The LPL national team is completely out, with the reasons behind it revealed: poor performance four years ago, and Uzi's gold medal is now a rare collectible.

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In this year's highly anticipated Asian Games League of Legends esports event, the roster announced by the Korean team has sparked considerable controversy, while the LPL side has been slow to reveal its national team lineup.

Today, officials have confirmed that there is no League of Legends representative team in the participating esports events.

The national team is completely out, and the Korean team has secured the gold medal.

When the LCK announced its national team roster, some viewers speculated that the LPL's delay in announcing its lineup might mean it wasn't participating. As time passed with no news from the LPL, most fans had given up hope.

Sure enough, in the list of Asian Games League of Legends teams released last night, there was no sign of the Chinese team.

The image shows two teams directly qualified for the LOL event: Korea and Chinese Taipei. The qualifier list includes the Hong Kong, China team along with several other Asian teams, but the Chinese team is absent.

This confirms that the LPL national team is completely out of the picture.

This explains why the LCK's roster selection seemed so strange: without China participating, the LCK team is almost certain to win. They just need to show up to take the gold and earn the coveted military exemption.

The truth behind Canyon's inclusion then becomes clear: Chovy declined to participate, so GEN secured a spot for the jungle position. The reason the manager argued for Kiin is that Zeus already won gold in the previous edition.

The real reason is revealed: poor results from four years ago.

Analyzing the Korean team's roster from a "sharing the spoils" perspective, we can conclude: Chovy voluntarily gave up his spot, HLE got three slots, T1 got two, and GEN couldn't be left out entirely, so they pushed for Canyon to get a slot.

Faker is participating again despite already having a gold medal, simply to add another achievement to his resume.

This explains why the GEN manager was so troubled over Kiin's exclusion. Fans who felt sorry for Oner can also let it go: T1 already has two players in the lineup; you can't leave GEN with none. Thus, the current roster was formed.

Korean netizens are also discussing this, mostly about the Korean team's strength. If China had participated, Korea might not have guaranteed victory, but without China, they are sure to win.

As for why the LPL was cut, the truth has also emerged: it's due to the poor performance at the Asian Games four years ago. Among the multiple esports teams representing China at that time, the League of Legends team had the worst result, winning only a bronze medal. Given this year's reduced budget for the esports delegation, it makes sense to drop the worst-performing team.

Uzi's gold medal has become a unique, limited edition, and the LPL has failed to meet expectations.

The LPL might have argued to form a new team this year with a higher chance of winning, but it wouldn't be as reliable as other esports events. The Asian Games doesn't place as much importance on esports now, so the LPL won't get another chance.

Frankly, this outcome is quite disappointing for the LPL, and fans are feeling down.

Looking back, it all boils down to the LPL's failure four years ago. During the inaugural Jakarta Asian Games, the Chinese League of Legends team managed to win the gold under pressure, turning the exhibition event into an official sport.

Because of that victory eight years ago, the authorities placed great importance on the LOL national team, providing the LPL with ample resources and time for training and roster selection. However, under Coach Zhu Kai's guidance, after extensive training, the team performed terribly in the actual tournament, squandering the authorities' expectations for the League of Legends event.

Thus, the gold medal won by the first generation of the LOL national team led by Uzi will likely become a one-of-a-kind limited edition. Missing the chance that comes only once every four years means the situation will only worsen from here.