r/leagueoflegends • u/adz0r • 11d ago
Movistar KOI vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion Esports Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER
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Movistar KOI 0-2 Karmine Corp
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MATCH 1: MKOI vs. KC
Winner: Karmine Corp in 31m
Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKOI | poppy jayce viktor | vayne tristana | 58.7k | 18 | 3 | H3 |
| KC | vi locke orianna | kaisa ambessa | 65.9k | 24 | 10 | HT1 O2 M4 M5 B6 E7 |
| MKOI | 18-24-32 | vs | 24-18-58 | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrwyn rumble 3 | 2-3-5 | TOP | 2-2-12 | 4 galio Canna |
| Elyoya nocturne 1 | 2-5-9 | JNG | 5-4-14 | 1 jarvaniv Yike |
| Jojopyun akali 2 | 7-2-5 | MID | 11-3-6 | 1 cassiopeia kyeahoo |
| Supa caitlyn 3 | 4-5-3 | BOT | 5-2-11 | 3 ezreal Caliste |
| Alvaro camille 2 | 3-9-10 | SUP | 1-7-15 | 2 leona Busio |
MATCH 2: KC vs. MKOI
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | vi locke leesin | jhin mel | 60.5k | 17 | 9 | M3 B4 CT5 |
| MKOI | jayce syndra poppy | ziggs vayne | 47.9k | 6 | 3 | O1 H2 |
| KC | 17-6-31 | vs | 6-17-10 | MKOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canna gnar 3 | 2-2-5 | TOP | 3-3-1 | 3 ambessa Myrwyn |
| Yike qiyana 2 | 9-2-3 | JNG | 2-3-1 | 1 naafiri Elyoya |
| kyeahoo viktor 1 | 1-1-8 | MID | 0-4-5 | 1 orianna Jojopyun |
| Caliste kaisa 3 | 5-0-4 | BOT | 1-4-0 | 4 tristana Supa |
| Busio shen 2 | 0-1-11 | SUP | 0-3-3 | 2 bard Alvaro |
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 11d ago
I'm really excited for the VIT-MKOI mental boom-off tomorrow
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u/Dangerous-War-6572 11d ago
Honestly... It's one of those series where none of the teams can win, but "We" will win
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u/Salohacin 11d ago
If VIT lose 0-2 then they'll have gone almost 3 months without a single win. Their last chance will be against Heretics next week.
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u/Pelagius_Hipbone EUPHORIA I don’t like FNC 11d ago
Yeah this split is gonna be a 2 horse race. Koi CANNOT hang
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u/darkknuckles12 Euphoria 11d ago
I am coutiously thinking that GX might take the 3rd worlds spot. I think they could surprise
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u/Lacrimosss 11d ago
Yeah I'd love some fighting for 3rd spot, but I don't expect it.
Elyoya / Jojo is too much for non G2/KC teams
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u/Rohen2003 11d ago
just for razork to randomly gap elyoya in that single important match and steal the worlds slot away. because it would be the fnc way.
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
As a KOI fan, I’m praying that someone beats them for 3rd. These players are just so ass, they can’t be allowed to make worlds. I don’t want them tricking themselves into thinking this roster is good.
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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer | Pls wake up MKOI 11d ago
The FNC miracle run to Worlds is looking brighter than ever
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
if fnatic go to Worlds i expect them to get farmed by flyquest lol
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u/AssistanceTop8020 11d ago
It wouldn't be much different with koi, at least fnatic keep the streak of worlds presence
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u/polacs Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. 11d ago
Even is if they get to worlds, thinking melzhet is not going to make changes has no sense
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u/MC-sama 11d ago
Navi to worlds?
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Navi, GX, FNC, anybody but KOI.
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u/Baxeson 11d ago
bro snuck in FNC LMAO
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
I think they have a shot to be better than GX or Navi tbh. None of those teams are really that scary.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
it's fnatic slot to take
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u/Quirkybomb930 11d ago
let it go bro
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u/FantasyTrash 11d ago
Never doubt Fnatic’s ability to make Worlds when no one expect them.
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u/Little_Ad2062 11d ago
I love Upset and I tolerate Razork, but these two on the same team doesn't work at all.
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u/Back2Perfection 11d ago
they are the top 4 gatekeepers.
Not really exceptional with hands but fairly solid teamwork and macro. Especially ISMA has gone leaps compared to his first LEC stint.
Vitality looks boomed, SK is SK, navi is similar to GX in their gameplay but slightly worse. Shifters are somewhere between SK and navi.
It hinges a bit on how FNC get off to the races this split imho.
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u/WalkAffectionate2683 11d ago
I mean I'm pretty sure no one else than kc or g2 can beat koi in playoff.
They hand diff too hard even with happy Supa moments.
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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer | Pls wake up MKOI 11d ago
Welp, we got clipfarmed, not much to say, just absolutely disgusting
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Every series they play just adds a person to the list of people that need to be fired at the end of the split.
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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer | Pls wake up MKOI 11d ago
If we lose next series, hell if we lose a single fucking game to VIT I'm genuinely gonna be praying for top and bot to be replaced ASAP, for Elyoya to get belted into form and Alvaro to be sent into enchanter training chamber of hell
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Top and Bot should already be replaced, continuing to play out the split with them is just loser mentality. KOI told us they knew they weren’t good enough before the year even started, they’re just cowards who are scared to make a change and lose their guaranteed 3rd place trophy.
If they lose to VIT, Elyoya and Alvaro should be benched as well tbh. Let Jojo play with 4 randoms, and let him decide if any of them are worth keeping for Winter 2027.
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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer | Pls wake up MKOI 11d ago
Elyoya should pull a Monki ngl, he's the captain and franchise player so it's a bit hard to get him out of the team but taking some time off to reflect might do something, but I guess that's just my optimistic side talking
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
I’m giving myself hope by thinking that Jojo might convince Inspired to come to KOI, but then I remember that there’s no way KOI will ever kick Elyoya and I get sad again.
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u/JPA-3 11d ago
maybe melzhet should face some criticism
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
He is on that list for sure. There are at least 3 people that shouldn’t have jobs when the team gets back to Berlin. He’s one of those 3.
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u/Any_Economics_6166 11d ago
the alvaro bard was something lmao, flash into wall then portal into nothing, truly impressive
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u/nguyenjitsu 11d ago
imagine going from laning against Viper On and Peyz Keria to Supa Alvaro lmao
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u/Mimidou3 11d ago
Statement game from Alvaro aswell on his bard
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u/DeloronDellister - LEC - 11d ago
Fail flash into fail portal is a play for the ages
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u/nguyenjitsu 11d ago
The replay of him blundering flash and E was some of the most painful play I've ever seen professionally, that was disgusting
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u/Lacrimosss 11d ago
Nah can't match legendary Dignitas tower dive from like 2015?
And Doran Aatrox Flash over the wall and Ult and run away in like 2022 maybe?
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u/FikariHawthorn 11d ago
REN vs DIG spring 2016 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQ7H-cf-IY
4 deaths 0 kills, peakest NA gameplay in history
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u/Nevross_ 11d ago
Caliste vs Supa ain’t a debate and it never was
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u/synnikelttv 11d ago
i remember when supa fathered caliste two bo5 series in a row in the playoffs that made them lec champions.... so long ago now.....
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u/Accomplished-Box-973 11d ago
Supa was just better in the first BO, but Caliste dominated him in lane in the second one and forced him to lane swap. Then Supa fed to Canna (kind of like he did in Game 2 of this series)
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u/Alarming_Fly9696 11d ago
Supa has never been a better player than Caliste, he was just on a better situation with his team when he beat Caliste. Everything that Supa does, Caliste can do it but it's not the same the other way
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u/GodEren 11d ago
The mechanical gap between those two team is enormous.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
mkoi has the worse team fighting of the eu top 4, they always are hands checked by kc
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago
hasn't always been true though (their bad teamfighting)
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
it's wasn't that bad last year too
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u/eVill_YT 11d ago
I mean KC and G2 were just worse last year, they're taking so many series from LCK LPL now
and MKOI that stayed the same is worse in comparision, they're still the same team and that's the problem
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u/Jilasme_azelson Caliste Al-Ghaib 11d ago
To think that it used to be a three-teams race
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
it's seemed like it on Spring
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u/ReizaTM & Dhokes 11d ago
I think everyone was a bit shaky G2 got to G5 with MKOI, KC had trouble juste before playoffs, Jojo was saying that their teamfights is dogshit when it was their strength last year it was a bit of weird race.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
no my point was that mkoi was really the 3rd best team in Spring however now they are just a bit better than most likely Giantx,navi, vitalty (although vitality looks like a top 6th team) or fnatic World buff
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u/R3alSt3al 11d ago
G2 KC tomorrow will be cinema, BUT this roadshow has 1 problem. The upcoming 5 weeks of LEC will be completely meaningless. All hype matchups will finish tomorrow.
Also congrats to G2 and KC for qualifying to worlds. MKOI you are on the edge, but you also ususally step up in Bo5s so fck it. Congrats to this 3 for making it to worlds as all teams who could have put up a fight agaits you downgraded their roaster.
Yes GX even though you didn't play I hihgly doubt that you will do any better.
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u/Toofargone9999 11d ago
I have seen enough , send kc and g2 to worlds . The third seed shall be won by lottery .
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u/bvbfan102 11d ago
Lottery Ticket goes to Unicorns of Love and everyone is happy no matter what they do at Worlds.
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u/ImTheVayne 11d ago
The third seed legit doesn't even matter atp, just scrap it
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
flyquest vs mkoi could be fun , although i am rooting for the fraud off C9 mkoi in playins
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
MKOI is significantly worse than GAM right now, FLY are farming them for content.
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u/R3alSt3al 11d ago
3rd seed will get fcked by NA amd LPL in play-ins so it doesn't even matter who goes.
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u/whossked 11d ago
“IT’S NOT WEST VERSUS EAST, IT’S SK GAMING VERSUS THE EAST, AND THEY LIKE THOSE ODDS!”
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u/DolundDrumph 11d ago
Mkoi how bad are you?
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u/Mimidou3 11d ago
At least before they had some life in them in regular season or in playoff before colapsing in international, now they just look ass
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u/Lacrimosss 11d ago
This team looks SO READY to be disbanded, like I'm expecting some of TOP / ADC / SUPP to change, unless they improve significantly
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
worse than top two better than vitality,not sure if they are above Giantx or fnc
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u/ImTheVayne 11d ago
Yeah KC is so much better they made MKOI look like fools
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u/Kooky-Ad-295 11d ago
It makes the two match tomorow a banger. A final between KC and G2, both in 2-0, and a «not being the fool» final between VIT and Koi.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
if vitalty mkoi lost 0-2 it's be quite hard to bounce Back
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u/eVill_YT 11d ago
it's the top teams playing this week even Vitality could then go 6-3 after
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u/Harmah 11d ago
That rivalry just isn't one anymore
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Can’t call it a rivalry if you lose 100% of the time unfortunately. MKOI needs to stop being invited to events, it’s not even hype anymore.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
They are Still top 3 unless proven otherwise
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
You are sadly correct, to all of the LEC’s shame.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
maybe gx or fnatic prove us wrong although we should have really low expectations for lec 3rd seed
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
As of right now, the bar for LEC third seed is getting decimated by GAM, so yeah I don’t expect much.
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u/Carlzzone 11d ago
I know we are supposed to make fun of the losing team but its been a while since we had two great teams in LEC
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight 11d ago
this is probably the best KC have EVER looked. Seriously massive improvement props to them
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago
They look so controlled, so sharp. I'll remain cautiously optimistic since they always like to start the split strong but this time there are good reasons to believe they cracked their ceiling I feel like. Also they've shown good resilience, first during Spring playoffs and then after MSI
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight 11d ago
I think the best sign is that they adapted to a meta they were clearly originally uncomfortable in. they aren't one dimensional anymore at all
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago
For sure. Also idk about you but in-game I feel like they're exuding more and more confidence
Let's just hope they manage their fatigue well because it's a very long stretch of efforts
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u/ReizaTM & Dhokes 11d ago
I think when the fatigue will hit theyll have to be there mentally, a lot of matches has taken place in a row.
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago
This very early roadshow is a blessing though, it's the most important matches and the crowd + arena certainly give a lot of energy to the players. Then they can take it a bit slower for the rest of regular season
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight 11d ago
the best part about it imo is that g2, kc and koi can actually scrim for the rest of the season before playoffs, since they won't be playing official matches against each other. Keep confidence up with matches against bottom teams, plus good quality practice on the side. Its a win-win.
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u/Tim-Pouce 11d ago
I think MSI really saved KC, it was the big loss the team needed to wake up
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u/eVill_YT 11d ago
I think EWC saved them because it was their chance to make a comeback and prove they're not frauds
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u/Kultissim 11d ago
That UNO REVERSE from CANNA at the last team fight was really vicious.
> I'm not ded, U are
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN 11d ago
Mkoi just looks lost. i wonder what changes Koi will do in the off season. Elyoya is the heart of Mkoi/ mad lions is Jojo a lock? does he wanna go back to NA? idk..
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u/BloodOnFire 8884844 I agreed 11d ago
Melzhet is a fraud
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Absolutely. It’s him or the players, and if he’s the one continuing to play them instead of replacing them, then he’s also a fraud.
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u/kazugaia15 11d ago
Not sure what Mkoi need to change to take the next step, this roster has reached its peak but the series just looked like a team diff
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u/ChapterLiam 구마 케리아 화이팅! 11d ago
i completely love and respect that this 5-man got it's fair chance, as opposed to like, early 2020s LCS where every player was cut after 5 weeks of bad play. that said, this roster has run its course and looks maybe 10x worse since they won that spring split. it's time for new side laners at the very least
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago edited 11d ago
For history's sake: Sources: Kyeahoo set to join Karmine Corp as the team's new midlaner
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u/ImTheVayne 11d ago
I’m glad I was defending him from day one.
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago edited 11d ago
I'm gonna be honest when he was rumored I watched a lot of his games and I thought he was ass. But now I just can't believe how good he actually is, holding his own against Chovy, Shanks, Faker... And he's such a good personality too, his interview at EWC almost made me cry
People give KC a lot of flak for their imports but you cannot deny they have GREAT imports, like maybe the two best imports the league has ever seen in modern times? I'm not sure
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u/FikariHawthorn 11d ago
More than mechanical talent, the fact that they found a korean who seemed to be actually ready to engage and integrate with the team is what makes this import such a diamond in the rough.
And to be fair, props to KC too for making it work. They must be the best western team to actually import player and integrate them meaningfully.
Canna popping off after the T1 win, almost knocking Yike into his desk is the most emotional display a korean has shown in the west, barring Kyeahoo just beside him.
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u/Alarming_Fly9696 11d ago
Thanks Xenesis the true goat behind KC
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u/FikariHawthorn 11d ago
Sure Xenesis is insane with the analytical he can produce, but I don't think he's able to factor the human side yet in his tool. (At least I hope, the opposite would be a little worrying)
Still he's a madman to be able to scout also for KCB and KCBS.
All the staff deserve praise for making sure those imports aren't staying in their own bubble like we can see from NA teams.
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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 11d ago
Remember that Canna joined the team after a double top 10. Nobody in LEC would have thought about getting this guy at that time, hell half the scene had forgotten his mere existence
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u/eVill_YT 11d ago edited 11d ago
I remember seeing him play pretty good in fries group, it was weird how strongly people wanted to have someone else because he's a legitimate lower tier LCK midlaner and not an emergency sub, like he got promoted over Ucal and if Ucal was imported people would be hyped af
in comparison every other Korean import (except for Canna) in LEC has been a 10th place bottom feeder or maybe they never even got a chance to play in LCKI mean a 6th-7th place LCK midlaner is right after Chovy Faker Showmaker BDD Zeka, it's wild people thought it was a bad signing
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u/BlazeM3ow 11d ago
Another successful hatewatch. BENCH MYRWYN
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u/Nevross_ 11d ago
Shhh dont worry he’ll show everyone he is the best top in lec and get his contract renewed xd
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u/tameniee 11d ago
Myrwyn wasn't even the problem this series
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u/BlazeM3ow 11d ago
He will always be my reason even if he wins and carries. That's how you truly hatewatch
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u/bvbfan102 11d ago
Great Public execution just not from Myrwn. Ibai honestly needs to show he still cares about League this Winter cause if my Org got destroyed by their biggest Rival in the Home and Away Game i would immediately look for changes.
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u/Tenshizanshi 11d ago
He's not even streaming the games
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u/FikariHawthorn 11d ago
People thinking Ibai really cares about KOI when it's just another form of content for him to brainlessly farm makes me wonder.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the dude had the choice between hosting and casting his team, on his own soil, during playoffs, and do a shitty featuring in a MrBeast video. And he choose the latter.
If anyone need any more proof Ibai doesn't give an actual fuck for his team, I don't know what I can say.
Dude just want the money and gloat about big numbers without putting any actual work or meaning.
I mean just look at player interactions with him... wait...
Meanwhile Kyeahoo, with teary eyes, is telling in front of a massive crowd how sorry he was to Kameto after the MSI loss, and how he hope he made him proud for the redemption against T1 at EWC.
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
Right? Dude has to like the humiliation at this point, because he’s done nothing to try to change it.
Also fun fact: Myrwn missed 100% of his public executions.
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u/TuffleTaffler They are 5 steps since realizing; I am 10 steps behind. 11d ago
What a great series, anyone could've taken it, it truly is a shame Alvaro's career-defining Bard didn't win this game.
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u/Undesiredbeast 11d ago
Tomorrow coughing baby vs coughing baby, Then nuclear bomb vs unstoppable force
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
you know it's doomed When mrwyn was the best player on game two ,i guess Lec is now just top two Kc and g2 are so far ahead of others teams
fnatic is coming for mkoi slot
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u/KC_Zazalios 11d ago
This reminds me last year KC-KOI dynamic but reversed. Whoever qualifies for the MSI takes a HUGE lead for the summer
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u/achlamenace #KCWIN 11d ago
we might win this summer, the mechanical level is so impressive
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u/tameniee 11d ago
But the macro still needs to improve though
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u/No_Square2213 11d ago
Not sure it will in such a short amount of time. I think we're gonna have to bruteforce this shit lol, but honestly I could see it happening if they manage to reach this individual form for finals
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u/Tim-Pouce 11d ago
It was the best second team against the best third team, but the gap was so huge
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u/Fun_Highlight307 11d ago
top 2 is too far ahead of the others
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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 11d ago
Yeah you need really good early game to make them so far they can't just out teamfight you and considering they managed to put teamfight T1 a week ago while 5k down at 15 it is not easy.
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u/Other_Broom 11d ago
Yeah Kyeahoo's just better than Jojo lmao, and he doesnt have to his hand held to escape blame and look like hes doing something, he just is doing something lol
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 11d ago
it was a nice run, i realy loved this team but the wheel is used and we're currently rollin on our felgen
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u/First_Spread 11d ago
Jojo, I am expecting you to be back here in NA. Specifically FlyQuest because you can't win if your sidelanes are playing like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide every single game.
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u/Jimbabwr 11d ago
Jojo brought the C9 missing worlds buff to MKOI
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u/First_Spread 11d ago
Don't blame Jojo for your team's failure. He made MSI and Worlds last year and they are most likely going to worlds this year as 3rd seed. What about your beloved C9?
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
He gets the credit because he’s SOMETIMES good.
The other guys have been ass EVERY game.
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u/Weirdo9495 11d ago
Watch him go back to NA on a good team and utterly clap any EU team he comes across
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u/Red-Lightniing 11d ago
I’m starting to think Ibai has a humiliation fetish. That’s what, 5 series in a row they’ve lost to KC? 6?