G2 posts mocking Chovy.

Although Chovy is hailed as the "world's best mid-laner" within the LCK league, his performances in recent global finals have been disappointing, leading many viewers to mock him as the "small-stage specialist." This year's LOL Pioneer Tournament is held in Brazil, with the venue accommodating only a few hundred spectators. Many viewers believed Chovy had a strong chance of winning the Pioneer Tournament, but unexpectedly, GEN was eliminated by G2 with a clean sweep.

Chovy's underwhelming performance during the matches drew widespread criticism from viewers online. Even the G2 official blog mocked him post-match as the "farming king," noting that in the first game, while playing Galio, his team's main crystal was nearly destroyed, yet Chovy continued farming minions in the bottom lane. Many viewers expressed frustration, with some joking that Chovy has truly changed this year—formerly a "big-stage flop" in world tournaments, now even declining in smaller events like the Pioneer Tournament.

Kiin achieves full regional defeat.

Kiin, as a top-laner highly regarded in the LCK over recent years, has been called the "national top-laner" by many viewers. However, after GEN's loss to G2, Kiin also faced the most humiliating record in his career, becoming the first player in the LCK to suffer defeat across all regions. He had already lost to teams from both the LPL and LCK regions. Last year, during the K Cup, GEN lost to a Vietnamese wildcard region without Chovy. Early in his career, Kiin lost to the North American team C9 in a world tournament, and this year, he lost to G2.

Kiin is essentially the "top-lane Chovy." Although Kiin dominates Zeus and Doran within the league, his world tournament performances are similar to Chovy's—he can ride the momentum of Canyon and Chovy in advantageous situations but completely disappears in disadvantageous ones. In the BO5 between G2 and GEN, Kiin's Crocodile and VN were the team's biggest weaknesses. Originally, Kiin intended to pressure his opponent in lane, but unexpectedly, he was counter-pressed by G2's top-laner BB's Crocodile and Quicksand. Many viewers believe that if GEN had not centered their BP around Kiin, they might have won at least one game against G2.

ROOKIE definitely takes a break in the second segment.

As the LOL Global Pioneer Tournament concludes, many LPL teams have recently announced their player rosters for the second segment. However, IG fans noticed that IG has not released their starting lineup for the second segment, leading to curiosity about the delay. Recently, a former IG analyst revealed on his social account that ROOKIE plans to take a break in the second segment, similar to TheShy, and may potentially retire. After this news surfaced, many IG fans went to IG's official blog to inquire, but IG has not responded so far.

Coincidentally, the agent of former BLG jungler Beichuan knows some insider information and disclosed on his social account that ROOKIE is confirmed to rest in the second segment. The reason is straightforward: the fallout from his breakup with Xiao Yu has become too overwhelming, leaving him with no motivation to continue competing. Many Xiao Yu fans planned to confront ROOKIE offline, but unexpectedly, ROOKIE chose to rest and not compete. This outcome also left many Xiao Yu fans feeling upset. Given IG's current strength, unless TheShy returns in the second segment, even if ROOKIE continued playing, IG would not make it to the world tournament.

Conclusion.

As ROOKIE's second segment break is widely circulated and confirmed by industry insiders, many LPL viewers lament that among the original six members of IG's championship team, only JKL remains as the "last seedling." Do you think ROOKIE's decision to rest in the second segment is related to his breakup with Xiao Yu? If BLG wins the Pioneer Tournament, could the LPL's popularity revive?