Switched Sides
Viper Replays His 2024 Quarterfinal From BLG’s Side
BLG knocked his Hanwha Life out of the 2024 quarterfinals, still the only Worlds series the two clubs have played. Tonight he lines up with the four who beat him, against the two who lost it with him.
1–3
Viper’s games won and lost against BLG in the 2024 quarterfinal
1,090
days Viper and Zeka spent together at Hanwha Life
5–4
Viper’s games won and lost against Zeka since he left
The Take
On 18 October 2024 Viper won game 1 and then lost three straight to Bin, Xun, Knight and ON. All four are his teammates tonight. Zeka and Delight played every game of that series for Hanwha Life and are still there. Since he left in November 2025 the old teammates have met in just two series, both at MSI in July: nine games, and Viper was on the winning side in five. None of that counted at Worlds. Tonight’s best-of-three does, and the loser goes home.
Sources
Overheard
“Winning in my hometown against my former team, Hanwha Life, is still hard to wrap my head around,”
Inven Global →
1 more overheard
9 Jul 2026
After Hanwha Life lost 1–3 to Viper’s BLG in MSI 2026 upper bracket round 3, Delight said BLG’s preparation had caught HLE off guard in the draft.
Xports News →“We thought we could handle it well enough in the pick-and-ban phase, but the opponent came really well prepared in terms of composition synergy and champion proficiency, so there were parts where we were somewhat caught off guard and got punished.”
밴픽 단계에서는 저희가 충분히 대처할 수 있겠다고 생각했었는데 상대가 조합 시너지나 챔피언 숙련도 면에서 준비를 정말 잘해와 다소 허를 찔리고 당했던 부분이 있었다
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