The rematch of the 2023 LPL Spring Split finals at this year’s League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational saw JD Gaming coming out on top once more on May 14. With a clean 3-0 victory over Bilibili Gaming, JDG closed out the match in dominant fashion. But one player in particular led the charge toward the enemy’s Nexus.
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk’s commanding presence on the Rift was pivotal to his team’s success. By channeling all resources toward their AD carry in the early game, JDG set up Ruler to triumph later on in the match. “We know we have more potential in the late game, so we wanted to make better prepations for late-game teamfights by going for picks that are good for that,” Ruler said in an interview with Dot Esports.