With just six days remaining until the 2026 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, overseas outlets have compiled Faker's win rates from all his previous MSI tournaments. In his eight past appearances, the peak was 82% back in 2017, and the trough was 53% in 2023. Among these eight, only two years had a win rate under 60%, bringing his overall average to roughly 66%. This rate is quite remarkable.

Additionally, foreign media also published the all-time solo kill list for MSI. On that list, Bin topped with 33 kills, but after the data was released, viewers noticed inaccuracies in the statistics. Faker's solo kill numbers from 2015 to 2017 were not included. The correct tally should be Faker with 49 kills in first place, Caps with 45 in second, and Bin with 43 in third. Getting such data wrong feels rather abstract.

BLG tops the power rankings once again.

Riot Games recently updated the global team power rankings. BLG, after winning the second split championship, has climbed back to the top spot. The previous number one, Gen.G, has dropped to second. The rest of the teams remain largely unchanged: T1 is third, G2 fourth, Hanwha Life and TES are fifth and sixth respectively, AL and JDG swapped eighth and ninth places, while Weibo has fallen out of the top ten.

Riot's power ranking only considers match wins, so teams that win more in regular season and playoffs rank higher. Weibo lost many matches in the second split and even fell into the Relegation stage, but they placed top three in the first split, so they still sit at 11th. This so-called power ranking is just for fun; by actual strength, HLE should at least be in the top two.

YSKM leads the team into the ENC main event.

The qualifiers for the Esports Nations Cup, which will be held at the end of the year, are nearly complete. In the Southeast Asia region, Team Hong Kong swept Team Japan 2-0 in the winners' bracket final to secure a spot in the ENC qualifier. The team features two familiar LPL faces: bottom laner 1xn currently plays for LNG, and top laner YSKM, whom veteran viewers will remember, played for IG from 2021 to 2024.

Rumor leaker Lianlian Hongcha claimed that someone is coming back for a tryout. They were probably referring to YSKM. Since 1xn is still on LNG's roster, the AD slot won't change. Could it be that after two years of "returning to basics," YSKM has another chance to re-enter the LPL? A partnership between the two wouldn't be bad, and facing his old team IG in the Relegation group would be interesting to watch. However, the news is not certain.

TheShy goes 1 win and 5 losses in Korean solo queue.

After officially announcing his return, TheShy has finally resumed playing ranked games. However, his recent results are quite poor: he played six matches last week, with only one win and five losses. Possibly feeling his account was cursed, he switched accounts three times but still lost more than he won. His teammates were mostly Diamond to Master tier. Watching the replays, his top lane opponent was crushed every game, but his teammates were also destroyed in their lanes every match.

Despite the poor record—only a 20% weekly win rate—TheShy's personal performance isn't as bad as imagined. Whether playing tanks or carries, he dominates his lane and breaks the enemy top. Since MSI is being held in Korea this year, many professional players have been grinding solo queue recently. They just started playing on the Korean server, so their ranks are generally low. Therefore, the Diamond-to-Master range is currently very competitive, and losing more than winning seems normal.

Conclusion:

This year marks Faker's ninth participation in the Mid-Season Invitational. The records he has set over the years have significant leads. However, the assist and solo kill leaderboards may see a reshuffle this time. Keria is only 31 assists behind Faker, and can overtake him in just a few games. The young Bin also has a good chance to claim the top spot in the solo kill rankings.

So, in your opinion, which team currently has the highest power?

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