Maybe it’s because I only followed super closely starting in Season 9 (though I watched a good portion of Season 8 too), but why is Rookie constantly ranked so highly? I’m not sure what I’m missing, but other than the Worlds win with IG, I haven’t seen him much at MSI / Worlds at all in recent years.

He was a god in Season 8 for sure and was still great in Season 9, but IG did lose to NA in MSI and lost to FPX at worlds. Since then, I don’t think I’ve seen much of him.

What am I missing?

I’m genuinely asking btw. Don’t mean to imply he’s less than his reputation. I just don’t know what I’m missing.