For many fans of the LPL region, the 2018 Invictus Gaming (IG) roster holds significant meaning. This was the first lineup to bring the World Championship title to LPL and ushered in a strong era of growth for the region. This title also helped players like Rookie and TheShy rise to superstar status, cementing their names in both the LPL and the professional League of Legends scene.
Therefore, despite announcing a temporary retirement from competitive play to become a streamer, TheShy still attracts a lot of attention. However, while following the LPL Spring 2024, even TheShy couldn’t hold back and made some negative comments about the tournament. In fact, some viewers of TheShy’s stream reported that while watching the Weibo Gaming – Edward Gaming match, TheShy couldn’t stop laughing because the two teams were… “putting on a comedy show”.
Additionally, according to reports from his stream, TheShy stated: “Watching LPL matches will make you perform worse.” The former WBG star also commented on his old team’s performance: “Currently, winning matches in the LPL is not that difficult, you can tell just by watching. WBG doesn’t seem to know how to play at all. BLG doesn’t need to do anything, they can just wait for WBG to self-destruct to win.”
Not stopping there, TheShy pointed out that the number of quality players with good performance in LPL has decreased significantly. This observation is quite accurate as even stars like Xiaohu, Scout, and GALA are going through a very poor season. As a result, the competitive ability of some renowned teams like WBG and LNG has sunk to extremely low levels.
This has led to a noticeable decline in the quality of many matches in the LPL Spring 2024 compared to previous seasons. As a result, interest in the current LPL tournament has significantly decreased as it no longer meets expectations for professionalism or entertainment. This is indeed a rather sad reality for a region that has had three World Championship titles.
Of course, to improve this situation, the players currently competing in the LPL need to strive to enhance their skills. Fortunately, this region still has hope in some young players performing well, such as Milkyway (FPX) and Sheer (JDG). Hopefully, these young talents will develop well to help elevate the quality of the LPL tournament as soon as possible.