As the LPL reaches its final stages, it proves to be the most exciting tournament in the professional League of Legends scene, thanks to its surprising developments. After the reigning LPL champion of Spring 2019, Invictus Gaming, was mercilessly crushed by TOP Esports in the first semifinal, the current champions of China and the world, FunPlus Phoenix, also fell to JD Gaming— the team that Levi once played for— with a score of 0-3.
No one recognized the superstars who had swept aside all obstacles on their path to conquer the World Championship less than six months ago; the players of FPX were completely overwhelmed by the brilliant performance of JDG’s jungler, Kanavi.
In 2019, when FPX was at the height of its glory, Kanavi was only truly recognized as a victim of the “slave contract” controversy involving his former team, Griffin.
However, after being “liberated”, the South Korean star suddenly shone, surpassing numerous top junglers in the LPL like Tian, Ning, and Karsa to win the MVP title of the group stage.
When facing an extremely strong opponent like FPX, this player once again shone brilliantly, helping JDG defeat the reigning champions and becoming the second team to reach the Spring 2020 LPL finals.
As for FPX, “win and be king, lose and be mocked”; the team led by the comedic expert Doinb certainly understands this “truth” well. Just minutes after their crushing defeat to JDG, FPX immediately received a tag from their old friend G2 Esports:
“Losing 0-3 is fine, at least Fnatic isn’t lonely anymore (Fnatic lost to G2 0-3 in the Spring 2020 LEC finals).
– Do you guys still remember this image?
– Yeah, now it’s their turn to become the clowns.”
