In recent years, “trash talk” before matches has become a “pop culture” phenomenon in the League of Legends community. However, in North America, it seems that “trash talk” has gone “overboard,” causing teams in this region to perform very poorly in international tournaments.
The clearest evidence this season is that Cloud9 has started a 0-2 losing streak in Group C at MSI 2021, losing to both the strongest and weakest teams in this group.
“The last thing DWG KIA saw before their nexus exploded.” “If Zven and Vulcan win their lanes, C9 wins the game.”
Until the match against DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM), C9 Blaber played the role of the “jester” with a series of incomprehensible plays. As a result, Cloud9 lost to one of the three teams considered the weakest in MSI 2021.
First was Blaber’s Flash attempt to steal the Crab (which cost him his life), a mistake that not only resulted in his death but also lost this jungler’s summoner spell, forcing C9 to play passively in the early game.
Then came the moment when he ran straight into Zoe’s Sleepy Trouble Bubble (E), leading to a lack of manpower and the continuous loss of major objectives such as towers and dragons. After that, DFM snowballed effectively and ended the match, leaving the North American champion in shock.
After losing to the lowest-rated team in Group C, DFM (Pool 4), if C9 continues to lose to Istanbul Wildcats (IW from Pool 3), they will face the grim prospect of leaving the tournament empty-handed, potentially “packing their bags to go home” right from the first round of MSI 2021.