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the MSI has been over for a few weeks and everyone has gone home. Jankos, back in Europe after this new international epic, has resumed his good old habits… He is active again for streaming and he has even more anecdotes to tell us! Among them, we found one that was particularly crispy. In South Korea, G2 and T1, opponents in the semi-finals, organized a small ceremony to exchange shirts. This kind of practice, imported from traditional sport, has become common today. But everything didn’t go as planned… After offering jerseys, the Samurai went to collect them in an emergency, for a reason that made us laugh!
Recalling that memory, Jankos couldn’t help but giggle. G2 is truly a team like no other.
Giving is giving and taking back is stealing !
G2 and T1 had the opportunity to face each other on Summoner’s Rift, but the two teams were also able to meet in a more friendly way IRL. They organized a ceremony exchange of jerseys before the Rumble Stage, just to bond while creating a little content for their networks. For the players, it is also a good opportunity to create memories… it’s not given to everyone to receive a T1 jersey from the hand of the GOAT Faker.
The Samurai thus offered 10 jerseys to their Korean counterparts. The problem is that the LEC champions didn’t come to MSI with enough jerseys! They thus had to take back these gifts after having offered them. What makes the sequence hilarious is that there was a communication problem and T1 had not had the information. The Koreans therefore left, quietly, with their G2 jerseys… And G2 had to catch up with the LCK champions in disaster to recover these famous jerseys. Some will say that giving is giving and taking back is stealing. But we imagine that Ocelote made sure to mail more shirts back. It is in any case the least of things.
The esports jerseys of Korean and Chinese teams, relatively scarce resources
Esports fans are often very fond of jerseys. However, these can be expensive, much like in traditional sports. There are obviously promotions regularly, but if someone pays full price, the prices can easily reach 80 euros (not including possible shipping costs). But beyond the price, which can represent a first obstacle, you should also know that the jerseys of Asian teams can be complicated to access for European fans. Korean, Chinese or Japanese teams do not always have a store in English and sometimes you have to speak the language to navigate the site. But the big problem is that the majority do not deliver in Europe… Unless you go there, having an official jersey can quickly become impossible. For LPL jerseys, we are even more likely to come across counterfeits via Ali Express than anything else.
The case of T1 is however a bit different. The structure has a large American branch, which makes things easier for Western fans. By cons price level, it’s really not given (95 dollars the jersey).
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