n With less than 24 hours to go, the Esports World Cup 2024 – regarded as the “World Cup of Esports” – is set to kick off officially for the first time. In the League of Legends category, this tournament will gather 8 teams from 4 Major regions, all of which participated in MSI 2024 recently. The decision not to expand the tournament to smaller regions and wildcards may be partly due to time constraints. Additionally, the organizers likely want to ensure that the most appealing teams are featured in this still young tournament to make a strong initial impression regarding both professionalism and visibility.n
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n However, since this is the first time the tournament is being held and there are still many shortcomings, various issues and comical situations have arisen. Specifically, in a recent clip, viewers noticed a very interesting detail about T1. Since its name change from SKT T1 to T1, this team has accumulated numerous titles, arguably making it the most accomplished name in League of Legends. But when introducing T1, the clip only featured two lines: “4 World Championship titles” and “Home to Faker.”n
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n However, according to the League of Legends community, having Faker is indeed the greatest achievement of SKT T1/T1. This note is solely to emphasize Faker’s impact.n
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n Additionally, EWC has faced severe backlash for the design of the championship trophy, which is seen as ‘diminishing’ the losing teams. According to information, participating teams will receive a key containing information about their team. However, when a team loses, their key will be confiscated and replaced with a token recording their achievements. This key will then be flattened and chosen by the winning team to be engraved on the championship trophy.n
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n Some opinions suggest that this action shows a disregard for the defeated teams – something unacceptable in professional sports, whether traditional or esports.n
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n Moreover, in the introduction, EWC 2024 “forgot” the teams from LPL and LCS, while LCK received 2 slots, including Gen.G and T1. These incidents continue to stir up controversy within the League of Legends community, and the EWC organizers have yet to make any new announcements.n