Since attending the Worlds for the first time in 2012, Korea has always been a strong candidate for the championship in any tournament, regardless of that it is the past, or MSI – Worlds as the present. Koreans have infinite knowledge about the game as well as discipline in every team, which makes them an extremely scary opponent.
From 2018 to the present, there has never been a Korean team that has not passed the Worlds group stage; And throughout the history, there are only 2 teams from LCK to stop in the group stage.
In 2013, Samsung Ozone went to Worlds as the No. 1 candidate for the championship, their squad was highly appreciated, especially the position of Dade. But when entering the tournament, Dade decline without braking, Samsung Ozone only ended the group stage with a coefficient of 5-3; They lost Gambit Gaming in the tie-break match and had to stop in the group stage; Since then, the title of Dade Award was born to engrave the performance of the Korean Super Assassin.
Samsung Ozone is the precursor of gen.G Esports at the present time; Coincidentally, the second team of Korea was eliminated from the Worlds group stage was Gen.G in 2018. At that time, the tournament was held at home, Gen.G to Worlds as championships; But they had a disaster performance with only 1 victory over RNG. The coefficient of 1-5 to see the Gen.G leaving the tournament right in the group stage, making them the worst Korean team through the Worlds.
In 2022, 4 Korean teams including Gen.G, T1, DK & DRX all reached the quarterfinals; Even ¾ team also topped the group, this shows their strength at Worlds this time extremely terrible. More than anyone else, Gen.G is the No. 1 candidate and the golden hope of the LCK area.
