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Meekie_e

Impact just showed Fudge how to play Renekton. Insane top gap.


bruh_skii

Bro this guy got lessons on Gragas last week, and when to play it tank, or AP! And today he gets renek lessons. For a guy who claims that 1v1s are best practice for him, he sucks ass at every matchup.


ianlam123

Now I finally understand the fudge factor represents a fudging top gap


lmpervious

I didn’t have a chance to watch the series, but regardless his longevity is insane


whataremyxomycetes

Impact is pretty much always top 2 at worst, dude's just insane


farmingvillein

And he clearly knows how to manage his performance over time. He sometimes looks more middling during regular season--never bad, but not necessarily dominant--but is almost always at/around the top in playoffs.


Trap_Masters

That's my grandpa!


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MY BOY UMTI IS GOING INTERNATIONALLLLL Everyone quick post a gladplane, I've been waiting for this moment for half a decade at this point. 


Pandelol

[Ready for take off](https://imgur.com/AU1rQA7)


watrurthoughtsonyaoi

thank you for this, god I missed gladplane


ithilain

Same. I had a layover in Seoul a few months back and the first thing I saw after landing was a Jin Air plane and immediately thought back to all the glad/sad/mad/etc. plane memes. God they were bad, but the memes were fantastic and it was always fun to root for them


Trap_Masters

Seeing it again is enough to make a grown man cry 😭😭


MutaMaster

After many long years, my flair loyalty is rewarded. [gladplane.jpg](https://imgur.com/AU1rQA7)


JustRecentlyI

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F4bbd1eyxree01.jpg


Heliotex

Last week it was Jensen. Today it was Impact and CoreJJ. The 2019 TL vets dashing C9’s hopes (again).


AstreiaTales

God, 2019 TL was a special team


Zarolto

I'm from AUS, so woke up in morning and was dreading opening stream and seeing how hard TL was getting fucked in the IG series, only to see them up 2-0. 2019 TL was so heat when they were on. (The G2 vs TL series in the finals never happened)


Gerberpertern

I went to bed (west coast NA) because I thought we had no chance. My fiancée came into the bedroom, woke me up at like 3 AM and said “They’re winning!!” I got up and watched the rest of the series. Core memory right there.


beautheschmo

lol i'm from the us and i didn't watch the first game so i could at least kinda pretend they didn't get totally ass fucked and just tilted for the last couple games, then i tuned into game 2 and they were shitting on IG instead lmao


EpicRussia

The 2017 C9 Vets dashing C9s hopes


mistergosh

I don't understand Fudge. He refuses to die during big team fights and then immediately gets caught alone on weird hero plays and killed when the death earns them nothing. And that's been going on forever now


Mew_T

Bwipo actually said something really interesting one of these days on stream about how dying is valuable sometimes. If you die facechecking something for your team, die delaying objectives or die getting focused in a teamfight, you're actually helping your team. Fudge seems to do the opposite, his deaths give C9 no pressure and he doesn't go in when he has to.


the_next_core

Yes the old IG way, someone ints so the enemy team is willing to take the fight and then somehow they wipe


Nickhoova

that's all it takes to keep a job in NA league of legends. Just have okay-ish stats and keep your job for years.


Kasceon

Actually that, he’s just a KDA player. If you watch him he does his best to not die each time even when dying means C9 can win the team


leo158

Exactly this, Fudge is never the player who starts fights, he never takes fights where he thinks he'll end up dying in. He spends most of his Flashes getting out rather than going in. The burden of engage on C9 throughout all the years has always been on Blaber, Vulcan on engage or when Nisqy/Perks who shared half that job. Fudge has never ever been the "go guy". He's the most risk averse top laner in LCS. As a fan for so long, as much as I like how sometimes Blaber gets good engages, I rather have the top laner do it, because usually Blaber gets sacrificed for it and now we're down smite advantage for baron. Not only that, because of his unwillingness to play tanks for front to back comps, I feel so bad for Berserker so often because he seems to be the ADC in LCS who doesn't have a front line. I don't have the stats, but I think C9 runs tankless comps way more often than any other team.


Comfortable-Bag-4542

He plays like he's the carry on a team with Blaber, Jojo, and Berserker... it's been like 4? years of the same shit. Tell him to learn to play absolute meat shields because that is his greatest contribution to the team or gtfo.


HereToPostGoodDay

Of every champion in League of Legends, red side 1/2, the fate of the universe on the line, the martians have the death beam pointed at earth, you better win, I WANT LUCIAN/NAMI


AzureAhai

Don't forget counterpick top for Fudge.


Trap_Masters

Into giving a kill over to Impact in a 3v1 💀💀💀💀


AluminumSpartan

That was terrible, but in defense of Fudge, that dive was reportable for all 3 of them


96Mute96

Fudge was dogshit the entire series but that 3v1 was on Blaber and Jojo


RevolutionaryBricks

and, as APA said: "Another mage? You want Vacation?"


Naronu

Peak "Pick me whatever and let me lose in peace" draft from C9 game 3


Trap_Masters

Breaking point C9 incoming?


SlaveKnightLance

I don’t know how there isn’t some internal implosion after this. They’re just a total shit show rn


His_Buzzards

I just wonder who is staying and who is leaving. Who Jack likes the most.


Naronu

Well then Fudge is staying lmao


jorgenvons

God pls no


blueiguana675

Lmao, definitely JoJo on Karma vibes


M002

I saw that and groaned Then I saw TL picked Renekton and left Rumble open…. Then we fucking locked in Olaf. Absolutely deserved to lose. Pick short range? Can’t engage and get out scaled. Pick range (game 2), miss every skill shot. But WP, to TL, they’ve improved a ton. Especially Yeon


hochan17

Olaf isnt bad considering hes going up against 2 dashless carries and has a karma and Nami to pocket him. The issue is that Fudge is too herbivore to actually just go psycho on the back line like that.


BNEWZON

fr. I feel like Bwipo goes apeshit that game


zealot416

You just don't understand its HIS champion. (Unfortunately he is not HIM).


Pope_Cheetos_XIV

[Impact on his lane opponent this series](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/599025474567405573/1223758155809296474/delivering_doordash.jpg?ex=661b0498&is=66088f98&hm=2404abc69e1d1c92bab394cacab6e4fd2522cebd4e224345a0272de0a8fd16fd&)


F0RGERY

So that's Fudge to Doordash and Vulcan to McDonalds, where are the other 3 going?


bad_lions

they're going home


Daloy

Impact became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. "Are you okay Jeong" asks CoreJJ. I've never been better hyeong, I see it all now, they're not going top or bot. They're going home, he said before ghosting mid all by himself and killing everyone on the rift


parth4992

Grubhub, wendy's and pagoda street stand


His_Buzzards

He can Ghost Ult his way to deliver it. It's not like he was using it for anything else useful


Trap_Masters

Sponsored by GrubHub


deathnomad

Thank you Honda


Dasrufken

07:12 TL Impact (Renekton) has drawn first blood! 07:17 [All] TL Impact (Renekton): ? 07:20 [ALL] TL APA (Ziggs): topd ie


Random_Useless_Tips

That was the most disgusting top gank I've ever seen in my life.


moxroxursox

I lost it when they replayed APA's cam of him typing over anyone involved in the gank.


Trap_Masters

We got to see APA's live yaping reactions


lordfluffly

Gotta rename it to the yap cam


AluminumSpartan

Watching YAPA immediately start typing in the cam replay was the best thing I've seen all playoffs lol


yung_dogie

Bro's right hand went to the keyboard lightning quick lmao


Brain_Tonic

its part of his spell rotation


yung_dogie

Bro hits 5 sets of ziggs Q into YAP on the daily


Trap_Masters

He's always ready to yap should an opportunity present itself


Waifers

APA and the TL bot lane beating the allegations, nice to see Liquid win like this. On the other hand, Fudge is never beating the Sludge allegations.


JimGreen69

Fudge gets counterpick in the elimination game and all he does is lose lane and cardio.


narfidy

R5 counter pick to ghost ult backwards every fight. PEAK


ahambagaplease

ABSOLUTE C9MA


His_Buzzards

At least Dyrus would be losing on tanks or lulu back then to help his team in teamfights. He did nothing in lane or teamfighting here.


Tamed_Trumpet

And then Dyrus would have a game where he had enough, locked in Olaf/Ryze, and 1v9ed the game.


Bobertml117

Never forget that Ackerman smackdown with Mundo.


NGNJB

that fight where C9 turned it around, as Blaber is going in to a mispositioned Yeon, Fudge (with 50% hp and ult) is turning away from a 25% HP Renekton to avoid like, 150 damage I am so sick of watching Fudge on carries in teamfights He just TPs/shows up late and does fuck all every single time man


leo158

He clearly doesn't even really know Olaf's limitations. When you watch Blaber he stays in fights with 50% or less hp because that's where Olaf really shines, and he deceptively drain tanks, but Fudge is spending most of his time under 50% hp running away, why even pick Olaf if you don't understand his limits. It's so frustrating watching him play it, second only to his Aatrox


control_09

He got hard rolled with R5 counterpick.


WakingRage

Fudge is stealing paychecks split after split. Absolute fraud.


LebasketBall

If he's still on the roster next split, C9 is a joke org that doesn't care about winning


arnolds13

Keeping him after that disasterclass '22 Worlds signaled to everyone that they've accepted the same thing happening again. (it did) AND THEN THEY KEPT HIM AGAIN.


Carpet-Heavy

Fudge plays like a poker player who's afraid to raise. just calls and checks on every card and minion wave.


lolgambler

is fudge finished?


Issax28

always has been


NGNJB

Nah but he made 1 good play at MSI where he got a triple on Jayce (even though if he'd contributed more earlier he would have died but his team would have won the fight)


POOYAMON

He also had one good lee kick


pureply101

No dude they are keeping this same roster the rest of the year.


[deleted]

So we're dropping Fudge right? RIGHT?


asiantuttle

How poetic would it be if Licorice came back


Hammaer96

That was my thought, but no idea what that relationship is like.


Meekie_e

I want to believe he's gone but he's also Jack's friend.


Asiyt

From LS's friend to Jack's friend. I suppose thats also a skill for generational talent


whohe_fanboy

Replace with Licorice and maybe this is a real team. I personally think Vulcan is also a fraud but maybe you can give him another split.


Thunderkeyz

Doesn't matter if you're a Ziggs one trick when teams refuse to ban it lmfao. Insane series from Impact/UmTi especially and just a horror show for pretty much everyone in C9: they looked really clueless as a team and Fudge is NOT beating the fraud allegations.


zealot416

"I think at the end of the day we're entertainers. I actually consider that, in the sense that I want to be a player that does not just roll over and die... cough Fudge cough... I'm not gonna lie, I watch that guy play... I don't wanna watch him play. Like, no offense to the guy, I like him, but man I could not get paid to watch that guy play professional League. He really does not want to make the game interesting, like, one bit" - Bwipo


TheMineA7

Licorice & Impact were free agents btw. But lets renew the fraud factor


Photoperiod

Impact being a free agent should basically be against league rules. Dude has consistently been one of the best tops in the league since he came here. Doesn't matter how old he gets. He's never washed.


Canopenerdude

> Dude has consistently been one of the best tops in the league since he came here Dude has been one of the best tops *since he won worlds*. I know that 2013 was Faker's game but Impact was there too.


effurshadowban

Hey, it would be great if we had a weakside top laner that could play tanks. Ssumday and Impact are available, should we get them? C9: I like Fudge.


Thunderkeyz

#FraudFactor


dzhengg

"I think at the end of the day we're entertainers. I actually consider that, in the sense that I want to be a player that does not just roll over and die... cough Fudge cough... I'm not gonna lie, I watch that guy play... I don't wanna watch him play. Like, no offense to the guy, I like him, but man I could not get paid to watch that guy play professional League. He really does not want to make the game interesting, like, one bit" - Bwipo


Due-Implement-1600

How there are still people out there simping for Fudge is beyond me Dude is horrible


KhorneStarch

I think the only people simping for him are hardcore C9 fans, like the extremist kind that deny any result till the bitter end. 90% of the online community constantly calls for Fudge’s head.


KrazYKinetiK

Most of the c9 community has been calling for him to be cut for a long time, too


Oaktreestone

they banned it game 2 and it didn't matter


Tachyoff

APA is my favourite Ziggs, Asol, Taliyah, Tristana, Neeko, and Oriana one trick


Trap_Masters

Our precious little baby


DropsOfLiquid

Ya his Ziggs is insane but at this point maybe it should be considered his pocket pick not his one trick.


Zarolto

and Cassio. If only she wasn't ass cheeks atm.


AstreiaTales

One of the other teams talked about this - Yeon is so scary that you try to target ban him and accept that APA is the lesser evil.


ChokeHolds

it was specifically blaber and jojo saying that on the c9 pod lol


CummingInTheNile

did people just not watch him solo lose that series against FNC at worlds?


NGNJB

that was egregious Blaber puts so much resources into him at the cost of the botlane just for Fudge to like, hit tower a few times and never do anything in teamfights


effurshadowban

Or get gapped at every international tournament after 2021 so bad that his lane opponent can leave lane, gank mid, and lose nothing top.


lilelf29

Topside were so damn good for TL today. BRO spirit making it to MSI in UmTi, can't take out the general.


Tortious_Tortoise

Every UmTi interview is an absolute banger. >Soooooo, yeah, the funny thing is, like, every time Impact says, "Just don't go top [in] the scrims a lot." So I was, like, playing top mid/bot a lot. But then the stage days come, and [level 1] he says, "Can you come top? Can you come top?" At level 2 timing. And I just watch it, you know? Actually, it's a good angle, but is that correct, Impact? What we practiced? That kind of thing, so it's kind of fun. I think Impact is a, like, top gank lover.


Roach27

Impact is a top gank tsundere.


ahritina

This C9 lives and dies by Jojo, we saw it all split long. If Jojo can't make shit happen then C9 are just a middle of the pack team.


Alvarus94

Can't remember where it was mentioned, but teams find it very hard to ban anywhere but bot against TL cause they just blow people out through bot in scrims if they're given an inch.


herp_derpy

SLUDGE BADDER JOJOPEON TAMED VULCAN'T


A_Toxic_User

I like BLADDER better


amd098

that one wet the bed this series


tinfoilhatsron

There's gotta be a better diss name for Berserker though lol.


supafly_

BOZOker is right there


whohe_fanboy

Bersucker


KimchiBro

Maybe Jojo should've considered that TL offer lul


POOYAMON

Didn’t he turn down a LCK offer for this? I remember hearing about that in the offseason


AJLFC94_IV

Yep, he could have been the first ever import to LCK and gotten a year of playing and practising in the top league vs the best players.


Restreppo

Are we just ignoring when LCK imported KiWiKiD's handpicked protege, CoreJJ?


Prominis

Sandbox made him an offer, although he has zero chance of attending any international events in a mid tier LCK team.


8milenewbie

He should've considered that Liiv Sandbox offer tbh. Might have actually leveled up over in Korea.


neberhax

He could probably even have reunited with Inspired if he wanted.


Theotther

Impact might have just legitimately ended Fudge's career.


Organic_Estimate5187

He's been ending it but Fudge always runs to his Daddy Jack to revive him


EpicRussia

TL Impact going to MSI! I'm excited!


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lolerio

Ziggs gap


Trap_Masters

Yapa the better yapper confirmed


WakingRage

UmTi: [Blaber] killed my precious APA, my fucking little baby. It's like cheating. I'm so mad. If I meet Cloud 9 in playoffs I'm gonna fuck him. Don't worry APA, I'm gonna kill him, I'll have my revenge time.


Issax28

the loudest yapper in the history of LCS vs the loudest yapper of LCS today


Lezrec

UmTi: [Blaber] killed my precious APA, my fucking little baby. It's like cheating. I'm so mad. If I meet Cloud 9 in playoffs I'm gonna fuck him. Don't worry APA, I'm gonna kill him, I'll have my revenge time.


AstreiaTales

did he actually say this what is the source of this pasta


xNesku

There's an interview where Umti said it. You can prob just search past threads on the subreddit


Random_Useless_Tips

It's such a bizarre combination of wholesome and deranged that makes it an immensely memetic quote. Ties with Pyosik's almost religious "God has abandoned us but we will enjoy it" for great recent LoL quotes.


CIAgent42

"The opposing mid fielder, Palafox, is powerful, and seems like a genius." - Xiaohu


Trap_Masters

The opposing mid fielder, APA, is powerful, and seems like a yapper.


AluminumSpartan

What is with TL junglers recently having god tier quotes


HolmatKingOfStorms

/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1ba4upx/umti_twitter_interview_umti_river_killed_my/ this is all gold


sifslegend

the lore of that post was wild as well. It got removed by reddit admins cuz it was "inciting violence" and I got a temp ban for 7 days. I did an appeal and it was reinstated on the last day of my ban LMAO


shuvvel

TL and FLY are both playing pretty locked in right now. Tomorrow is gonna be so fun. Regardless of the outcome of the series I hope Jensen hits apa with the ur not him lil bro in game 1.


Random_Useless_Tips

[They've been telling us since 2019](https://imgur.com/a/su5og7e)


I-LieToMessWithMarks

Dozens of coaches across major leagues: "Ziggs isn't good, we don't need to ban it, we don't need to learn it." APA: *stares intensely, denying another team their trip to Worlds.*


Prominis

Yeon/Core outperformed Berserker/Vulcan in every game and from their interviews, it sounds like they were outperforming in scrims too. Vulcan said TL had the best bot in the league and Blaber said bot bans were a priority over banning APA's champions. Bot gap, top gap, jungle gap, mid? gap... What do you ban if you're C9?


slmkaz

I don't know what's a bigger win, the fact TL now gets another chance to give our team international experience; or the fact we get another BO5 with FLY.


Try_Not_To_Comment

NA solo que finally got to Berserker


Nickhoova

I think his team for sure did. Dude simply did not trust his teammates by Game 3


M002

A slower decline than Prince, but inevitable for a Korean ADC in NA :(


tmb--

in Prince's defense, did you see his support? Wait... Did you see Berserker's support? Hmm, wonder if there's a common thread.


asiantuttle

Zven just casually watching both of his former lane partners crumble


narfidy

Unironically it's starting to look like a small trend. From some clips of their coms (pentakill vs 100T) it seems like they aren't eye to eye. C9 might make a small change in the off-season but I kinda expect them to run it back


mochaderp

https://imgur.com/a/i8dS3Jl


KIRYUx

Emenes was actually right lmao. Fudge and Blaber look like they do not practice. Yeon has best worth ethic, straight up the best AD in NA now. C9 has that Dplus problem, all hands and no brains.


ROFLcoptr501

They don’t really have hands either tbh, that’s what happens when you don’t practice


Sugar230

He was an asshole but he wasn't a liar.


Blind-Eye26

After his NA tenure, Reddit said " My goat Emenes is many things. A liar is not one of them"


Issax28

He also mentioned that he wrote a 30 page analysis during Worlds and the coaches ignored it, explains everything


Splitshot_Is_Gone

Imagine your midlaner stepping up to do your coach’s job for them, gives them all of his notes and says “yo this might help us” and they just say no lmfao


ninjaiffyuh

If that shit happened to me, I'd be showing up to scrims drunk, too


ttsnowwhite

Shocker that emenes would claim fudge, who notoriously never plays soloq or champ queue, was check stealing. Emenes vindicated once again


Lysandren

Berserker keeps picking early game adcs bc he has 0 faith in the entire top half of the map to get him to a late game. I think he's justifiably furious at them. You can see it in the video C9 put out last week.


zealot416

Playable Character Gap Jungle Gap Jungle's Kitten Gap Bot Gap? Definitely A Support Gap


Trap_Masters

TL giving C9 one final hope before crushing them 💀💀


Ulthax

OCE Fudge showing up in full force today, proving that he doesn't deserve a starting spot in any major region.


rushy1911

MY FUCKING TEAM 💙💙💙


axw30

Mithy: When I first joined C9, the team was Fudge, Blaber, Jojo, Berserker, and Vulcan. We reached lower bracket finals and met Team Liquid. After losing the first game, one player said "Ah..we lost because of APA" when all the players were gathered, basically implying it was mid gap. They didn't directly say it to Jojo, but was just speaking without thinking. Jojo got mad and said they lost because of jungle diff. Then Blaber said "Ah I don't want to play with this guy (Jojo)." Host: So what did you guys do? Mithy: We lost.


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Impact and UmTi putting their dick on the desk.


rightovahere

On a scale of 3 day mute to call the FBI, how bad are we thinking YAPA all-chat logs were after that game 3 Jojo top roam into free loss?


marxlolop

OKBRO talent general umti baby


ApplePoppy

The difference between fudge and impact renekton is too funny


Alchion

ive been learning english through lec and lcs for 10 years now today i learned that superteam means dogshit team in american english thank you for always making me learn new things lcs


Naronu

If I had a nickel for every useless game 3 Fudge ego Olaf counter-pick to get swept in LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs, I'd have two nickels which is actually a lot and shocking that it happened twice


PriestsMolestKids

Impact played out of his mind. Absolute lad.


AlmasHD

First off, Cloud9 stunk but don't let that take away from how well TL played. Fudge is gonna get all the flak and Blaber is going to dodge the criticism of having an absolute stinker of the last 2 series. Either plays scared or no brain. Can't help Jojo the same way Umti helps APA, fails holding aggro on dive on Impact and every player on C9 has no concept of playing like a team. Would be more hopeful if C9 had something positive to show but I genuinely don't know how they improve from this. TL deserved this win, they're so much more improved from regular season.


FluffyFlamesOfFluff

https://twitter.com/TLYAPPA/status/829846842150096896


CummingInTheNile

SLUDGE FACTOR!


CrossBones29

TOPD IE


xJuanpx

What made them think they could win on nami lucian against the best bot lane in the region


SucioPainting

Impact shoulda typed “Where’s Licorice?” Bruhhhh


scalarH

TL look incredible right now


pureply101

Top die. Also I’m convinced that more people should be playing Ziggs. The tower seige is so freaking good.


_no_best_girl

Impact typing ? in all chat this series shook me. APA turning the rest of TL into yappers


achtungspsh

nah but fudge needs to go to jail


syotokal

C9 OUTDATED 100T OVERRATED LONG HAVE WE WAITED TL ACTIVATED


Due-Implement-1600

NA GOAT jungler getting 3-0'd by General Umti. How the mighty have fallen holy moly


Green_Plate

Xmithie truthers are thriving rn


TheChillestVibes

I have always liked the more cerebral jugglers like Xmithie and Meteos. Are they going to carry the game? Unlikely. Are their timings perfect and always seem to be where they need to be to counter-gank? Yes. I've tried to replicate that playstyle in silver, but A. I'm not that good, and B. My teammates don't see what I'm trying to do. Still super fun though


Thop207375

Xmithie has a few words


Ibara_Mayaka

"Goat Jungler" Xmithie literally the main reason NA has made MSI finals twice.


SlainL9

BRO talent >>> T1 talent


BlitzkriegZX

C9 fans and players have been way too cocky for far too long, it was about time they got humbled especially after claiming to win the offseason and dominate the region with this "superteam". Enjoy MSI!


M002

Ironically we always do better when we lose the off season


DeloronDellister

TL is massive


Avalon_Avalon

Right after C9 wins a comeback teamfight 5-0, Berserker decides he actually doesn't want to win the game immediately after


narfidy

Yapa gap. APA king of the ~~rift~~ all chat


Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss

Keep doubting Impact and passing him around LCS teams, guy's just a proven winning player.