IG is bringing great hope to the LPL region with its new employees.

The superstars are about to return to IG

Since breaking up with stars like TheShy and Rookie, IG has shown a steady decline in achievements in recent years. From being the world champion, the "bogey man" in the LPL, this team in the LPL Summer 2024 only has a modest position of 11-13th rank. It was thought that IG would continue to be stuck there, but a surprise happened in the transfer market when it was revealed that this team was about to own a super "huge" squad.

Specifically, many sources at LPL shared that they are about to own 4 former World Championship champions including TheShy, Rookie, Jiejie and Meiko. The person who will take on the Gunner position here is also a notable star named GALA after there were many rumors that this guy was about to leave LNG. Not stopping there, coach Kenzhu also recently revealed that IG will recruit a coaching staff full of extremely high-quality Koreans. The two names that Kenzhu hinted at will lead this team are "Mr. D" - Daeny and coach Mafa who just broke up with JDG (he was with Gen.G from 2021-2023.

As soon as the above information was shared, it created a big "storm" in the LPL area. Even Uzi joked on live broadcast that he wanted to join IG next season (even in a reserve position) to have the opportunity to be teammates with such quality names. Even the press at LPL called the "new" IG squad this region's last hope in competing at Worlds next season.

Page Sohu commented on IG's new lineup: "Someone once said that after BLG lost to T1, we could no longer watch Worlds. Now with IG's new lineup, hope has finally been rekindled."

A difficult journey is still waiting for IG next season

In terms of reputation, it is true that names like TheShy, Rookie, Meiko... of the "new" IG (if they join) will help more audiences pay attention to LPL next season. They are all players with a large number of fans (especially TheShy) and can help LPL significantly improve viewership parameters. This is necessary in the context that the attractiveness of LPL in the recent 2024 season proved to be extremely low.

However, the star players mentioned above at the present time may not be in the same top form as when they won the world championship. TheShy even stopped playing for the entire 2024 season and this guy needs time to adapt back to the professional environment. Meanwhile, Rookie, Jiejie or Meiko herself also had a decline in performance last season.

Therefore, asking IG's new squad (if correct) to immediately dominate and dominate the LPL is very difficult. Not to mention that other names like BLG, JDG or TES also have squads that are not weak at all. Perhaps the "new" IG team mentioned above will have to work harder than before to regain form and compete successfully in the upcoming 2025 season.