Written after EDG's dream was broken in the top 16.

27 Oct 2023

Maybe e-sports 's spirit is only victory, but sometimes, perseverance can be regarded as a kind of victory.

but the two big turns still dampened the enthusiasm of all EDG supporters.

the last shot of the game is the lonely look of auxiliary meiko. Fortunately, the camera did not give Mingkai at that time. Because I don't know what Mingkai, a veteran who has been playing on the field for six years, is thinking at that moment.

all the members of EDG stood in front of the crowd and made a deep bow.

to write EDG is actually to write Mingkai.

Mingkai, who was born in 1993, is only 25 years old now, but he is already the player with the most competitions, the most honors and the oldest qualifications in the LPL.

in 2012, he was invited to join the Blue biubiu team as the first in the national service. The team whose name and logo were very lovely was only one of the many civilian teams at that time. Strictly speaking, this team was just a gathering of a group of peers who loved the game. The nature of the team led him to transfer to team phoenix only a few months later, and the statelessness of the active LGD team also played for this team. At that time, Mingkai served as a single position, and Mingkai stayed in this team for only 2 months. At this time, Mingkai may not have a specific plan for the future and honor.

later, Mingkai came to the Wei team.

in the 2012 IPL5 World Finals, WE beat FNC and won the first world championship for China. But after a brief peak, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the mediocre record of the LPL spring and summer games and the all-Star Game made WE quickly lose the halo of the championship and compete with the royal family and IG on the LPL field.

this is Mingkai. He needs to prove himself if he wants to win.

only Mingkai is still on the field.

in 2014, Mingkai came to where he now belongs: EDG. He was partnered with former comrades Roman Abramovich, Curly Mao and Na Mei, Koon Meat and U.

it has been exactly three years since the last world champion.

S4 and S5 stopped in the top 8 of the World Championships for two years in a row, making Mingkai fall into a low ebb again. Mingkai once sat on the bench because of the continuous emergence of fresh blood. Abuse and insults keep coming, and calls for retirement emerge one after another. "running out of talent" seems to be everyone's evaluation of Mingkai during that time.

in 2017, Mingkai returned to the starting line-up under the new name of clearlove7. 7 is his lucky number because his birthday happens to be S7 in July. he said he hopes to be a positive energy and keep fighting, "because I find that I will affect a lot of people."

I remember that edg finally came forward at a critical moment after a persistent downturn in the intercontinental competition in the middle of the year, beating the strong South Korean team ssg and taking the first step towards the championship on behalf of the Chinese team.

his determined look along the way, although it is jokingly called Dead Fish Eye by many people, it makes people especially want to cry at this time.

he has been rated as an accurate revolver and demoted as "4396 of trash". His career has not been satisfactory but he has done his best. He is still an online veteran Mingkai.

now the result is so sad that no one knows if he can cross this hurdle and put on his coat again with clearlove8.

Last year, the former captain Ruofeng cried to Mingkai on the live broadcast: "you can't be sprayed to retire like me. You need someone to inherit our dreams and fulfill them for us."

maybe e-sports 's spirit is only victory, but sometimes, perseverance can be regarded as a kind of victory.

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