Introduction: The S16 season has officially begun, and most players have surely been paying attention to the recent clashes, with fierce battles happening in every major region. Recently, the hottest topic has been AD carry Uzi’s comeback debut. As a former top-tier AD player, his popularity and hype are immense, but no one expected his debut to break records like this—his hype even surpassed LPL matches, soaring to over 10 million views. During his livestream, he openly said he received more gifts in one day than in a whole month, feeling that after this debut and retirement, he can finally rest.

Uzi’s debut hype breaks past 10 million

Most players are quite familiar with AD carry Uzi, and there’s no need to elaborate on his achievements. Although he never won the World Championship, he is undeniably the strongest AD player in the LPL region. Many foreign pros even regard him as the best AD player in League of Legends. The S8 season was likely his peak year, winning every championship except the World Finals. If only their mindset had been better back then, they might have completed the last piece of their career puzzle. Recently, due to his family having a second child, he chose to take a break. This comeback debut has sparked widespread discussion across the internet.

Together with Xiaoming and others, he started a fun showdown. Just minutes after going live, the stream was instantly packed, even crashing the servers. The chat was flooded with messages nonstop. Although they were just casually playing ranked games, fans were thrilled to watch—this is the power of a top-tier pro player. Zizai also knew how to create a show, gifting Uzi and Xiaoming each a 5,000 RMB present. After checking Xiaoming’s guild, it turned out to be Royal Club. If nothing changes, Xiaoming won’t get a penny from this gift, even quoting Shisenming’s famous words: "There aren’t that many contracts; they all sign on their own."

For this comeback, Uzi’s hype surpassed 10 million, even overshadowing the LPL matches between IG and JDG, which didn’t come close to his popularity. Ning Wang publicly stated on his stream that Uzi’s hype breaking 10 million is unquestionable, and even 50 million wouldn’t be surprising. The only player who might rival him is Faker. Honestly, Ning Wang’s comment is spot on. Within the LPL, only Faker can truly compete with Uzi in terms of hype. Other players just don’t compare. If these two teamed up, the entire streaming server might crash from the traffic.

This comeback debut showed just how huge Uzi’s popularity is. He even said during the stream that the gifts received in just one night exceeded what he earns in a month. It seems this day was both his debut and his final dance. It feels like LPL fans have been suppressed for too long, especially against the world-class competition from the LCK region, where they’ve had no chance to fight back. They desperately need a top pro like Uzi to boost morale. Back in the day, his win rate against LCK was decent, especially in matchups against Ruler. If Uzi and Ruler faced off now, it would probably still be a tough matchup for both.

Farewell thoughts

In just a few months, fans have become so passionate that they barely even follow the IG vs JDG matches anymore. Star players still drive the games. If Uzi returns, even if his results aren’t outstanding, every offline match will likely be sold out with tickets extremely hard to get. Hopefully, he seriously considers this, as LPL truly needs him to save the scene now; otherwise, it’s uncertain what will happen next year.

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