Are the four returning LCK players really a joke?

After the LPL suffered repeated losses in the World Championship, many fans think the LPL league has lost its vitality, with several players opting to "retire" or "rest" in the new season. Among them, some Korean players regarded as reliable imports by LPL fans have chosen to leave the LPL and return to the LCK. This group includes world champion mid laner Scout, former WE AD Taeyoon, TES jungler Kanavi, and the so-called absolute core star Peyz. Many fans hoped these four mercenaries could achieve good results representing the LPL in the LCK.

However, something frustrating happened. During the LCK matches, these four players failed to show their strong abilities and instead became weaknesses for their teams. Kanavi, the core jungler who once led TES to dominate the LPL regular season, returned to the LCK as captain of HLE but ended up dragging the "Galaxy Battleship HLE" to the bottom of the LCK standings. Because of this, many fans hold Kanavi largely responsible. (HLE was the first team worldwide to finish their season early.)

Among the four returning players, the one under the most pressure is T1’s AD carry Peyz. During the LCK playoffs, T1 surprisingly lost to "Battery DK." Although all T1 members made mistakes during the match, due to Peyz’s low popularity and lack of a world championship title, many T1 fans blamed him for the defeat. Numerous fans hope that T1’s management will replace the AD carry next season. (What do you think about Peyz’s performance? Should he take the blame for the loss?)

LPL caster suffers sudden seizure, shocking viewers

In recent years, the popularity of the LPL has declined, and many secondary casters struggle to get opportunities to commentate official broadcasts. To make a living, these LPL casters began streaming and commentating “less popular matches from other regions.” Matches from the LCS and LEC have become their main focus. Since the LEC is a European league, these casters have to stay up late, which has negatively affected their health over time.

For example, LPL caster Ma Haiwei recently had a seizure while streaming live. This incident scared viewers in the chatroom. Fortunately, Ma Haiwei was co-streaming with other LPL casters, and with the barrage of messages alerting them, his colleagues quickly called an ambulance to save him. Many LPL fans watching expressed concern about the impact of staying up late on health and urged Ma Haiwei to get more rest, emphasizing that health is more important than anything else.

At the same time, many viewers suddenly understood why Ma Haiwei’s girlfriend broke up with him, as his sudden seizure was truly frightening. The LCK playoffs are about to conclude, and the LPL playoffs are about to begin. The first LPL playoff match is TES versus JDG. Do you think TES has a chance to win without JKL? JDG has been in poor form recently, and if their jungler JunJia plays like in the regular season, it seems JDG might not be able to beat TES.