Allegations of EWC Runner-Up – Shanks Previously Mentioned Faker’s Negatives
Recently, the LPL community in particular and the League of Legends community in general were shaken when AL player Shanks, the EWC 2025 runner-up, along with his friends, who are also well-known players/former players like Ale, Icon, Smlz… “attacked” a female streamer when she disagreed with the group of players about women in sensitive professions. However, more seriously, some viewers discovered that Shanks had previously hinted at Faker’s negatives last year.
Specifically, while streaming, Shanks received a question in the comments reading, “Shanks, does losing to Chovy make you want to hit your head against the wall?” to which he replied, “Not necessary, I can lose but I won’t hit my head against the wall. I’m fine.”
However, according to some T1 fans, Shanks’ comment reminded many of Faker’s incident last year, after T1 lost to Gen.G, where part of the blame for that game was on Faker. At that time, T1 fans tried to prevent the clip from spreading, but such an incident was inevitable to go viral on many social media platforms, becoming a blemish in Faker’s career.
However, Shanks may not have meant anything towards Faker
Nevertheless, there are opinions defending that Shanks did not intend to reference Faker’s past. Furthermore, according to many supporters of this player, Shanks has publicly expressed being a fan of Faker, so there’s no reason for him to act controversially towards his idol.
However, whether Shanks had any implications or not, perhaps only this player can answer most accurately. At present, Shanks is disappointing many viewers. After a long period of struggles, he finally found a bright spot in his career but has once again made headlines for unnecessary drama due to impulsive and thoughtless moments. Meanwhile, in the latest development, AL has also announced to fine Shanks’ bonus for 3 months following this incident.