LoL pro JunJia has been one of the most popular jungle prospects for years, with him coaching alongside EDG’s worlds-successful roster earlier than discovering his personal success within the LCP (previously PCS). Nonetheless, he virtually didn’t go pro in any respect regardless of robust early showings in beginner tournaments.
On the fence about whether or not or not he ought to pursue a pro profession or go the route of conventional education, his grandmother determined to go to a native Taoist temple and get a divination from Xuanwu, a excessive-rating deity in Taoism.
The strategy was Poe divination, a conventional methodology of divination that entails a diviner dropping two wood items (or in some circumstances cash) on the bottom to find out the reply to a query. It’s akin to a coin toss in some methods, however a bit extra advanced.
Whether or not you consider that a increased energy influenced the result or consider JunJia simply obtained fortunate, the outcome is identical: He’s now one of the best professionals on the earth.
JunJia determined to go pro because of a divine blessing
JunJia’s been competing since he was 16 years outdated, that means he’s been a pro for round seven years now. Nonetheless, on the level that he began, Taiwan was a a lot much less established LoL area than it’s at the moment.
Until you wished to languish in a comparatively small area, your best guess was to be adequate to start out for a Chinese language staff, one thing only a few gamers have been capable of do. And, although he was with EDG for years, the membership all the time relegated him to their LDL (improvement league) staff fairly than the principle roster, or that they had him on the staff as a sub.
However since he obtained picked up by orgs inside the what’s now often called the LCP, he started to flourish. On each PSG Talon and CBTC Flying Oyster, the staff he’s presently on, he’s been absolutely the MVP of his staff. He’s been voted MVP for 3 Grand Finals in a row and is persistently making performs from the jungle.
In an interview with Home Run Taiwan that was translated by a fan named Vivian, he not solely spoke concerning the divination but additionally his present struggles as a participant.
“We talked for a very long time. [My family] was hesitant. Then my grandma went to a native temple and requested Xuanwu, a Taoist deity, if I might pursue this profession path – the god mentioned sure, so I went for it,” JunJia recalled.
JunJia standing subsequent to HongQ, the prodigy mid laner who virtually beat Faker
This interview was performed earlier than MSI 2025, and, forward of the match, he felt as if he was struggling to play at his peak regardless of robust home performances.
“I don’t assume I’ve a lot extra in me, in phrases of how lengthy I’ll be capable of keep a pro participant. I need to go all out with no regrets, however I can’t cease desirous about how one can return to my peak efficiency a few years in the past,” JunJia lamented.
Now at MSI, Flying Oyster have been one sport away from beating T1 and knocked MAD Lions KOI out of the match in pretty one-sided style.
Whereas he could have doubts about whether or not or not he can maintain enhancing 7 years into his profession, it’s clear that he nonetheless has a lot left in him. MSI 2025 marks the primary time a “minor area” staff beat a main area in a best of 5, with Flying Oyster being one of the best groups to ever come from that half of the world.
