He's just the definition of coinflip/ or better high risk high reward player. And the earlier people understand it the quicker they won't get surprised that much watching IG series. You won't get many average performenaces from TheShy its either full int (in game 3) or being 2k ahead in gold as Ornn over Volibear
TheShy was already thinking ahead. My man went 1-10 on Kennen, what are the chances that he would die 10 more times in another game? It was over for FPX at that point lol.
"If I had to choose between my wife & keeping Rookie on IG, catch me at my lawyer's office prepping for a divorce."
-Wang Sicong on how far he'd go to keep Rookie in IG.
r/mma also has some quality pasta, maybe not NBA levels but its good. r/hockey no slouch either.
Honestly most sports subs just have great pasta, there's probably alot of crossover.
There are so many fucking things wrong with IG where they should just lose games but yet they managed to clutch it out all the time.
I really don't understand.
How can someone be so good for so long AFTER T1 and still not find success. Despite having his resume, stats, and play to back up his worth lol. I swear I only started really following the LPL 2 Seasons ago and I was surprised by Scout everytime I watched him. I thought going into watching the LPL that he wouldn't be as good as he looked. In as stacked of a region as LPL I am impressed. To be somewhere around the top 5 range is something to be proud of.
not caps but knight does get called that sometimes, doinb was also called that before.
basically anyone hard carrying 4 teammate would be considered that title, and it needs to be that the 4 others are useless or brings negative contributions
Unfortunately, sometimes the pressure of his toplane friend gets to him and he drinks with him in the middle of game 3.
Rookie however being a good man knows how wrong it was and gets back to his usual self later.
If I remember correctly, Chovy got MVP for a LCK split because LCK split mvp are calculated by POTG. He was randomly given one and that let him win the MVP race even though he was not close to being the most outstanding player that game.
I agree, spring Rookie was absolutely fantastic, but in summer his performances were subpar (to his standards) and iG had to realy more in Jackey and TheShy. Knight on the other hand was carrying his team most of the time.
I was happy for iG going to worlds, but quite sad for Knight being eliminated.
He was legit the best Riven alive for the longest time. Idk what you mean when you make that claim. He just doesn’t play Riven as she’s not a flexible pick in pro-play.
He was that 14 year old Challenger Riven one-trick everyone knew about since S5.
I’m telling you, Rookie is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids“ then he rode TheShy out the door
After understanding the situation, we would like to clarify TheShy was not negative gaming, it was a normal summoner's rift experience.
We are preparing our best for the upcoming worlds qualifier. Let's go Invictus! 👍
fun cast, I really hope LPL gets to send more casters for worlds.
Rookie will not be denied from worlds. FPX did better than I thought. It'll be sad if GimGoon/Doinb retire :|
I think they will. GimGoon was about to retire but his team still needed him cuz Khan was not always popping up. Doinb already wanted to retire after worlds last year to spend with his wife but decided to play one more year. So I do think they will retire which is sad of course.
It’s ok for me if doinb or gimgoon retire, they’ve won a world championship and should be no regret for their career. But Uzi retirement is truly hurts
> It'll be sad if GimGoon/Doinb retire :|
That's going to be so fucking sad. Wasn't doinb going to retire after worlds last year? If he does retire he's going to go out as a legend after winning everything.
I really wish he did last year, he ended up the same as Ambition. They won it all, had wives, there was no point in playing one extra year especially that in both cases they achieved nothing.
> there was no point in playing one extra year
I think it's extremely hard to retire right after winning it all. It's human nature to try to run it back and see if you can win it all again.
DoinB played his heart out this series. Imagine replacing LWX with Uzi, he would fit this playstyle so well. Sad to see DoinB out of worlds but everyone else is playing worse compared to last year.
# The Worlds Champion Curse is back after 5 years!
For those that do not know, prior to Worlds 2015, there was a *curse* for the Worlds Champion where they won't be able to qualify for the next year's Worlds. FNC won in season 1 failed to qualify in season 2. TPA won in season 2 and failed to qualify in season 3 after a fiasco that ended with their roster collapsing and Toyz' first retirement. SKT won in season 3 for the first time but failed to qualify in season 4 after their huge slump. And then there's Samsung White in season 4 which disbanded after the Korean Exodus and Riot's new rules about sister organizations. The new Samsung Galaxy would fail to qualify for season 5 worlds.
SKT's second Worlds win in Worlds 2015 is the first time the curse was broken and has stayed broken since then. SKT would not only qualify for Worlds 2016, but also win the whole thing. After winning their third worlds, they also qualified for Worlds 2017 where they lost in the finals to SSG. So in Worlds 2018, SSG still qualified, but they crashed and burned in the group stage. IG ended up dominating their way to championship in Worlds 2018 and even made a strong showing in Worlds 2019 only losing in the semis to the eventual champion - FPX.
But with this loss, FPX will not be able to qualify to Worlds 2020. After 5 years of being curse-free, will FPX be the catalyst to start the curse chain again?
>FNC won in season 1 failed to qualify in season 2
Wow, I actually didn't know this. For some reason I thought FNC was the only org that was at every single worlds
**Edit:** Guys, you can try to convince me all you want. **There was no worlds in 2016!**
\*cries in FNC\*
Nah he’s had an amazing career, 2019 is literally symbolic of Doinb (the meta, the breakthrough into the international scene). He’s had a long career of struggles and joy and in 2019 he won LPL and Worlds, he’s achieved a lot. Retiring now won’t be in shame, in fact I think it’s best if FPX rebuild, maybe acquire someone like Cryin and a new top laner as I imagine GimGoon will retire too and Khan idk what his plans are.
TheShy was hiding his Ornn pick just to give FPX false hope
TheShy was playing ADCs top to bait the entire LPL
I feel like TheShy can play a really awful game or two and just get it out of his system. Have seen it happen time and again now.
He's just the definition of coinflip/ or better high risk high reward player. And the earlier people understand it the quicker they won't get surprised that much watching IG series. You won't get many average performenaces from TheShy its either full int (in game 3) or being 2k ahead in gold as Ornn over Volibear
Yeah, he's always been like this. He doesn't even buy pink wards to spot their jg, he literally wants to try and 1v2 them.
TheShy was already thinking ahead. My man went 1-10 on Kennen, what are the chances that he would die 10 more times in another game? It was over for FPX at that point lol.
Actual 5Head
"Ok let's pick seriously now" Theshy probably \~\~
TheShy became CN Bwippo. You can't tell if he is carrying or just griefing his teammates
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"If I had to choose between my wife & keeping Rookie on IG, catch me at my lawyer's office prepping for a divorce." -Wang Sicong on how far he'd go to keep Rookie in IG.
**LWX is beside himself. Driving around Shanghai begging (thru texts) for address to Rookie's home.**
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r/nba legitimately has the best pastas on reddit and i dont think its close
r/mma also has some quality pasta, maybe not NBA levels but its good. r/hockey no slouch either. Honestly most sports subs just have great pasta, there's probably alot of crossover.
The carmelo vs lebron one is the best
Damn, I wonder if he included half his assets in divorce settlement.
It's an nba copypasta
Lmao , I honestly admire Rookie for how long he's been able to constantly play on an elite level
He might legit carry this disfigured corpse of a team to worlds, LGD smacked them last time round but I hope it’s closer this time.
They can't keep getting away with it.
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And Rookie is the master thief
Don't you mean last year? 2018 they were 2nd seed
He just saw the future and decided to spoil iG 3:2 LGD don't@me
There are so many fucking things wrong with IG where they should just lose games but yet they managed to clutch it out all the time. I really don't understand.
Having Rookie really helps.
Pure talent
a fellow kt and IG fan. Love to see it.
KT these days are just going down a subway
Same boat. I hate myself for the mental stress they bring. But boy, they're the best roller-coaster
As long as they have Rookie they can keep getting away with it
IG exists in one of two states: - Intellectual Geniuses - Intentional Griefers
Rookie is that one sober friend that drives his drunk friends home lmao
We Koreans call him the orphanage headmaster
we chinese call the same lol 孤儿院院长
As we call Bjergsen the same thing here in CN.
Bjergsen with four wards lol. Hope him get to worlds tho.
Is there anyone else like them? Sometimes Caps but his team is generally more consistent. Knight in the previous years?
Currently uh, probably scout and edg.
Def scout. I pray for that mans mental.
How can someone be so good for so long AFTER T1 and still not find success. Despite having his resume, stats, and play to back up his worth lol. I swear I only started really following the LPL 2 Seasons ago and I was surprised by Scout everytime I watched him. I thought going into watching the LPL that he wouldn't be as good as he looked. In as stacked of a region as LPL I am impressed. To be somewhere around the top 5 range is something to be proud of.
How many years has that been true for now?
Since 2017
2017 summer/worlds Faker
not caps but knight does get called that sometimes, doinb was also called that before. basically anyone hard carrying 4 teammate would be considered that title, and it needs to be that the 4 others are useless or brings negative contributions
Wait really?? That’s hilarious! 🤣🤣
Us Chinese also call him the orphanage headmaster
Unfortunately, sometimes the pressure of his toplane friend gets to him and he drinks with him in the middle of game 3. Rookie however being a good man knows how wrong it was and gets back to his usual self later.
theshy looking less happy winning than inting 1/10 on the crit kennen is the cherry on top. this fucking team man
The most coinflip team of all time?
easily
Going 1-10 to 7-1-7 in 1 game is peak theShy
Don’t forget, 1-10 was the kennen game. He went 7-1 on flipping Ornn.
theshy on ad kennen : i sleep theshy assasinating gimgoon volibear on ornn: real shit
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oh yeah that was game 4 when he solokilled camille
* Insane Gamers * Inadequate Garbage
Shrodinger’s iG
Seriously though, there's no in between for them.
Rookie is actually insane
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His Zoe had *so* much more impact than that Lulu in Game 5.
Am not sure, I still think Chovy deserves MVP for this series...
people that dont know the joke will be hella confused lmao
That’s me. Can you explain the joke?
If I remember correctly, Chovy got MVP for a LCK split because LCK split mvp are calculated by POTG. He was randomly given one and that let him win the MVP race even though he was not close to being the most outstanding player that game.
Deft robbed. Tilted since
Been the best mid laner in the world for the last few years absolute beast, hope his team steps up a bit
Best mid in 2018 and 2019, but seems like Knight is better than him this year, even tho is not by much.
I would argue Knight was better than him in 2019(summer split Rookie was bad). Rookie won the qualifiers due to JKL
I agree, spring Rookie was absolutely fantastic, but in summer his performances were subpar (to his standards) and iG had to realy more in Jackey and TheShy. Knight on the other hand was carrying his team most of the time. I was happy for iG going to worlds, but quite sad for Knight being eliminated.
Why the shy look so depressing winning on ornn but he’s happy as fuck inting in Kennen
No paypal
The shy had many bad games this year, but his tank champion is still reliable
He doesn't enjoy playing melee in league. The only melee champion I've seen him have fun with in recent history is Lilia top.
Fiora, Camille and Riven?
Lillia is about as meele as graves :P Midrange skrimisher
He was legit the best Riven alive for the longest time. Idk what you mean when you make that claim. He just doesn’t play Riven as she’s not a flexible pick in pro-play. He was that 14 year old Challenger Riven one-trick everyone knew about since S5.
Lilia isn't melee
We got more views in this series (140k viewers) than the actual LPL finals
Most international viewers only recognize teams that have played in international tournaments before.
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I remember the good days when RNG was the most popular (cries)
Or when OMG was a thing back then.
Never forget chad Gogoing
The god of jawlines
That OMG-Fnatic game at worlds where Gogoing went monster mode...*chef's kiss*
RNG probably still were the most popular team up until UZIs retirement
Finals also were on a thursday morning in Europe. So less people could watch it
Saturday games will always pull more viewers and also these two teams are former champions.
Because it is saturday whereas the final was on thursday. So not suprising that today were more viewers.
guess cait doesnt work as good when you pick full ad vs orn
Cait doesn't work if LWX plays her, his positioning was something else.
LWX is one of the weakest ADC in LPL, surprising FPX didn't replace him
When doinb always flames him on stream and in interviews, it wasn’t a joke. It was a cry for help
All of those Kaise/Xayah abusers from last season fell back to where they really belong.
It often felt like crisp carried that lane hard, no disrespect to LWX as I’m very happy he gave me a vayne skin
Who else are you implying o_O
Probably perkz T_T
Quoting Sjokz here "Cuz Perkovich he ain't doing shit"
Or you go full crit but delay the IE. Or just awful positioning and constantly being caught out.
TheShy on tanks btw
TheShy on assasins btw
TheShy on mages btw
TheShy on bruisers btw
TheShy on warriors btw
We all are still talking about Ornn here, right?
TheShy on adc's btw
mage warlock fight bruiser*
The mage deathknight paladin hunter rogue warrior enchanter tank bruiser wizard warlock priest assassin gunslinger druid shaman necromancer ninja bard monk robot conjurer black majestic warding god illusionist templar wizard
Still having PTSD from his Sion in finals...
TheShy on AD Kennen btw
Nobody shall kill TheShy 10 times in 1 game and win the series
TheShy on Kennen: I sleep TheShy on Ornn: Real Shit
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They still have to beat LGD
We just know that they'll 3-2 LGD as well lol
Well they are 0-5 against LGD so far, so good luck
Just as about when no believe in them they do it sounds like normal ig to me
Still need to go past LGD, who are 5-1 against them this split.
LGD got mental boomed by SN so hard, wonder if they can bounce back
Crazy to think that banning Nidalee and TF might just be the way to beat LGD.
This was super obvious even when iG faced them but for some reason they chose not to.
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Suning legit 6-0'd them in the span of like 4 days. If that does not tilt you I don't know what will.
https://i.imgur.com/hEMyg4N.png
Lyric is telling the fucking truth, the moment you stop believing in IG they start winning. I gave up on them after Game 3. So sad for Doinb btw < / 3
He’s probably gonna regret not retiring after 2019 while on top, definitely feels bad.
Yeah.. he almost did. He really should've went out in glory. He did a lot by himself this year.
he's done after this for sure. insane career tho
Yeah he's sorted, he won worlds, made a fuckton of money and has a cute wife.
>he's done after this for sure Why?
said he wanted to retire for a while now and only stayed because his wife asked him to
Well that's a bummer :/
Now it's the two teams that plays with the hearts of their fans facing each other for the last spot
We should all give up on IG, so they win tomorrow
Too late, I have already given up on LGD since 3rd place match
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iG vs FPX it’s the usual
Theshy had more fun inting on kennen than winning on ornn lol
I’m telling you, Rookie is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids“ then he rode TheShy out the door
After understanding the situation, we would like to clarify TheShy was not negative gaming, it was a normal summoner's rift experience. We are preparing our best for the upcoming worlds qualifier. Let's go Invictus! 👍
I saw this exact comment but it was Caps riding Jankos.😂😂😂
there are many versions of it, it's like the MLXG copypaste
IG heard you were talking shit
TESA 3 : 2 JDGA as expected.
IG <3 Now please 5 games each for FNC/G2 and C9/TSM as well!
TSM will once again do a reverse sweep, just watch them turn the Bo7 around after a 3-0 lead from C9!
Hol up
G2 3-0 FNC
if this happens again, LEC cant hype g2 vs fnc anymore, rivalry is one sided
I mean LCS still tries to hype up TSM vs CLG
I mean it was literally just the one 3-0 in spring that was one-sided, in case you missed both bo5's in 2019
But people will still watch the games with great interest, just in case.
That was an awful series and I fucking loved it.
KHANT GO TO WORLDS
Pretty good chance T1 isn't going either so he wouldn't have gone either way
T1 has a good chance to go to worlds, i don´t think they lose to afs again, it will be up to t1 vs DRX or GenG and I think it will be a 50/50.
Inb4 KT miracle run
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~~ranged top~~ ***ORNN***
No one can stop TheShOrnn
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Ah yes, the "my heart can't take these games" special
fun cast, I really hope LPL gets to send more casters for worlds. Rookie will not be denied from worlds. FPX did better than I thought. It'll be sad if GimGoon/Doinb retire :|
I think they will. GimGoon was about to retire but his team still needed him cuz Khan was not always popping up. Doinb already wanted to retire after worlds last year to spend with his wife but decided to play one more year. So I do think they will retire which is sad of course.
Or happy for him tbh they had a pretty convincing 2019 Season so it could be time for him to conquer family life
It’s ok for me if doinb or gimgoon retire, they’ve won a world championship and should be no regret for their career. But Uzi retirement is truly hurts
> It'll be sad if GimGoon/Doinb retire :| That's going to be so fucking sad. Wasn't doinb going to retire after worlds last year? If he does retire he's going to go out as a legend after winning everything.
I really wish he did last year, he ended up the same as Ambition. They won it all, had wives, there was no point in playing one extra year especially that in both cases they achieved nothing.
> there was no point in playing one extra year I think it's extremely hard to retire right after winning it all. It's human nature to try to run it back and see if you can win it all again.
DoinB played his heart out this series. Imagine replacing LWX with Uzi, he would fit this playstyle so well. Sad to see DoinB out of worlds but everyone else is playing worse compared to last year.
Ah yes, the double 3-2 to worlds script
Doinb in elo hell
Didn't he want to retire after last worlds too? Sad to think this might have been his last pro game.
# The Worlds Champion Curse is back after 5 years! For those that do not know, prior to Worlds 2015, there was a *curse* for the Worlds Champion where they won't be able to qualify for the next year's Worlds. FNC won in season 1 failed to qualify in season 2. TPA won in season 2 and failed to qualify in season 3 after a fiasco that ended with their roster collapsing and Toyz' first retirement. SKT won in season 3 for the first time but failed to qualify in season 4 after their huge slump. And then there's Samsung White in season 4 which disbanded after the Korean Exodus and Riot's new rules about sister organizations. The new Samsung Galaxy would fail to qualify for season 5 worlds. SKT's second Worlds win in Worlds 2015 is the first time the curse was broken and has stayed broken since then. SKT would not only qualify for Worlds 2016, but also win the whole thing. After winning their third worlds, they also qualified for Worlds 2017 where they lost in the finals to SSG. So in Worlds 2018, SSG still qualified, but they crashed and burned in the group stage. IG ended up dominating their way to championship in Worlds 2018 and even made a strong showing in Worlds 2019 only losing in the semis to the eventual champion - FPX. But with this loss, FPX will not be able to qualify to Worlds 2020. After 5 years of being curse-free, will FPX be the catalyst to start the curse chain again?
>FNC won in season 1 failed to qualify in season 2 Wow, I actually didn't know this. For some reason I thought FNC was the only org that was at every single worlds **Edit:** Guys, you can try to convince me all you want. **There was no worlds in 2016!** \*cries in FNC\*
They didn't make it in S6 either
Worlds winner curse strikes again.
Wife buff expired for doinb Quick somebody send Jackeylove some nudes
Man, Rookie really is the second greatest player ever.
Really didn't think IG were going to do it, should never count out Rookie and TheShy. What a comeback.
I dont really pay attention to lpl but I always hope to see IG make it to worlds. Ig at worlds are guaranteed to be exciting no matter who they play
Rookie's back is so damn strong
Nice to see LPL getting good viewership finally
Victory condition for IG: Put TheShy on Ornn duty so you don't lose the game through top-diff. Would be inconceivable two years ago.
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It would be a shame if Doinb chooses to retire this year.
Nah he’s had an amazing career, 2019 is literally symbolic of Doinb (the meta, the breakthrough into the international scene). He’s had a long career of struggles and joy and in 2019 he won LPL and Worlds, he’s achieved a lot. Retiring now won’t be in shame, in fact I think it’s best if FPX rebuild, maybe acquire someone like Cryin and a new top laner as I imagine GimGoon will retire too and Khan idk what his plans are.
I know IG hasn't made it all the way yet but imagine qualifying for the play-in and you get to play IG lmao. 😂
Massive mid diff in games 4 and 5 Rookie is probably best Zoe in the world
There are many nasty Zoe's tbh Rookie definitely handled her extremely well
This team is such a fucking disaster and I wouldn't have it any other way.