In LCK Spring 2024, Gen.G is showcasing absolute dominance. They defeated T1 in both rounds of the group stage, with the second match being a complete annihilation. It can be said that Gen.G is the top contender for the championship title in the first half of the year for League of Legends in South Korea. Of course, it’s still too early to confirm that Chovy and his teammates will definitely win the championship. However, the assertion that Gen.G could ascend to the throne is completely justified, as long as they maintain the performance they have shown since the beginning of the season.
However, according to LPL media, Gen.G is facing the risk of being ‘censored’ at the upcoming MSI 2024. As is known, the first international tournament of 2024 for the League of Legends scene will be held in China. However, at the end of 2023, Gen.G made a serious mistake related to the populous nation that shook the League of Legends community. At that time, Gen.G had to completely cancel all schedules, and the team’s COO, Arnold Hur, had to speak out to clarify the situation. Although the incident later calmed down, it seems that the LPL audience will never forget.
This concern is further substantiated as recently, the Gen.G team in VALORANT also secured a spot at the Madrid Masters. However, when streamed on platforms in China, all images of Gen.G were completely cut out. This indicates that the LPL will handle Gen.G’s case very strictly at the upcoming MSI 2024.
Of course, it might not happen that Gen.G will be cut from participating in the tournament if they qualify. However, one measure is that Gen.G may have to play at home, which is entirely possible. And at this point, people realize one thing: Gen.G may be preparing to follow the controversial path of Royal Never Give Up back in 2022. At that time, RNG was also forced to play at home in MSI and defeated T1’s undefeated lineup. One of the keywords associated with that event was “ping 35”, and the controversies regarding the integrity of each match featuring RNG caused Riot significant headaches.
In fact, many LCK fans at that time even claimed that Riot had “colluded” with RNG to prevent T1 from bringing the MSI championship back to LCK. And now, Gen.G might face the wrath of public opinion if they are forced to play at home and win the championship (if possible). Remember, Riot even had to redo several matches of RNG due to issues related to this team playing at home.
Perhaps, Riot and Gen.G will have measures to handle this situation. But at the moment, according to LPL media, playing at home is currently the only and best option for Gen.G’s very sensitive situation, once the reigning LCK champions secure a spot at MSI 2024.