Korean aid's remarks sparked controversy, Kael predicted a civil war in the LCK in the MSI finals, sparking public opinion

On July 1, the 2025 League of Legends Mid-Season Championship (MSI) has officially entered the knockout stage. Recently, Riot officially announced the detailed schedule for the second stage of the knockout stage: the upper half will start the battle first, with a BO5 match every day in the first two days, and the game time is 8 am. On the third and fourth days, two BO5 matches will be arranged every day, and the LPL team BLG's game is scheduled at 3 am. Although this arrangement is during the weekend, it also made many LPL fans say that "staying up late to watch the game is too hard."

The reason why BLG failed to occupy the " prime time" is that they are in the same half of the zone as the extremely popular T1 team. Even BLG , a "net-famous all-Chinese team", cannot compete with T1 's global traffic. Fortunately, the 3 a.m. games are only scheduled on July 5 and 6, and the schedule will then return to a BO5 rhythm every day , so fans can easily watch the games in the morning.

As the knockout round approaches, many LPL players have also accepted media interviews. Among them, BLG top laner Bin responded to the question " Do you think you are the top top laner in LPL?" He said: " I am definitely not the strongest top laner in LPL history, but I have been working hard for this goal. " This humble statement surprised many fans, who all felt that the " emotional intelligence class " was indeed effective.

However, what really set off public opinion was a statement made by Kael , a Korean player from the AL team . When Kael was recently interviewed by Korean media and asked about his prediction for the MSI champion, he bluntly said: " It is very likely that one of the two LCK teams will make it to the finals. I think the champion will be between them. " As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused an uproar among the LPL audience.

As a player representing the LPL region in the MSI, Kael's move was seen by many viewers as " boosting others' ambitions and destroying his own prestige " . Especially considering that AL is the No. 1 seed in the LPL region, it has caused a lot of dissatisfaction. Some netizens joked: " If Keria said at MSI that BLG and AL will win the championship, T1 fans will probably faint directly. " And Kael's " defection " was so unbearable that even LCK netizens said they couldn't stand it.

Facing the controversy, AL team manager "爱笑" tried to respond in the fan group. He said: " We have been too heavily influenced by the malicious hype, so it is normal to fight back. " However, this explanation seemed a bit far-fetched and could not quell outside doubts.

It is worth mentioning that recently, many strong teams from other regions have publicly praised the AL team. For example, GEN head coach KIM once pointed out in an interview: " From the performance of the training game, AL is still the most terrifying team. " Mid laner Chovy also praised the strong individual ability of AL players and close teamwork. Even T1 coach KkOma is highly wary of this team that combines the styles of LCK and LPL .