Since the 2022 season, the race for the LCK title has seemingly been a story solely between Gen.G and T1. Specifically, the last 4 LCK finals have been face-offs between these two teams. In fact, Gen.G has proven to be superior to its rival by winning 3 consecutive LCK titles in recent times.
With the championship of LCK Summer 2023, Gen.G’s jungler – Peanut has now secured 6 regional titles. This has allowed Peanut to equal the number of LCK titles with a very close friend of his, Khan. In the history of the LCK tournament, only Faker has more regional titles than Khan and Peanut.
For Peanut personally, this is an incredibly proud achievement. Therefore, after winning, he received numerous congratulatory messages from his close friends. Notably, among those congratulations, Smeb reminded fans by urging Peanut to enlist in military service. Perhaps this former player thinks it’s time for Peanut to step aside for younger talents.
Essentially, the replacement of young players for veterans is a common occurrence in the professional League of Legends environment. Gen.G itself has previously parted ways with the veteran Ruler and promoted the young talent Peyz to the main roster. Therefore, Smeb’s idea about Peanut taking a break to give the younger generation a chance is understandable.
However, for Peanut, he still has a significant goal ahead named the World Championship (Worlds) to conquer. With Gen.G currently in extremely high form, the prospect of Peanut and his teammates winning the world title is entirely possible. If this happens, perhaps Peanut should consider retiring in glory, as suggested by Smeb.