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Hi, I will be in Seoul for a short while over the Road to MSI weekend, I was hoping to catch the Sunday match on 7 June but I realised I probably don’t have that much time to catch the full match.

I was wondering if there were any alternatives? Based on current standings I understand it is quite likely either T1 or GENG will be playing that day which makes it near impossible to get LoL Park Tickets. I wanted to know what the experience would be like watching outside the arena? I heard there are screens put up outside but not sure what that is like. Alternatively, would it be feasible to head down to the org HQ itself to join a watch party, if available? Just want to get a feel of what it’s like watching a match live with others around, thanks!

Hello guys, so I looked at the criteria for the 2026 Asian Games in Korea, and there is a fierce ongoing debate on the candidates, whether they are merited for the position.

I fetched the data from gol.gg and did a comprehensive calculation. I'll state the conclusion first: Zeus, Canyon, and Zeka, if you look strictly at the stats as stated by the Korean Committee, they are valid. Gumayusi, Faker, and Keria, however, are debatable if you look only at their stats from 2024–2026.

You can see the overview webpage here:
https://asian-game-esports-kr-dossier.vercel.app/
Or you can download or view the Excel sheet using the Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/eh43od8i8m63gro5ew951/lck-roster-factcheck-2026-05-20.xls?rlkey=12511ewtjwmi5rvxpgaxgdhx5&st=7p22zi27&dl=0

Here is how I did it, so you can replicate or argue with me:

1. I pulled every gol.gg tournament page for each KR player in scope (LCK regular splits, playoffs, MSI, Worlds — 2024 through the current 2026 split).
2. For each metric the Committee actually listed (KDA, KP%, DMG%, DPM, DPG, GDPM, CSD@15, Gold%, VSPM, solo kills, champion pool, win%, plus First Blood% for jungle), I did a games-weighted average across all those tournaments.
3. Then, for each role, I min-max normalized every metric across the whole KR pool at that role, applied role-specific weights (e.g. supports get heavier vision weight, junglers get heavier KP and FB%), and added it up.

So when I say someone is "valid," I mean:

• against the exact stat lines the Committee themselves named, this player is in the top tier of KR at their role over the 2024–2026 window.

When I say "debatable," I mean:

• their score is not clearly top of the pool — there are other KR players at the same role who score equal or higher on the same metrics.

You can refer to the original criteria here: https://m.sports.naver.com/esports/article/442/0000192509?sid3=79e&spi_ref=m_sports_x

1. Top / Zeus — valid.  Top of the list
2. Jungle / Canyon — debatable. I'll explain later.
3. Mid / Zeka — valid. Right after Chovy, since he is sick.
4. ADC / Gumayusi — debatable. Really poor stats if you only run the figures.
5. Mid / Faker — debatable (stats only). 
6. Support / Keria — debatable. Same shape as Faker.

I think they pick Gumayusi, Faker, and Keria both out of competence and popularity.

But,

Canyon vs Oner — so this is where things get interesting.

If you only look at the stats, Canyon is at #5 in the jungle list, whereas Oner is at #7, and in front of them are Peanut, Kanavi, Lucid, and Cuzz. Since Peanut has already retired, and you can argue that Kanavi, Lucid, and Cuzz don't have big international wins (if you take out MSI, Kanavi has no international wins compared to Canyon), so, if you follow the Committee's way of choosing candidates, Canyon is at #5 and higher than Oner, and also has a Worlds championship, right? This would only make sense if you do not choose Gumayusi.

I'll explain why. Simply put: purely from a Worlds-results point of view, yes, you should pick Gumayusi. But purely from a stats point of view, you should be picking Viper, not him. So the moment you put Canyon on the roster, what you are actually saying is "we pick on stats plus Worlds honors that come first on the list." But from that angle, Viper should be the one — he has a Worlds championship and really good stats, and his name also appears at the top of the list, instead of Gumayusi.

And yet you pick Gumayusi instead of Viper. Is that a subtle way of saying that for ADC, we value Worlds honors more than stats, but for jungle, stats matter more — even when the counterpart has three Worlds championships?

Thanks for reading. I'll explain how I calculate the numbers in the coming posts.

I genuinely just don’t understand how a three time worlds winner with insane recent performance is never going to be selected for asia cup? like okay I acknowledge canyon is good but he and oner have pretty much been on par and especially recently, I feel like oner has been outperforming him. I went looking for official news to try to understand their decision, but I literally can’t find anything other than second hand info. I might be biased since oner is my favourite jungler but I’m actually so upset at the decision and can’t believe I’ll never see my favourite jungler at the asia games.

does anyone know where I can go to find the official criteria, which stats canyon outperformed oner on, panel statements on why canyon was the better choice, who the panel are and if it was literally just a decision based on numbers or if there was qualitative reasoning and discussion that concluded that canyon’s the better jungle - anything that could help me understand their decision?

Hey everyone! I'll be in Seoul for the first time from May 23rd to May 29th and I'd really love to catch an LCK game at LoL Park while I'm there.

Obviously I'd love to see HLE, KT, T1, or Gen.G, but I know those are insanely hard to get. If I can't land one of those, I'm down to watch any other team I just want to experience a game live.

Here's my confusion: I read that tickets open 48 hours before each match, but when I check, almost every match for the next week or so already shows as sold out. So I'm not sure how the timing actually works or how people are getting these, I'm also able to buy a ticket for one of the games ( BFX vs KRX )

Would really appreciate any advice on how to give myself the best shot at securing a ticket when exactly things go on sale, how fast they go, and anything a first timer (and foreigner) should know about the booking process. Thank you!

Hey all, we weren't able to get tickets to 2026 msi but will be in Seoul. Is there any place you would recommend to watch the games at "hype" venues. Would greatly appreciate some advice. Thanks!

Went to Fear X GenG match ! Was pretty fun ! Not hard to get Ticket for FearX side (On NOL)

PS : If anyone got T1 GenG ticket to offer 👀

Just kidding haha ! Do not hesitate to go ! Cool experience 🤩

>!As a newer LCK fan, I didn't understand the significance of Aiming ri!<>!pping the CVMax paper for the camera after the series ended. Any history I can learn about to understand what it meant?!<