For a veteran player like Faker, it’s no surprise that every match of his is associated with special events or milestones. Over his lengthy career, Faker has achieved numerous accomplishments, both collectively and individually. Therefore, as long as he continues to compete, Faker has every chance to break these records and set new milestones. Remember, during the 2022 – 2023 season, it felt like every match Faker played added another hard-to-break record to his achievements.
Recently, in a regular match against Kwangdong Freecs in the LCK Spring 2024, Faker and his teammates secured a clean 2-0 victory. From a professional standpoint, there wasn’t much to discuss in this match as T1 was clearly superior to their opponents. Even when Faker and his teammates didn’t play at their absolute best, the young players from KDF had no way to counter them. Moreover, T1 aimed to win this match to boost their morale for the upcoming weeks after suffering a loss to Gen.G on the opening day of the tournament.
However, on a personal level, Faker once again broke one of his own records. He became the first player to use Corki in a professional setting, remaining undefeated for 19 consecutive games since LCK Spring 2020. Thus, it has been nearly 4 years since Faker began this milestone until now. Additionally, Faker’s win rate with Corki stands at about 75%.
It’s important to note that Corki is not always in the meta and is one of the champions that Faker has used the least throughout his career. From 2016 to now, among the champions he has played over 40 times, according to the specialist site Gol.gg, Faker has only played Corki in 50 matches, excluding games where he was banned. Nevertheless, including the match against KDF, Faker has only picked Corki one more time than Ahri, a champion he greatly favors.
In reality, Corki is not an easy champion to play and requires many conditions to be effective in a match, from items to playstyle. Therefore, it’s likely that very few players can break this milestone of Faker’s, especially since Corki is not exactly a meta champion right now.