The longest losing streak in Professional League of Legends history held by V3 Esports has ended.
V3 Esports of the LJL has finally broken their 39-game losing streak. Yesterday’s win against AXIZ was their first win in over a year.
Just a year ago, in 2020, V3 Esports was the Worlds representative for the LJL. They defeated DFM and won the 2020 Summer Split. Their Worlds run didn’t go so well as they went 1-3 and were knocked out in the Play-in stage, losing their star ADC Archer and their MVP Jungler Bugi after Worlds 2020.
They remained relevant in their region and were even one of the finalists in Spring 2021. V3 Esports’ losing streak started in the Summer Split of 2021. After 39 games in a row and losing 15 games in the Summer 2022 split alone, they finally broke their losing streak yesterday.
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The Longest Losing Streak in Professional League of Legends
Former LCL team, VaeVictis Esports, previously held the longest losing streak record of 34 games. VaeVictis Esports was the first all-female League of Legends team to compete in the LCL. They were removed from LCL for being unable to field a competitive roster.
The current record holder of the longest losing streak in Professional League Of Legends history is V3 Esports, having 39 losses in a row. They are a Japanese team hailing from the LJL region.
V3 Esports was the 2020 LJL summer champion and represented LJL in Worlds 2020. V3 Esports went on a sharp decline after their appearance in Worlds 2020 and currently holds a match record of 20-52 in the LJL. Their 39-match losing streak started in the 2021 LJL summer split and ended on the 2022 LJL summer split, a year later.
V3 Esports currently hold the longest losing streak in Professional League of Legends history, but they were three games off of having the longest losing streak in Esports history. The Shanghai Dragons of the Overwatch League currently hold the longest losing streak in Esports history, going 0-42.
The Streak is Over
The longest losing streak in Professional League of Legends history is finally over. After losing 39 matches in a row, on August 5, V3 Esports finally managed to find a win against AXIZ.
V3 Esports won the game with a kill score of 19-4. Even with such a kill lead, V3 Esports was behind in gold till the 25 min mark. They managed to ace AXIZ in the fourth Dragon fight and took Baron afterward. They also took the Ocean soul after another ace at the 30 min mark; at the 35 min, they managed to get an uncontested Baron leading to about a 6K gold lead. V3 Esports managed to close out the game at 37.37, ending the longest losing streak in League of Legends history thus far.
