Up to now, only a few days left, MSI 2024 will officially start in Chengdu. With the gathering of many big teams such as T1, Gen.G, BLG … this MSI 2024 this time promises to have extremely high professional quality. Moreover, this is also an opportunity for the LCK area to regain the MSI title after 7 years from SKT T1's championship in 2017.
The last time a MSI championship representative has been since 2017 with the victory of SKT T1
However, it is quite strange when experts as well as the audience at LCK proved not too salty but with this MSI tournament. Many people think that MSI has a significant not too big and Worlds held at the end of the new year is the ultimate goal. Even the famous BLV Cloudtemplar shared that the LCK area without the MSI championship has no problem.
BLV Cloudtemplar shared: “Honestly, I think LCK does not win the MSI champion nor a problem. The failure at MSI can be considered a good thing when it motivates LCK players to rise and win the World Championship at the end of the year.”
Many viewers agreed with BLV Cloudtemplar, acknowledged that T1 is the cause of the above -mentioned “MSI” attitude. Remember in the 2023 season, T1 then failed to BLG in the final of MSI and only got the third place. However, Faker and his teammates had a spectacular return in Worlds 2023 when they continuously surpassed LPL representatives to win the world championship.
“This story last year was written by T1” – A audience agreed with BLV Cloudtemplar
“MSI is more valuable than the regional tournament.
“I agree with Cloudtemplar but still want to see a LCK team champion after a long waiting period” – another audience still expressed hope that the LCK representative will win the MSI this year
Moreover, since the 2017 season, the MSI championship teams have failed to conquer Worlds in the same year. Faker is probably the one who understands this when he and his MSI 2017 championship but failed to Samsung Galaxy at Worlds that year. The later MSI champions such as RNG (2018, 2021, 2022), G2 Esports (2019) and JDG (2023) also did not escape this “bunch.
A full -range squad like JDG 2023 also could not escape the “champion” of the MSI champion but “falling” in Worlds
Fairly considering a team that can keep high form throughout the season, winning every tournament is extremely difficult. The fact that no team has won the “Grandslam title” in the history of League of Legends is the most obvious evidence for this. Obviously, when comparing the scale as well as the importance, Worlds is still ranked on MSI. So for those who want to see the representative of LCK World Championship, missing the title of MSI this year is even considered a “good omen” for them.
The echo from T1's Worlds Championship 2023 for LCK audiences still seemed to be very large.
However, MSI is still an extremely prestigious tournament, so the teams come here (including 2 LCK representatives) all towards the championship. It should be known that Riot Games has changed the MSI 2024 format when the championship team will definitely get a ticket to attend Worlds. This makes the nature of MSI 2024 more important than previous seasons. At that time, the teams will definitely try harder to win this title to ensure their position at Worlds takes place at the end of the year.
The MSI 2024 will have a bigger meaning than the previous seasons before the championship team is guaranteed to attend Worlds
In addition, if a representative of LCK won the MSI 2024, they will terminate the series 3 times to win this title continuously on the home field of the LPL area. This is definitely a great achievement that LCK representatives like T1, Gen.G will aim for. Naturally, the attitude of “letting go” to focus on the Worlds of the LCK audience is understandable. However, with the great meaning of MSI 2024, the LCK representatives like Gen.G, T1 ignoring this title is impossible.