League of Legends has developed widely across the globe with many prestigious regions ranking at the top like China (LPL), Korea (LCK), Europe (LEC), and North America (LCS)… Among these, the top two regions are LPL and LCK, where both the skill level of players and gamers is very high. Climbing ranks in these two regions has never been an easy task, and anyone who reaches the Challenger rank, especially in Korea, will have a much wider path to becoming a professional player with many prestigious teams reaching out.
In regions like Europe and North America, the competition is also considered quite fierce, especially according to Ghost (DWG KIA), who once shared that in the European server, players do not have a habit of giving up, and they do not accept surrendering even when the game is heavily tilted against them, while North America has relatively high ping. Therefore, it can be said that although these two regions are not highly regarded for recruiting potential players, climbing ranks has never been seen as easy here.
Recently, the mid-laner of Cloud9 – Perkz posted on Twitter expressing his joy at finally conquering the Challenger milestone in the North American rank: “First time reaching Challenger in North America – the only server I have never been able to reach before. It was a tough match but it will be a stepping stone to continue moving forward. I also want to thank everyone for their support throughout this journey.”
Climbing to the Challenger rank, regardless of the server, is never an easy task. It’s not just about skill matchups; you also have to face countless external issues such as teammates, network connection, game state, and opponents… Therefore, Perkz’s achievement can be seen as a major milestone, even though his name and talent have long been established in the professional League of Legends arena.