This win holds special significance for Team Korea, with it coming four years after a near-miss at the same tournament.
The PUBG Nations Cup is a premier Esports event that draws 16 top-tier teams to compete in Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG).
In this high-stakes player-versus-player shooter game, up to 100 participants vie for survival in an intense battle, after being dropped out of a plane.
Kicking off the event on Friday, Team Korea set the stage alight from the get-go, consistently delivering strong performances. The team, comprising of players Cho Gi-yeol, Park Jung-young, Na Hee-joo, and Kim Tae-sung and guided by coach Shin Myong-gwan, notched up 49 points on the inaugural day, placing them in fourth spot. They further upped their game the following day, amassing 58 points and claiming the top position.
The nail-biting finale witnessed Team Korea maintaining their position. In the 14th match, they stood out by ensuring all four of their players remained until the end. In a defining moment, they eliminated all four players from Team Thailand.
With an impressive tally of 172 points, Team Korea clinched the prestigious Nations Cup title. Cho Gi-yeol’s outstanding performance, boasting 34 kills and a staggering 7,208 damage, earned him the MVP accolade for the tournament.
Defending champs, Team United Kingdom, had to settle for the second spot with 140 points, narrowly followed by Vietnam with 139 points. Argentina secured the fourth position with a total of 133 points.
This victory has provided Team Korea with a moment of redemption. In the 2019 edition, they faltered on the final day, relinquishing their leading position and allowing Russia to be crowned champions.
This latest triumph marks a significant achievement for Korean PUBG, as it’s the first international title clinched by a Korean team since 2019 – the previous honor being the 2019 PUBG Global Championship, bagged by Gen. G.
The PUBG Nations Cup victory came with a hefty cash prize, with Team Korea pocketing $100,000 from the event’s total prize pool of $300,000.
]]>Riot released a statement on Tuesday in Thai, which roughly translates as: “MEGA Esports owner violated League of Legends Esports’ international policy because he did not obey the contracts with his players by not paying them in full or paying their salaries late.
“Maintaining a good ecosystem and environment for professional players is the most important thing for team owners and the teams that manage the league. Tandra doesn’t take these principles into account and must be revoked the right to participate in the League of Legends competition leagues around the world in all positions and roles.
“Mr Tandra will not be able to participate with any team in any region under any position or role. He will be eligible to participate in the competition again in the year 2022 after formal consideration.”
We do not know the sum of money MEGA players were supposed to receive nor when the issue began as no further details surrounding the incident were released.
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Following the news of Tandra’s ban from the competitive scene, MEGA’s jungler and one of the longest-serving members, Juckkirsts “Lloyd” Kongubon, announced his retirement from competitive LoL at 24 years of age.
Lloyd started his professional career in May 2013 with Flashdrive. In the years that followed, he played for MiTH Flashdrive, Bangkok Titans and Ascension Gaming, until he joined MEGA in December 2018. He played as an ADC and jungler during his time at MEGA and also had stints as a top laner earlier in his career.
Lloyd claimed both LST splits with MEGA last season and made an appearance at the League of Legends World Championship, where the Thai organisation finished 21st-24th after failing to advance from the play-in stage.
With their star player out of the team and team owner banned, the future of MEGA is uncertain. As two-times LST champions and SEA Tour 2018 Summer runners-up, MEGA have shown a lot of potential and are regarded as one of the strongest LoL teams from South East Asia.
This also raises concerns about whether MEGA will participate in the newly formed Pacific Championship Series, which combines the LMS and LST regions in order to increase competitiveness in the Asian LoL scene outside China and Korea.
]]>Lucid Dream are currently ranked 70th in HLTV’s global rankings and sixth in the Asian regional power rankings, where they sit behind the likes of ALPHA Red, 5POWER, ViCi, Invictus Gaming and TYLOO.
The Thai outfit put up a superb performance in early October at AIS Pro League Season 7, where they defeated their biggest rivals ALPHA Red 2-0 and won the grand finals against Team Maple 2-1.
However, despite high expectations, Lucid Dream failed to deliver at the XTREMESLAND 2019 Thailand Regional Finals, where they lost against ALPHA in the grand finals.
That marked the beginning of a bad run for LD, who went out in the semis of the 2019 WESG SEA Finals after topping the group with a 4-0 record. While they managed to claim third place after dismantling Darkhorse, the final result was far from expected.
Inconsistency has been Lucid Dream’s biggest enemy on their quest to become the top dogs in Thailand and one of the chief culprits is qqGOD, who failed to deliver on several occasions as a player and as an IGL.
QqGOD averaged a 1.06 HLTV rating in the last three months, making him the second-worst player of the team behind Jirayu “wannafly” Meesuk, who sits at 0.98 rating over the span of last three months.
Despite qqGOD’s position as IGL, the organization announced via Facebook that they had decided to drop the 21-year-old from active duty, although the post noted that he was still under contract with the team.
LD also revealed plans to bring in a replacement, but no announcements regarding a new arrival have surfaced yet.
It is expected Lucid Dream will find a replacement or a stand-in by Tuesday, November 5, considering they have a playoff fixture against MVP PK at the Qi Banja Luka 2019 Asia Qualifiers on the schedule.
Lucid Dream also have obligations at ESL Pro League Season 10 Asia, where they have an important match against Invictus Gaming in round two of the group stage.
That match is set to take place on Wednesday, November 13, meaning a long-term replacement for qqGOD should be unveiled by then.