In fact, what the king wants to say is that it makes sense to say that LCK lags behind LPL. After all, LPL is now the first competition area in the world. But I don't agree that LCK's style is behind the North American League of Legends championship series.
Maybe the title wants to talk about the European Division, but starting from 20 18, the European Division was renamed LEC (League of Legends European Championship). LEC Division is now the second division in the world. Judging from the results of international competitions in the past two years, LEC is obviously better than LCK.
LCK Division, the former overlord of League of Legends e-sports circle, has gradually declined since the S8 season. First, after the S8 season, they missed MSI, intercontinental champion and S champion; In S9 season, G2 in LEC Division won MSI. Although winning the intercontinental competition saved some face, in the S9 World Cup, the LCK Division was almost dragged down by LPL and LEC again.
From the performance point of view, LCK has actually been in a cliff-like decline in the past two years, so there is no LPL and LEC drama.
The old operation style of LCK has actually fallen behind the version and times.
In fact, the reason for the rapid decline of LCK in the past two years is actually easy to find, that is, the achievements of the old era are too brilliant, which leads to the complacency of most LCK teams, and the tactics and routines have not changed much all the year round-except for the operation.
South Korea's e-sports likes the history of operation, and it also started from the interstellar era. At that time, South Korea's e-sports circle became a well-deserved hegemon in the Interstellar/KLOC-0 era with almost cruel precise operation similar to computer operation.
Therefore, the Korean e-sports community seems to be obsessed with operational tactics. However, in League of Legends, it is a team game of five people. If the style of play remains unchanged all the year round, it is easy to be thoroughly studied and targeted. Throughout LCK's three-year competition, the combat tactics of major teams in LCK encountered the chaotic tactics of LPL and the unconventional tactics of LEC, and the combat tactics collapsed directly. This is a fact.
Once the combat tactics are interrupted, the LCK team doesn't know how to play. They are trained as robots, without spirituality and inspiration. Once the rhythm is disrupted, it will be disorganized and I don't know how to deal with it (SKT was defeated by IG 1557, which is a typical example).
The mid-season cup of S 10 season has also become the touchstone to test the performance of LPL and LCK teams, and the result is well known. The mid-season cup has become an exhibition game in LPL division. There are three LPL teams in the semi-final, TES and FPX will meet in the final. The LCK team was defeated in the mid-season cup.
After entering the summer competition of S 10, LCK has always said that if it wants to change, it should learn from LPL and LEC. However, the business style of defeating the enemy without fighting has been deeply imprinted in the bones of these active players. Look at the summer battle between T 1 and Geng (Samsung). There are only two heads in 30 minutes. Think about S9 season, IG and FPX in the semi-final of S-match, with 59 heads in 35 minutes, and you will know what is going on!
So, to sum up, the embarrassed king thinks that if LCK doesn't change quickly, their playing style will really lag behind LPL and LEC. The reason for the real decline of LCK is its own problems, which can't keep up with the rapid development of the tactical system of League of Legends. Dear senior summoners of League of Legends, what do you think is the reason for the rapid decline of LCK? Let's talk about it