Worlds 2026 Meme Swaps 369's Champion Pool for VALORANT Agents
The joke landed because it is built on a real roster scramble: 369 was back in the lineup on short notice and spent the days before Worlds on VALORANT, and TES then dropped its opening Swiss Stage match.
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At Worlds 2026 in the United States, the official LoL Esports account posted a matchup image comparing Top Esports top laner 369's champion pool with Zeus's. 369's side listed VALORANT agents Clove, Reyna, and Iso. 369 had returned to TES's starting lineup after Zuian's travel trouble, and before the tournament he streamed VALORANT three days in a row. On October 24 Japan time, TES lost 0-1 to Hanwha Life Esports.
Former world champion Crisp picked up the joke on his own stream, framing the matchup around Zeus's champion pool. His point was that Zeus has only laned against League of Legends champions, and never against Clove. The official LoL Esports account had already put Clove, Reyna, and Iso next to 369's name in the comparison image for the Top Esports top laner and his opponent.
The image circulated while TES was dealing with Zuian's travel trouble, which put 369 back in the starting lineup. 369 had streamed VALORANT three days in a row before the tournament, and teammates teased him about it on stream. The Swiss Stage first-day match on October 24 Japan time ended 0-1 for TES against Hanwha Life Esports.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.