In the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) esports, there is a prospect that Korean professional gamers will make a big success.
On the 19th (Korean time), the American media ‘Game News 24’ predicted “Who will be the best player in League of Legends in the 2023 season” and revealed the 1st to 10th places selected.
Except for Chinese professional gamer Bo (real name Zhou Yangbo, 20), who was the last to be named, Korea dominated the top nine. The 1st to 5th places are ▲ Canyon (Kim Gun-bu, 21) ▲ Viper (Park Do-hyun, 22) ▲ Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok, 26) ▲ Chovy (Jung Ji-hoon, 21) ▲ Ruler (Park Jae-hyuk, 24).
There are 7 players (1st to 4th, 7th to 9th) active in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK). The LCK and the Chinese LPL, which are tied to the two major e-sports leagues, followed with two players (5th to 6th). Bo is active in the European LEC.
‘Game News 24’ picked “Dplus KIA, which has the best player Canyon,” as “a game team to be afraid of in the new year.” Dplus KIA captain Showmaker (Heo Soo, 22) was also ranked 7th in the ‘2023 LoL Best Pro Gamer’.
Viper was praised for saying, “With his individual ability to positively influence the team regardless of his teammates’ level, he can make it difficult for anyone to deal with.” ‘Game News 24’ said, “I wonder if I can lead the championship of Hanwha Life Insurance.”
‘Game News 24’ admired Faker, saying, “It’s been 10 years since his debut, but he’s still one of the world’s top 10 pro gamers.” was surprised.
Faker is in his 11th season as an esports pro gamer. As the captain of SK Telecom’s T1 last year, he won the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Tournament and was runner-up in the Summer Tournament, ▲ the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) runner-up, and ▲ the World Championship (Roll Cup) runner-up.
MSI is an international competition that comes second to Worlds. ‘Game News 24’ predicted the 2023 season, saying, “Faker and T1 will have a golden opportunity to win the World Championship for the 4th time.” 카지노
Chovy was evaluated as “Still the best in Korea in laning and microplay.” Ruler said, “One of the greatest in-game leaders in League of Legends esports right now. He drew attention for his reliable carry ability to win by himself at critical moments.