Since the Title
Viper Hasn’t Won a Worlds Best-of-Five Since 2021
He won all three the year EDward Gaming took the title. Since then he’s played three, all quarterfinals, and lost all three.
0–3
Viper’s Worlds best-of-fives since the 2021 final, in series
3–4
His Worlds best-of-five record, in series
The Take
All three of his 2021 wins went to a fifth game, and he won every one, two of them from 1–2 down. After that the quarterfinals kept stopping him: EDward Gaming lost 2–3 to DRX in 2022 after leading 2–0, then Hanwha Life lost 1–3 to BLG in 2024 and 1–3 to Gen.G in 2025. Tonight is his first best-of-five for BLG, the team that knocked him out in 2024, and a win would be his first in the format since 2021.
Sources
Overheard
“Since coming back from the LPL to the LCK to take on a new challenge, I haven't put up any results worth mentioning at Worlds, so I think this time is a stage of proof where I can check whether my game philosophy and direction work.”
새롭게 도전하기 위해 LPL에서 LCK로 돌아온 후 롤드컵에서 이렇다 할 성적을 내지 못했기 때문에, 이번에야말로 저의 게임 철학과 방향성이 통하는지 확인할 수 있는 '증명의 장'이라고 생각한다.
Dailian →
2 more overheard
6 Nov 2021
At the press conference after EDward Gaming beat DWG KIA 3–2 in the Worlds 2021 final, his last Worlds best-of-five win, Viper described the season as a fresh start after his year at Hanwha Life.
Inven Global →“2021 felt like a complete reboot.”
1 Nov 2026
After BLG beat his former club Hanwha Life 2–0 in the final Swiss round to reach the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals against Dplus KIA, Viper said he wants to win Worlds and that the quarterfinals onward are a different kind of game in which he believes BLG are fully capable.
Sports Kyunghyang →“Of course I want to win Worlds”
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