LCK champion faces disaster! Ruler suspected of tax evasion, possibly facing permanent ban, GEN faces another off-field scandal.

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In the first stage of the LOL global pioneer tournament, the LCK champion team GEN performed poorly, only achieving a top-four finish and being swept by G2. Recently, GEN's ADC player Ruler was exposed for suspected tax evasion.

Meanwhile, the GEN club has encountered another off-field scandal, putting the champion club in dire straits.

Ruler suspected of tax evasion, possibly facing permanent ban.

First is the matter concerning Ruler. Recently, Ruler was exposed on Korean websites for tax evasion, which reportedly started in 2018. The specifics involve Ruler fabricating labor costs, listing his father as an agent, paying high agent fees, and reducing comprehensive income tax payments. Due to lack of contracts and actual work records, this was deemed违规.

Then there is asset名义信托, using his father's name to hold shares to evade dividend income tax and gift tax. The court认定 this as a gift for tax avoidance purposes. The court's判决书 shows Ruler's total tax avoidance amount reached eight billion Korean won.

This matter was resolved last year. Ruler's multiple appeals were rejected, and now the判决书 has been exposed, sparking widespread discussion online.

Korean websites are discussing the penalties Ruler might face. Multiple parties have already发声. The LCK official is currently confirming facts and研讨. Riot声明 they will decide whether to penalize Ruler based on procedures. Then the Korean Ministry of Culture and Sports发声, stating they will discuss with the Military Manpower Administration whether to revoke Ruler's military service exemption资格.

The Ministry of Culture and Sports直言 Ruler's tax evasion and avoidance行为 is "damaging the national image," and they might因此修改 military service exemption相关政策.

Ruler's situation looks grim, possibly facing三重处罚.

Considering the above, Ruler's situation looks grim this time. He很可能面临三重处罚. Based on the three official发声 mentioned, penalties from LCK and Riot, penalties from税务和法律方面, and penalties from the Ministry of Culture and Sports and Military Manpower Administration will极有可能影响 his后续比赛 this year.

Everyone最关注的是 whether Ruler will be禁赛. Comparing the severity of cases of previously禁赛选手 in LCK, if Ruler is禁赛, the duration必然不会短—either one year or永久禁赛.

LCK previously had a选手 who was禁赛12个月 for疑似侮辱女性的行为. That person was Clid.名义上是12 months, but it was almost equivalent to永久禁赛.

Ruler's行为也算是非常严重的类型.

Then Ruler大概率是要被取消 military service exemption资格, and he also必然失去竞争 this year's Asian Games国家队资格. Revoking the military service exemption条对 Ruler同样打击巨大.一旦去服兵役, Ruler's生涯也差不多就结束了,本质和禁赛差不多.

GEN faces another off-field scandal,遭到中国玩家炮轰.

Apart from Ruler's tax evasion and avoidance事件, GEN has encountered another off-field scandal. In a recent GEN team Canyon直播问答环节, the官方给选手发布了明显带有不正当表述的问题 for the选手 to answer. The question asked Canyon: which country do you prefer (from food and atmosphere perspective).

In the answer选项, Hong Kong (HK) appeared, meaning Hong Kong was listed as a国家单位.

Later, GEN下架了 Canyon's yesterday's AMA直播. This is明显的RH行为 and再次引起了中国玩家的不满.要知道 GEN已经不是第一次这么干了. In 2023, they posted TD言论 on foreign social platforms, then道歉+删除,表示立场中立. Now they又整了一出 GD.

Before the 2025 World Championship, the辅助 also有过 TD言论. Considering这么多事件, GEN's立场大概率就是有问题,是一而再再而三地挑战中国玩家的底线.玩家也是纷纷留言官方建议封杀 GEN.这么多年来世界赛一直拿不到成绩看来是有原因的. Now队内选手也要被处罚了, GEN未来怕是很难再出成绩.