Former World Champion in a “Jobless” Situation
In recent years, the World Championship title has almost always been the playground of teams from the LCK. However, in 2021, EDG made a spectacular comeback, defeating the powerful Damwon Gaming to claim the championship at the tournament in Iceland. Notably, in the finals, Jiejie delivered an extraordinary performance, completely outplaying Canyon. But currently, Jiejie finds himself in an extremely “tragic” situation.
News emerges that former World Champion 2021 – Jiejie is now facing joblessness.
Recently, LPL media reported that Jiejie has officially parted ways with FPX after just… 3 matches. Of course, all 3 matches ended in defeat, and in fact, the former EDG star had taken a long break before the announcement of his departure from FPX was made. Previously, Jiejie was part of IG – the team preparing to face T1 in the 2025 World Championship.
Fans Believe the Blame Lies with the Former World Champion
Despite being in quite a “desperate” situation, many opinions suggest that the reason stems from Jiejie himself. While playing for IG, he did not show sufficient form to help the team achieve good results. In fact, after leaving IG, the former EDG star frequently streamed with remarks criticizing his former team.
Jiejie joins FPX but fails to improve the team’s performance.
LPL fans believe that Jiejie is the cause of internal discord within IG, leading to poor results. Evidence of this is that after Jiejie left, IG’s performance visibly improved, and they are now one of the four representatives from the LPL participating in the World Championship being held right in their home country, China.
With the current situation of being jobless, Jiejie’s form will not be guaranteed. Coupled with past troubles, it can be said that the future of the former World Champion 2021 is very bleak. In the worst-case scenario, Jiejie may have to consider retiring after the season ends. And that would be an ending no one wishes for a player who made significant contributions.