Although “engaged” since early 2020, it seems that it took until half a year later for the relationship between SofM and Suning to finally enter a “honeymoon phase.” Inspired by the Vietnamese jungle star, SN has never soared so high in the LPL, with 6 consecutive victories and currently in a safe position within the playoff contention group.
Not only has he achieved good results on the professional stage, but SofM is also showcasing his dominance in pursuing personal goals, as he recently entered the top 5 of the Korean Challenger server – an unprecedented milestone for this player.
Although this achievement was short-lived, as SofM faced a defeat in the next ranked match and has currently dropped to 7th place, it is still regarded as a remarkably memorable milestone for the player.
Meanwhile, for the media and the League of Legends fan community in China, the presence of two names from the LPL region (besides SofM, there is another jungle prodigy in 2nd place) in the top 5 of the Korean Challenger is genuinely encouraging, considering that we need to remember that Riot China recently implemented regulations requiring players to limit their ranked play in Korea to maintain the appeal of the Korean League of Legends servers.
Early this morning, numerous Chinese esports news outlets reported on SofM’s achievement, stating: “SofM is competing for a spot in the top 10 of the Korean rank, having at one point reached the top 5, with an astonishing elo rating of 1317 points and a win rate of 55%.”
The response from the Chinese gaming community has been a wave of excitement. In a context where LPL fans hope to gradually break away from the influence of Korean imports, the emergence of a player from the VCS like SofM shining is certainly a topic worth discussing:
– I see that Vietnamese players are very talented at climbing ranks; many players in the VCS have high rankings on the Korean server.
>> But SofM is completely different, he leaves all other Vietnamese players behind.
– SofM is perfect in every aspect, except that not many teams can fully exploit his potential.
– It might sound a bit morbid, but perhaps only when SofM gets injured will SN lose their playoff spot this season.
– How does this guy live that everywhere he goes, he has star players wanting to duo with him, in China it’s all about Tian and Scout… in Korea, he’s also stuck with Showmaker.
>> Who wouldn’t want to climb ranks with a jungle god, my friend?
>>> So if SofM and Tian duo, who goes jungle? – They probably just pick together and it’s a matter of luck who gets it; I don’t follow SofM closely but I’ve seen him in a few matches where he goes that lane.
– There are matches where SofM jungles with the most gold in the game, oh my soul, he truly is a “thief” (SofM’s nickname is “the jungle thief”).
It can be seen that recently, Chinese media seems to be very interested in the name SofM. Even before the LPL Summer 2020 season started, major publications in the region had continuously published analysis articles about the Vietnamese jungler, and perhaps SofM himself, being unexpectedly favored by the public, does not want to disappoint them, which is why he has showcased such an impressive performance at this time?