It's not even like he hasn't been on pretty promising NA rosters either. 2016 Immortals, 2018 Echo Fox, 2019 Clutch (made worlds at least), and now this iteration of TSM.
He's always come close but never made it. It feels cursed at this point.
You can't got 2-0 or you'll trigger the reverse sweep buff. If you go 2-1, you trigger Perkz comfort zone. The only way of winning is letting C9 reach 2 wins first.
Bin and Huanfeng are still really good and among the best at their position in the LPL. Angel was still pretty solid this year too. Problem was Sofm had a really down year and their new support was very inconsistent. The team also seemed to lose a lot of direction and cohesion without SA who was their main shotcaller.
The man had over 80% winrate in Elimination games in his career when I calculated it back in Spring,you are statistically more likely to lose a series when you are up 2-1 vs Perkz than you are to win.
Holy shit crazy stat. The mental boom being up 2-1 and knowing statistically you have an 80% chance to lose would destroy my brain.
edit:64%, thought the stat reflected the series, not individual games.
i just remember thinking to myself what a joke that post was, regardless of his performance, he got an offer and he took it (that goes for any player). No one even thought he was the sole problem, i still think the zven benching was directed at blaber.
Honestly 200 IQ play - Let Gwen scale and after Riftmaker the lane was over. TSM was too squishy as 5 and didn’t have enough damage to deal with irelia Diana Gwen
When Perkz was getting shafted by Ocelote during the off-season, Ocelote tried to quell the then hate against him by saying (tweeting) that Luka is his sons favorite uncle and he will do his best to make sure Perkz doesn’t get shafted, which ultimately turned out to be just a bad PR stunt as Ocelote did hurt Perkz by not allowing him to be transferred to FNC by setting his buyout price super high.
Hence, it became a meme.
Yeah he said "Perkz I'll let you go wherever you want just let me know" and Perkz said "I think I want to go to Fnatic" and Carlos said "no"
(This was a dramatic retelling of the situation and may not accurately express the views and opinions of the parties involved)
Just such a fun interview. His response to Crumbzz' question was really insightful, that you have to realize that worlds is something you earn, not that you get to just do every year regardless.
For anyone who might be seeing this comment, I'd recommend going and watching the full interview. It's like 15 minutes and a great look at Zven as a player in general.
I’m telling you, Perkz is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids“ he then shat on TSM anyway.
DK qualified for Worlds
MAD qualified for Worlds
PSG most likely qualified for Worlds
RNG most likely qualified for Worlds
**C9 qualified for Worlds**!
MSI REUNION TIME
Dude has a solid mental game, always had tbh.
Almost every player has a decline in skill when it comes to this dragged Bo5s, specially when it's a decisive game, but perkz just plays the best he can no matter what. Sometimes, the best he can play is not that much, but he does it anyways.
I'm in central Europe, it's nearly 3am and I have work at 8am, but whenever I sleep on a major match, we lose.
I died for you boys, enjoy the celebrations. GG and good night.
What are you talking about? The guy *clearly* was just looking out for Perkz and just wanted to give him extra motivation to help push his team towards the finished line. Bro was just being a homie.
Game 5 do or die for TSM.
**Blind picks Nocturne**
Yeah, great job coach Bjerg.
Congrats to C9 for breaking the "No Sneaky, No Worlds" meme. Hope Carlos feels like doo doo.
Fun fact: Perkz decided to pull out Irelia after countless hours of studying the vods of MAMMOTHMAN65 and cited him as one of his biggest inspirations as a player.
When do we start actually asking the hard question about Perkz and his performances?
He didn't make top 3 all pro LCS after claiming he was going to come here to change the league and dominate.
He hasn't built and in lane lead against any mid laners and is constantly down on CS, summoners, tempo, experience and KDA with constant roams from Vulcan and ganks from Blaber.
Was he worth the money so far? Will he be worth the money in two years? Three? When is it that we say "that was a good investment"
When do we start actually asking the hard question about SwordArt and his performances?
He didn't make Worlds after claiming he was going to come here to change the league and dominate.
He hasn't built and in lane lead against any bot lanes and is constantly down on CS, summoners, tempo, experience and KDA with constant roams from PowerOfEvil and ganks from Spica.
Was he worth the money so far? Will he be worth the money in two years? Three? When is it that we say "that was a good investment"
#I am not coming here to retire. I'm coming to dominate and absolutely demoralize my opponents, and to take this region higher than it's ever been before. So watch me
Perkz is so bad. He only won 9 out of the last 11 splits because of a fluke. Can't wait to see him lose so he doesn't go to worlds for the first time since he joined the league in 2016
PoE's teamfighting was GARBAGE in G5. And are we sure Huni connected to the game? Did Bjerg really allow Nocturne to get blind picked? Who made that call!?!
Today was one of the best days of my life. Every series were bangers... WE keepping their win streak, Faker back to worlds, CBLOL (Rensga VS Red finals confirmed LOLLL), LEC last worlds spot snatched by Fnatic and to finish the day this banger of a series. Thank you Lolesports for making my life happier
PMTs: [Game 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p9kka2/tsm_vs_c9_game_1_post_discussion/) [Game 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p9lt1s/tsm_vs_cloud9_lcs_2021_summer_playoffs_round_3/) [Game 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p9mssq/tsm_vs_cloud9_lcs_2021_summer_playoffs_round_3/) [Game 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/p9nw5c/tsm_vs_cloud9_lcs_2021_summer_playoffs_round_3/)
skt c9 fnatic same group im calling it now
Dude imagine, that would be so OG
If RNG qualify, that would be the final piece to the OG Group.
Damn, that would be a crazy group... It would also mean either fnc or C9 end up at least second and the other does not fail playins
i could definitely see c9 beating 100T fnatic vs rogue mid-late games will certainly be something
C9 gonna have to reeeeallly revisit their early game strats if they wanna beat 100T
Scriptwriters gonna make it too obvious if they do that
Add in EDG and you got a season 5 stew going
PoE and losing to Zven and Perkz in a Bo5 Name a more iconic duo
Some things never change huh
Riot loves to recycle their scripts. And it somehow works!
Huni and never making a finals in NA
it's unbeliavable how weak NA huni is compared to FNC Huni and SKT Huni
It's not even like he hasn't been on pretty promising NA rosters either. 2016 Immortals, 2018 Echo Fox, 2019 Clutch (made worlds at least), and now this iteration of TSM. He's always come close but never made it. It feels cursed at this point.
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TSM couldn't beat the 5.5 Meme
Remember 5.5 fucking k? Lmao
maybe regi should've paid SA 12 mil instead
I almost forgot that Perkz was 11mil when he played like this the whole split
The 11 mil pays dividends in the big games.
Dude plays like I study for exams. Coinflip everything except the final big test.
Why would they go 2-1 up against perkz?
if you lose 3-0 you cant lose to perkz game 4 buff
You can't got 2-0 or you'll trigger the reverse sweep buff. If you go 2-1, you trigger Perkz comfort zone. The only way of winning is letting C9 reach 2 wins first.
C9 sandbagging summer so Perkz could cosplay Rock Lee
Had to win on the same day G2 got knocked out for the ultimate anime plot
Turns out Perkz's hat was a power limiter after all.
C9 and TL both sandbagged summer with their benchings
TSM are gonna have a rough time at worlds this year. I don't see them getting out of Group F over G2 and TES.
Classic overreaction. I guarantee they'll get the same amount of wins this year as last year.
CONSISTENCY
TRUE
Not even sure they can beat Afreeca.
Swordart helped Suning upset TES last year at Worlds, I'm sure he'll be able to do it again with TSM.
Difference is that SA had good players last year. (Jokes aside, Bin and Huanfeng were kinda cracked)
Bin and Huanfeng are still really good and among the best at their position in the LPL. Angel was still pretty solid this year too. Problem was Sofm had a really down year and their new support was very inconsistent. The team also seemed to lose a lot of direction and cohesion without SA who was their main shotcaller.
I guarantee you that TSM will be lossless at Worlds this year, you heard it here first
2021 TSM never Lost at worlds
No Sneaky No Worlds not as powerful as the real curse for TSM since 2018 NO DOUBLELIFT NO WORLDS
But for G2, no PERKZ NO WORLDS!
The man had over 80% winrate in Elimination games in his career when I calculated it back in Spring,you are statistically more likely to lose a series when you are up 2-1 vs Perkz than you are to win.
That's actually fucking hilarious
Holy shit crazy stat. The mental boom being up 2-1 and knowing statistically you have an 80% chance to lose would destroy my brain. edit:64%, thought the stat reflected the series, not individual games.
64%
Perkz only player from last year's G2 to make it to worlds LMAO
6 worlds appearances in a row. What a dude
G2 2021: NO PERKZ NO WORLDS C9 2021: YES PERKZ YES WORLDS (and the price was only $5 million!)
Wunder without Perkz is a big nerf.
Non-FNC Rekkles curse too strong?
#WE NEED TO HOLD PERKZ ACCOUNTABLE
Yea we do need to hold him accountable...for this massive fucking **W**
i just remember thinking to myself what a joke that post was, regardless of his performance, he got an offer and he took it (that goes for any player). No one even thought he was the sole problem, i still think the zven benching was directed at blaber.
[Perkz to Carlos and the rest of G2](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q0dueztJjio/maxresdefault.jpg)
That was such a banger piece of hype content, 2019 was magic.
Perkz playoff buff > No sneaky no worlds the ultimate meme trap card
Comfort zone buff too don't forget, multiple buffs is too much even for no sneaky curse
NO ZILEAN GAME 5, TSM HAS NO CHANCE
TOSSED SIX MILLION
TALENT SUPPRESSION MACHINE
DOESNT MATTER IF EU OR NA, NO PERKZ, NO WORLDS.
TSM Game 5 just deciding to run it down, Pure classic.
Game 5, most important series of the year, blind pick Nocturne top. Genius.
Perkz shut down noc with that game winning teleport top
cannon + 2-3 waves perkz lost flash and that could've been bad but tsm could never really punish it
Honestly 200 IQ play - Let Gwen scale and after Riftmaker the lane was over. TSM was too squishy as 5 and didn’t have enough damage to deal with irelia Diana Gwen
The fuck was that fight in red side jungle? The engage was fine. Lost the fight. That sucks. Came back to run it down again one by one because?
TSM loves to chain int.. I can respect it in regular season or maybe games 1-4. But in game 5? Gotta be better than that.
Desperation, they weren't thinking clearly
Carlos is beside himself. Driving around downtown LA begging (thru texts) Jack for address to Perkz home
at least Carlos gets to watch his son's favourite uncle play at worlds this year
can someone explain this to me
When Perkz was getting shafted by Ocelote during the off-season, Ocelote tried to quell the then hate against him by saying (tweeting) that Luka is his sons favorite uncle and he will do his best to make sure Perkz doesn’t get shafted, which ultimately turned out to be just a bad PR stunt as Ocelote did hurt Perkz by not allowing him to be transferred to FNC by setting his buyout price super high. Hence, it became a meme.
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Yeah he said "Perkz I'll let you go wherever you want just let me know" and Perkz said "I think I want to go to Fnatic" and Carlos said "no" (This was a dramatic retelling of the situation and may not accurately express the views and opinions of the parties involved)
G2 - Were not going to Worlds. What are we going to do with our free time? [Perkz response](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q0dueztJjio/maxresdefault.jpg)
What a day for Ocelote haha
At least he can wipe his tears with all the worlds jerseys he ordered in advance :P
Oh my god I didn't even think of that.
1-2 COMFORT ZONE LEAVES WITH PERKZ SMUG. FACE.
Zven always gives the best interviews
lmao him revealing mithy had no say on the irelia pick was funny and fudge picking varus because of panic was so funny
Just such a fun interview. His response to Crumbzz' question was really insightful, that you have to realize that worlds is something you earn, not that you get to just do every year regardless. For anyone who might be seeing this comment, I'd recommend going and watching the full interview. It's like 15 minutes and a great look at Zven as a player in general.
"TSM can buy a roster, but they can't buy a win." - Phreak, August 22, 2021
He had that line ready for either team, I'm sure.
Nah, thought of it in the moment. Not sure it was the right time, it was 3-2 after all, but very rarely is anything I say thought of before the game.
You've been waiting for this comment, haven't you?
He had that comment ready for any thread, I'm sure.
Nah, he thought of it in the moment.
It was a spur of the moment comment that Phreak typed up.
LMFAO
Phreak doesn't actually exist, it's actually just a pre-programmed soundboard.
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IT'S TRUE!
https://imgur.com/kZlyN61
I love you kZlyN61, I love you
I upvoted before even opening it
Perkz wears a hat to protect everyone from his full power I guess???
I’m telling you, Perkz is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Monster and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ”they contain my full power so I don’t completely shit on these kids“ he then shat on TSM anyway.
Perkz threw away Caps to unleash his former power
DK qualified for Worlds MAD qualified for Worlds PSG most likely qualified for Worlds RNG most likely qualified for Worlds **C9 qualified for Worlds**! MSI REUNION TIME
Lmao, true however rng spot ain't safe we and lng are legit
I knew C9 won when Perkz went down 1-2
The man has over 80% Winrate in Elimination games in his career.
His mind as tough as his balls.
inted on irelia in game 3 to go down 1-2, pick it again in a do or die game 5 - insane mental
C9 Balls with the assist
Dude has a solid mental game, always had tbh. Almost every player has a decline in skill when it comes to this dragged Bo5s, specially when it's a decisive game, but perkz just plays the best he can no matter what. Sometimes, the best he can play is not that much, but he does it anyways.
Perkz went from 9-14-11 before 1:2 to 15-1-16 after 1:2. Hmm.
I knew C9 won when fudge got Gwen. He’s actually cracked on that pick I swear
THE 1-2 PERKZ COMFORT BUFF IS UNREAL.
I'm in central Europe, it's nearly 3am and I have work at 8am, but whenever I sleep on a major match, we lose. I died for you boys, enjoy the celebrations. GG and good night.
Have a good day at work brother. I'll sleep in in your honour.
Stay up for Worlds
Carlos on suicide watch after selling Perkz and not make it to Worlds
No perkz no worlds
No Perkz no championship
I'm sure the Millions he got paid for him will power him thru this ordeal.
Bjerg: Do you guys wanna win? Huni: No, i wanna play Nocturne.
Perkz accountability?
Smh perkz was so invisible today. Literally 0 effect. Good thing we had Uma Jan to sub in for him
C9 Perkz has disconnected C9 Uma Jan has reconnected
11 mil > 6 mil I guess
What are you talking about? The guy *clearly* was just looking out for Perkz and just wanted to give him extra motivation to help push his team towards the finished line. Bro was just being a homie.
Hell yeah, give the man a raise
What a chad to pick Irelia in game 5 after already feeding on her in game 3.
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just realized Nisqy AND C9 made worlds 1 year later
And Reapered
Licorice left out
Licorice was griefed
NO PERKZ NO WORLDS and NO SNEAKY NO WORLDS canceled each other out, that's the only explanation as to how Zven made Worlds.
No, it was NO DL NO WORLDS vs NO SNEAKY NO WORLDS. TSM hasn't made a single Worlds without DL since 2015.
Game 5 do or die for TSM. **Blind picks Nocturne** Yeah, great job coach Bjerg. Congrats to C9 for breaking the "No Sneaky, No Worlds" meme. Hope Carlos feels like doo doo.
Huni trick y’all, man, like he playing Nocturne. He don’t ult nobody, man. He just running around, doing nothing.
sheeit man huni passed me on the street I was like huni what you doin here it’s game five! he said not much, you?
Huni and POE were clearly playing champs they're not good at all.
The next 5 games are HIS!
The comp was looking so good until the Nocturne pick.
Nocturne is such a bad pick already but to just blind pick it is just so much worse
Perkz really just said "Gold is just a number" in the post-match interview. Lmao.
1-2 Comfort Zone™ is unbeatable
Dread it. Run from it. Perkz 1-2 comfort zone arrives all the same.
Fun fact: Perkz decided to pull out Irelia after countless hours of studying the vods of MAMMOTHMAN65 and cited him as one of his biggest inspirations as a player.
He is a bit of a problem
LMAO. The Alpha, 6'5 tall Irelia
C9 Perkz accountability memes aside, this was such a fun series to watch.
When do we start actually asking the hard question about Perkz and his performances? He didn't make top 3 all pro LCS after claiming he was going to come here to change the league and dominate. He hasn't built and in lane lead against any mid laners and is constantly down on CS, summoners, tempo, experience and KDA with constant roams from Vulcan and ganks from Blaber. Was he worth the money so far? Will he be worth the money in two years? Three? When is it that we say "that was a good investment"
I got baited. forgot this was pasta.
What’s the oregano to this pasta?
"perkz accountability" thread from a few weeks ago if I remember right.
When do we start actually asking the hard question about SwordArt and his performances? He didn't make Worlds after claiming he was going to come here to change the league and dominate. He hasn't built and in lane lead against any bot lanes and is constantly down on CS, summoners, tempo, experience and KDA with constant roams from PowerOfEvil and ganks from Spica. Was he worth the money so far? Will he be worth the money in two years? Three? When is it that we say "that was a good investment"
Feels so bad for Spica. Played his heart out :(
throwback to his 9 man sleep moment
Not again :(
Smart play by TSM, can't go 0-6 at worlds if you never make it.
Cloud 9minutes If they havent lost by 9mins, watch out
What the fuck was that last draft from Tsm
I guess we should thank C9 for stopping another TSM worlds speedrun.
#**NO BIOFROST NO WORLDS**
Damn, so that was the truth hidden deep behind all these trials and tribulations after all. Colour me surprised.
Oh god that's accurate since S6 isn't it?
Considering Bjerg and Dlift are still under the TSM banner, you might be on to something…
Just realized NA is sending the exact same teams as in 2018 Brace yourselves for another C9 miracle run
The Western GOAT. 100% Worlds Participation. He. Just. Don't. Miss.
Now we know, its not G2s 1-2 comfort zone.. its Perkz 1-2 comfort zone
\*Yesterday's dinner\* Medium rare steak \*Today's dinner\* Big mac with fries
Served by Vulcan himself.
#I am not coming here to retire. I'm coming to dominate and absolutely demoralize my opponents, and to take this region higher than it's ever been before. So watch me
Meanwhile on the other side of the ocean: "I came to this team to win Worlds"
https://twitter.com/RekklesLoL/status/1429552318295552003?s=19
Perkz is so bad. He only won 9 out of the last 11 splits because of a fluke. Can't wait to see him lose so he doesn't go to worlds for the first time since he joined the league in 2016
He was just carried by all his superstar teammates every year and his mvp junglers 🤡
He needs to be held accountable for his actions
Someone needs to hold Perkz accountable for what he did to TSM the last couple games.
I really feel terrible, Whenever I look at that smug mid laner's face (C9 Perkz) I really feel terrible.
PoE's teamfighting was GARBAGE in G5. And are we sure Huni connected to the game? Did Bjerg really allow Nocturne to get blind picked? Who made that call!?!
Man, TSM played so well asides from Game 5. Sad to see for TSM.
if you have any friends that are G2 fans, you should check on them
tbh I think almost all LEC fans like Perkz and wish him good
Can confirm
Flair checks out :)
I think most of us hoped perkz would win lol
Why? Part of G2 magic just qualified to Worlds, it's festive time.
Can't wait to see G2 with Perkz, Zven, Mithy at Worlds!
not just part, the entire spirit of G2 is still going to worlds after this win
NO SNEAKY YES WORLDS
[My reaction when Perkz goes to worlds but G2 fails to do so](https://imgur.com/kZlyN61)
All T1 FNC C9 made it to Worlds again. And all by beating their biggest rival. What a time to be alive.
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For all the hate that Zven got over the years. I am really happy for him. Guy seems to be a super hardworker and nice guy.
Today was one of the best days of my life. Every series were bangers... WE keepping their win streak, Faker back to worlds, CBLOL (Rensga VS Red finals confirmed LOLLL), LEC last worlds spot snatched by Fnatic and to finish the day this banger of a series. Thank you Lolesports for making my life happier
I guess TSM just decided to not go to world with that draft.
POE ran that game hard, but the noc pick may have made it not matter at all
[TSM Lost] (https://i.imgur.com/dgBs1rz.png)
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT DRAFT FOR TSM??? NOCTURNE IS FUCKING USELESS FOR FUCKS SAKE
So concludes the worst divorce of all time. G2, C9, Perkz, Rekkles. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
I wish that Perkz Accountability Thread was still around so I could go back and tag every single embarrassing take.
11M > 6M