The South Korean Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang (28) is returning to League of Legends: He was the major obstacle that shattered Europe’s dreams in 2019 of becoming world champions in LoL once again. He crushed the hopes of the then golden generation of Perkz, Jankos, and Caps. And he did it mercilessly.
That was the situation for G2 in 2019: 2019 was actually the year when it could have been possible for the flagship team of Europe, G2, to seize the world champion title:
- They had previously snagged the best player from Fnatic, Caps, and the G2 players were at their peak.
- The Worlds were taking place in Europe, so they had home-field advantage.
- The competition was somewhat off: Faker had relatively weak teammates at T1, DAMWON Gaming and Showmaker were still too inexperienced, and couldn’t handle the pressure – even the Chinese teams were suddenly beatable in 2019.
2025 will be an exciting year for Esports in LoL:
Super-Carry shattered Europe’s dreams
So why didn’t it work out? G2 entered the final against FunPlus Phoenix in Paris with great confidence and suffered a terrible defeat there. They lost 0-3.
Particular disgrace: The ADC of FunPlus Phoenix, Lwx, didn’t die a single time and even made a harsh remark to G2.
The central player of FunPlus Phoenix was “Doinb”, who was known as the “Super-Carry” and dominated the match with his creative playstyle. He played alongside his brilliant jungle partner Tian, and both took turns in securing kills and setting them up.
There was no way around Doinb at that time.
Doinb took a 2-year break from professional LoL
Was he gone for long? Yes, Doinb actually ended his career in 2022 and became a streamer. He analyzed the current happenings in League of Legends.
The South Korean, who has been playing and living in China for many years, has been contemplating his return repeatedly. However, after T1 demolished China at the last Worlds, he predicted: A lot of money would flow out of the Chinese league LPL now, making it hard for him to envision a return.
However, it seems Doinb has reconsidered: After a 2-year hiatus, the 2019 world champion will play professional LoL in China again. He has signed with the team Ninjas in Pyjamas.
The Chinese league starts on January 12, and Doinb will have his first match on January 19. However, it can be assumed that it won’t lead to such a dominant world championship run as in 2019 for him again in 2025. But Europe is also miles away from the title today. The former golden generation of G2 is now halfway into streaming retirement: The heroes of Europe, Perkz and Jankos, are likely playing LoL together again because Riot is changing the rules.
