If EDG won or lost, it often came down to NaMei's level of play and its consistent excellence is the primary reason they were able to put together such an incredible run of form and accomplishments. On the latter point, it's worth mentioning that the veterans and respected players in NaMei's EDG were those in the supportive roles (Jungler and Support), with NaMei's solo lanes being far from highly touted individual carries, though U did eventually develop into a solid second star by the end of their run together. Internationally, he has performed well below his domestic level, underwhelming on the two occasions he has left the country, but he practically maxes out criteria like overall level of play, domestic success, role importance within the team and level of team-mates. No ADC has played at a higher level for as long or as consistently as NaMei.
NaMei's domestic resume can be considered the most impressive in the history of League of Legends, taking into account all regions.Īs a player, his level has been phenomenal, from the aggressive laning of Positive Energy through to the more passive, late-game-orientated era of EDG, NaMei has shone as the primary driving force of his teams and the focal point around which their success has been constructed and executed. In all three of those campaigns, he was the most valuable player for his team and at the very least a contender for the best player in the league. NaMei is on a streak of winning the domestic league three straight times, in the second most competitive and high level region in the world. That run included both LPL titles and the regionals.
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In 2014, NaMei moved over to EDG, an entirely new set of team-mates, and set about dominating domestically to the extent that he reached the finals of nine offline tournaments, winning seven of them. That year, NaMei's Positive Energy, which featured zero names the vast majority of LCS fan would recognise, were able to repeatedly place top four in Chinese LANs, reaching both LPL season finals and winning the second. In 2013, NaMei was the true heir to WeiXiao, taking over as the best AD Carry in China at a time when Westerners would naively assume Uzi was the best Chinese ADC. Within that region, NaMei has established a level of individual play and team accomplishment that nobody else from China can match. That is despite the fact the prime of his career has been over Seasons 3 and 4, in the second most competitive region in the world. Of all the names on my top 20, NaMei's may be the least well known and respected. Notable accomplishments:2012 G-League 2012 (3rd-4th)2013 LPL Spring (2nd)2013 WW National Elite Cup (2nd)2013 StarsWar 8 (3rd-4th)2013 LPL Summer (1st)2013 WCG (2nd)2014 International Esports Tournament (1st)2014 LPL Spring (1st)2014 IEM Season IX - Shenzhen (2nd)2014 LPL Summer (1st)2014 S4 Regional (1st)2014 S4 Worlds (5th-8th)2014 NVIDIA Game Festival (1st)2014 NEST (2nd)2014 National Electronic Sports Open (1st)2014 Demacia Cup S2 (1st) Others may weight the critera differently, but in part one of this two part series, I will lay out the places 20-11 in my Top 20 LoL Players of All-Time. The domestic success of players in other regions has been considered, but the Korean leagues have been the only domestic region which could truly be considered as good or better than international competition. With the Korean leagues being the most competitive and high level for a number of years, it's inevitable that I've often had to favour those players with overwhelming domestic success, even sometimes over Western players who have solid resumes internationally.
To determine this list and its order I considered a player's level of play, relative to the time the importance of his role and impact within his team, including how much of a focal point he was the success of his career, relative to who he had on his team and in the context of the best tournaments domestic and international play, in their own context.
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With more than four full years of competitive League of Legends having passed, compiling a list of the top 20 players ensures many famous, well-loved and fondly remembered players are going to be left off such a list.ĭeciding the names and order of such a list requires one to determine for themselves the weighting of different criteria to come to a coherent and consistent decision-making process.
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