Perhaps many viewers, especially fans of GAM Esports and Top Esports, still remember one of the most memorable matches between these two teams at international tournaments, which was the confrontation in the group stage of the 2022 World Championship. At that time, the tournament was still using a BO1 format for the group stage, and this is where TES became one of the most criticized and mocked teams in LPL history. They were eliminated before the group stage ended despite participating as the LPL Summer runner-up that year. Notably, they were knocked out by a team from a much smaller region in terms of both stature and professional quality, namely VCS.
However, that was also a highly controversial match as many analyses afterwards showed that a bug occurred during the match that caused JackeyLove’s Malmortius’ Spike not to activate. This led Lucian to take more damage, and when Sett from Kati appeared with his combo, Lucian was taken down. According to Vandiril, this factor played a significant role in TES’s defeat against GAM.
Recently, LPL fans were once again stirred when JackeyLove encountered another bug in the game. Specifically, this happened during the match between TES and Bilibili Gaming in the finals of LPL Spring 2024. According to reports, Tian “buffed” the Knight’s Vow for JackeyLove. However, the effect from this item inadvertently revealed Tian’s position as he ambushed the BLG bot lane. As a result, ON was able to call out to his teammates to maintain a safe position, causing Tian’s gank to fail.
Notably, after that, JackeyLove was even taken down because ON knew when Tian moved elsewhere. And when the TES marksman faced another bug incident, many viewers recalled his previous encounter with GAM from back in the day. It seems that in the professional LoL scene, few players have encountered issues and defeats due to bugs in LoL as much as JackeyLove. This has also led to GAM being mentioned again, and moreover, at the upcoming MSI 2024, both teams will have the opportunity to clash as they are in the same group.
Nevertheless, according to information, Riot is actively fixing bugs before the MSI 2024 begins. Perhaps no viewer wants their “beloved” team to be eliminated in frustration not due to professional reasons but because of Riot’s own oversights.