With JDG's successful victory in the 2023 MSI championship, although the final FMVP was won by Chinese singles player Knight, two Korean players, Kanavi in the field position and Ruler in the ADC position, also played almost unique performances in this MSI. It is worth mentioning that in the pre-selection list of the South Korean LOL for the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, there are the names of Kanavi and Ruler. In other words, with Kanavi and Ruler's very good performances in MSI, they are fully qualified to compete for the qualification of the Korean national team. But interestingly, Kanavi and Ruler are currently working for JDG after all. Therefore, when the 2023 MSI ended, many Korean netizens were also anxious, and said, "How about the Asian Games JDG not letting Kanavi and Ruler do it?" ”
First, let's revisit the pre-selection list for the Korean national team at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Although there are 20 players, half of them are GEN and T1 players. As LCK's seed team in the 2023 MSI, both GEN and T1 participated in this MSI. But among them, GEN was swept by BLG; T1 also lost to JDG and BLG respectively. Especially BLG, you know, BLG is an all-Chinese team, and this all-Chinese team can beat GEN and T1 respectively, which is almost equivalent to LPL directly defeating half of the players in the Korean national team pre-selection list with an all-Chinese team. It is precisely because of the poor performance of GEN and T1 in this MSI, coupled with their loss to the all-Chinese team BLG, that Korean netizens are very worried about the subsequent Asian Games competition.
Of course, I personally feel that this worry of Korean netizens is still somewhat superfluous. Although Kanavi and Ruler are JDG players, as long as LCK really wants to use Kanavi and Ruler in the Asian Games, JDG will naturally let them go back to participate. After all, this is a matter of national honor and exemption from military service. If JDG really doesn't let them go back, it will not only seem too petty, but also affect Kanavi and Ruler's mentality. And even if Kanavi and Ruler do participate in the Asian Games, there is still a question mark about whether they will be able to perform at JDG. Because Kanavi and Ruler can play well in JDG, in addition to their own individual strength, the team's tactical focus and the cooperation of other players are indispensable. Especially Kanavi, Homme trusts Kanavi a lot. And if Kanavi is in the Korean national team, there are so many big-name players, his attention will definitely not be so high.
In fact, before the start of 2023MSI, many people actually felt that the overall strength of LCK was greater than that of LPL. However, after experiencing the 2023 MSI, the outstanding performance of BLG's all-Chinese class has made LCK feel the real strength and charm of domestic players, and who is stronger between LPL and LCK, I believe many people already have the answer in their hearts.
Finally, guys, do you think Kanavi and Ruler will be selected by the Korean national team?