Recently, the incident where VCS organizers and Riot Games suspended up to 32 individuals for negative behavior has caused a stir in the League of Legends community. Although it is not as large-scale as in VCS, the LPL region has recently experienced its own notable negative drama. Specifically, Fishball, the coach of Anyone’s Legends (AL), has been banned from all League of Legends activities for 18 months.
The reason for this punishment is that Coach Fishball obstructed the negative investigation conducted by the LPL organizers and incited others to conceal evidence. Clearly, with such actions, fans can assert that Coach Fishball has “gotten his hands dirty.” Some even believe that AL’s surprisingly poor performance, losing six consecutive matches after a strong start to the season, is part of Fishball’s negative intentions.
Just when it seemed the drama for AL was over, they stirred up public uproar again after the conclusion of the LPL Spring 2024 group stage. The reason is that the MVP votes and the All-Star lineup from AL were deemed very “irresponsible.” Instead of voting for players who actually performed well, AL chose extremely “unstable” players like JackeyLove and Rookie…
Additionally, their votes for EDG players Vampire and TheSnake (the team at the bottom of the standings) as outstanding young players were also extremely unreasonable. As a result, both fans and the LPL media believe that AL is deliberately “sabotaging” the individual award nominations of the tournament. This has led to significant criticism against AL, with some even demanding that the LPL organizers expel this team for their “sabotaging” actions.
“Recently, AL has taken actions that are hard to accept. Even if they are not ‘dirty,’ their lack of seriousness in voting for individual awards is completely inappropriate. If they do not want to compete in the LPL, they should leave and make room for another team. If AL feels they do not belong, then the LPL has no place for them,” commented Sohu.
After these incidents, the support from fans for the AL team has plummeted to extremely low levels. If this team continues to perform poorly in the summer tournament and gets entangled in similar drama, it would not be surprising if they disappear from the LPL in the future.