MSI 2025 has been yet another story in which Western League of Legends teams have failed to meet expectations, leaving fans and analysts alike looking for answers to achieve that elusive international success.
While G2 Esports lost to FlyQuest in their first match in the lower bracket of MSI 2025, MKOI ended their run against the so-called underdog CFO. FlyQuest went the farthest among Western teams before losing to BLG.
Anyone’s Legend coach Wong “Tabe” Pak Kan weighed in on the differences between Western and Eastern teams in an interview with Caedrel. “We’re a very hardworking team. Two blocks (of scrims) are impossible. Like for me, three blocks is common sense. 2pm-7pm-10pm. Our resting time is from 12-1am, after that we’ll play ranked from 3-4am,” Tabe said, focusing on the rigorous grind of his squad compared to teams in Europe, who usually have two blocks of scrims per day in their schedule.
“We never eat breakfast as we wake up at 1:30pm,” he explained. Anyone’s Legend play five matches during each block in the scrims after the introduction of the Fearless Drafts.
Caedrel asked for his assessment of Europe’s early exit at MSI 2025, and Tabe said teams need to introspect and find the reason for what went wrong during their matches. He added that the laning phase and decision-making need to be super fast to maintain the game’s tempo. “If you do invest time, you have hope. If you don’t and you’re lazy, then you have no hope at all,” he concluded.
FlyQuest were the sole torchbearer from the West at MSI 2025, but they lost their matchup against Bilibili Gaming in today’s decider do-or-die match. Now, only Chinese and Korean teams remain in the tournament.
