The failure of Team Liquid and Vitality might be the definitive end to super-teams in western League of Legends
Super-teams in the professional League of Legends scene are not as uncommon as every year at least one major region is found to have one of these star-studded rosters. However, the problem that most of these teams face is that their star value seldom corresponds to trophies and success.
Such has been the case with the two super-teams during the 2022 season, namely Team Vitality and Team Liquid. Both these teams promised the stars, but they never left Earth to begin with. The consensus within the community is that the failure of these two teams might finally put an end to the concept of super-teams altogether.
However, simply claiming that these super-teams will cease to exist is not enough. This is because, understanding the philosophy behind their existence and the reason on why they fail is also equally important.
Before the 2022 season of League of Legends officially began, there is no doubt that both Team Vitality in the LEC and Team Liquid in the LCS managed to gather a lot of fan following. Both these teams managed to bring forth some of the best players in the entire world and promised nothing but success.
In fact, back during December 2021 and January 2022, the general idea was that Team Vitality would win the LEC without even any competition. The hype was further exaggerated by the addition of Perkz to the team, who previously played a huge role in Europe's success on the international stage with G2 Esports.
In the case of Team Liquid, the feeling was that North America finally had a team that could challenge the likes of South Korea and China. The addition of players like Bwipo and Hans Sama gave confidence to North American League of Legends fans that success is knocking on the door.
The marketing was tremendous and
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