The unfortunate incidents continued for Gen.G, but this time it was much more dangerous.
The year 2021 is designated as LCK Summer 2021 is nearing the end of the matches before moving on to the playoffs. Although the top 6 is currently completed, when the contest is not over, people still don’t know what occurred, and notably, the top 6’s objective is unquestionably not only the playoff but also the LCK title. Spring is like a free ticket to the League of Legends World Championships in China.
However, especially for Gen.G, they are experiencing a lot of difficulties behind the scenes, but the great fight with T1 lies ahead of them. Specifically, earlier this week (30/07), people discovered an “ultimatum” that this team’s fans sent to the team’s Executive Board regarding the manners and playstyle of selected players, as well as scandals regarding the lack of communication with fans, the lack of transparency of revenues and expenditures… This can be interpreted as a “warning” action before the playoffs, as Gen.G has frequently failed to participate in the most critical round of the season since taking over Samsung Galaxy.
After the event, on July 31st, the Gen.G homepage has made its followers even more concerned by announcing that their headquarters in Seoul had been broken into by an intruder armed with a weapon.
As a result, the event has most likely been going on for a few days, and the acts are generally an intruder with a weapon or waiting for the player to going back late at night. The notice also stated that the team has called authorities to intervene and promised to vigorously deal with actions of employee impersonation or anonymity that endanger the players’ personal safety.
The act of sending “ultimatum” or trespassing into the team’s headquarters with weapons, spying on the players… by a portion of the supporters will undoubtedly have a substantial impact on the players’ morale. Furthermore, all of the names in front of Gen.G, with the exception of Fredit BRION, which is at the bottom of the list, are difficult names like T1, DWG KIA, or Nongshim RedForce. And it is not ruled out that, with a heavy mentality, Gen.G will be able to continue another empty season, despite the fact that the entire squad is still ranked well in the group stage.