League of Legends: Top Esports Is Our Best Bet in International Matches

In 2018, Zhang Yuan was sixteen. In his previous life, at twenty-five, he had climbed from nothing to Challenger on the Korean server in just eight days, but he had already missed his chance at a professional career. This time, not only had he returned to the age when his reflexes and mechanical skill were at their peak, he had also gained a golden finger that seemed downright ridiculous: his game ID had to be "Light Dance Crazy Girl," he had to play a random champion every match, and he had to give himself a different BGM each time. As long as he met those conditions, he would gain an almost absurd level of understanding and control over that match's champion. Before long, a bizarre account began making waves on the Korean server: a win rate above ninety percent, and never the same champion twice. Teemo could crush Challengers, Yasuo could turn around hopeless games, and every champion in his hands looked like a specialty pick. Then Faker began rewatching his replays again and again, and an LPL academy team sent him an invitation to try out. That year, IG had yet to lift the Summoner's Cup, and the LPL had yet to win its first World Championship. And a boy called "Light Dance Crazy Girl" was just about to step onto the professional stage.