In the past, when Uzi was still competing, the title of World’s Number 1 Marksman was automatically given to him as everyone was well aware of Uzi’s skills and expertise. However, after his retirement, the debate about who is the World’s Number 1 Marksman has sparked controversy.
If we base it on titles, Lwx from FunPlus Phoenix is the number one player as he is the reigning champion, but his performance has been far from convincing. Teddy of T1 is also a strong contender, but his recent mistake last weekend makes it hard to accept him as the Number 1 Marksman. It wasn’t until we looked at the statistics of all ADCs from the top three leagues in the world that we could finally find the answer.
First, regarding KDA and minions per minute, we can see that Teddy is currently the best performer in this area, with over 11 minions per minute and ranking third in KDA. This proves that Teddy’s fundamental farming skills are extremely good; moreover, his teammates at T1 often “feed” him kills to help him maintain a good KDA.
The next statistic is the gold and minion difference with the opposing Marksman, or more accurately, the ability to dominate the lane; Ruler from Gen.G is currently leading. He often surpasses his opponent by 15 minion counts and nearly 700 gold, which aligns with Gen.G’s overall playstyle of trying to dominate the bottom lane.
The most important statistic to evaluate a Marksman’s effectiveness is damage, and JackeyLove completely outshines his colleagues in this regard. He has a damage efficiency on gold of up to 170%, with damage dealt per minute reaching 800, demonstrating that JackeyLove’s positioning and damage output skills are currently the best in the world. He still maintains a decent minion score and doesn’t dominate the lane too much, but once he joins a fight, he becomes the biggest threat to the opposing team.
With the statistics mentioned above, it is safe to say that JackeyLove being the Number 1 Marksman in the world is beyond dispute. The purpose of this position is to deal damage and eliminate the enemy targets and team composition, and JackeyLove is currently the best player at this task. Other players may dominate their lanes and farm well, but if their damage output is low, it is all for nothing.
