Introduction: With the S12 World Finals coming to an end, LPL and LCK have begun the indispensable "seniority" process. LPL failed in this year's S race, while LCK set a number of records by DRX. On November 7, FMKOREA, LCK's largest forum, selected the top 5 contestants in each position so far, and strictly screened for voting behaviors such as one person and multiple votes. After the results were released, the author made the following forms based on rankings, scores, and major honors of the players, and the preliminary conclusion was that LCK spectators preferred the better performers on the field to paper honors.
Top 5: Theshy crushed to the top, Khan is not as historically important as Nuguri
In the table, the ID marked in green means that "the player became famous in the LPL and was the backbone of the LPL". In the singles position, Theshy crushed second-place Marin with a score of 3107 to the top of the list. In 2018, Theshy and his IG impressed the audience in Incheon and Gwangju, South Korea, so LCK audiences did not see Theshy as an "enemy". On the other hand, other highly held players (like Khan) aren't as brilliant on the field as Theshy, and we don't have to be thick and thin.
Of the other four, Marin's comparison on the list surprised the author. As the protagonist of the famous scene of "borrowing another 30 seconds from the sky", Marin's peak period is not long, and his performance in LPL is far less than that of LCK, and occupying the Hanbok passer-by list for many years after retiring may be one of the reasons why LCK audiences prefer him. Cuvee has a high gold content, and his single-tape level is unmatched so far, allowing new viewers to go to the S7 final.
Top 5: Canyon beat Bengi, Tian ranked 4th
The field position was even more surprising: Canyon was nowhere near Triple Crown winner Bengi, but narrowly beat him to the top. Judging from the style of fighting, the third uncle who mainly invaded Carry is still more ornamental than Bengi, who is famous for his squats, and both have achieved the top in their respective fields. It is worth mentioning that LCK audiences prefer Ahn Zhangmen, after all, winning the championship at the age of 25 in S7 is an incredible thing.
In terms of LPL, Xiaotian ranked fourth on the list with 626 points, and it seems that LCK still has LPL fans. In the year of S9, although Xiaotian and his FPX did not meet the LCK team, they played easily against the G2, which attracted many fans to Xiaotian. Peanut ranked 5th, but this score is not high, and there is no worthy champion on the honor end.
Top 5: Faker to the top without suspense, Rookie and Scout on the list
The singles position is full of Korean players, but Rookie, Pawn and Scout have all made achievements in the LPL division. Among them, Faker reached the top with an absolute advantage of 3517, even if his performance in S12 is debatable, Faker is still undoubtedly the first in history at the honor end and career length; If Showmaker wins the championship in S13, it may have a chance to challenge Faker's supremacy, which is the same as that of the LPL and LCK.
Rookie and Xu Xiu are not much different, and the two have similar styles, but it is a big pity that Rookie did not advance to the world competition after S9, and Xu Xiu will maintain his peak for several years if nothing else. Although Pawn became famous with the S4 championship, there are not many players in the "Three Star Ten" who can play a name after winning the championship, so the author also classified Pawn as an LPL player.
Down-to-road TOP5: Uzi is only fifth, Ah Shui is absent, Deft surpasses Bang
Among the runners, the first place is the alpaca Deft, who has just won the championship, and it can be seen that the LCK audience is extremely partial to him - Deft received 71.8% of the first-place votes, and deducted 511 points in the repeated voting, still opening a gap of more than 1200 points with the second-place Bang, perhaps adding a lot of points to his inspiration. Double champion Bang is on par with Ruler, which is reasonable.
It is worth mentioning that Uzi and Viper are extremely close in votes, ranking fourth and fifth. In the eyes of the LCK spectators, Uzi did not have a single title, but the dominance shown on the field (especially the S8-S9) was obvious to all. At this time, it is inevitable that some viewers will ask: What about A Shui? Jackeylove was not mentioned in the vote, and even the sixth place was Pray, the rat king with 536 points, which is not something the author can analyze.
Auxiliary TOP5: Wolf is overrated, and Meiko becomes the lLPL alone
On the auxiliary list, the recent audience debate about "who is the first assistant Beryl and Wolf" has an answer - the difference between the two is 1300 points, and there is a lower honor Mata in between, which also proves that whether it is LPL or LCK, "honor only" is flawed. Importantly, both Beryl and Mata have changed the way players think about the support position in their careers – Mata leads the Nosuke linkage play, and Beryl believes that "the assist is not the ADC's assistance, but the support of the entire team".
It is worth mentioning that the auxiliary position has always been the weakness of the LPL, but this time Meiko successfully made the list and became the only seedling of the LPL. In the comment area, LCK netizens have their views on the list: "Players who have lived through that era know how great Mata is", "Keria is too tender, he will have to play for a few more years", "Xiaoming from RNG laughs out loud", "Meiko should be higher than Corejj". The author believes that Liu Qingsong's failure to make the list is the biggest loss for LCK viewers (manual dog head).
Crispy Pig Summary:
In producing this list, the author found that the main argument of LCK netizens when expressing different opinions in the comment section is that if you lived through that era, you know how good this contestant was. This is in contrast to the LPL audience's incessant to ask "what champion are you?" From the perspective of a neutral audience, each player (even Faker) can find a lot of meal operations, even the otto can make a ten-minute highlight, so the author believes that everyone has a peak moment, and only by single-handedly changing the gameplay and audience perception is the greatness of a player.
Topic of this issue: What are your different views on the above 5 forms? I hope to discuss rationally in the comment area!