In professional League of Legends, practice is an essential element for any team. The teams they scrim against can be their direct competitors during the domestic tournament season. Sometimes, they might scrim with players from their academy teams, though this is rare as maintaining quality can be challenging. Nonetheless, even when scrimming against rival teams, many teams will almost never reveal any strategies. They often use champions that are rarely picked in official matches or choices considered to be “secret weapons.”
Recently, during his stream, Lehends accidentally revealed the results of a scrim match between Gen.G and T1. According to information from the photo captured by the community, T1 was almost entirely crushed during the practice match. Chovy dealt double the damage of Faker in the Corki vs. Tristana matchup, while other members of T1 also fell frequently. It can be said that this scrim was not much different from the outcome of a real match between the two teams in recent times.
However, these scrim results have sparked discussions among fans of both sides as well as neutral viewers. Gen.G’s domination gives their fans a sense of reassurance for the remainder of the season. Nevertheless, for those who regularly follow League of Legends, there’s probably no need to worry too much, as scrim results have never fully reflected the performance of players in actual matches. In fact, there are many teams whose scrim results were completely opposite to their actual match outcomes, such as FunPlus Phoenix during Worlds 2021 or G2 Esports, which even won scrims against teams like Gen.G and T1 at MSI 2024 recently.
In fact, during scrims, teams will minimize the use of their strongest champions. Sometimes, these practice matches are even used to test new strategies that have never been implemented before. Therefore, even if the scrim results are not favorable, fans probably don’t need to worry too much about the players in the upcoming matches.