Now that Team SoloMid failed to make it out of worlds yet again...
Can the lol esports staff PLEASE stop saying Bjergsen is one of the absolute best players in the world? Or at the very least comparing him to the likes of FAKER?
All of it, from a shoutcaster's cancerous comment "I would rank Bjergsen above Faker in terms of being an overall better player" in Faker and Bjergsen Legends Rising to putting Bjergsen in equal grounds with FAKER in Chase Your Legend - Xiaohu is disgustingly hyperinflating Bjergsen's skill and is in some ways an insult to both him and other players.
Yes, Bjergsen is one of the best (if not the best) player in NA, maybe one of the best in the whole Western scene, and is incredibly skilled, but saying he's on equal grounds with FAKER? A three time WORLD CHAMPION? This is just outright pure BS.
If you really wanted to make these 'super talented and inspirational' players, like for the Xiaohu video, put players like Pray, Gorilla, Bdd, Crown, Uzi, or Mata. If you want Western players, put players like Xpeke, Diamond, Soaz, or even imports (ex. Ryu or Impact). Sure the first two examples may be washed off, but ALL of the examples accomplished more than Bjergsen at least internationally.
I just think someone who never got to top 8, no matter how much his team holds him back (assuming it does), should be overhyped like this.
Sure, TSM fans may downvote me to the dust for this, but I actually think I'm doing TSM and Bjergsen a favor by writing this. I know Bjergsen himself is quite humble, and he doesn't need or want to go around showing off to us players. I highly doubt he WANTS to be shown off and overrated like this. If anything, the lol esports staff is hurting him more than they are benefitting him by doing this.