The League of Legends S16 Mid-Season Invitational starts in just 7 days. According to recent stats from foreign media on MSI single-game CS per minute, retired player Uzi tops the chart at 13.19 CS per minute. He appears five times in the top ten and holds all top four spots. The majority of players on this list are ADCs from the 2018 season, indicating that farming was quite straightforward back then.

Additionally, foreign media also compiled the all-time MSI single-game kill leaderboard. Current T1 bot laner Peyz set a record of 28 kills in a single match during the 2024 Mid-Season against BLG, ending with a pentakill. The second-place player, Brtt, has only 18 kills. Barring any surprises, Peyz's record is unlikely to be broken, as scoring more than a dozen kills in a single game is already difficult in the current meta.

Africa's ENC sets a 40:1 record

The ENC National Cup, which will be held at the end of this year, has already started its qualifiers for the main event. When the Moroccan team from Africa faced the Congolese team, they set a new record for the highest kill difference in a single League of Legends match. Morocco took only 13 minutes and 9 seconds to destroy Congo's base. At the end of the game, the kill score was 40:1. Congo's only kill came from their ADC, while their jungler had an assist.

Congo's blowout loss had a reason. Their team captain vented after the match: They played on a private professional client without any pre-game testing by the organizers. The entire match had a constant delay of 400ms. With such high latency, the loss is understandable. However, the 13-minute-9-second record is still one of the fastest in League of Legends history.

Shado refuses to join the Italian team

Xun's agent, Guo Kui, recently revealed: Xun didn't make the national team due to rule restrictions—he voluntarily gave up. This confirms that at most three players from each team can be selected. If BLG wanted to push him forward, one of the other three would have to step down. Since knight and Bin are locks, the competition would be against ON. Top-tier junglers are easy to find in China, but top-tier supports are rare.

Additionally, former BLG jungler Shado was recently reported to have refused an invitation to join the Italian national team. The head coach revealed that they invited Shado, but he declined. This sparked discussions on foreign forums. Some sources say that Shado experienced bullying in school because he was Chinese, and this is likely why he refused to represent Italy. Honestly, we should support Shado—he's absolutely right to decline.

NIP forced to tank in the third split

The LPL second-split transfer window is still ongoing. Leaker Hong Cha revealed: A team that dropped from the Summit to the Relegation group is being poached heavily and may have to give up in the third split. This team is likely NIP, since IG and WBG players have high valuations. Teams looking to strengthen are mostly LGD or EDG—they can't afford high-priced players.

NIP's players performed well in the second split. If mid-to-low tier Summit teams extend offers, staying in the Relegation group seems unlikely. With this situation, IG and WBG are sure to enter the Knight's Path, while NIP is forced to tank. LNG also cut a key player by dismissing their Korean import. Out of the four Relegation teams, two are faltering. Even if IG and WBG underperform, they can still finish top two and advance to the Knight's Path.

Conclusion:

The fastest matches in League of Legends history, aside from the famous one-minute BO5, include a DOTA game where a team protested with five junglers and was pushed in 8 minutes 25 seconds, as well as a Russian women's team that lost within 13 minutes. Morocco's 13 minutes 9 seconds seems to rank only fourth. However, playing with 400ms latency truly can't be blamed on the players.

So, which match do you think is the fastest in League of Legends history?

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