Faker trade was clean!!! My Platinum ass would just recall or farm the wave at the tower.

[@shrew4592]

Lowkey detail about Zeus’s walkout is when hes walking through the corridor its more obvious what to do so he gives his hand out for high fives, but once he reaches the stage, he doesnt know what to do with his hands so he defaults to the more self-comforting self hug with his arms. Very clear he just wants to get to his pc and dominate lane xD

[@LawrenceACD]

Yeah like he dgaf about us 😂 his face was serious all the way im like bro smile a bit, be happy cause you finally beat the enemy team that always defeats you 😂

[@mochou_u]

He did smile tho while kkoma hugs him 🥲 did you see the photos? ​@@LawrenceACD

[@yasamaro222]

Zeus was there to play and win... looks like that was the only thing on his mind

[@Flare3500]

People talking about narrative , look at the Deft storyline , it paid off he won and got Worlds It's not Faker's fault he's fucking good lmao

[@MelonPython]

The next to Faker imo is Bengi. Guy has 3 world championship. Tell me one jungler with 3 world championships. There aren't any. He might not get much praises or people talking about him these days. But stats wise, he is second to Faker.

[@eyaangel618]

Nah.. who.said Bengi is not the jungle GOAT? He is and will always be unless Oner and Canyon catch up. If T1 wins this worlds, only the toplaner can see their new goat. Mid goat is already cemented, Keria can contest the support GOAT just given more time, ADC is debatable but jungle is still miles away.i will take any jungle who will replace Bengi if they get 3 worlds and an MSI title for 4 years

[@AkinoTheEXP]

Bengi is actually great, he was considered as Faker’s Left Hand when he was in SKT back then(Left hand does all the Dirty Work) due to their Mid Jungle Dynamic

[@ClickHere4Naruto]

@@eyaangel618 I mean I think Canyon > Bengi pretty easily due to being arguably the best jungler over multiple years consistently. Fyi I'm not saying he's been the best since he started by any means, he has had some rough splits on Damwon. But for the most part Canyon has been overall the best jungler for like 2-3 years. It's hard to give Bengi as much credit considering the way in which they won some of those 3 worlds.

[@kei8018]

Faker's 3rd summoner spell for a reason 😊

[@IdontusemyName]

@@eyaangel618 Because Canyon is the jgl goat? If Worlds defines whether a player is good then Uzi is garbage, Smeb is garbage, Kiin is garbage, Peanut is dogwater, Khan is the worst top in existence.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

nah zeus is that clutch he doestn care

[@michaelluczak9264]

Zeus made all this while asleep, imagine when he wakes up. oh my.

[@faketruth7740]

The story of League Esports is Faker and t1 because they are the strongest team. It does get repetitive though, cause it's the same story every year. But there is nothing Riot can do about it until some other player/team starts winning as much as T1.

[@Reingoat]

Exactly..casters can try to come up with narratives but if players dont live up to it, there's only so much they can do.

[@corey6743]

its interesting how across all sports theres those few teams that always manage to be historically dominant

[@galaxydragon8326]

We need a blue lock type shit. When ego said "Messi, ronaldo, they have never won the world championship" Argentina proved that wrong, we need something like that

[@hojelee_zzz]

Just admit Faker is the one and only GOAT simple

[@Patio1itall]

lets take a moment to appreciate how caedrel got absolutely CLAPPED in game.

[@DanteLovesPizza]

I think Zeus being totally zoned out really helps his performance. If anyone was paying attention to the player cams during the games, it's obvious that every time GEN failed/T1 succeeded, GEN were heavily affected. T1, on the other hand, were largely unfazed and kept their calm. The mental state was far superior on T1's side, and really tilted everything in their favour. On a different topic, casters talks about Faker because there's actually something to talk about. Who wants to talk about a loser? Even the loser doesn't want to be talked about. Anyone remember Ryu? Yeah, you already know. Casters building up a player is half the story, if the players don't back it up with performance, the casters can't really finish the story. The most famous play was paired with the most famous shout casting line. MonteCristo and DoA were absolutely hyping up Faker since debut, and how did Faker respond? Beat Ambition (then best mid laner) and won his debut game, won his debut split, won Worlds then followed by winning a perfect split (no games lost) so he literally finished the story. Struggled big time in 2014, so no one was talking about him. Came back in 2015, best SKT roster, win Worlds, win Worlds AGAIN, and plenty of other wins in between. When someone achieves the same or better results, or even anything remote similar, and the casters don't hype them up, then talk about caster bias towards Faker. Also, sticking with the same team helps big time, because the casters aren't going to call out the wrong team name by accident, which has happened plenty of times. No one's going to remember you if you jump between teams.

[@abouttime2569]

los ratonnes Ruler confirmed

[@Kalatakieta]

I just hope for Nemesis mid tbh

[@TophTheArdecheWalker]

@@Kalatakieta TheShy top

[@theelectricant98]

​@@Kalatakietaits likely i think

[@chomosuke0720]

Imagine the narratives. First LPL team to beat T1 at a Worlds BO5 and it's in the Finals or T1 wins back-to-back, winning 2 World championships in 3 years it's gonna be insane. If Faker doesn't get a docu-style Worlds anthem next year like they did with that other LCK player imma go insane.

[@orangecardman7905]

You don’t even know the Name of „that other player“. Cringe

[@stay.night1]

"that other LCK player" typical from t1 fan

[@laurenzkeller4971]

and it would be the first time where 5 chinese players win worlds

[@abeldande2708]

“That other LCK player” guess you didn’t know that 2 players have it

[@classiccuneyt]

“That other LCK player” it’s insane that casuals like you proudly say you sooo hyped….when you don’t even know players names outside of T1 🤣

[@Geheimnis-c2e]

how godlike of a player do you have to be to have your LOWEST point be top 4 in Worlds? It's not even glazing anymore because he can back it up. Honestly I feel like they only lost 2017 because it was such a boring meta and playmakers aren't picked because ADCs run the show.

[@Kagari-j4k]

SKT in general was struggling in 2017, like mentally. If you listened to what Bang and Wolf spoke about those years. You can tell that at least those 2 players lost their way/motivation for the game. Bang said that he no longer find happiness in winning, and winning has became more of a responsibility and Wolf was actively having panic attacks on stage. Honestly, not everyone can be Faker. You can also see that in many Worlds champs that eventually falls off due to a lack of motivation as they already achieved their "Goal" in the scene. Without that driving force, no one can commit that hard into the scene for money. Faker is kind of different as Winning Worlds is no longer his goal but just an outcome from his continuous improvement as a person and as a player.

[@haxt97]

@@Kagari-j4k Showmaker is a big example. He has said he had lost motivation many times. Ofc now he's good again but he will never be the same.

[@hanjo-kun9378]

BIN: Hype! Throws his jackets to audience! Zeus: Doze off. Follows BIN, open his jacket, gives his jacket to BIN.

[@halfLotusMusic]

When Faker goes in in Chovy, his team is setting up a dive bot so if he doesn't find a way to keep ahri in lane, she can rotate on them.

[@thuyluvjj]

Faker said it "Prove it!" not just to Chovy, but in 2023 he said something with the same meaning to Scout . If anyone want to be the next generation they have to prove it, and all the others couldn't do it.

[@august_yuuka]

Damn Faker with the psycho trade

[@rei5212]

I think the next superstar after Faker is either Keria or maybe Bin/Guma. I don't think people are aware of how popular Keria is internationally, especially in Asia with a large female fanbase. He constantly goes viral in Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, etc and he's mechanically gifted in a role where it's hard to shine.

[@dazeandconfusion]

Come for the commentary, stay for the game shitshow.

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

The first comment under the Lehends post shows how great of a person he really is. Very wholesome. ❤

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

that's the beauty of sport

[@daveydoodz]

watching Faker gets solo killed by almost any mid laner for almost the whole year, then seeing him with this confidence at Worlds? Form is temporary, you know the rest

[@sabdy935]

Something I don't understand is why everyone blaming lehends? As far as I see peyz and lehends played equally bad in this series

[@nathanielrobles3284]

If you watch again Lehends really got caught too many times and his engages were like inting. In the last team fight against T1 they almost turned the tide by killing Faker 1st but lehends rushed to root Oner but got pulled in because Oner flashed then they got baited. Peyz also a big factor on why he got skarner ulted when he got flashed but I can't blame him because evwn if you watch it multiples times it is so hard to see the skarner ult with all that happening. But really lehenda got caught badly too many times in the series and as Peyz, what you gonna do as an adc if you have no support? Lehends really played bad and he knows it that's why he kinda cried. But that's just how a game goes.

[@michael08269]

Lehends was clearly underperforming. He was the biggest issue out of all of them. Chovy actually did well this series. Lehends is not the only person that trolled this series but he should be accounted for. He got caught too many times and compared to Keria he is not not helping the team as much. Support plays a huge role during the world's meta because they are the ones that dictate the entire teamfight. And clearly Lehends was stressed and nervous.

[@GothPaoki]

Chovy definitely didn't do well this series as is the case in the entire tournament. Even on their one win he was irrelevant

[@nathanielrobles3284]

@michael08269 Chovy did not do well or at least did not do enough. He had no clutch factor and is afraid to take risks to set up for the team. He was passive. Kiin was their only shining light mostly in the last game he was all the reason Gen.G almost came back because of his impressive poppy ults. He even was the one who caught Faker but after just killing Faker, Lehends threw the game by hardforcing a root on Oner who just flashed out to his teammates and Lehenda died the Peyz had to come near Oner to kill him but got ulted. Chovy was a non factor and can't even kite well and has no damage so they really lost that one. T1 says you take Faker, we take everything!

[@MefoWho]

@@nathanielrobles3284 Tbh looking at peyz in ban pick phase, as long as guma got his hands on a top4 adc thats not kaisa/ez cause he doesnt play those, peyz seems to not be able to stop him. Like game 2 with 5 adc banned and guma had to rely on caitlyn whose early game plan was botched by the laneswap, only then peyz can actually pop off.

[@inconvenientfacts58]

Nah man, the legend isn't made from just winning Worlds. It is about overcoming obstacles and consistently winning Worlds. Faker and T1 cemented themselves as a dynasty in League history because they achieved this multiple times. Remember when IG won Worlds that ONE time and suddenly they were hyping themselves up to be the new dynasty replacing SKT. Where are they today? Winning Worlds is only one step towards the throne. The path to greatness only starts when a player is able to - on the same team - win Worlds more than once. T1 and Faker has achieved this. ZOFGK, by making Worlds Finals 3 consecutive times, have taken a much bigger step than any other player or team.

[@royfablooo2810]

Zeus was just Programed to play and try not to be a rat for the series that's why he's zoned out 😂

[@Jothaxify]

That Faker play vs Chovy with 0hp is fucking insane. Shame that was missed during the broadcast but I can see why.

[@AzizGC]

faker truly does remind me of the kings avatar

[@MrNommerz]

I hope the BLG vs T1 series is a banger, it feels like only those 2 teams have what it takes to push each other.

[@rickysebastian6386]

The closest player to follow Faker is in his ZOFGK roster. People try to find other player from other team but you can't. ZOFGK dominates Worlds 3 years in a row. It's hard of course since a rival is needed but who? Chovy is not even close. Knight, Bin, Caps, none of them is even close. Canyon best jungler in the world but Oner proved everyone wrong. TheShy solo carrying but look Zeus, carrying a team of GOATs. Gumayusi often referred as the weakest among them but in fact he is the most consistent, and he enables Keria to be the playmaker he is now because of his chad play style. I mean look at that. Who else from other team you want to compare with Faker? 5 times MSI winner Xiaohu? Even some pro player don't remember him. It's not broadcasters' narrative. It's Faker who made himself untouchable.

[@Kagari-j4k]

Bin is actually in fact quite close to Zeus. If he win this worlds, he is slightly ahead of Zeus as he has an MSI title. If he doesnt, well Zeus clears him with the 2-0 worlds title.

[@rickysebastian6386]

@@Kagari-j4k nah dude. Zeus 3 years career made 3 finals, already won 1 and named MVP. That clears Bin by miles already.

[@Kagari-j4k]

@@rickysebastian6386 bin kinda have 2 worlds finals and 1 semis + 1 msi champ. I reckon thats quite close over 4 years too.

[@rickysebastian6386]

@@Kagari-j4k hmm you got a point. I retract my comment. Bin is indeed close enough

[@shinobuu__]

Im going to say this knowing people are going to get defensive for Chovy, but there has to be something hes doing thats preventing a worlds win. Chovy is an insane player, but year after year he is touted as the best player in the world and a favorite to win worlds, and he always fails to even make finals. How can he lose only 3 Bo5s all year and win MSI without dropping a series just to lose 3-1 to T1 after a year and a half straight of beating them? 2022-2024 GenG has been one of the top 3 teams to win worlds, and they always fail to make finals, and Chovy is the only constant on that team. There has to be something more he can do because its hard to believe that its always his team's fault he isnt a world champion every year.

[@jimbobuckets2757]

i agree chovy needs to step up a little bit in these games but we all watched that 2023 quater final with doran flashing over walls randomly peanut rell ulting oxygen molecules and all around his team griefing. In 2022 DRX were just on a mental momentum run i mean they won the entire tournament and the meta was perfect for zeka who was having the tournament of his life. In 2024 most the time before his cs leads could amount to anything lehends had already died 6 times and peyz was satcheling into enemy vi.

[@richienguyen2703]

Chovy is known for farming. People in LCK make a joke that Chovy spawns his own CS to farm to show the insane difference in CS. Beyond that, he was not special. GenG's biggest challenge is that they rely on one person in the team. 2022, it was Ruler. 2023, it was Peanut and 2024 it was Canyon. Canyon literally carried the whole LCK 2024 for the team. So if this one person makes a mistake, the whole team suffers.

[@zqr_tzu3537]

@@richienguyen2703 bro did you even watch LCK or MSI, canyon was literally always put on tank duty, he only carries with nidalee, when Gen G loses only kiin or chovy looks good. How about MSI did you watch MSI? BLG literally banned 4 mids and Chovy still played well😹😹, Lets also not forget about doran peanut during worlds 2023 literally the biggest chokers of this planet

[@zqr_tzu3537]

@@richienguyen2703 You also clearly didnt watch LCK he achieved those stats whilst being the midlaner that was out of lane the most

[@aikentang]

​@@zqr_tzu3537 yes he was out of lane the most. But he was out of his own lane to be on another lane

[@TorSiiK]

the gap between faker and the 2º best player of all time is larger than the 2º and the 20º, of course the boradcast is gonna talk about him when is the fucking goat like that

[@TakarieZan]

Anyone that says "Spotlight on Faker" are the equivalent of "Football" fans that only watch the Superbowl (or for everyone else Football fans that only watch the World Cup). Not to say they do not matter, but more so they are extremely ignorant. They don't pay attention to the narratives being told. How every game, especially games like Fly Quest vs Gen G. Casters hype up. All the interviews Ashley, the casters and more do. It is not really a fixable thing. More of the type of thing you either correct them on and if they argue just ignore them. Furthmore, Once Faker retires someone else will have to come into the lime light. As it looks like there are plenty of talented players ready to do so as well. Just like any other sport or sport entertainment. If League dies just because Faker retires, then either the fans are ill or League's time had passed... (or Riot sabotaged it).

[@felicihugo8554]

@14:10 caps 2018 finals 2019 finals 2020 semis (1 game away from 3-peat finals)

[@Reingoat]

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024? We are in 2024 already. How long you're gonna harp about 2018, 2019 and 2020?

[@Snoppy12345]

Adaam is joining los ratos

[@lizzb1065]

Oooooo 😮 I like this idea!

[@theelectricant98]

I hope

[@Peek4b00_13]

He really meant when he said “if you are the future, prove it”

[@LawrenceACD]

He showed gayg chokey with his akali 😂 on their fountain

[@tb4076]

9:23 ever since faker's induction into the hall of legends, many people have wondered who could possibly follow him in as the second legend. Whose career even comes close? Now we know. The second inductee... should be FAKER AGAIN BAYBEEEEE

[@Reingoat]

I'd say 2nd and 3rd inductee should be beryl(2 times worlds after he retires) or ambition(faker's forst kill who roleswapped from mid to jungle and beat him 4 years later) or bengi (faker's third summoner spell)

[@alphagaming6712]

​@@ReingoatIf we go by accolades it should definitely be Bengi but I don't think they would do that especially because both of inductees would be from the same team. They can either do it by role or choose a player from LPL. If they do it by region I think UZI, or Theshy have the best shot.

[@matthewskittles8003]

@@alphagaming6712I kinda hope ruler gets there. He also has a really great story imo. Lost to faker in 2016 and he finally got to win during 2017 with his own ult arrow as varus. He goes into a slump in worlds as he got “overconfident” as he described in the semi finals teaser last year. the road to the golden road. if he wins next year, it would be a great ending imo. or deft would be a nice pick too.

[@mgsBicycleO9]

I feel like Zeka could be the next star midlaner. Obv no replacement for Faker, but he already won worlds once. Otherwise, players like Bin are golden IMO. They make you want to cheer for them.

[@PlopPopPoppin]

*sigh* those T1 haters are the definition of people, when presented clear proof of Faker's history in making it to top 4 to finals, just shrugg it off with some dumb yapping haters gotta hate, but the fact remains haters: 3-1 period. Nekol cultists in shambles

[@philcabauatan9089]

He meant that Faker is being glazed because he deserves it and has the track record to be glazed

[@mortystraphouse5077]

thats sports. look at judge rn

[@carcas3d]

5:33 because T1 haters always says T1 is washed so when they fvcking obliterate someone they also automatically thought washed! They fail to realize how strong T1 really is thats why their perspective on player skills that lose vs T1 automatically assumes washed...

[@Kalatakieta]

Nemesis better be on your team. I believe.

[@snacktastic2302]

Is the Los Ratones imagery in the background official logo etc. now?

[@Jack_Gibby]

No one was talking about BeryL when he won worlds, came 2nd following year and won twice. Instead they focused on Deft and Faker.

[@waynequach1898]

He was on the right team in the right year, he wasn't the deciding factor in any team, 2020 dk was all top side with nuguri canyon showmaker, 2022 was zeka akali/sylas kingen aatrox and a bit of deft

[@Jack_Gibby]

@@waynequach1898 are you high he redefined support meta with heimer

[@YouDizzyLuv]

@@waynequach1898 Go watch the 2022 drx comms, beryL is VERY much a shotcaller, you are diminishing the core aspect of a great support

[@nguyenvu1078]

@@Jack_Gibby it’s half truth though He wasnt the deciding factor when DK won in 2020 He was redefining the meta in 2022 but Zeka show up from out of the blue and carry DRX so hard that people forget about him

[@TakarieZan]

I actually think they did. Either way I hate to admit it, but I genuinely believe its cause people don't pay attention to supports as much. Like Guma played really well, and we got good moments. Yet I think Keria is MVP. Like who's hyped? TheShy, Ruler, Knight, Caps, Faker, etc. Its kinda the carries that everyone pays attention to. Similar to how in a lot of games DPS is the favorite roll. Could be wrong but thats how I see it.

[@hmmm.324]

10:24 Exactly. As Winston Churchill once said: "History is written by the victors". I told alot of my less knowledgeable friends of how CRAZY Lehends and TheShy was throughout the entire year, but, in the face of the Demon King and The Four Heavenly Kings by his side, their glory just cant match up. What can I do, when the results speak for themselves?

[@푸른사자-m1l]

yeah fr although I'm a T1 fan I feel really sorry for Lehends. He was insane this year especially at MSI. Also he is a really funny and warm hearted dude in person.

[@빠밤-v5i]

12년째 증명하는 선수 vs 7년째 증명못하는 선수

[@푸른사자-m1l]

페이커가 넘사벽으로 대단하긴 하지만 쵸비가 증명 못하는 선수라기엔ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@robd7219]

9:25 U can build Bin a lot more he has the charisma, for example BIN is the ONLY player EVER to have a penta in Worlds Finals that stat should be mention Everytime every watcher should know it it's not hammered enough Just one example

[@ClickHere4Naruto]

That is possibly the most boring stat ever.

[@mochou_u]

Caedrel don't jinx them.. they haven't win yet 😢 T1 fighting!! 🙏

[@nik_ms]

I can't imagine the pressure players must feel on stage, as I said before, I hope this GenG roster stays as is because one bad performance doesn't define them. They really played insanely well the whole year, it seems they just couldn't handle it mentally at the end (lehends being the most obvious case).

[@krislipumano7806]

You can't argue with results.. It's just the way it is...

[@Alim_Toure]

People blames lehends and even lehends blames himself. But as a T1 fan I watched them lose to geng in almost every bo3 and bo5 during a regular season. What changed wasn't lehends, it was T1 playstyle. Geng always beat them by choking (no pun intended😅) and picking them all around the map usually. This time T1 were the hunters, in this series they were proactive instead of reactive, every time lehends got picked his teammates where nearby almost surprised by T1 aggression. Yeah he played bad, but T1 were really different 🙂

[@mgl6289]

nah but i got forced to watch pedro gameplay

[@reishiki8682]

Well he tried, he just the unenviable job of being a facecheking support. Also in game 4 all of Gen.G had Farsight wards and no sweepers. Pyke generated insane pressure by just not showing up on the map.

[@Daniel-ik6wi]

Imagine if chovy won worlds in 2022 and 2023, the narrative would be insane. 2024 could've been the year too. Everyone was already starting the narrative from golden road. To the draws saying the most free road to finals only having to beat FLY and T1. Next year right surely.

[@deejaay387]

I agree. 2020 and 2021 its all about showmaker/canyon back then because they are consistently making finals.

[@Gatorsssssss1]

World is the equivalent to playoffs for any other sport. The rest of the year doesn’t fucking matter until you get to the most stressful moment which is worlds. it’s at the end of the year so teams have played together. They should be at peak performance. It just shows that Geng peaked way too early

[@JamiruDakarusu]

This explains everything on behalf of gen g