For South Korean players in league of legends, military service is the biggest factor affecting their careers, after all, the peak period of e-sports players is very short, and two years of military service will greatly affect the player's personal ability and hero pool. The vast majority of players went to military service around the age of 25 after ending their e-sports careers. There are very few people like Marin who finished his military service and then played professionally, and he also won the world championship. Score, a retired player known as the "old captain", recently completed his military service and returned to the League of Legends arena.
South Korean players do not have a lot of explanations after retiring, generally anchors or coaching staff, Score chose the latter, and he became the supervisor of the GEN team during this transfer, that is, the head coach. The supervision position of the LCK League is more about coordinating the team and managing players, giving psychological guidance, and some supervision will not even participate in the tactical and BP arrangements, after all, the division of labor in e-sports is now clear, and there are special tactical coaches in tactics. The team that Score joined this time is the esports giant GEN team, which makes him get more attention.
Some young viewers may not know The Score player, who debuted in October 2011 and was one of the first League of Legends pros in South Korea, and Hanbok was officially launched in December 2011. Score joined KT in October 2012 and played until his retirement in November 2019, where he can be said to be a team soul and fossil level player. In his career, he has played three positions in the upper single, the lower road and the wild, and The most famous scorer of Score is the "Wannian Second", he can be said to be the Uzi of South Korea, and has only won the runner-up in the competition many times.
It wasn't until the 2018 LCK Summer That Score broke the curse and won its first major title. In that year's Global Finals, KT Team was the number one seed in the LCK League, and they reached the knockout stage with great spirits, only to meet the world champion team IG that year. The KT team became the background board for the IG team to win the cup, and Score also retreated after losing this game, and finally chose to retire after 2019. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Score's vast experience and prestige have allowed him to regain his footing in the esports world.
In this week's interview, Score mentioned why he chose to return to the esports world, he himself wanted to spend some time adjusting, but the GEN team threw an olive branch to himself. Everyone thinks that the GEN team is one of the strongest LCK teams next season, Score naturally chooses to seize the opportunity to transform the coach in advance, he has received many invitations from the team, the GEN team has more star players, and there is a clear new season plan, he immediately agreed to this matter. Score expanded its coaching staff shortly after joining the company, recruiting Mafa, who had previously played in the LPL, as a tactical coach.
In talking about the most anticipated players in the team, Score chose Chovy, the single player among the stars. He said that when he watched the League of Legends game after retiring, he felt that Chovy's operation was very strong, and now he is even more amazed after seeing his operation next to him. It is worth mentioning that in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games exhibition match, Score, Ruler and Peanut participated as members of the Korean League of Legends national team, but lost to the Chinese team led by Uzi. This time, he had the opportunity to partner with the two veteran players again, and Score felt that Ruler and Peanut had grown into the big brothers of the team.
Score also shared his personal opinion on the five players on the GEN team, believing that Doran is very capable and has a good ceiling. He admired Peanut's in-game command and considered the other side's judgment to be very strong. Chovy's biggest feature is the knife reinforcement, the basic skills are solid and have a high upper limit, although Chovy's command is rare but repeatedly effective. Ruler is a strong downside player who can actively and support. Lehends is good at finding kill opportunities during the line, and can also play a role in team battles, and the tacit understanding of the down-road combination is very good.
Since the transfer period had just ended and the players hadn't trained together for long, Score felt that the current run-in was only 50 points, but it also exceeded his expectations. After all, in addition to the downside position, the GEN team has changed people in all four positions, but the players have a tacit understanding, and the start has reached a good level, and the communication in the game is very smooth. For the goal of the new season, Score hopes to keep the players in good competitive shape and strive to keep the team online, and the coaching staff is working hard to screen the training game data to prepare for the upcoming 2022 season.
Interestingly, Score is known for the no-crown spell, taking a lot of runners-up, and the members of this GEN team also took a lot of runners-up, and their desire for the championship is very large. As the team's supervisor, Score hopes that the players can win the championship this year, and he also believes that this lineup has the strength to win the championship. For the long-term planning of the GEN team, Score confidently said that it wants to be a team that will impress next season, so that future League of Legends viewers will think of the GEN team when they think of 2022. The implication is to hit the 2022 world championship.