In recent days, since Riot officially launched the HoL Faker skin in the in-game store, not only casual players but also professional players have been scrambling to “donate blood” to soon own this rare collection. Notably, there have been some “bittersweet” experiences accompanying the journeys of these world-renowned superstars. However, perhaps no one has had such mixed feelings as Kanavi – the jungler currently playing for JD Gaming.
Specifically, recently Kanavi also bought himself the HoL Faker collection. The price of this skin line in the Chinese market for the most complete version is around 9 – 10 million VND. However, after acquiring this rare collection, the jungler of JDG was incredibly excited until he immediately stumbled upon a video attached to the skin that marked important milestones in Faker’s career. Notably, this clip was precisely the defeat of JDG in Game 3 against T1 in the semifinals of the 2023 Worlds.
And Kanavi was the player who directly participated in that match. Unlike many former players or previous rivals of Faker, this memory for Kanavi is still fresh as it just happened, so the echoes of that defeat are still very vivid. Not to mention, this defeat also ended JDG’s “Golden Road” ambitions last year, when they had won 2 domestic championships and dominated MSI 2023.
During that match, Kanavi seemed to only play at 100% capacity in the first 3 games. In the decisive Game 4, he used the champion Bel’Veth, which was “ineffective” and completely outmatched by Oner on the opposite side. The loss of morale for Kanavi and Knight could be seen as one of the reasons JDG lost swiftly in the decisive game against T1.
Of course, Kanavi’s reaction might just be for entertainment purposes since JDG’s defeat has already passed for some time. At that moment, T1 was considered the “LPL’s Slayer,” and JDG’s failure on a day when Faker and his teammates performed at their best was not necessarily a “catastrophe” at all.