As we know, in the semifinals of the Hangzhou ASIAD tournament for League of Legends, the South Korean team had little trouble defeating the host team from China with a score of 2-0. This victory almost guarantees the representative from the land of kimchi a gold medal in the ASIAD unless an unexpected event occurs. Meanwhile, China will face Vietnam in the bronze medal match.
It is almost certain that Chinese LoL will still have a chance for a medal in this ASIAD. But that’s not enough, and the “embarrassing” defeat to their arch-rival South Korea will be discussed on LPL fan forums until at least the World Championship (Worlds) 2023. And when it comes to the biggest international tournament in the LoL scene, many LPL fans have come to a bitter realization.
Specifically, the two players who are currently in their best form on the Korean LoL team are Ruler and Kanavi. Moreover, these two stars are playing for JD Gaming – the defending champions of LPL Summer 2023. Of course, with Ruler and Kanavi performing steadily, and with Knight also showing well in the match against South Korea, LPL fans should be thrilled as the chances of winning Worlds 2023 look bright for them.
However, it is evident that the domestic Chinese players have left no impression. If we exclude Knight, neither Meiko nor Bin – players who are very experienced and highly anticipated – have been able to showcase their talents. Not to mention, after Ruler, Elk is currently the most promising ADC in LPL. But when facing off against Korean ADCs, Elk has never won. Across forums are complaints from LPL fans:
– No matter how Worlds goes, the truth is that “5 Chinese players cannot win.”
– I know JDG has a chance to win Worlds 2023, but in the end, it’s not an entirely LPL championship, as it still relies on Korean players.
– Just imagine if we didn’t have any Korean imports, we would only have 2 MSI trophies and one from an exhibition tournament.
– It’s true that we can’t win without Korean players.
These are just a few notable opinions from the Chinese LoL community. But it is clear that even if they assemble the 5 best players, and have more than a month of practice over their opponents, LPL still cannot beat LCK. This is truly a problem that the LoL scene in the land of billion must seriously acknowledge and find suitable solutions.