Brother vs Brother @ Worlds SemiFinals 2014, Comments and Questions (Spoilers)
Spoilers if you haven't seen the 2014 Semifinal Samsung Blue vs White game.
Going in to this game I was mildly concerned that we'd see a throw. That shouldn't be seen as a disrespect to either team or a comment on their character; This concern was strictly one of practicality. Early in the second game it seemed like this fear was being realized. By the end of the third match I couldn't believe that White won every game so decisively without it being a throw.
However, at the end of the game it was very apparent that either the members of Blue are better actors than League players or they genuinely lost those games. A few of the team members were obviously crying and upset about the games. Watching these two sister teams hug and affectionately comfort each other post game completely dashed my fears and has left me with a deep respect for these two teams. I'm going to be watching both of them going forward, they've more than earned a new fan.
That said I'm still not sure how I feel about an organization having more than one team competing in the same events. It just seems like any way it plays out this could be potentially unhealthy for the sport. Maybe I should just have more faith in people and the spirit of competition that fuels pro teams. Maybe. But I'm curious if Riot has made any official statements about this. I can't seem to find any commentary on it.
Does this concern anyone else? Does anyone know if Rito has concerns as well? I'll even add a poll, you know, for science.