Uzi's video went viral overseas, highly praising Ruler as the world's top ADC, even above Gumayusi.

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All LPL teams have been eliminated from the S15 World Championship, and outside the competition, many fans have started talking about Uzi again, feeling it was unfortunate that his contract issues forced him to retire.

Meanwhile, an interview video of Uzi has also gone viral internationally, drawing a lot of attention.

Uzi's interview video goes viral, naming Ruler as the world's best.

In this interview, Uzi was asked by a popular Western host in a trending short video format of extreme two-choice questions. The question was which ADC is stronger in Uzi’s view, and Uzi gave Ruler very high praise, calling him the world’s number one ADC.

The interview first asked who was stronger between Rekkles and the "Big Brother," to which Uzi answered Rekkles. Then Doggo appeared, and Uzi again chose Rekkles. When Gumayusi appeared fourth, Uzi changed his answer, considering Gumayusi stronger.

The fifth and sixth players shown were GALA and Ruler, and Uzi picked Ruler over Gumayusi.

Following were ADCs like JKL, Viper, and Imp, but Uzi still chose Ruler as the stronger player. Finally, when Uzi himself appeared, he still ranked Ruler above himself, calling him the world’s best ADC.

Editor’s note

Many fans asked why Bang’s name was missing from the ADC list. The common explanation is that Bang played in the North American region but performed poorly there, so Western fans do not hold him in high regard, which is why he wasn’t included in the discussion. This North American stint significantly affected Bang’s reputation.

Comments from foreign netizens: The humility of a GOAT

Uzi has competed in the LPL for a long time and has been retired for quite a while, enduring a lot of online criticism. So in this interview, he naturally did not place himself highly. It is worth noting that the Western host showed emotional intelligence by placing Uzi’s name last in the lineup.

If Uzi had been placed earlier, no matter how he chose, it would have sparked major controversy.

After the video spread abroad, many foreign fans shared differing opinions. Since many players like Zeka and Keria were invited and mostly did not pick themselves at the end, it seems that apart from Faker, no one dares to claim they are the GOAT in such interviews.

Moreover, because Uzi enjoys huge popularity in the West, many fans regard him as the ADC GOAT, thus praising his humility in this video.

Of course, some fans believe Ruler truly deserves the title of the greatest ADC in history more than Uzi, considering career peaks and personal achievements; Ruler’s credentials are indeed very solid.

Reasons for Ruler’s lead: a non-system-dependent player

The debate over the world’s or history’s best ADC has always existed. In the LPL region, the top contenders are Ruler or Bang. The overall evaluation of Uzi in LPL is not as high as in the West, mainly because Uzi’s hard achievements are somewhat lacking.

Uzi was inducted into the Hall of Fame earlier mainly because Riot values his contributions during his career peak to the ADC role. His leadership of the four-protect-one strategy, exceptional laning, and teamfight damage left a deep impression, shining even during LPL’s darker periods.

As for Ruler, he ranks above Bang in many evaluations because he has proven himself capable of strong performances across different teams. Ruler was a key figure in SSG and GEN, and after leaving LCK to join JDG, he continued performing well, also winning the Asian Games gold medal.

In contrast, Bang’s performance after leaving the SKT system was quite poor. While fans can accept his struggles in North America, the problem was not just average play but very poor results, raising doubts about how much the SKT system boosted his performance.