In South Korea, League of Legends is firmly in the hands of the “greatest player of all time”, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. He and his team T1 won the Spring Split of the LCK with 17-1. Even more impressive: They won every single award that the LCK has to offer. This has never been achieved by any team in South Korea before.
How have Faker and T1 been doing recently?
- Actually, it looked like in 2022 that Faker could finally win the long-desired 4th world championship title after 5 weaker years. Faker now has an excellent team at T1, especially the brilliant young supporter, Keria, is increasingly becoming a revelation.
- In spring 2022, T1 became champions in Korea again after a long break, and in summer 2022, they at least finished second behind the strong arch-rival Gen G.
- As the Worlds approached, T1 looked like the sure title candidate, eliminating strong competition from China, only for Faker to ultimately lose in the finals against his old school friend Deft and miss out on title number 4.
This is how 2023 has gone so far: The regular season in South Korea has just concluded:
- T1 won 17 matches, losing only one against Hanwha Life. Of the 43 matches played, they dropped 8 matches.
- The team comes off a 13-game win streak, confidently taking the 1st place in the regular season and is now considered the favorite to win the Spring Split in South Korea.
- With a KDA of 6.9, Keria leads the LCK statistics. Gumayusi (5.1), Oner (4.8), and Faker (4.3) are also among the top 20.
All T1 Players Make it into the ALL-LCK Team – No One Before Them Has Achieved This
This is the special achievement: T1 won all the awards at the ceremony at the end of the regular season:
All 5 players of T1 were chosen for the “1st All Pro” team, which no team in South Korea before them has managed to do.
Additionally, the supporter Keria was also voted MVP and awarded “Player of the Split”. Each of the 5 players receives 2 million won, which is about $1,500.
In the 2nd team, players like Peanut, Chovy, and Deft were included.
As Dexerto knows, only G2 in Europe has managed to fill all 5 positions in the “All Pro” team even in international comparison, which was in their glorious season in 2019 when they nearly became world champions.
In South Korea, where the competition is even tougher, and so many excellent players work together in great teams, T1’s achievement is unmatched. It is also questionable whether any team will manage to do this again.
How Are the Best Players Selected? There is a vote in which about 40 people are involved, including team managers, casters, analysts, and reporters. They chose the 5 players from T1.
Faker is something very special in LoL:
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