Although Yagao's performance this season has been poor, often becoming a breakthrough point; looking back at Yagao's international performance in the past two years, he seems to "awaken" every time he encounters a Korean team in a BO5, helping his team defeat the opponent.
World Championship 2023 Knockout Stage: Yagao, playing for BLG, first defeated the championship favorite GEN in a BO5, but was later eliminated by the Chinese team WBG.
MSI 2023: Yagao, playing for BLG, lost to JDG in the winners' bracket of the knockout stage, then defeated G2 to advance to the third round; subsequently swept GEN 3-0, defeated T1 3-1, and faced JDG in the finals, ultimately losing and finishing as the runner-up.
The last time he lost to an LCK team was in the World Championship 2022 Knockout Stage, where Yagao, playing for JDG, was eliminated by T1 in the semifinals.
