BRO was asked to investigate after losing to young star VCS
On January 15, LCK Cup 2025 officially kicked off with the match between BRO and DRX. The notable point is that the young star from the VCS region – LazyFeel was suddenly started in the DRX squad because Teddy had some personal problems. And the young talent born in 2007 made good use of this rare opportunity to shine in the match against BRO and help the home team win an emotional 2-1.
As for BRO, the audience could feel that this team seemed to have lost their focus after winning game 1. In game 2 and especially game 3, BRO had moments of improvement. took the lead or achieved an important goal, but their subjectivity made them pay a high price. Especially in game 3 when BRO possessed both important factors to win, Power Chain and Atakhan's goal, but they still let DRX “overturn”.
Therefore, after the above match ended, many viewers (especially in the LPL region) spoke up saying that BRO was “involved”. They believe that for a professional team playing in the LCK, losing with both Power Chain and Atakhan is unacceptable. Some gamers even asked Riot and the tournament organizing committee to investigate the recent match to clarify this suspicion.
After losing to VCS young star, BRO also faces the risk of being eliminated early
It is important to know that at the end of 2024, LPL continued to receive another negative “scandal” that caused 6 players in the LDL 2nd division to be banned from competing. Perhaps for this reason, the LPL audience's trust in the “integrity” of the teams has decreased significantly. Therefore, when they witnessed BRO playing subjectively and “throwing” away their previous huge advantage, their doubts were understandable.
Besides, the recent loss also partly shows that BRO is in relatively bad form at the present time. It is clear that in the context of the top teams becoming stronger thanks to the power of transfers, and the direct competitor named DRX flying high thanks to the brilliance of Lazyfeel, BRO is falling into an extremely difficult situation. They can even finish at the bottom of the Baron table and be eliminated early from LCK Cup 2025 if they continue to have bad performances like the past.