The Marksman expected to surpass Gumayusi surprisingly makes a strange move
It can be said that one of the most disappointing performances at the 2024 World Championship is Peyz – the Marksman of Gen.G. This year’s tournament marks Peyz’s second appearance on the highest stage of League of Legends. However, his performance has not differed much from last year. Peyz remains “harmless” when not given maximum support from his teammates. Regardless of how impressive the statistics are, if they only appear when Gen.G holds an absolute advantage, it’s still not enough. For instance, in the match against T1, Peyz’s performance was significantly dimmer compared to Gumayusi on the other side.
However, not only that, in a recent move, LCK regional media reported that Peyz has just signed a contract with the agency Super Agent. Given that this Marksman’s contract will expire at the end of November, this is a noteworthy action. There are also reports that Peyz might move to LPL to compete. Furthermore, Super Agent is the management company of many famous League of Legends players. However, most of these players have already been active in LPL, including Scout, Ruler, Kanavi, Doinb, and Tarzan.
Questions Arise of the “Super Marksman” Implicitly Admitting Inferiority to Gumayusi
LCK is always considered a harsh environment. Additionally, due to meta issues and playstyles, each position in each team has different roles and requirements. But one thing is for sure: a player who wants to stay in a top team must show that they deserve their spot in that top team and adhere to the team’s playstyle. Throughout this time, in terms of serving the team’s playstyle, Gumayusi has performed significantly better than Peyz.
For his part, Peyz has not shown that he can be flexible and even made Gen.G easier to read. The two most important matches for Gen.G from Summer to the 2024 World Championship clearly demonstrated this, as both HLE and T1 completely unraveled this team. Even FlyQuest performed well and forced Gen.G to reveal their trump cards, indicating that Gen.G is a strong collective but not yet a team with the resilience to defeat all opponents and reach the pinnacle.
If he truly leaves LCK, Peyz will implicitly admit that he is far inferior to Gumayusi. This would be a regrettable step back for this young player, especially when his career had already reached its peak right from his debut.