CFO Exposes GAM’s Long-Standing Critical Weakness
For many years, when tournaments in various regions were clearly defined, GAM could be said to have completely dominated the VCS. Even teams that had previously defeated GAM in the group stage, or even in the playoffs, would make inexplicable mistakes when reaching the finals, allowing the yellow and black team to reign supreme. However, since VCS became part of LCP, GAM has been left empty-handed. Recently, after being devastated by CFO, GAM’s most critical weakness has been revealed: the duo of Levi and Kiaya.
First, it must be emphasized that Kiaya is still a very skilled player for GAM and may be one of the best top laners in the entire LCP region. However, as times and the meta have changed, GAM continues to maintain the strategy of funneling resources to Kiaya, hoping for him to work miracles. If an average viewer can see this, surely GAM’s opponents can too. Essentially, the reason MVKE or TSW could not defeat GAM was that they could not find a top laner as good as or better than Kiaya that they could recruit.
When facing teams with players of equal or higher quality, the reliance on Kiaya becomes critical. CFO demonstrated that they could obliterate GAM by gradually gaining advantages and forcing GAM’s duo to “do something to untangle” and make mistakes. Game 2 of the match was the critical mistake of Kiaya – Levi. And this has happened more than once in the 2025 season so far.
But GAM Also Has No Other Way
While everyone understands that relying on Kiaya – Levi will have “side effects,” it is clear that even Coach Archie has no alternative. Forcing Kiaya to play tank, if Artemis or Aress/Emo do not shine, GAM will face defeat. At that point, the pressure will be even more immense, especially when Kiaya is still one of the most beloved players in GAM.
There is a possibility that GAM will still reach the LCP 2025 finals, and then the World Championship. But with performances like this, when facing CFO again, the chance of GAM losing once more remains very high, and currently, there is no way to improve this situation.