Recently, the top laner of DetonatioN FocusMe, Evi, made impressive revelations during an interview at MSI 2021. Specifically, this Evi is considered one of the icons of the Japanese League of Legends scene and has contributed to the LJL in various ways.
Recently, Evi has even invested his own money to organize an online In-house tournament to develop the community. According to Evi, he wants to hold this tournament for gamers and coaches in League of Legends who aspire to pursue a professional path.
In the eyes of the international League of Legends community, LJL (Japan’s domestic league) is still considered a weak region on the international stage. This league heavily relies on foreign players, with each team averaging 2 to 3 Korean imports. Therefore, Evi’s efforts to develop the Japanese League of Legends community are seen as a noble and impressive act by the community.
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At MSI 2021, DFM was only regarded as a Pool 4 team (the weakest), but they fought to the best of their ability and won a match against the North American “circus” team Cloud9, which belongs to Pool 2. This is a positive signal showing that Japan is narrowing the gap in strength with larger regions.
If in the future, LJL becomes one of the stronger regions, a significant part of the credit will undoubtedly go to Evi for his extraordinary efforts.