{"id":170162,"date":"2025-03-14T17:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=170162"},"modified":"2025-03-14T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T17:13:11","slug":"we-failed-to-show-our-a-game-na-lol-in-trouble-following-team-liquids-first-stand-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/we-failed-to-show-our-a-game-na-lol-in-trouble-following-team-liquids-first-stand-elimination","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We failed to show our A-game&#8221;: NA LoL in trouble following Team Liquid&#8217;s First Stand elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424515_51d8eef04e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Team Liquid First Stand 2025\" class=\"wp-image-170196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424515_51d8eef04e_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424515_51d8eef04e_c-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424515_51d8eef04e_c-medium_large.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd23cdd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Team Liquid<\/strong> is the first to be eliminated from <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/league-of-legends-first-stand-opening-match-viewership\">First Stand 2025<\/a>, calling to question whether North America (NA) is falling behind in the League of Legends esports scene.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd24587\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Despite community sentiments, Sean &#8216;Yeon&#8217; Sung is adamant that their performance doesn&#8217;t reflect &#8216;how strong of a region North America is,&#8217; as he told to Esports Insider in a post-match interview. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d8a1cd25515\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-169824\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/league-of-legends-fearless-draft-staying-2025-season\" target=\"_blank\">Fearless Draft reportedly staying for remainder of 2025 League of Legends season<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-168194\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/league-of-legends-first-stand-drops-esports-hud\" target=\"_blank\">League of Legends unveils First Stand drops, merch and new esports HUD<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-169165\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/league-of-legends-2025-regions-viewership\" target=\"_blank\">This is the most-watched region in League of Legends 2025 so far<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd268bd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/first-stand-viewership-so-far\">Viewership is not the only upset in the tournament so far<\/a>. Team Liquid&#8217;s First Stand journey abruptly ended in the Round Robin Stage with one win and three consecutive losses.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd27051\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>These were the match results involving Team Liquid:<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>March 10: Team Liquid 2-1 Karmine Corp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 11: Team Liquid 0-2 Top Esports <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 13: Team liquid 0-2 CBTC Flying Oyster <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 14: Team liquid 1-2 Hanwha Life Esports <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2794d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Liquid is one of the most well-known esports rosters in the NA League of Legends scene. Their upset loss in First Stand has left fans questioning if the region is biting the dust. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd280c1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In an interview with Esports Insider, Yeon said: &#8220;To be honest I don&#8217;t think that it shows how strong of a region North America is. I think that this time around, we just fell short in every series that we played. I think it was very lacklustre and we were not actively trying to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd28842\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>First Stand also saw the implementation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/league-of-legends-fearless-draft\">Fearless Draft<\/a> format where teams cannot pick a champion they&#8217;ve already played in a series. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd28fa9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>When asked if the new rules affected their chances at success, Yeon said: &#8220;To an extent, but I don&#8217;t think that was the reason why we didn&#8217;t show up to this event.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d8a1cd29770\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-liquid-s-first-stand-exit-casts-doubt-among-na-fans\"><span id=\"team_liquids_first_stand_exit_casts_doubt_among_na_fans\">Team Liquid&#8217;s First Stand Exit Casts Doubt Among NA Fans<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424530_4d67dd7150_c.jpg\" alt=\"Yeon Team Liquid First Stand 2025\" class=\"wp-image-170198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424530_4d67dd7150_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424530_4d67dd7150_c-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/54377424530_4d67dd7150_c-medium_large.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games via Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2a022\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>These are the placements heading into the Knockout Stages of First Stand:<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Hanwha Life Esports <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2. CBTC Flying Oyster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3. Karmine Corp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4. Top Esports <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5. Team Liquid (Eliminated)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2a93a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Chinese team Top Esports managed to steal fourth place from Team Liquid, rubbing salt in the wound that was the March 11th match results.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2b0a8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>French esports organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/karmine-corp-second-year-profitability\">Karmine Corp<\/a> initially lost to Team Liquid in the First Stand opening match but clawed its way to third place following several clutch victories.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2b801\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Second place is held by Taiwanese team CBTC Flying Oyster, perceived to be the only competitor to the current favourites to win, Korea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/hanwha-life-esports-lck-cup-2025\">Hanwha Life Esports<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2c091\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Yeon said that despite the results of today, NA still remains in a strong position compared to its international competitors.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2c7e8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;I do think our top three teams, even top four teams, are very good,&#8221; he said, &#8220;Any one of them could have been here today. I think that if they were here, they wouldn&#8217;t have played&nbsp;as bad as us. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2cf5b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;I think\u00a0we just failed to show our A-game, and underperformed, but I don&#8217;t think the region is that much weaker. I will say, we have fewer players than like, per se, Europe, but I don&#8217;t think our top four teams are lacking in comparison to their top four teams.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2d6c6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Over the past six months, North American teams have faced challenges in the international League of Legends esports scene. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2de37\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Things were looking up for <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/team-liquid-win-lta-2025-cross-conference\">Team Liquid after beating 100 Thieves in LTA 2025 Cross Conference<\/a>. However at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship, FlyQuest and Team Liquid, representing NA, both started in the Swiss stage but were unable to progress to the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d8a1cd2e59d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Liquid&#8217;s First Stand exit adds to NA&#8217;s global struggles with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/03\/most-popular-esports-games-in-2025\">top esports games of 2025<\/a>, leaving fans wondering when the West will finally claim victory.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Christina Oh, Riot Games via Flickr Team Liquid is the first to be eliminated from First Stand 2025, calling to question whether North America (NA) is falling behind in the League of Legends esports scene. 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