Preface: The S16 season has officially begun. I believe the vast majority of players have been following the recent matches, and the LCK region's games have been quite intense. In recent matches, the overall state of the LCK has seen significant fluctuations, especially among some strong teams. For example, Gen.G won the first split championship but then lost their composure in subsequent games. In the latest knockout stage, they were ruthlessly crushed by the last-place team in the LCK. Mid laner Chovy and AD Ruler kept making mistakes. Does this mean that top-tier veteran teams only have this level of resilience?

The most absurd upset elimination in LCK

I believe the vast majority of players are very concerned about Gen.G. As a veteran powerhouse in the LCK, their overall popularity and hype have remained very stable. Many netizens even think they have a chance to win the third World Championship. After being eliminated by G2 in the Global Vanguard Series, Gen.G's overall rhythm faced many problems. Coupled with AD Ruler's tax evasion scandal, the entire team fell into a low-pressure atmosphere. Even now, Gen.G hasn't managed to pull themselves out of it. In the recent KeSPA Cup, Gen.G suffered two consecutive losses in one day and were eliminated by the last-place team in the LCK.

The first match was between Gen.G and HLE for a spot in the semifinals. Both teams sent out their full starting lineups. In the first game, Gen.G performed fairly well, gaining a significant economic lead. However, in the subsequent two games, problems kept cropping up. In the second game, Chovy was completely crushed by his counterpart. Zeka, using LeBlanc, scored 18 kills for a dominant super carry, and Ruler was solo-killed multiple times. In the third game, HLE still targeted Gen.G's bottom lane. Ruler, playing Jinx, was caught with no room to resist. It felt like if not for the overly aggressive plays from Gumayusi and Kanavi, the match would have ended in under 30 minutes.

After this defeat, Gen.G still had one more chance to advance: they only needed to beat the last-place team, DNS, to enter the KeSPA Cup playoffs. No one expected this to become the hardest mountain in Gen.G's history. Both teams fielded their full starting lineups. In the early game, DNS again targeted Gen.G's bottom lane, and Ruler once again got over-aggressive. In the mid-game team fights, Chovy tried to turn the tide, but was cut off by Anivia. In the second game, Canyon had issues; he tried too hard to make plays early on, but was counter-ganked by Pyosik. Finally, in the decisive team fight, DNS achieved a 0-for-5 ace, wiping out Gen.G.

After the match, a large number of Korean netizens went completely crazy. Many people joked that Gen.G was imitating T1's strategy of saving up for Worlds. Canyon has now become the biggest problem point in the team. DNS defeated Gen.G again after 1,248 days, and beat them 2-0 after 2,920 days. Indeed, being directly crushed by the last-place team in the current competition shows that Gen.G definitely has internal problems, and very serious ones. Judging from this state, the LPL still has great hope. As long as BLG's decision-making is more stable, they really have a chance to compete for the Worlds championship.

Goodbye thinks

Probably no one expected such a huge upset in the LCK: the last-place team directly crushed the champions, and these two matches had almost no room for comeback, with pressure from start to finish. Mid laner Chovy had some plays, but it was useless. Now there is a clear method to beat Gen.G: just target the bottom lane Ruler.

How do you, dear viewers, see this matter?