At the World Championship 2022 (Worlds 2022), Gen.G Esports (Gen.G) is one of the most highly regarded teams. Not only are they a strong contender for the championship, but Gen.G is also expected to help the LCK region end the LPL’s dominance. These assessments have even more basis after this team completely defeated T1 at the LCK Summer Finals 2022.
Being highly rated in this tournament shows that Gen.G’s current strength is very robust. Not to mention, their 3-0 victory over T1 – the champions of the LCK Spring 2022 – further demonstrates Gen.G’s superiority over the rest of the LCK. The current Gen.G lineup is full of youth, experience, and “champion DNA” – essential factors for achieving glory in the tournaments they participate in.
However, from another perspective, this will also put invisible pressure on Gen.G. In the recent Worlds 2021, the teams that became champions were not really highly rated. A prime example is EDward Gaming (EDG) in the 2021 season. Conversely, the teams considered strong contenders had poor results. For instance, FunPlus Phoenix was eliminated early from the group stage, while DWG KIA (DK), T1, and Royal Never Give Up (RNG) all went home empty-handed.
Recently, Chovy also shared his own insights about Gen.G’s upcoming journey at Worlds 2022 and the opponents they will face. Since the results of the draw for the Group Stage and Play-In, Chovy has been the first to speak out about this tournament among Gen.G’s players.
The mid-laner of Gen.G stated: “We are very cautious about JD Gaming (JDG) – the reigning LPL Summer 2022 champions. But EDG – the team that won Worlds last year, is also very dangerous. Then there’s TES, they have player Knight who is also performing well. Therefore, I always keep myself in a high state of alert. In the LPL, it often happens that lower-seeded teams defeat higher-seeded teams. But if I had to choose one opponent, we would choose JDG.”
In reality, JDG currently has a very strong lineup. However, JDG players have quite limited international tournament experience. This is one of the factors that makes JDG not highly regarded by experts at this Worlds. Nevertheless, this could also be an advantage for JDG. Especially when their strength may be revealed even more compared to the recent LPL Summer.
Conclusion
The Worlds tournament always holds many exciting surprises. This is also a factor that keeps this tournament attracting attention from the League of Legends community in particular and the esports scene in general. Chovy and his teammates will need to give their all to bring glory to the LCK region.