At this year’s League of Legends World Championship, fans should expect to see four familiar faces represent Korea at the mid lane position. In fact, the same four mid laners have represented the region at the last five World Championships, with only one player ever interrupting that streak.
This year, Korea will send the fearsome foursome of Faker (T1), Showmaker (Dplus KIA), Bdd (KT Rolster) and Chovy (Gen.G) to Worlds. A member of this group has claimed nearly every Worlds berth belonging to Korea dating back to 2019—meaning that 17 of the possible 18 teams that the LCK sent to Worlds over the last five seasons have had one of these four players in their starting lineups.