In League of Legends, the gold gap between two teams is one of the definitive metrics for gauging the flow of a match. Major leagues like the LCK keep a constant eye on this real-time gold difference, and it is generally interpreted that once the gap exceeds 10,000 gold, the outcome of the match has heavily tilted in one direction.

However, the LCK recently witnessed a match where a team suffered a comeback defeat despite having a lead of over 10,000 gold. It happened during the match between OK Brion and DN Freecs on the 3rd. Despite DN Freecs having a 10,000 gold lead in the 20-minute mark, they lost six consecutive team fights, squandered their entire lead, and eventually suffered a comeback defeat with a 12,000 gold deficit.

The LCK is the premier League of Legends league in Korea and is considered top-tier globally. Therefore, LCK fans expect a certain level of performance. In that sense, the performance shown by DN Freecs is being heavily criticized as a disastrous display rarely seen in a professional league.