In recent years, teams building squads according to the “Galaxy” formula are not too strange. The most typical is Gen.G Esports in the 2022 season with a lineup of star players of the LCK. Although not really successful, Gen.G has left many lessons for teams that want to win titles this way.
Since the transfer market reopened, the village of League of Legends has witnessed a lot of “blockbuster” deals. Teams like DWG KIA or Hanwha Life Esports have spent heavily to have top stars. Players like Deft (DK) or Viper (HLE) are all quality names. But there are also many opinions that an “all-star” lineup is not always successful. One of them is the comments of the defending champion of Worlds 2022 – BeryL.
During the livestream on November 24 (Vietnam time), BeryL commented on the transfer situation in the direction of recruiting stars of some current teams. In addition, BeryL shared the formula that he thinks is the best for a team to win. Specifically, BeryL said: “Can you succeed with an ‘all-star’ squad? In my opinion, the essence of League of Legends competition is to give resources to each other. If in the team there are 2-3 players with If they can sacrifice for others, they will be very useful to the team. This is what a great League of Legends team needs to do to win.”
When the 2022 season began, many viewers considered Gen.G’s all-star squad to be a good candidate for the championship. However, they lost against T1 with young players and the legendary Faker. When entering Worlds 2022, Gen.G’s “all-star” lineup did not achieve success even though their opponent in the Semifinals was only DRX. The successful teams in the 2022 season all have a squad with names that are not too famous but coordinate extremely well and effectively.
A “Galaxy” squad will be extremely strong and a good candidate for every championship. But this formula also takes a lot of time and effort from the whole team, from the coaching staff to the players, to be able to reap success on the way to conquering the title.