The day after Karmine Corp’s 3-1 defeat against G2 Esports, Caliste "Caliste" Henry-Hennebert posted one of his rare post-match tweets to share his thoughts on the tough loss. G2 secured a dominant victory, with all three of their wins being outright stomps. The Blue Wall's young AD Carry bore the brunt of it, as he was completely shut down by G2’s well-prepared drafts.

The community was concerned about Karmine Corp's ability to protect its young prodigy, as Caliste was coming off his first major defeat in the LEC in a high-stakes BO series (a qualification match for the grand final of the split). He never truly had a chance to shine in the botlane 2v2, which was convincingly won by Steven "Hans Sama" Liv and Labros "Labrov" Papoutsakis, despite having the opportunity to play high-impact picks like his signature Draven.

On his X account, the rookie himself described it as "the worst performance of his career" and apologized for his level of play, vowing to work tirelessly to come back stronger next weekend. These words won’t come as a surprise, as Caliste has repeatedly stated in recent interviews that he will do everything he can to honor the opportunity to play in Europe’s top league. To do so, he will need to step up his game on Summoner’s Rift, facing Fearless on Saturday at 6 PM CET in a BO5—his opponent being the winner of the previous day's match between Fnatic and MKOI. For now, Caliste can hold his head high as very few rookies have the chance to finish in the top 3 of their first LEC split.

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