Everyone banters on twitter, literally every player, coach, analyst, everyone lol. Think you've over reacting massively.
Also, there's video footage of TSM going and hugging/shaking hands with SSG in the locker room.
Them not doing it initially was actually due to Riots miscommunication.
Disagree (respectfully), it's a general/genuine dislike Reginald Dinh has for CLG. His back-story explains why and to each their own. Nothing wrong with banter or trash talk.
That's how TSM operates, they are the Patriots of League. When they win, their fans shit on everyone, when they lose, they get shit on.
And no, CLG players have not trolled TSM at all on any platform. You're thinking about the EU culture where everyone banters. Around here it's usually only TSM stirring the pot. Unless you're talking about Aphro and Doublelift which is not banter, that's a pretty genuine dislike it seems.
And yeah I already said they shook hands after the fact. That was really one anecdote among many I could point out. Just watch any Doublelift interview, his ego could not be fit into MSG. Go onto Twitter and find the Post MSI TSM tweets versus CLG player tweets after tonight.
Like I said, nothing wrong with the style. It's not an overreaction on my part. I just don't like TSM. Their fans too are little babies. You cannot blame a tie-breaker rule that was in place before a single game started. Not to mention they were spouting off about how they'd go 6-0 in this group anyway.
So much more about TSM than just their team is annoying to me. If you consume a lot of E-Sports news TSM gets painted in quite a different light. Banter is just a nice word to call shitting on someone lol.
The reality is this was a team hyped up as North America's great hope and they couldn't even make it out of groups. They'd have had to beat teams better than the ones they faced to win this thing. Now they've got egg all over their faces. That's what happens when you talk big and choke over and over again. The gap is closing, but not as much as thought or advertised. Korea and China are still a good bit ahead of Europe and America.
Not one international tournament that Doublelift has not choked in. You'd just be tricked into thinking he hasn't because he seems to think he's the best ADC to ever play the game. Bottom line was they couldn't get out of a group with two gauntlet teams and China's 2nd best team. There's no way to not classify this as a massive choke. Probably NA's biggest ever.
Also a General Disclaimer to anyone wondering: I am a TL fan. The definition of choke artists. I simply do not like TSM and never have. I watch for the entertainment aspect not to bandwagon a region. Though I do/have legitimately pulled for C9 and CLG. I don't see how one can root for CLG/TSM. That is like rooting for the Yankees/Sox..impossible.
I'd love someone to show me an international tournament that Dlift actually showed up in.
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