The Rivalry That Lowkey Changed League of Legends

[@TeamLiquidCS]

Are you sure it's not Jensen vs Bjerg?

[@jeffbeasto3198]

pog tl

[@alexanderserrano9596]

You mean the rivalry of CoreJJ vs NA

[@LordSelf99]

Who?

[@ramzibouderrah7425]

Bjergsen is WASHED

[@GarageKitGoon]

DL vs NA LCS

[@th1mer581]

Pov: why didnt i think of that comment 😡

[@juandedomenico4306]

Uzi goated

[@luisrnogueira]

Sure ig are good but if it was Pawn in the midlane for kt the story would be different...

[@CommanderdMtllca]

I feel like demitri does more LoL stories than anybody else and he fucking hates league lol

[@keeponliving3585]

Great acting then, kudos to him regardless!

[@Number9Robotic]

Honestly that's a compliment to his hosting abilities

[@malsawmzela609]

Why did he hate league?

[@Number9Robotic]

​@@malsawmzela609 He basically grew up on Dota, and I haven't met anyone who did who didn't become a purist who intrinsically dislikes League on principle haha

[@malsawmzela609]

@@Number9Robotic Lol. Indeed dota2 and league's playerbase are so toxic to each other. I actually use to play the old dota too. If dota2 came before league, i probably would be a dota2 player. But league came first, and when dota2 finally came, i just couldn't enjoy the game like i did league.

[@maverickso8397]

Uzi will forever be the crown less king :'(

[@nathanpinelli7873]

He actually won a MSI title. It's not world, but it's something that most player don't have. But yeah, he probably deserved more

[@Meun]

Wrist damage is one hell of a thing

[@ruanpaulotavares8070]

@@nathanpinelli7873 how unlucky is the summoners cup to doesnt have uzi as one of it champions

[@007VitaminD]

Rekkless will be crownless, not even MSI win.

[@faker3033]

he might come back you know

[@airbender942]

LoL's curse: You can't get all 4 titles in a year.

[@ItsMorphinTime1518]

Indeed, since MSI exists : - EDG 2015 : won Spring + MSI but lost summer (3-0 vs LGD) and lost Worlds (3-0 vs FNC) - SKT 2015 : won Spring + Summer + Worlds but lost MSI (3-2 in finals vs EDG) - SKT 2016 : won Spring + MSI + Worlds but lost Summer (3-2 in semi-finals vs KT) - SKT 2017 : won Spring + MSI but lost Summer (3-1 in finals vs LZ) and lost Worlds (3-0 in finals vs SSG) - RNG 2018 : won Spring + MSI + Summer but lost Worlds (3-2 in quarterfinals vs G2) - G2 2019 : won Spring + MSI + Summer but lost Worlds (3-0 in finals vs FPX) (can't really talk about 2020 because there was no MSI, but if G2 had won MSI 2020 then they would have won Spring + MSI + Summer but lost Worlds (3-1 in semifinals vs DWG))

[@chongyuchai4983]

@@ItsMorphinTime1518 how do you know it will be g2 that won msi

[@ItsMorphinTime1518]

@@chongyuchai4983 i said *IF* G2 had won MSI 2020. I only mentioned G2 because in 2020 they were the only team to win both Spring and Summer in their region. (even though DWG won Summer and Worlds, they couldn't have won MSI because only Spring champions qualify for MSI, and DWG didn't win Spring)

[@chongyuchai4983]

@@ItsMorphinTime1518 oh yeah I forgot they were bad in spring playoff

[@thelastpixel0219]

Jhin:😭😭😭

[@SaltySugar0]

I’m going to tell my kids these two are scarra and toast

[@Monke-fj2qz]

IM DEAD

[@kihyukie4775]

Lmaooooo

[@dwaq7913]

Uzi is the best adc of all time, no question

[@ajmamora6332]

Its Deft lmao

[@snostorm350]

@@ajmamora6332 nope

[@ajmamora6332]

@@snostorm350 explain to me why its a nope? Lmao Deft bullied Uzi in his prime lmao

[@snostorm350]

@@ajmamora6332 Lmao uzi also beat deft. Deft is super overrated. Cant even beat ruler

[@ajmamora6332]

@@snostorm350 explain to me dude ...

[@magician4280]

Do you want to win worlds? Step 1. Hire koreans. If step 1 is impossible, you have to invent a time machine to go back to season 1 or 2.

[@skojuzija]

Doesnt work for NA teams doe😂

[@lorddarthus9530]

Suning didn't win coz they didn't hire koreans Instead they had a Vietnamese and a Taiwanese lol

[@davidhuang2895]

@@juicymango8785 theshy, rookie, gimgoon, and doinb all played the vast majority, if not the entirety of their careers in the LPL. The championship teams spoke Chinese in their comms. They are indeed Chinese teams.

[@juliantan4943]

China has always been second to Korea, but its very close

[@tonilaseng4620]

@@davidhuang2895 They are still korean with korean skills, korean brain, and korean mentality. Duh.

[@JosiahDaAsian]

the ultimate rivalry - Coldzera jumping collat vs Olofboost

[@snostorm350]

Nope

[@sennaschulp5372]

True

[@jerryren9319]

2018 lpl summer final is in my opinion the best bo5 of that year.

[@TheLeapluv]

Naw I prefer LPL 2020 both spring split and Summer split both final series of JDG VS TES went to game 5

[@jerryren9319]

@@TheLeapluv Those are great matches too. I did mention it is for 2018 only. However I do think IG and RNG represent the strongest team (globally) of that period. And I don't think any team come close to defeat DWG last year in a bo5 after the MSC. Also as a bot liner I love the meta back then way more. Last year after aphelios is nerfed ADCs stuck with champions like Ashe, Jhin, Senna and MF which is not really enjoyable to watch compared to Kaisa and Xayah meta in 2018 in my opinion.

[@zzdog2200]

KT IG quarter final I think was better but it’s def close

[@lotusshadow2473]

@@zzdog2200 skt vs koo 2016 was best series for me, the bengi sub, the ashe/mf bot, ashe arrow, faker 4v1 escape even calling he will live and koo players saying great escape themselves, 5 game series and the players on both sides were some of the best at that time smed best top, peanut best jung, pray gorilla top 3 bot lane vs faker best mid bang wolf top 3 bot bengi mr clutch and duke top 5 top

[@johnronniesalvador5990]

Wait Jackeylove won worlds on his debut year?? Wow

[@권진오-q2r]

He also could have won the LPL on his debut year

[@lisaruhm6681]

Yes he won, but also he was carried by TheShy and Rookie.

[@barronangkulitnito8927]

@@lisaruhm6681 hey, not fully carried, he went and carried some games too

[@권진오-q2r]

@@barronangkulitnito8927 he was a good player, such as ending finals game 2 with Lucian by killing Caps's Azir. But mostly Worlds was lead by Rookie, TheShy and Ning. Jackey could not prove that he was not guided by the three, as he performed poorly in the Worlds 2020 quarters and semis. JackeyLove is a good player. He just seems to be weak as the team's first option and he feeds in a situation where he should make no or little mistakes. Which is why I think Uzi and Ruler are better than him, as they won the finals MVP in important international events.

[@johnronniesalvador5990]

@@lisaruhm6681 but he has the most multi kills in worlds 2018, he also has one of the highest KDA in the same event for all bot laners . He also played a big part in taking down KT especially in Game 5.

[@strange7s545]

Only in LCK can a match go 1hour long and have 3kills

[@SarvyShibau]

What does that have to do with this vid lmao?

[@A_Fridge_Named_Arisu]

@@SarvyShibau maybe he meant that LCK that year or even past year weren't full of fiestas and kill unlike LPL

[@timeread3099]

Still Lck>LPL

[@Notaverybrightperson]

"and it was the start of a new Era of LPL dominance" And then Damwon Became a thing

[@aerialkiller5948]

I've always considered Damwon as an LPL team playing for the LCK. In terms of playstyle, at least.

[@vivekwarrier8371]

Seeing MLXG's name brings back memories alright. What an absolute madman.

[@nekochan8405]

Uzi's story reminds me of an F1 legend Gilles Villeneuve. Both were counted as the best at some point in their career but never won the big title. Hope that he'll be remembered forever in League history.

[@saratchandrab4384]

Surtees and one more driver of the 50's as well(the one who came second 3 times to fangio i think)......great to find similarities among other sports

[@redking283]

I love how that vlad intentionally gave the pentakill to Uzi at 6:00

[@Adam-ku9hy]

The biggest rivalry in lol in my opinion : river scuttle Vs Shen

[@krakenslayer6170]

bruhh

[@skule9106]

There are rumors that Uzi might come back to pro play and there are rumors he might go to iG. He often duos with Rookie on stream. Just imagine TheShy, Rookie, and Uzi on the same team.

[@kissshot2242]

kinda hard to make it work considering uzi takes all the resources

[@mbsss]

@@kissshot2242 uzi takes all the resources cause all his teammates are fuckin trash and never perform when actually matters, not because he needs it.

[@kissshot2242]

@@mbsss nah not really, mata ain't trash, xiaohu aint trash, so was karsa. the problem is uzi himself, if that was a winning playstyle he would have won so much more now wouldn't he?

[@mbsss]

@@kissshot2242 ah yes, xiaohu has always been a top 5 mid at worlds /s or better yet, let put resources into mata! what a great strat, you are a genius!!!

[@davidhuang2895]

The last time uzi joined a super team like that was in 2015 when he was on OMG. OMG struggled that year because there weren't enough resources for all 3 carries (gogoing, cool, uzi). That roster didn't make worlds and uzi left soon after.

[@Lamb666]

4:06 :( there's OMG. One of the orgs I hoped would actually be heavy contenders when they had Gogoing.

[@starkqx]

Nahh, the best rivalry is Yassuo and Tyler1...

[@donsq4306]

The toilet paper that sticks on my ass has a better rivalry than those 2.

[@kihyukie4775]

YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS. YOU HAVE NO LIFE. I HAVE A LIFE

[@starkqx]

@@kihyukie4775 What???

[@kihyukie4775]

@@starkqx lmao its what yassuo screamed at tyler on twitch rivals if you havent watched it its gold check it out

[@starkqx]

@@kihyukie4775 oh I thought you were calling us no lifes lmao

[@khuechuong]

and in 2020 korea reclaim the throne

[@vigil3429]

Certainly, the most competitive region and among other things, even those highlights show it. At times, even when bottom of the barrel and top LPL teams meet, you could watch great matches during the regular season.

[@dan.m.8614]

LOL video but they didn't include ryu vs faker play? Something is not right smh

[@WatchSchoolDays]

15:17 look at 100T midlaner name 🤣 poor guy never get a break

[@rudiseb]

this still hurts to see as an EU fan nonetheless it was an awesome perfomance since then and continued

[@stanislavlebedev6640]

2018 was the best year for league's esports, period.

[@Lautaro-it9nd]

2019 was almost there, eu wining msi, the only problem for me was the 3-0 in the finals of worlds

[@nightshroud7321]

The best years was definately 2016. Skt vs Rox was the most iconic series in leagues esport.

[@silent7159]

CN,EU, and NA showing that KR weren't the immortal gods they used to be was really cool to see, and Uzi finally winning MSI was really great

[@stanislavlebedev6640]

@@nightshroud7321 it indeed was and is the best series, but it just defies the Korean era, while 2018 had every single region showing their brilliance.

[@A_Fridge_Named_Arisu]

2016 >

[@ItsMorphinTime1518]

And yet, no matter how strong and dominant those two teams were at that time, they were both eliminated by "underdogs" : - 2018 RNG (the team that won LPL spring + MSI + LPL summer in one year) was eliminated 3-2 by G2 (not even the "superteam G2" with Caps & Mikyx, just the Wunder-Jankos-Perkz-Hjarnan-Wadid who barely made it out of Regional Qualifier to go to Worlds...). - Worlds 2018 champions IG (who also won 2019 LPL spring) was eliminated 3-1 by TL at MSI 2019. Another "best team in the world" who had a similar disgraceful downfall : SamSung Galaxy (2017 Worlds champions) struggled all year long in 2018 and had to win Regional Qualifier to defend their title at Worlds 2018, only to be eliminated in group stage by Cloud9 and Vitality.

[@willho4202]

I think it shows how incredible the SKT dynasty was, no team has come even remotely close to that sort of success

[@ItsMorphinTime1518]

@@willho4202 Indeed, from 2013 to 2017, SKT was only eliminated by : - MVP Ozone / SamSung Ozone / SamSung White (who won LCK Spring 2013 and Worlds 2014) : 3-1 three times, and 3-0 once in a tie-breaker - NaJin White Shield (in 2014 Regional finals) : 3-1 - EDG (who won LPL spring 2015 and MSI 2015 with SSW Pawn and SSB Deft) : 3-2 - KT Rolster (LCK summer 2016 finalists, who almost won finals vs Rox Tigers but Smeb stole their 2hp baron) : 3-2 - LongZhu Gaming (who won LCK summer 2017 and spring 2018) : 3-1 - SamSung Galaxy (Worlds 2016 finalists and Worlds 2017 champions) : 3-0 And not only did SKT also get victories against those strong teams (3-0 vs SamSung Ozone in LCK 2014 Winter finals, 2-0 vs EDG at Worlds 2015, 3-2 vs SamSung Galaxy in Worlds 2016 finals, ...), but SKT dominated other "big rivals" over the years : - KT Rolster (LCK summer 2013 finals, LCK summer 2015 finals) - Royal Club / Royal Never Give Up (Worlds 2013 finals, Worlds 2017 semi-finals) - GE Tigers / Koo Tigers / Rox Tigers (LCK spring 2015 finals, LCK spring 2016 finals, Worlds 2015 finals and 2016 semi-finals) and of course all western teams (FNC, G2, CLG, ...) Well, actually, SKT was almost eliminated by an underdog : during Worlds 2017 quarterfinals against Misfits, SKT was just one teamfight away from losing 3-1, but they ended up winning this very crucial and very close teamfight, and ultimately won game 4 and game 5 to defeat MSF 3-2. It was actually VERY VERY close (Wolf used his Braum shield perfectly to save Huni's Trundle under the tower). Just watch "teamfight breakdown" on this particular fight, this was one of the most insane moments of all time.

[@brunosilupug9199]

uzi vs lpl and his 4 teammates

[@patricioyu5659]

the sad part was that Uzi wasn't healthy, and he was running out of time

[@haydenkoh7215]

As a LPL fan we all hope that uzi and clearlove wins worlds but sadly 电子竞技只看结果

[@Loves2spooch123]

This is the amazing content I sub for! Not stupid the stupid Twitter drama of pokimane and that other guy.

[@ArJayDM]

Fun fact: The top laners 'TheShy' popularized the dash, flash, stun combo on riven. Properly titled 'The Shy combo'

[@pastarthur]

im just waiting for UZI to comeback.

[@lustyworldlivenow3186]

No rivalry was as big as CH Sugon VS KR Dragon.

[@marcomedicates5798]

CH Sugon Deez Nuts

[@enevolentadversary2509]

Does KZbin allow profile pics like that?

[@bjfflegend]

But... but... but... are we going to ignore that part of LPL's rise included Rookie and Theshy... who are Koreans?

[@thelastowlbear8110]

Glad they (almost) identified that Worlds 2018 was the most aggressive meta in history for LoL. Unfortunately they barely mentioned The Great Korean Choke that allowed IG to destroy a scrub EU team in the Grand Finals.

[@johnyue6768]

the only player who got a ward skin, IG WXZ(the owner of invictis gaming)

[@WatchSchoolDays]

Felt like an insult to Kkoma acomplishment ngl.

[@brandonpark1400]

China only became strong when they started to spend bank on Korean players. Change my mind.

[@daraxiong19]

If that logic was true, NA should have been strong by now lol. LPL was strong for like one split in Season 5, but after that the Korean pros who were bought became washed up and burned out. The only Korean pro who had relevance was Deft. If they were strong when they had Koreans they would have finished top 4 at world's in season 5. None of them made it out of groups even with Imp/LGD, deft and pawn/edg, and kakao and rookie on ig. Season 6 was just as disappointing with mata on RNG with no teams again cracking top 4. The only reason Rookie, Mystic, the Shy, Gimgoon, and DoinB are able to win is because they adapted to Chinese play style and it took them years before they even found success. Your comment just completely ignores their years of hardwork just to justify your patriotic and nationalistic pride.

[@dharris5887]

Awesome video. The anime storyline is crazy

[@karanrana7486]

I don't know anything abut league but these videos are really fun to watch

[@obiorahrussell1735]

And and lck took back there trophy

[@bona2112]

Uzi is the ADC GOD he doesn't need any crown but tbh the LPL era is just a 2 year dominance after the season 10 Worlds now DWG/DK is dominating

[@hereticsign]

The game needed uzi to win worlds more than uzi needed it. Even with holes around their comp, they brute-forced their way to victory. People criticize them for not changing but you have to see something. His team and management had absolute confidence in Uzi and for the right reason since he never fails to deliver. How many feed the carry comp has even been dominant like RNG? If team and management wanted to change the comp, they would have. They just never saw any reason. Their absolute trust in uzi and belief that he is the best adc in the whole world made them scare and raised the bar for lpl.

[@LDixonFPS]

8:25 goosebumps

[@weirdkross9632]

As a LCK fan, that 2018 MSI really brought heartbreaks

[@aleclumba2547]

almost as heartbreaking as 2019 semis

[@steventamburello7187]

Spoiler RNG wins MSI 2021 THIS MORNING

[@triviennguyen6204]

And now we're back to LCK finals for World. Long live LCK dominance!

[@AofCastle]

Please talent-suction vampires,wherever you are, give the skill back to TheShy

[@NeDankeAlsoWirklichNeDanke]

15:17 Holy shit he says "they keep my niggas allive" darude sandstormfuqq dude ?

[@EpicAwesomesauce]

Deadass thought that Dyrus was in the thumbnail. I was so confused for a moment XD

[@AFO666]

doinb didnt activate the 300 cs per minute hack :pensive:

[@noatukia3507]

I’m still sad uzi never won worlds

[@kennedyursuaofficial6377]

Go RNGIG

[@alexpig55661]

0:30 i can't believe you guys use the clips where ig owner was brought on to the stage as adc lol

[@thaovannguyenle9690]

I was shocked to see JKL in Tahm Kench, then when I saw the ADC name, I was like (?!?) =)))

[@alexpig55661]

@@thaovannguyenle9690 yeah the boss of IG lol

[@iDarkBlad3r]

never been this early wow

[@digitalkarma4691]

2018 worlds was the most hype one ever .

[@powertool9]

i find it weird that no one ever talks about the time fnatic didnt drop a game for a split

[@micahengstrom6242]

That'll happen when they immediately got clapped by 3rd seed C9.

[@kissshot2242]

well they are in LEC and G2 is their only competition

[@jven8808]

Too bad. Dwg was too strong for the rest of the world in 2020

[@v01dabby76]

The real rival is between T1 and RNG at world lol

[@bisforbob4830]

Fun fact: IG had a celebration for their 18-1 run before playoffs. During the celebration, Theshy and the manager of IG had a bet or something where Theshy’s right hand was disabled. As a result, he missed the playoffs against RNG. (Yes he still has disability due to his right hand and yes he doesn’t have to complete military service)

[@lisaruhm6681]

3 Years later, Kai'Sa and Xayah are still the meta adc picks, no other adcs held that long as top picks in the meta and it is still going...

[@Providenza]

What, they were useless in the meta for a while, the meta literally shifted to Ash and Jhin at 1 point... did you just skip over that entire time frame?

[@Providenza]

Like, Xayah and Kaisa weren't even picked at worlds last year?

[@lisaruhm6681]

@@Providenza 2018 and 2019 they were the adcs with the highest presence, and in the first half 2020 only Aphelios' 200 years of champion design beat them and in the 2nd half of 2020 was the time, where we had the biggest amount of viable champions, and after that they are back in 2021 as toppicks while champions like Tristana and Twitch remained mainly abscent after 2017.

[@crisofwar99]

Didn't like that they didn't include KT vs IG, they never mentioned that IG had to take on the dominant region, while here in the vid they focus on RNG losing to G2, really confuses me with the story they are trying to tell, it's almost as if they undermined IG's progress during worlds. The ending of the video felt really weak cause that series against KT was the moment where IG really showed up and eliminated the Korean favorite, starting their road to be the first World Champions in the era of Korean dominance

[@wlyang6993]

eyyy the best hype up

[@diwashrai2084]

Doesnt matter if you're LCK fan or LPL or G2 or LEC or LCS fan You miss 2018 Invictus gaming : )

[@aishi4806]

I don't care about msi but in worlds wake me up if there's a team won world without Korean player or coach.

[@goticogordo]

even without a world title, UZI is easily the runner up for GOAT of league, its not even debatable

[@confucamus3536]

lol, stop giving praise to the chicomms

[@AA-or4xc]

Was theScore score bought by the LPL or something? It didn't change LoL.

[@lisaruhm6681]

Ehm IG bested a LCK team in Quarters, not in finals, so did C9.

[@monishr5514]

These documentaries are really great, there is so much work put into these and they are really good. I hope we get more videos to watch 😂😂😂.

[@inui12494]

The best bo5 was fox tigers vs sky 2016 worlds

[@btrflyefct4935]

Someone is taking out the shitty web-cam for non-CSGO content~

[@howtosavealife3065]

2018 was a good year for league

[@sidharthbathla6603]

Classic ol league

[@maxwellritchie2538]

That music made MLXG a lot more threatening than he looks

[@solarflare1007]

now in 2019 a Phoenix came out of no where and won worlds

[@derboy3598]

Lets gooooo

[@JasperDc90]

imagine subbing Karsa out for some flip coin jg.

[@tojifushiguro7144]

EDG and RNG??????

[@seaweedbanana4663]

man I miss uzi in the msi scene

[@azusa.2996]

Ayyyeeeee

[@samuelbelko6469]

And here comes 2020 and koreans are back at it again😅

[@SkyyKeiron]

12:54 l000000000000l mlXD godddddd

[@wh1sp3rr]

Uzi's kiting at 6:56, absolutely unreal

[@scottsplaythroughs1706]

4 views

[@harrymopia2202]

this made me tear up

[@eyadayman04]

16:07 U just had to do g2 like that didnt u XD

[@sebr1val]

riot should copy the thing where nba retires a legend's jersey.

[@NemaN101]

Well, at least for now, the LPL have created their LPL Hall of Fame, where those who helped to shape the league and they have taken it to where it is right now, they become part of it. Riot seem to no longer innovate things, for example, now they letting players using emotes, it's something that was being done in the LPL some time ago, until Riot finally allow it at international tournaments and at other leagues in 2020.

[@scr3am273]

Dimitri is cute✨

[@datura2883]

HELLOOO

[@veganchristian5127]

the only rivalry that's real is lcs vs lcs

[@haleytrevorrepato7542]

The dark horse

[@Ibalz]

had the chance to say 'When hero became legenda'

[@Iznikroc]

first LPL team to win worlds had 3 Koreans and a Korean coach...second LPL to win had 2 Koreans, one of which the whole team was built around. i mean saying it's the first non kearean teams is kind of overlooking how impactful the Koreans on their team actually were and underscores that Koreans can be dominant in other regions.

[@meryckgonzalez6401]

WHERE IS THE VIDEO ON THE DREAM SMP?

[@Triantalex]

false.

[@rodeo9598]

UZI REALLY IS THE GREATEST ADC

[@AryNaik]

Who cares about the old gods. JDG, TES, AND SN man. They're gonna be better.

[@ivanstratimirovic8941]

Are you even watching LPL now? Top 3 teams in LPL now are EDG with 6-0 record, FPX with 6-1 record (their only loss was to EDG) and RNG with 5-1 record . TES has record of 3-2, SN has record of 3-3 (they lost to FPX and RNG) and JDG has record of 3-3 (they lost to EDG)

[@Lamb666]

ivan stratimirovic The guy links a Facebook in his profile and thinks cool stuff to be girls doing tik tok challenges. I don't think reasoning with them with logic helps.

[@silent7159]

@@ivanstratimirovic8941 Xiaohu even switched to top lane instead playing mid which just makes it even better that they are one of the top teams

[@ivanstratimirovic8941]

@@silent7159 Agree, when even more time passes and he adapts better they will have even bigger chance at title this season

[@IExzel]

15:17

[@摂理の空白]

Bet there's a Faker v Ryu here