LoL’s new star sets a record at Worlds that even Faker couldn’t set

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The current star of League of Legends is 22-year-old mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon. He achieved a feat at LoL Worlds 2023 that no one before him could achieve, not even the legendary Faker. Chovy has qualified for the Worlds playoffs 5 times in a row. He is only 22 years old.

Why is the record special? Before Chovy, no one had managed to make it to the LoL Worlds playoffs 5 times in a row. Because this requires a high level of playing strength in the team and extreme consistency: You have to prevail 5 times in your own region, go to the Worlds and then still be strong enough to get through the group phase:

  • Not even Faker had this consistency – his team T1 repeatedly failed to qualify for the Worlds in the weaker years when young teams passed T1. T1 was completely missing from the Worlds in 2018 and 2020 – among other things because Chovy was surprisingly able to qualify with his teams.
  • The closest to setting the record was the US ADC Sneaky: He made it into the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 and then from 2016 to 2019 – but he didn’t succeed in 2015 and his career was already over in 2020.

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    Played with 4 different teams, but with success every time

    This is what sets Chovy apart: For Chovy, the record is also special because he managed to qualify with different teams: the first three times he managed it with actual “underdog” teams where he had to bear the brunt: Griffin, DragonX and Hanwha Life were rather outsiders from 2018 to 2020, but full of great talent.

    Qualifying with his current team, Gen G., isn’t that much of a surprise. They are considered one of the favorites to win the title.

    This makes Chovy the new star in LoL: Chovy plays midlane, which is usually the most prestigious position in LoL and is traditionally looked after because it plays aggressive heroes who can rack up a lot of kills.

    Chovy has built a remarkable reputation as “Our Lord and Savior Chovy” in recent years through his sheer playing ability and is in impressive form again in 2023. At Worlds, he posted a 14.3 KDA in just 3 games and was involved in 73% of his teams’ kills.

    Before the Worlds, he just set a record in South Korea and won gold at the Asian Games.

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