Up to now, the first tickets to MSI 2024 of the LCK and LPL areas have gradually been revealed. With LCK, Gen.G is the earliest team to win tickets while the first name representing LPL will be BLG. This is not too surprising when both Gen.G and BLG retain high form from the group stage to the playoffs. There are even the largest candidates for the LCK and LPL title 2024.
Gen.G and BLG are the first representatives of the two areas of LCK, LPL to MSI 2024
Despite the advantage of the host, the audience at LPL proved quite pessimistic about the achievements of the representatives of this area in the upcoming MSI 2024. Specifically, a post that LPL “without door” competition with LCK in MSI has quickly become a hot topic on the Hupu forum. This post even pointed out the weaknesses of the LPL representatives and said that the area could not keep the MSI trophy in this area.
“Honestly, when looking at the matches in LPL this season, I think our representatives (LPL area) have no chance to win the LCK side. I see both tournaments and realize the significant difference in strength. It is possible that the LPL teams possess advantages in the bottom lane but at the ban on choosing, organizing the fighting, they cannot win the LCL audience.
The LPL audience was extremely pessimistic before the MSI 2024: “Honestly, when I look at the matches in LPL this season, I think our representatives (LPL area) have no chance to win the LCK side. I see both tournaments and realize the significant difference in strength.
“The problem of LPL is that there will be a team that” cancel “in the international tournament, if there is a failure before T1 again (at MSI 2024), that team should disperse.”
“This year's LPL has no hope. This year is really difficult for the LPL area. Last year, despite being supported hard as they only got the Asiad bronze medal. So this year, LPL is no longer supported because the tournament is losing value.”
Indeed, when looking at the last matches at the playoffs, the prohibition ability of LPL teams is quite predictable. Champions like Rek'Sai, Azir, Nautilus … often in a state of “not banned, choose and lack of high breakthrough factors. As a result, LPL teams often have no backup plan when it is difficult and easy to fail.
JDG lost to TES 0-3 in a day they were captured by the opponent at the ban on choosing but there was no backup plan
Meanwhile, the ban on the selection of LCK teams proved much more transformed when they are willing to choose unique generals. For example, the match between T1 and DK, Zeus had an unexpected choice as the top lane to counter K'Sante when the opponent banned the previous Twisted Fate. Therefore, it is almost impossible to bring LCK teams in the ban in the ban.
Zeus once surprised the audience when using the top lane loane and defeated DK and recently hle
At the upcoming MSI 2024, Riot will use version 14.8 to serve the competition. This is an extremely large version with many important changes in both the top, mid and forest lines. If adapted to this version, the LPL teams can play well and regain confidence in the audience. If not, the prospect of an LCK representative raised the MSI trophy at the home yard of the LPL teams that could occur.