In League of Legends, the Taiwanese Hung “Karsa” Hao-Husa (25) is considered one of the best players in the often thankless role of jungler. In a professional match in China, he just set the record for the most kills by a jungler in a playoff game: he achieved 17 kills, all with the champion Viego, with whom he previously only faced setbacks.
Who is Karsa?
- The 25-year-old Karsa has long been regarded as one of the best players in LoL, but he never fully achieved major success.
- Playing with “Royal Never Give Up” and “Top Esports”, he has been part of Chinese teams that seemed strong during the regular season but never really convinced when it mattered.
- However, 2022 is going brilliantly for Karsa: he landed with the team “Victory Five”, who finished first in the regular season. There, he is the partner of the midlaner Rookie, who was voted MVP of the season.
- What Karsa is capable of is now evident in a playoff game. This also clarifies why Western pro junglers look at Karsa to learn from him.
What record did he break? Karsa broke the record for the most kills in a playoff game for junglers in China. With 17 kills, he matched the previous record.
Previously, the record was held by former FPX jungler Zhou “Bo” Yang-Bo with 16 kills. However, Bo’s career was abruptly interrupted in April 2021 when he was suspended for match-fixing.
Karsa achieves 17 kills on Viego, with whom he lost 2 times in the league
How did Karsa accomplish this? The impressive part is Karsa’s self-confidence. The Taiwanese is actually known for his play with the blind monk, Lee Sin: with him, he has won everything in the league.
In the playoff match against JD Gaming, Karsa opted for the champion Viego: he had played him 2 times in the past season and lost both times.
His record match was Game 3 against JD Gaming in the LPL playoffs. Karsa went 17-1-12 on Viego; his opponent, Kanavi on Volibear, finished 4-9-14.
The last 3 kills that Karsa achieved in the match can be admired in this video
How is Karsa’s performance described? On Dotesports, Karsa’s performance is highlighted: Especially the way he initiates fights is fantastic. He regularly snatches the resets away from opponents, giving him an advantage. Besides the kills, he also shows perfect control over the “Objectives” and demonstrates exemplary knowledge of his champion.
Anyone who wants to master Viego perfectly must know the strengths of all other champions in LoL – Karsa has shown this in perfection.
What’s next? Karsa is now set to face his two former teams. In the semifinals, he will go up against Top Esports with the trio of star players Knight, Tian, and JackeyLove. If he wins, he will meet Royal Never Give Up and his former jungler in the finals.
The current world champions EDward Gaming will not play a role in the playoffs in 2022:
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