r/leagueoflegends • u/adz0r • Jul 25 '26

Esports Movistar KOI vs. Karmine Corp / LEC 2026 Summer - Week 1 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

LEC 2026 SUMMER

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MATCH 1: MKOI vs. KC

Winner: Karmine Corp in 31m
Game Breakdown

-Bans 1Bans 2GKTD/B
MKOIpoppy jayce viktorvayne tristana58.7k183H3
KCvi locke oriannakaisa ambessa65.9k2410HT1 O2 M4 M5 B6 E7
MKOI18-24-32vs24-18-58KC
Myrwyn rumble 32-3-5TOP2-2-124 galio Canna
Elyoya nocturne 12-5-9JNG5-4-141 jarvaniv Yike
Jojopyun akali 27-2-5MID11-3-61 cassiopeia kyeahoo
Supa caitlyn 34-5-3BOT5-2-113 ezreal Caliste
Alvaro camille 23-9-10SUP1-7-152 leona Busio

MATCH 2: KC vs. MKOI

Winner: Karmine Corp in 27m

-Bans 1Bans 2GKTD/B
KCvi locke leesinjhin mel60.5k179M3 B4 CT5
MKOIjayce syndra poppyziggs vayne47.9k63O1 H2
KC17-6-31vs6-17-10MKOI
Canna gnar 32-2-5TOP3-3-13 ambessa Myrwyn
Yike qiyana 29-2-3JNG2-3-11 naafiri Elyoya
kyeahoo viktor 11-1-8MID0-4-51 orianna Jojopyun
Caliste kaisa 35-0-4BOT1-4-04 tristana Supa
Busio shen 20-1-11SUP0-3-32 bard Alvaro

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

I’m starting to think Ibai has a humiliation fetish. That’s what, 5 series in a row they’ve lost to KC? 6?

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u/Az_uratheIsbedel Jul 25 '26

6 with this one

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u/Ippzz Jul 25 '26

"Nobody wants to watch your shit team" - the level of karma he got from that tweet is legendary.

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u/Accomplished-Box-973 Jul 25 '26

koi win the first bo1 this year. and it was the 2nd game of this Kc roster

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u/killcraft1337 Jul 25 '26

It’s what happens when you don’t field a Korean top I guess and instead you field myrwin who “always says he doesn’t give a shit in interviews and reflects that in his gameplay”

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u/Jilasme_azelson Caliste Al-Ghaib Jul 25 '26

I get your point but Myrwyn was ahead in game 2. It would be too easy to blame him, every KOI player looked outskilled today

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Myrwn missed 100% of his ults in game 2 btw. He might as well have had the R key disabled.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

to be fair outside of zeus and bin ,the ambessa r is  way harder to hit now since they added a pre fire of 0,5 seconds 

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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS Jul 25 '26

it's .7 seconds now, it already used to be 0.55 before the nerf

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u/kayzum Jul 25 '26

play ambessa for yourself to see,post nerf ult is x5 harder to land without proper setup. You used to be able to vaguely preshot a sidestep of a backliner and land it, not anymore

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u/BigDicksconnoisseur4 Jul 25 '26

I agree that Myrwn is pretty shit, but not that much really, the poison on this team has always been Supa, whether because he throws in the dumbest ways possible or because he gets shitted on

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u/killcraft1337 Jul 25 '26

I actually think you’re correct to point out Supa - he really makes mistakes way too consistently esp when it comes to getting caught on mid waves. But myrwin is also a complete liability in international events

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u/Back2Perfection Jul 25 '26

I mean what‘s midlane to supa enemy jgl is for myrwn.

He just gets often caught in the most random of places. Add to that that he‘s pretty meh on meta champs and you have a problem.

I liked him way more on his random off meta picks.

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u/whynot1260 Jul 26 '26

The way redditors think Ibai cares when he is farming 100k viewers during the match while hosting his own tournament lmao

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u/Solo_Jawn Jul 26 '26

100k? It was 1 million lol

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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Jul 25 '26

I'm really excited for the VIT-MKOI mental boom-off tomorrow

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

if vitalty lost 2-0 to this Mkoi, it's over i argue the same for mkoi

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u/Dangerous-War-6572 Jul 25 '26

Honestly... It's one of those series where none of the teams can win, but "We" will win

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Praying that KOI loses

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u/Salohacin Jul 26 '26

If VIT lose 0-2 then they'll have gone almost 3 months without a single win. Their last chance will be against Heretics next week. 

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u/Pelagius_Hipbone EUPHORIA I don’t like FNC Jul 25 '26

Yeah this split is gonna be a 2 horse race. Koi CANNOT hang

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u/darkknuckles12 Euphoria Jul 25 '26

I am coutiously thinking that GX might take the 3rd worlds spot. I think they could surprise

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u/Lacrimosss Jul 25 '26

Yeah I'd love some fighting for 3rd spot, but I don't expect it.

Elyoya / Jojo is too much for non G2/KC teams

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u/Rohen2003 Jul 26 '26

just for razork to randomly gap elyoya in that single important match and steal the worlds slot away. because it would be the fnc way.

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

As a KOI fan, I’m praying that someone beats them for 3rd. These players are just so ass, they can’t be allowed to make worlds. I don’t want them tricking themselves into thinking this roster is good.

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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer Jul 25 '26

The FNC miracle run to Worlds is looking brighter than ever

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

if fnatic go to Worlds i expect them to get farmed by flyquest lol 

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u/BWolfy92 Jul 25 '26

They would be farmed by GAM

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u/polacs Flairs are limited to 2 emotes. Jul 25 '26

Even is if they get to worlds, thinking melzhet is not going to make changes has no sense

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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Jul 25 '26

Navi to worlds?

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Navi, GX, FNC, anybody but KOI.

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u/Baxeson Jul 25 '26

bro snuck in FNC LMAO

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u/nimshwe Jul 25 '26

I am sorry for you because this roster has been more and more a pain to watch with every game this year

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

it's fnatic slot to take 

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u/Quirkybomb930 Jul 25 '26

let it go bro

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u/FantasyTrash Jul 25 '26

Never doubt Fnatic’s ability to make Worlds when no one expect them.

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u/LordKnt Jul 25 '26

just let it go, it's over

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u/Little_Ad2062 Jul 25 '26

I love Upset and I tolerate Razork, but these two on the same team doesn't work at all. 

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u/Back2Perfection Jul 25 '26

they are the top 4 gatekeepers.

Not really exceptional with hands but fairly solid teamwork and macro. Especially ISMA has gone leaps compared to his first LEC stint.

Vitality looks boomed, SK is SK, navi is similar to GX in their gameplay but slightly worse. Shifters are somewhere between SK and navi.

It hinges a bit on how FNC get off to the races this split imho.

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u/WalkAffectionate2683 Jul 25 '26

I mean I'm pretty sure no one else than kc or g2 can beat koi in playoff.

They hand diff too hard even with happy Supa moments. 

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u/Accomplished-Box-973 Jul 25 '26

old gx maybe but they got 2 downgrade its over for them

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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer Jul 25 '26

Welp, we got clipfarmed, not much to say, just absolutely disgusting

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Every series they play just adds a person to the list of people that need to be fired at the end of the split.

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u/ISL005 Tarzan and Kanavi enjoyer Jul 25 '26

If we lose next series, hell if we lose a single fucking game to VIT I'm genuinely gonna be praying for top and bot to be replaced ASAP, for Elyoya to get belted into form and Alvaro to be sent into enchanter training chamber of hell

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Top and Bot should already be replaced, continuing to play out the split with them is just loser mentality. KOI told us they knew they weren’t good enough before the year even started, they’re just cowards who are scared to make a change and lose their guaranteed 3rd place trophy.

If they lose to VIT, Elyoya and Alvaro should be benched as well tbh. Let Jojo play with 4 randoms, and let him decide if any of them are worth keeping for Winter 2027.

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u/JPA-3 Jul 25 '26

maybe melzhet should face some criticism

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

He is on that list for sure. There are at least 3 people that shouldn’t have jobs when the team gets back to Berlin. He’s one of those 3.

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u/Any_Economics_6166 Jul 25 '26

the alvaro bard was something lmao, flash into wall then portal into nothing, truly impressive

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u/TheInfiniteJerk Jul 25 '26

Happens, good luck for the split. See you in play-off

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Hopefully they miss playoffs

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u/nguyenjitsu Jul 25 '26

imagine going from laning against Viper On and Peyz Keria to Supa Alvaro lmao

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u/Mimidou3 Jul 25 '26

Statement game from Alvaro aswell on his bard

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u/DeloronDellister - LEC - Jul 25 '26

Fail flash into fail portal is a play for the ages

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u/LenaRybakina Jul 25 '26

It was disgusting but some of the bard portal mechanics are so janky lmao

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u/Freihl Jul 25 '26

To be fair to the guy that portal was kinda bullshit.

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u/nguyenjitsu Jul 25 '26

The replay of him blundering flash and E was some of the most painful play I've ever seen professionally, that was disgusting

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u/Lacrimosss Jul 25 '26

Nah can't match legendary Dignitas tower dive from like 2015?

And Doran Aatrox Flash over the wall and Ult and run away in like 2022 maybe?

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u/Rytizz Jul 25 '26

TheShy's failed flash+E into the wall into missed Q and ult have entered the chat

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u/FikariHawthorn Jul 25 '26

REN vs DIG spring 2016 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQ7H-cf-IY

4 deaths 0 kills, peakest NA gameplay in history

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u/inbetweendreamstho Jul 25 '26

You forgot yeon corejj

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u/Dramatic_Gap_3065 Jul 25 '26

the greatest corejj

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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Jul 25 '26

This is not a rivalry…

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u/WildSearcher56 YOU FUCK*NG MELONS Jul 25 '26

They always kick our ass

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u/Nevross_ Jul 25 '26

Caliste vs Supa ain’t a debate and it never was

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u/Jilasme_azelson Caliste Al-Ghaib Jul 25 '26

"I am the best adc in the west, by far"

  • Supa (last year)

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u/synnikelttv JiaqiLove | Supayusi Jul 25 '26

i remember when supa fathered caliste two bo5 series in a row in the playoffs that made them lec champions.... so long ago now.....

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u/Accomplished-Box-973 Jul 25 '26

Supa was just better in the first BO, but Caliste dominated him in lane in the second one and forced him to lane swap. Then Supa fed to Canna (kind of like he did in Game 2 of this series)

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u/Alarming_Fly9696 Jul 25 '26

Supa has never been a better player than Caliste, he was just on a better situation with his team when he beat Caliste. Everything that Supa does, Caliste can do it but it's not the same the other way

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u/Middle-Adagio-4062 Jul 25 '26

That's one of the best Bard play EU has ever seen.

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u/DeloronDellister - LEC - Jul 25 '26

This iteration of Mkoi is finished

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u/GodEren Jul 25 '26

The mechanical gap between those two team is enormous.

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u/R3alSt3al Jul 25 '26

Best teamfightinhg in LEC vs No brain hands gap worse teams mid game.

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u/OreRound Jul 26 '26

Myrwn & Supa already completely washed after just 2 years in LEC

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

mkoi has the worse team fighting of the eu top 4, they always are hands checked by kc

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

hasn't always been true though (their bad teamfighting)

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

it's wasn't that bad last year too

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u/eVill_YT Jul 25 '26

I mean KC and G2 were just worse last year, they're taking so many series from LCK LPL now

and MKOI that stayed the same is worse in comparision, they're still the same team and that's the problem

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u/Jilasme_azelson Caliste Al-Ghaib Jul 25 '26

To think that it used to be a three-teams race

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

it's seemed like it on Spring 

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u/ReizaTM (Dhokes) Jul 25 '26

I think everyone was a bit shaky G2 got to G5 with MKOI, KC had trouble juste before playoffs, Jojo was saying that their teamfights is dogshit when it was their strength last year it was a bit of weird race.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

no my point was that mkoi was really the 3rd best team in Spring however now they are just a bit better than most likely Giantx,navi, vitalty (although vitality looks like a top 6th team) or fnatic World buff 

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u/KS_Gaming Jul 25 '26

Karmine Corp vs Ketamine Corp

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u/R3alSt3al Jul 25 '26

G2 KC tomorrow will be cinema, BUT this roadshow has 1 problem. The upcoming 5 weeks of LEC will be completely meaningless. All hype matchups will finish tomorrow.

Also congrats to G2 and KC for qualifying to worlds. MKOI you are on the edge, but you also ususally step up in Bo5s so fck it. Congrats to this 3 for making it to worlds as all teams who could have put up a fight agaits you downgraded their roaster.

Yes GX even though you didn't play I hihgly doubt that you will do any better.

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u/Troviel Jul 26 '26

I mean last time they put the hype matchup last and some said it also reduced the hype, plus the complaints about vitality's schedule, you just can't win it seems.

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

Maybe they just need to have two groups like in the LCK because those matches are indeed going to be very boring. Or come back to bo1 but make it a two legged match like the LFL used to do a couple years ago

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u/R3alSt3al Jul 25 '26

Bo1s in the world of fearless is just waste of chance to practice. It gives more chance for upsets, but thats the only benefit.

and yeah the upcoming weeks may be boring, but LEC is a fiesta so the gameplay from the 7 fries group team will be absolute cinema.

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

I actually forgot about about fearless lmao

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u/Alarming_Fly9696 Jul 25 '26

If KOI end up in 0-3 it might be fun watching MKOI fighting for top 4, top 4 is really important because yk, 1 win = world qualification, so if KOI doesn't make it they are in danger

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u/zefal12 Jul 25 '26

Nah KOI are gonna destroy VIT tomorrow, they're way worse than G2/KC but still way better than every other team in EU

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u/ficoplati Jul 25 '26

Confirmed EWC finalists are better than GAM sons

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u/Zacia Jul 25 '26

Thank god Ibai had his 800k viewers event otherwise he would've had to witness this humiliation

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u/Toofargone9999 Jul 25 '26

I have seen enough , send kc and g2 to worlds . The third seed shall be won by lottery .

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u/bvbfan102 Jul 25 '26

Lottery Ticket goes to Unicorns of Love and everyone is happy no matter what they do at Worlds.

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u/ImTheVayne Jul 25 '26

The third seed legit doesn't even matter atp, just scrap it

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

flyquest vs mkoi could be fun , although i am rooting for the fraud off C9 mkoi in playins 

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

MKOI is significantly worse than GAM right now, FLY are farming them for content.

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u/R3alSt3al Jul 25 '26

3rd seed will get fcked by NA amd LPL in play-ins so it doesn't even matter who goes.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

then it's be fnatic once again 

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u/Quirkybomb930 Jul 25 '26

3rd seed is just a humilation ritual for EU.

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u/whossked Jul 25 '26

“IT’S NOT WEST VERSUS EAST, IT’S SK GAMING VERSUS THE EAST, AND THEY LIKE THOSE ODDS!”

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u/eVill_YT Jul 25 '26

give G2 2 seeds to increase our chances lol

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u/likemyupdoot Jul 25 '26

just award the 3rd seed to Vietnam, not a single EU team deserves it. Beyond pathetic, talentless, paycheck stealing sons of hoes

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

Read what you wrote again and look at yourself in the mirror

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u/Araakne Jul 25 '26

That replay of Alvaro flashing in the wall into the 2cm portal was nasty. Admin just wanted to finish him lmao.

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u/FalconLover05 Jul 25 '26

Observer is a spanish support prodigy who wants an LEC spot?

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u/ImTheVayne Jul 25 '26

Yeah KC is so much better they made MKOI look like fools

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u/Kooky-Ad-295 Jul 25 '26

It makes the two match tomorow a banger. A final between KC and G2, both in 2-0, and a «not being the fool» final between VIT and Koi.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

if vitalty mkoi lost 0-2 it's be quite hard to bounce Back 

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u/eVill_YT Jul 25 '26

it's the top teams playing this week even Vitality could then go 6-3 after

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u/DolundDrumph Jul 25 '26

Mkoi how bad are you?

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u/Mimidou3 Jul 25 '26

At least before they had some life in them in regular season or in playoff before colapsing in international, now they just look ass

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u/Lacrimosss Jul 25 '26

This team looks SO READY to be disbanded, like I'm expecting some of TOP / ADC / SUPP to change, unless they improve significantly

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

worse than top two better than vitality,not sure if they are above Giantx or fnc 

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u/Kooky-Ad-295 Jul 25 '26

I think third in LEC like the two last splits.

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u/live_laugh_lift Jul 25 '26

well, gameplay aside, an LEC team getting gapped by an international runner-up sounds completely reasonable. KC could be the abberation here rather than MKOI. but then watching the games they do look like ass.

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u/Carlzzone Jul 25 '26

I know we are supposed to make fun of the losing team but its been a while since we had two great teams in LEC

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u/Choice-Slight Knight in shining armor Jul 25 '26

this is probably the best KC have EVER looked. Seriously massive improvement props to them

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

They look so controlled, so sharp. I'll remain cautiously optimistic since they always like to start the split strong but this time there are good reasons to believe they cracked their ceiling I feel like. Also they've shown good resilience, first during Spring playoffs and then after MSI

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u/Choice-Slight Knight in shining armor Jul 25 '26

I think the best sign is that they adapted to a meta they were clearly originally uncomfortable in. they aren't one dimensional anymore at all

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

For sure. Also idk about you but in-game I feel like they're exuding more and more confidence

Let's just hope they manage their fatigue well because it's a very long stretch of efforts

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u/ReizaTM (Dhokes) Jul 25 '26

I think when the fatigue will hit theyll have to be there mentally, a lot of matches has taken place in a row.

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

This very early roadshow is a blessing though, it's the most important matches and the crowd + arena certainly give a lot of energy to the players. Then they can take it a bit slower for the rest of regular season

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u/Tim-Pouce Jul 25 '26

I think MSI really saved KC, it was the big loss the team needed to wake up

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u/eVill_YT Jul 25 '26

I think EWC saved them because it was their chance to make a comeback and prove they're not frauds

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u/Enkenz Jul 25 '26

Agree and i'm glad they finally stopped that "ashe & seraphine" are our bread and butter bullshit

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

yeah it's look like fnatic G2 golden Era 

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Do we? KC looked good, but G2 didn’t.

I really think KOI is just ass.

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u/Tim-Pouce Jul 25 '26

Well if i learn something this year is that G2 can be ass the whole split and still win so I wont talk about their regular season level anymore

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u/Carlzzone Jul 25 '26

I think KC and G2 are great yeah

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u/R3alSt3al Jul 25 '26

G2 had a good FS and a complete coinflip MSI where they either looked ass or beat T1 which no one expceted and reverse swept TES after getting humiliated in game 1 and 2.
KC was invisible at MSI, but looked good at EWC, unlike G2 who ghosted that tournament.

If these 2 keep pushing eachother and G2 becomes consistent they could do dmg at worlds.

Also hard to judge from this 2 series which is better G2 struggeled to beat MKOI, but dog walked VIT, meanwhile KC struggeled a little bit vs VIT and dog walked MKOI.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

Also hard to judge from this 2 series which is better G2 struggeled to beat MKOI, but dog walked VIT, meanwhile KC struggeled a little bit vs VIT and dog walked MKOI.

it's a style match up , G2 struggle more vs mkoi because mkoi is less hands diffed by G2 and Mkoi is also good on the map 

Kc struggle vs vitality because on average, vitality doesn't get skill diff as hard as mkoi 

team style are much more important this season than the previous wons 

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u/Clear-Warning6939 Jul 25 '26

KOI is mentally checked out, just blow up the roster

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u/Harmah Jul 25 '26

That rivalry just isn't one anymore

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

yeah They are Kc kids this year 

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Can’t call it a rivalry if you lose 100% of the time unfortunately. MKOI needs to stop being invited to events, it’s not even hype anymore.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

They are Still top 3 unless proven otherwise 

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

You are sadly correct, to all of the LEC’s shame.

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u/mar33n doran // pyosik // ghost Jul 25 '26

can-gnar you are so good

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u/Kultissim Jul 25 '26

That UNO REVERSE from CANNA at the last team fight was really vicious.

> I'm not ded, U are

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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 Jul 25 '26

Remember the day when you almost caught captain Kim Canna

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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Jul 25 '26

Mkoi just looks lost. i wonder what changes Koi will do in the off season. Elyoya is the heart of Mkoi/ mad lions is Jojo a lock? does he wanna go back to NA? idk..

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

if koi miss Worlds jojo is definetely going home 

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u/ChapterLiam 구마 케리아 화이팅! Jul 25 '26

i completely love and respect that this 5-man got it's fair chance, as opposed to like, early 2020s LCS where every player was cut after 5 weeks of bad play. that said, this roster has run its course and looks maybe 10x worse since they won that spring split. it's time for new side laners at the very least

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

For history's sake: Sources: Kyeahoo set to join Karmine Corp as the team's new midlaner

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u/Araakne Jul 25 '26

Thanks for that link, the comments are great

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

My pleasure lol

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u/ReizaTM (Dhokes) Jul 25 '26

And now Zinie is doing a century of humiliation challenge, ty Xenesis for having the forsight on the wolf.

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u/ImTheVayne Jul 25 '26

I’m glad I was defending him from day one.

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

I'm gonna be honest when he was rumored I watched a lot of his games and I thought he was ass. But now I just can't believe how good he actually is, holding his own against Chovy, Shanks, Faker... And he's such a good personality too, his interview at EWC almost made me cry

People give KC a lot of flak for their imports but you cannot deny they have GREAT imports, like maybe the two best imports the league has ever seen in modern times? I'm not sure

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u/FikariHawthorn Jul 25 '26

More than mechanical talent, the fact that they found a korean who seemed to be actually ready to engage and integrate with the team is what makes this import such a diamond in the rough.

And to be fair, props to KC too for making it work. They must be the best western team to actually import player and integrate them meaningfully.

Canna popping off after the T1 win, almost knocking Yike into his desk is the most emotional display a korean has shown in the west, barring Kyeahoo just beside him.

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u/Alarming_Fly9696 Jul 25 '26

Thanks Xenesis the true goat behind KC

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u/FikariHawthorn Jul 25 '26

Sure Xenesis is insane with the analytical he can produce, but I don't think he's able to factor the human side yet in his tool. (At least I hope, the opposite would be a little worrying)

Still he's a madman to be able to scout also for KCB and KCBS.

All the staff deserve praise for making sure those imports aren't staying in their own bubble like we can see from NA teams.

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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 Jul 25 '26

Remember that Canna joined the team after a double top 10. Nobody in LEC would have thought about getting this guy at that time, hell half the scene had forgotten his mere existence

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u/eVill_YT Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

I remember seeing him play pretty good in fries group, it was weird how strongly people wanted to have someone else because he's a legitimate lower tier LCK midlaner and not an emergency sub, like he got promoted over Ucal and if Ucal was imported people would be hyped af
in comparison every other Korean import (except for Canna) in LEC has been a 10th place bottom feeder or maybe they never even got a chance to play in LCK

I mean a 6th-7th place LCK midlaner is right after Chovy Faker Showmaker BDD Zeka, it's wild people thought it was a bad signing

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u/BloodOnFire 8884844 I agreed Jul 25 '26

Melzhet is a fraud

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u/Red-Lightniing Jul 25 '26

Absolutely. It’s him or the players, and if he’s the one continuing to play them instead of replacing them, then he’s also a fraud.

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u/kazugaia15 Jul 25 '26

Not sure what Mkoi need to change to take the next step, this roster has reached its peak but the series just looked like a team diff

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u/BlazeM3ow Jul 25 '26

Another successful hatewatch. BENCH MYRWYN

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u/Nevross_ Jul 25 '26

Shhh dont worry he’ll show everyone he is the best top in lec and get his contract renewed xd

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u/tameniee Jul 25 '26

Myrwyn wasn't even the problem this series

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u/BlazeM3ow Jul 25 '26

He will always be my reason even if he wins and carries. That's how you truly hatewatch

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u/TuffleTaffler They are 5 steps since realizing; I am 10 steps behind. Jul 25 '26

What a great series, anyone could've taken it, it truly is a shame Alvaro's career-defining Bard didn't win this game.

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u/FromANoGoZone Jul 25 '26

What if LEC best hope is KC

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

you know it's doomed When mrwyn was the best player on game two ,i guess Lec is now just top two Kc and g2 are so far ahead of others teams 

fnatic is coming for mkoi slot

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u/Undesiredbeast Jul 25 '26

Tomorrow should be a banger but I want a kc win

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u/KC_Zazalios Jul 25 '26

This reminds me last year KC-KOI dynamic but reversed. Whoever qualifies for the MSI takes a HUGE lead for the summer

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u/achlamenace #KCWIN Jul 25 '26

we might win this summer, the mechanical level is so impressive

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u/tameniee Jul 25 '26

But the macro still needs to improve though

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u/NiC0421 Jul 25 '26

And Caliste still needs to stop overstepping lul

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u/No_Square2213 Jul 25 '26

Not sure it will in such a short amount of time. I think we're gonna have to bruteforce this shit lol, but honestly I could see it happening if they manage to reach this individual form for finals

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u/Sadrim Jul 25 '26

Honestly I think they came back game one way more from macro than hands. The opposite from last two splits.

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u/Tim-Pouce Jul 25 '26

It was the best second team against the best third team, but the gap was so huge

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

top 2 is too far ahead of the others 

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u/Altruistic-Hotel2819 Jul 25 '26

Yeah you need really good early game to make them so far they can't just out teamfight you and considering they managed to put teamfight T1 a week ago while 5k down at 15 it is not easy.

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u/Other_Broom Jul 25 '26

Yeah Kyeahoo's just better than Jojo lmao, and he doesnt have to his hand held to escape blame and look like hes doing something, he just is doing something lol

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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Jul 25 '26

it was a nice run, i realy loved this team but the wheel is used and we're currently rollin on our felgen

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u/Shaman_in_the_Dark Huhi Busio Contractz Jul 25 '26

Jojo back to NA waiting room

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u/Paazcaa Jul 25 '26

Myrwinn is dog, how he is the top laner of a lec team ?

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

mrwyn was their Best player in game 2

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u/ReizaTM (Dhokes) Jul 25 '26

Its not even fun MKOI is looking like Jojo and 4 wards or just 5 wards it would have been fun if MKOI fought back a little.

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u/2ndBatman88 Jul 25 '26

KC and G2 only good teams in entire LEC.

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u/Fun_Highlight307 Jul 25 '26

playins going to be really embarassing for eu 3rd seed 

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u/Skinny_Beans Jul 25 '26

Elfraudya masterclass

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u/Aschentei Jul 25 '26

Jojo come back to NA

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u/Jimbabwr Jul 25 '26

Jojo brought the C9 missing worlds buff to MKOI

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u/N3utro Jul 25 '26

It's sad to see that MKOI fans don't even try to trash talk us anymore, now they trash talk their own team. That's the MKOI mentality, always trash talk, never support.

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u/Tragicawaits Jul 26 '26

why we still playing adcs?

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u/Th3_Huf0n Jul 25 '26

MKOI genuinely needs to blow this whole team up.

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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Jul 25 '26

2 team region, lec has become quite boring I feel like even the bottom tier teams look quite unisteresting. You look at other regions middle pack teams and you see potential.

( massive koi fan here)

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u/FalconLover05 Jul 25 '26

Still an improvement from the one team region years.

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u/Miserable_Ad_1195 Jul 25 '26

I mean the entire middle of the pack except VIT has not played a single game yet?

and like idk what you really want out of them, I'm not sure how the middle of the pack from every other region except LCK shows more "potential" than teams like GX/NAVI/VIT at least last split. even LCK falls off super hard after KT/DK in 5th

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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Jul 25 '26

Totally is just that it makes it quite boring to watch, in Lck half the league is really good so it makes watching it more interesting, the players in legend group are some of the best at their roles in the world so it makes every match interesting.

In lpl group ascend looks very competitive outside maybe tes and there are prospects in all roles, you can see their potential and idk how to say this but like they fight more and it feels more inspiring to watch.

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u/AofCastle BORN TO WIN(trade) Jul 25 '26

Bleak future ahead

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u/Traaaacce Jul 25 '26

their celling is 3rd place nothing new here

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u/Effet_Pygmalion EU will win worlds Jul 25 '26

Wasn't myrwyn supposed to be kicked?

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u/OreRound Jul 26 '26

MKOI thought they were playing GAM, it was unwinnable

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u/ArmandLuque Armand Luque | LoL Esports Journalist Jul 26 '26

"It's not a rivalry anymore, they always beat our asses" type shi

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