In the recent victory of KT Rolster against T1, Faker once again became the most talked-about name. Not only is the Mid Laner of T1 a famous and prominent player in the team, but Faker himself has also shown that he has greatly contributed to T1’s victory. In addition to earning 100 POG points, Faker’s performances in the two games against KT were closely scrutinized by the audience. As a result, many people discovered a rather humorous coincidence in the recent “telecom battle”.
Specifically, the audience noticed that in both games, during the mid to late game phase (around minutes 20 to 30), KT attempted to attack Baron. And in both situations that occurred in those two games, T1 managed to wipe out almost the entire enemy team. However, whether using Corki or Orianna, in both instances, Faker was the only player on T1 to fall. Of course, it was still an exchange in favor of T1, but this is an interesting factor in the one-sided match between T1 and KT.
However, in both situations, Faker had already completed his tasks before being taken down. With Corki, although one of the two main ADCs, the most important aspect of this champion lies in the Package and Phosphorus Bomb. Faker used his full skill set in the middle of the enemy formation before he had to fall. Meanwhile, Orianna just needed to place the ball and unleash the combo with Command: Shockwave to consider his most important job done. Faker’s role in the second game also leaned more towards making plays, as Gumayusi was already too fed and had enormous damage output.
Not to mention, Faker’s fall but the important team fight victory for T1, as well as the Baron buff, made the trade-off perfect. For all current T1 players, victory is the most important thing, and even if they get taken down, if they gain many advantages in return, everyone will gladly accept it, especially for the spearhead of the team like Faker.