Discussing the importance of Chovy and Ruler! The unmatched double-C lineup of GEN was defeated by the Vietnamese team! They were beaten like bots!

The 2025 KeSPA Cup in Korea has just begun. Besides LCK teams, the tournament includes squads from Vietnam, Japan, and newly added North American teams C9 and TL. It’s worth mentioning that many teams are fielding their complete rosters, likely aiming for faster team cohesion! For example, HLE sent out their full lineup (Zeus, Kanavi, Zeka, Gumayusi, Delight), and T1 also competed with their entire roster (Doran, Oner, Faker, Peyz, Keria). It seems both teams are aiming for the championship, which is quite interesting. If these two meet in the finals, Gumayusi facing his former team so early would be very dramatic! Besides them, teams like DK and NS also brought their full squads!

On the first day of group stage matches, HLE secured two consecutive wins against C9 and BFX, showing good synergy with their new lineup, especially Kanavi’s performance. Returning to LCK hasn’t affected him; he continues to lead the jungle-centric aggressive playstyle, effectively boosting mid laner Zeka’s strength. NS, with Scout joining, also achieved their first victory by defeating North America’s TL! However, the biggest loser on day one was GEN. Their two star players, Chovy and Ruler, were absent (rumored to be on a short loyalty break), and they fielded two academy players. Led by Kiin, Canyon, and Duro, the double-C lineup surprisingly lost to both C9 and the Vietnamese team—an unbelievable outcome!

This might highlight how crucial Chovy and Ruler are. In the match against the Vietnamese team, GEN was completely outclassed like bots. Kiin’s Rumble top lane was solo killed by Quasanti in a simple trade! In the jungle matchup, Canyon picked Qiyana against Aatrox, but the Vietnamese jungler on Aatrox went absolutely godlike! The GEN top-jungle-support trio was underwhelming; although the double-C players are from the academy, their performance was far below expectations, with no one stepping up in the top lane. Of course, this is all temporary—once the league starts, it will be Chovy’s domain again!