PSG.LGD entered The International 2022 as the favorite to win it all on the back of both their recent and historical results. But the dominant Chinese force was challenged early and never truly made it back to their top form, eventually falling to Team Aster in a heartbreaking 2-0 loss and fifth-place exit.
Not only did they lose to Aster, a Chinese team that has slowly improved over the last year, but this was LGD’s worst placement at any iteration of The International since TI6 when the team’s current coach xiao8 was still playing competitively. Over the last four seasons, LGD has recorded fourth, second, third, and second-place finishes at TI7, TI8, TI9, and TI10 respectively with different rosters.