Viper is still a good player but is no longer a big player
LOL06-16 21:09

Viper can say that there is a most unforgettable Bo5 match.


Viper is good but it is no longer the player of big matches


In 2021, Viper and his teammates at Edward Gaming completed his title collection, when he ascended the throne at Worlds in the same year and also defeated the strongest team at the time - Damwon Gaming. This victory not only helps players like Jiejie, Flandre ... really rise to the top of the world, but also gives them a huge number of fans. With a bright, talented appearance, and also interacting regularly with fans, Viper of course was most noticeable among the 5 players of EDG that year. When he returned to LCK, he automatically became the visual of HLE next to Peanut.

Viper is always the "safe area" of HLE.


But since returning to LCK, Viper has gradually lost what has helped him win glory at LPL as well as Worlds 2021. Since joining the HLE, there will be two versions of VIPER: one is that he will carry the whole team. At that time, the performance of Viper will stand out most but not always the HLE will win. When HLE won, Viper's performance was only quite average in a good collective.


And of course, when HLE failed, it was not always due to VIPER's error but Viper itself in that match was not good. Since Zeus joined, the second version is more prominent.

While it is clear that Viper itself is not as high as he is as high as when compared to the World Championship period anymore.


The match with Gen.G and T1 showed a very unforgettable face of Viper. In both matches with a total of 8 games, Viper's performance is very faint. Perhaps, only 2 Gen brake games. The remaining 3 losing games of HLE before T1 is a domino series, which Viper loses to the way to Gumayusi is an important link that causes HLE to break from the beginning of the game.

In the game 3 matches against T1, Viper was once guarded by Gumayusi 40 soldiers and more than 2k gold.


It was Viper - Delight that could not win Gumayusi (or before losing Ruler - Duro) that made Peanut not impose control as usual. Since then, HLE's tactics have been broken and failed to them. Even, there is a feeling that T1 does not sweat at all in the HLE victory when all 3 games show overwhelming from the beginning to the end. And in game 3, the "harmless" of Viper - Delight is the premise for T1 to destroy HLE from the first minutes.

But the person criticized is Delight, not Viper.


But Viper will probably never criticize


However, Viper has never faced any negative criticism such as Gumayusi or Ruler, Peyz suffered. Even when HLE failed, the most complained player will be Peanut. If Doran is still Doran, it will be Doran - Peanut and then Delight, Zeka and Zeus. Viper, for some reason, is always "safe". The LCK fans must admit this truth.

Perhaps Viper will always be "safe" in any team he plays and what is the performance.


- Imagine that if changing the position for Gumayusi is the person who has a bad performance yesterday instead of Viper, then Gumayusi will have to retire today


- If the Ruler is sure to be torn and Gumayusi, 10 trucks are waiting


- He is the highest salary now


- Good viper, but the current number 1 does not


Viper will still be very good, and the gunner is also in the top 3 of any tournament he attended. But if HLE wants to win big awards like MSI or Worlds, they will not be able to rely on the Gunner only the top 3, while the names like Gumayusi, Ruler or even Elk, Aiming have made Viper "hate".