Introduction: The S15 season has officially started, and the majority of players have been paying attention to the recent confrontations. As the World Championship approaches its conclusion, TES has become a focal point of discussion. Being the final hope for the LPL region, they were mercilessly defeated 3-0 by T1 in the semifinals. After the match, the jungler Kanavi became the target of widespread criticism online. Even JDG’s owner, Blue Lotus, publicly criticized Kanavi’s professional attitude, stating it had serious issues. To rest well, Kanavi even demanded the team to buy each member a mattress worth 200,000 yuan and openly challenged the team.

JDG Owner Highlights Kanavi’s Professionalism Issues

Most players are quite familiar with the jungler Kanavi. As a top player in the LCK region, during his time with Griffin, he was a complete subordinate, barely surviving on leftovers. After joining the LPL region through his agency’s management, his lifestyle gradually improved, and he was even pampered in JDG to become well-fed and comfortable. Perhaps this good life gave him some illusions, leading to increasingly high demands. His value also rose steadily, becoming one of the top junglers in the LPL, fiercely contested by many teams every transfer season.

However, whenever the World Championship arrives, he encounters various problems. Early on, he might achieve some decent results, but against LCK teams, his performance sharply declines, and he becomes one of the worst players. Especially in crucial knockout matches, many fans find it hard to accept, feeling as if a different person is playing. To clarify this for netizens, some fans compiled Kanavi’s KDA stats against LCK and non-LCK teams across multiple World Championships. The results are very clear: if anyone tries to defend him, they must be underestimating the LPL audience’s intelligence.

In S10, his KDA versus LCK was 1.2, non-LCK was 4.27. In S11, it was 1.56 against LCK and 3.8 against others. In S13, 2.12 versus LCK and 5.81 non-LCK. Excluding this year’s Worlds, his overall KDA against LCK is 1.80 and 4.81 against non-LCK. The gap is very obvious. No matter how bad you are, you shouldn’t perform that poorly against LCK teams. The TES match is a known example to viewers. Even JDG’s owner Blue Lotus publicly called him out. If Kanavi still finds a team in S16, it would only mean LPL teams lack backbone.

Blue Lotus openly stated that Kanavi cannot be pressured or psychologically manipulated during matches, as these are contract terms. He even negotiated with the owner, asking to lie down and eat barbecue, and requested a 200,000-yuan mattress for each player—six players total costing 1.2 million. Kanavi blamed his poor performance in games on the mattress being too hard, affecting his form. It seems Kanavi’s professional mindset is problematic; he is an extremely self-centered carry jungler who refuses to share resources regardless of the match situation, insisting on being the richest player on the field. This often leads to the team’s economy being concentrated on him, and once he falters, the team quickly collapses.

Farewell Thoughts

It seems not only TES doubts him, but even JDG’s owner is pessimistic. Yet, it must be acknowledged that Kanavi performs well in LPL internal matches, especially within the region’s contests; otherwise, TES wouldn’t have won the first split championship. But this year’s results are extremely poor, having lost all matches against LCK teams without winning a single game. It’s necessary to consider whether there are internal issues within the team’s players.

What do you, the audience, think about this situation?