In the Spring 2022 season, the issue of climbing ranks has become a sensitive topic, especially as many professional players have spoken out about the game-throwing problem in ranked matches. Notably, Faker has expressed his frustration more than once when encountering instances of game-throwing in Korean rank. In fact, he has been one of the main causes of heated debates in the League of Legends community with his assertion that most cases of game-throwing he encounters come from players competing in the LPL.
And currently, as most professional players have taken a break after a tense season, the issue of game-throwing in ranked matches has become even more serious. Not only Faker but also names like TheShy, Doinb… have encountered “actors” in ranked, engaging in behaviors such as throwing games and boosting elo for their main accounts… Recently, one name participating in MSI 2022 – GALA from Royal Never Give Up has also been specifically called out by the community for throwing games.
Specifically, while climbing ranks, GALA used the champion Kai’Sa unexpectedly appearing in the top lane. At that time, there was already a player with the nickname Azhy in that position, and of course, this player was extremely surprised by GALA’s presence despite it being the early game. This player continuously questioned his teammates about why they were contesting the position, but GALA simply replied, “I don’t want to die”. The outcome of that game was that GALA’s team lost, and every position fed, including RNG’s ADC and the player Azhy.
Witnessing this incident, the League of Legends community couldn’t help but feel outraged by GALA’s intentional game-throwing behavior. It is hard to say that GALA’s team was struggling as it was still the early game. Notably, even though GALA also went down twice, he managed to secure a kill and had a relatively even farm. As a top-tier player, the situation certainly still had opportunities for GALA’s team if this player played to his strength. However, the act of intentionally running to the top lane while all positions were