Although the current meta is perfect for Peanut, and he has a willing and competent roaming mid laner in Su “xiye” Han-Wei, he will still have a hell of a battle on his hands. He shared the starting jungle position with Watch for the rest of the tournament, where NaJin finished 6th overall. Earning first place in the regular season gave them a bye to the finals of the Spring Playoffs, where they faced SK Telecom T1. If LGD make it out of the play-in stage (which is, quite frankly, a certainty), they will face off against Group B of the group stage, which includes Fnatic, TSM, and Peanut’s old team, Gen.G. The key motivator for any professional esports player is passion. ", Gen.G Ruler on his Vayne pick: “For champions such as Vayne that have a weak lane phase, the pilot has to be worthy of her.”, GEN Ruler: "The champions that are weak in lane like Vayne need good pilots.".
At first, it looked as though his move to the LPL had been a hideous mistake. After losing in the finals of the 2015 World Championships, the organization picked up Peanut and changed their name to ROX Tigers at the start of the 2016 season. It’s more fun to do so on a large stage.”, SKT Peanut on beating SSG: "Faker came over to me and said 'Tomorrow, I, will, carry. They earned enough circuit points to make it to the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals but lost 3-0 in the first round to the Jin Air Green Wings.
From Leaguepedia | League of Legends Esports Wiki. Peanut left NaJin in December and joined ROX Tigers in January. AFTER 5 LONG YEARS, LGD HAVE DONE IT!!! (Laughs)", Gen.G Peanut hopes to make worlds, face Bang, [Interview] LGD Peanut: "As a pro gamer, everyone wants to be better at the game. While the three other teams earned a spot in the Worlds main event, LGD will have to battle it out in the Play-In stage against other last seeds of the major leagues and wildcard teams. For the first time since 2017, the jungle prodigy is back on the Worlds stage. The 21-year-old last, ZanDarC has held a role on the coaching staff for the KT Rolster organization during his entire competitive, While these two may not have had the best performance in the most recent season, LGD Gaming, Despite the organization owning a 56,000-square foot arena and facility in the “Esports Town” of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, the last time it advanced to the World Championships was 2015. SKT Peanut became one of the most exciting signings of the 2017 season. Whether LGD will complete the same miracle run or even make it further remains to be seen. ", Peanut enhances Longzhu's strengths, but weaknesses remain, The Success and Failure of "Peanut", and a New Challenge, Smeb to Faker: "What do you think of me? He started in 2014 under organizations like NaJin e-mFire, ROX Tigers, SK Telecom T1, Longzhu Gaming, and Kingzone DragonX. LGD defeat IG in LPL Regional Finals, qualify for Worlds for the first time in 5 years Peanut will play on the Worlds stage once again. Can LGD Gaming become an upper half bracket team in the 2020 LPL Season? Peanut on Gen.G's playstyle: We have to prepare with goal of winning games, GEN Peanut on KZ: "PawN has not been included in this Summer roster... wouldn't that make it a bit easier for us to win? They finished the regular season with a 16-2 match record, losing only to KT Rolster and Samsung Galaxy.
There are League of Legends players who explode into the professional scene only to fade into relative obscurity. Although not the same solo queue god that stepped onto the LCK stage all those years ago, Peanut still stands as a force to be reckoned with, sitting in the top five for first-blood percentage and gold difference at 10 minutes across the entirety of the LPL’s junglers. Other Teams In Organization (Click [Show] to the Right), The world's top 10 players in League of Legends, Interview with Rox Tigers Kuro and Peanut, Peanut: 'The TSM chants ... actually make me really envious', ROX Peanut talks EDG win, the jungle meta and the upcoming SKT series, Carries everywhere: How Huni and Peanut fit around SKT’s roster of stars, Peanut on his move to SKT: “I’ll work hard since I moved here with winning worlds in mind.”, SKT Huni-Peanut: "I'm happy to have won our first match", Peanut: “I’m confident that I can win against all the other junglers as Lee Sin.”, SKT T1 Peanut: "Rengar and Graves will continue to be top tier in the 7.5 patch", Peanut (playfully): “I guess if you’re Diamond 1, you’re stuck there because you’re not good enough.”, SKT Peanut: "I couldn't help thinking: 'Man, I'm so good!