TES’s “Super Team” plan completely failed against T1
Before the 2024 season kicked off, TES was seen as the “Super Team” in the LPL region, boasting a lineup of big names like Tian, JackeyLove, Meiko, and 369. In fact, insiders revealed that TES had an extremely “huge” salary budget, with their tax expenses alone enough to support another mid-tier team in the LPL. However, this plan has utterly failed as they ended the season empty-handed. Among these, T1 has truly been the “nemesis” of TES, having defeated the LPL representative in both the 2024 World Championship and EWC.
Clearly, given the “huge” investment, the empty-handed results are truly hard to accept for TES. Therefore, just a few days after this team lost at the 2024 World Championship, numerous rumors began to circulate about TES’s plans to continue building a “Super Team” for the upcoming 2025 season. Surprisingly, the player targeted by this team is none other than the once-renowned “Top God,” TheShy.
TES is rumored to be bringing in TheShy to “take revenge” on T1
The source of this information comes directly from TheShy himself, as he shared during a livestream that he will be returning to compete in the 2025 season. He also emphasized once again that he will play in the LPL, stating that he feels very comfortable here. This is a necessary move for TheShy to dispel rumors about him returning to compete in Korea.
Just a few hours after TheShy made his announcement, another player, Ale, also revealed some noteworthy information. Specifically, Ale disclosed that a “Super Team” featuring many renowned names will emerge in the upcoming 2025 season. Given that Ale’s timing of revealing this information was very close to TheShy’s announcement, many fans believe that the “Top God” is indeed a part of this “Super Team.” TheShy himself has a history with T1, so fans are eager for him to join TES to “take revenge” on this team.
Essentially, the current TES roster already has many star players, and if they add TheShy next season, their reputation will become extremely formidable. It’s worth noting that one of the main reasons TheShy took a break from competing this year was due to his substantial advertising and livestream contracts. Therefore, if TES manages to recruit TheShy in the LPL, they would be a highly promising team, especially considering they are classified as a “wealthy” team in this region.
Fairly speaking, TES’s recent defeat to T1 was partly due to the performance of top laner 369. Thus, it’s understandable that fans want TES to replace this position with a superstar like TheShy. Of course, aside from TheShy returning to competitive play, other information remains at the rumor level at this time. If TheShy indeed joins TES, this could potentially become an extremely formidable team in the upcoming season.