"That year's golden rain was the first time it was for the LPL
For many people, any of the back is colorful
None of them could match the dazzling spotlight of the time
Thank you, the wonderful sight will always be cherished in the heart"
*Image source PentaQ Hedgehog Esports Agency
What I want to talk to you about today is the world championship team - IG.
You may say that it is too late to talk about this topic now, but as a fan, as long as IG has our favorite players one day, then it is not a farewell.
Until yesterday, December 15, 2021, Ning Wang and Baolan officially disconnected from IG, and the 2018 IG team championship team was disbanded.
Words come to mind, and what I want to say is not criticism, but nostalgia, because there is only nostalgia.
The initial appearance of IG, others said of them:
"An unsuccessful middle single, a two-eyed man playing wild, two talented newcomers plus an assistant with no talent."
That's how they went, going all the way in a situation where no one was optimistic, highlighting the siege and then winning the world championship.
Counting the timeline of IG events, who read it does not say that this is a hot-blooded youth script.
▲2017.6.3 Newcomer The Shy debuted on the professional stage
In the battle between IG and IM, The Shy was not suppressed in the face of the veteran, and the LPL single ecology gradually changed, creating a new era of LPL single.
▲2018.1.4 Occupy the top 1 operation of the major lists - Immortals Guiding the Way
Dodge Q, stun, shield, kill!
▲2018.10.20 JackeyLove gambled on the job flash against the sky to change his life
"I will flash forward and become the hero of this battle"
▲2018.10.27 The operation of the name is Tianshen Xiafan
Heavenly gods, one hammer and four, this is The Shy!
▲2018.11.3 IG lifted LPL's first S-tournament trophy
We are champions!!!!!
Cheers echoed throughout the Incheon venues, and even in front of screens large and small in China.
▲2018.11.3 Ning obtained S8 FMVP
It was also the first MVP in the history of the S Tournament to be awarded the Hito position.
Bloody battle against South Korea, crushing Europe and the United States; radiant, full of vitality. However, the time that belongs to the IG-pole seems to stay in S8 forever.
2020.4.3IG-JackeyLove disconnected
2021.12.4IG-Rookie disconnected
2021.12.7IG-The shy disconnected
2021.12.15IG-Ning disconnected
2021.12.15IG-BaoLan disconnected
From the rise to the brilliance, and then to the parting of the whole team, a generation of legends, here comes to an end. The novel writes that winning the championship is the end, but this is life.
So, why are we obsessed with Incheon? I've seen fans give this answer:
Looking back at S8, every game played by IG is very good, there is TS's god under the mortal, there is JKL's courage is the most beautiful praise of mankind, and there is also Song Yijin that you can always believe.
This is the first time that the audience has seen the LPL's aggressive playing style, and it is not necessary to completely move closer to the Korean operation style of play in order to win the championship.
This story gave the LPL confidence and was the impetus for the LPL to play a magnificent piece of music.
But the people who start the chapter are already like fireworks, scattered everywhere, and only when watching the recorded images can they turn over the mountains of 18 years and rewind those exciting moments.
Although we always say that the dynasty collapses and things are human, in fact, the first crown is already very rare, how many highlight moments can people get in a lifetime? How to go after the peak will make people feel that it is not good enough, unless they are constantly supernatural.
So, having that experience is enough to reminisce about for a lifetime.
Let's bless them together and then whisper goodbye.
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