Former World Champion Defeated in the Lower Bracket Finals of LPL Summer 2024
Perhaps, when talking about one of the players with quite an ironic fate despite always being top tier in talent, people might think of JackeyLove – the former star of Invictus Gaming, now wearing the jersey of Top Esports. JackeyLove is an incredibly talented AD Carry, even considered one of the top 3 AD Carries in the LPL right now. On the world stage, he has proven himself with the championship title at Worlds 2018. However, since his last glory in 2019, fate seems to play tricks on this “child-faced superstar”.
Because, whether he was still at IG or moved to TES, glory continuously eluded JackeyLove, but his defeats have always been embarrassing. The reasons range from JackeyLove tripping over his own feet to him being the best player on the team while the other four teammates fall out of form. Recently, JackeyLove’s TES was defeated by Weibo Gaming in the lower bracket finals of the LPL Summer 2024 playoffs. Notably, WBG has weakened significantly compared to their performance in 2023.
The Embarrassing Record of the Former World Champion
Notably, with the recent loss to WBG, JackeyLove has now suffered defeat 7 times against Xiaohu – a number that perhaps no other player can match. Moreover, with the previous loss to Bilibili Gaming in the upper bracket, JackeyLove is also the only player in the current TES lineup to have lost to BLG all 8 times, including 4 best-of-5s and 4 best-of-3s. Specifically against his former teammate Knight, JackeyLove has also lost 7 times. The only rare occasion when JackeyLove did not lose to Knight was when Knight was his teammate.
It cannot be denied that JackeyLove has made great efforts to maintain his performance at the highest level. JackeyLove is also one of the top AD Carries in the world, and that cannot be disputed. However, both “Brother Tình” and his team often “trip over” at crucial moments. Currently, TES still has a chance to qualify for Worlds 2024, but the entire team needs to put in a lot of effort in the upcoming matches.