In the world of League of Legends, there are two regions considered the most developed compared to the rest, namely the LCK and LPL. The LPL region, with its significantly larger community, also serves as a very promising market for teams from the LCK, despite both regions being fierce rivals since the early days of professional League of Legends. In particular, teams like T1 or Gen.G and renowned players like Faker, Chovy, and ShowMaker are also highly focused on building their images in the LPL. Among them, Faker is the only player in the League of Legends scene who has not played any matches in the LPL yet has a fan base even larger than some legends here like Uzi or Doinb.
After the 2023 season officially concluded, teams continued to hold various events, with the LPL market being a top priority. A few days ago, T1 had showmatches with famous streamers here. Coming up, Gen.G will also host events in the LPL to promote their team’s image for the new season. However, it was during this event that issues arose.
Specifically, in a promotional post for the event on Gen.G’s official Facebook page written in the local language, the team made a serious mistake related to a sensitive area. This is a very serious incident at this time and has immediately outraged LPL fans as well as drawing the attention of the international League of Legends community. The post was quickly deleted, but many netizens managed to capture it and share it.
The situation worsened when, according to sources familiar with the LPL, no fans in the area would dare to openly support Gen.G anymore. Additionally, not long ago, there were reports that LPL would need to add more paperwork for the tournament to be broadcast after a famous girl group performed at Worlds 2023 and the show was aired there. Previously, this girl group had also been involved in drama due to issues related to the culture of the land of billion people.
With this new move, Gen.G’s event may be canceled, and more seriously, the team could lose all their fans in the LPL. Currently, the incident is still receiving attention and discussion from League of Legends fans.