After the spring games, LCK also announced the ten-man candidate list for the Asian Games. One of the surprising things is that in addition to the xiaolu bu + Keria, the other group of the next AD combination is Deft + original brother, not the second team of LCK spring round Ruler + original brother. Subsequently, Gen also said that S7's FMVP Ruler voluntarily refused to be called up at the Asian Games, on the grounds that he hoped to continue to run into his own auxiliaries and impact the summer championship.
Personally, this reason is a bit too public. Because Ruler and Gen's current assistant Lehend have been running together for a season and playing well, Ruler has been selected for the second team and Lehend has been selected for the third team. It can be said that at LCK, they are second only to the combination of Little Lü bu + Keria. In addition, the strength of Gen and the current T1 is quite different, because of the need to run in and give up the reason for participating in the Asian Games, more or less far-fetched.
In contrast, Gen's management's response seems to be more real, that is, it does not understand LCK's selection rules. According to the regulations, LCK needs to organize a selection competition, and then select 6 out of 10 candidates to participate in this year's Asian Games. This means that four players are destined to waste normal training time within the team, which is not good for themselves and the team.
In addition, Gen management also believes that this is a very formal model. Because after winning the championship, the T1 team represented LCK in the Asian Games, and almost got the unanimous approval of the players there. Then add the choice of Canyon at the level of the Tongtian Dynasty, whether it is the strength of the players, personal status, or the degree of tacit understanding, this is the best lineup choice.
So, for the most part, this warm-up game is a bit like sparring for T1 and Canyon. Even if Ruler goes to participate, it is estimated that he will not even be a substitute, but he will waste Gen's own training time, affecting the state and mentality of the players.
Of course, this also reflects Ruler's knowledge of his own position. Instead of fighting for that small opportunity, it is better to take the initiative to give up, at least not to be eliminated at that time.
In fact, Big Cat's friends in South Korea have said that although Ruler's status in the local audience is very high, even higher than his older Deft, everyone has not been very satisfied with his performance in the competition. Although you are the FMVP of S7, Ruler is not the kind of player who can save the team, he is more like a very traditional AD template, cautious, less mistake-making, and can play for the team, but it is difficult to take the initiative to break the deadlock.
In short, it can be the icing on the cake, such as Verus flashing to fix Fake in the S7 Finals, a wave of SKT. But it's hard to send charcoal, for example, when the team needs someone to stand up, he is more in need of help. This is also the reason why Ruler faces domestic AD, and is even called "dog phobia patient".
Ruler is very afraid of the kind of players who dare to operate, and the scene of being beaten and crying by Uzi at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta is still often ridiculed by LCK audiences. There is also the "Ruler beat Faker to autism for two consecutive years", one year is the opponent (S7 Finals) and the other year is the teammate (Jakarta Asian Games).
And LPL's domestic ADs, many of which are bold and daring players, especially JKL and Gala, have made LCK's conservative AD suffer a big loss. Therefore, in the eyes of the LCK audience, it is better to continue to send Ruler to participate in the Asian Games than to let the little Lü Bu, who dares to operate Carry and become more mature and calm, be more secure.
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