Recently, according to Gen.G’s COO Arnold Hur, Riot has officially recognized the two World Championship (Worlds) titles won by Samsung Galaxy White (2014) and Samsung Galaxy (2017) as belonging to Gen.G. Thus, Riot’s acknowledgment puts an end to the debate among the League of Legends community since Gen.G acquired KsV (the organization that held full ownership of the Samsung Galaxy team after taking over from Samsung) regarding the validity of the two Worlds titles that originally belonged to the Samsung teams.
Previously, since Ruler was still playing for Gen.G, many fans considered that the team had one championship. However, after Ruler’s departure, many opinions suggested that all connections to the former SSG were no longer valid.
However, COO Arnold Hur revealed a “bitter truth”. Specifically, the COO stated: “We have never owned any physical trophies. No one knows where the two trophies (of SSG) are or what has happened to them”. Accordingly, when KsV handed over the entire team to Gen.G, the two trophies were not included in the handover document.
Additionally, COO Arnold Hur mentioned that Gen.G cannot have two stars representing the two championships on the uniforms of all teams across other games or regions under Gen.G’s ownership since they all share the same uniform design. Therefore, embroidering two stars is not feasible. The Gen.G COO also stated that if Gen.G can win a Worlds championship in the future, they will collaborate with Riot to recreate replicas of the two trophies from back then.
The COO’s comments have drawn significant attention from League of Legends fans. On various forums, the majority of opinions still revolve around Gen.G currently having no physical trophy to verify their claims. Some fans even tagged Riot directly to question them.
In fact, acquiring a team and inheriting the titles of the previous team has always been a contentious issue in the League of Legends community, as well as in other Esports and sports. Furthermore, Gen.G likely wants to genuinely win a Worlds championship to rightfully own an internationally recognized title brought home by their own players.