LCK's T1 team recently held their new season send-off ceremony. The three-time consecutive champion, Big O, revealed in an interview his goal for next year: a strong desire to win every major tournament. Truly worthy of being Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's partner, he is full of honors yet still eager for a championship. During the interview, the media asked an interesting question: if the top lane collapses, which position should take the blame? (Top lane or jungle).

Doran thinks the jungle is to blame if the top lane fails, while Big O believes it's the top laner's own fault. Oner stated: the top lane is a 1v1 lane; if you lose, just admit it. But blaming others is not good. Actually, there are two scenarios: if it's a pure 1v1 man-to-man fight and you lose, it's definitely your own fault. But if you got ganked and snowballed on, then the jungle should take responsibility, since it's a 1vX situation.

TES claims the LCK’s first win of the year

TES debuted at the Demacia Cup but was quickly sent home by IG with a 3:1 score. After the loss, TES posted the result on Twitter. The post was oddly abstract—although they lost to IG, the opponent's name was mistakenly written as GEN. TES’s 1:3 loss was attributed to GEN, leaving figures like Sanshu and Dachao unintentionally implicated. TES’s record against LCK this year was 0-15, without a single map win, but suddenly the social media made it look like they won a game.

Fans joked that TES finally secured their annual first win against LCK. Although it’s funny, it shows TES really wants to erase the shame of the 0-15 record. However, winning one small game feels somewhat surreal. Hopefully, next year they will perform better, qualify for international tournaments, and win legitimately. But judging by TES’s current roster, unless there are mid-season changes, it might be tough to make it to international events.

Left and Right Hand announce their return

After BLG was eliminated in the top 12 of the Demacia Cup, Knight, who didn’t participate, recently posted: “I’m back.” Bin left an emoji in the comments. Although BLG was upset out of the tournament, their roster strength remains evident. Now with the head coach and mid laner back, it’s time to review the Demacia Cup and identify team issues. With proper synergy, BLG’s power next year is still promising.

Left Hand just returned from vacation, and next door Right Hand finished military service and rejoined GEN. Dachao shared photos from his service period on social media and revealed he has completed three weeks of boot camp. Chovy will soon rejoin the team to start scrims and regain form. AL seems to still be training in Korea. Once Chovy returns, Shizi should have finished his service too, giving AL a chance to train with GEN’s full main roster.

Bin's "cat ears" craze spreads across Korean net

Since getting double eyelid surgery, Bin has become the source of many memes. Peanut recently browsed Korean forums and accidentally came across Bin’s "cat ears" expression. While other BLG players had normal profile photos, Bin’s style changed drastically. His double eyelids combined with cat ears give a somewhat amusing look. After slimming down, his face appears a bit more androgynous.

BLG recently released a player interaction video. ON revealed that Daeny requires players to play 18 ranked games daily, showing the high training intensity. The funniest part is that despite BLG exiting the Demacia Cup in the top 12, Bin didn’t even realize they had been eliminated. Could it be that the phrase “the sun has risen” is no longer a meme? They were knocked out just two days ago but already forgot—who can keep up with that?

Conclusion:

Playing 18 ranked games a day is honestly intense. Assuming an average of 25 minutes per game, that’s over 7 hours of playtime. During the recent off-season, besides scrims, ranked games are the main option. The new season should update next month with substantial content, so it’s important to play more ranked games to quickly adapt to the new patch.

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