After the 2-0 victory against Sandbox Gaming (SB), T1 is currently on a “winning streak” with 3 consecutive matches in the LCK Summer 2020. However, in the latest interview, the “chairman” Faker seems not entirely satisfied with this result: “We played according to the situation at that moment, but what we are showing has not yet reached expectations, so instead of focusing on changing our playstyle, we want to improve our gameplay to make it better.”
As we know, the T1 lineup has undergone significant changes, with many new names and young talents joining, seemingly bringing a fresh and exciting atmosphere to the entire team. This is not only reflected in the match results but is also “clearly visible” to fans watching the stream, especially in T1’s mic check.
Compared to the previous “veteran” lineup, many people evaluate that T1 is now much more “talkative”, laughing more, and not afraid to dive into the opponent’s bloodbowl or tower dive excessively even though their K/DA is maxed out beautifully. If the mic check in the previous win against Afreeca showed Faker’s strong desire to “wipe out the opponent before ending the game”, today, let’s follow the mic check of these 5 individuals at the end of both victories against SB, and be advised to wear headphones and lower the volume.
In the first game, the highlight was Teddy’s embarrassing “hourglass” moment. At that time, Kalista was still full health, hit by Gragas’s belly roll, and in that moment, Teddy used the Cleanse millimeter close but suddenly pressed the Stopwatch button, causing the entire team to act cool for 5 seconds, “gave goosebumps” according to Canna.
Right after that, T1 continued to charge in, destroying the outer turret, and taking down Lucian, adhering to the long-standing tradition of “wiping out and then ending the game”. If everything just stopped there, it wouldn’t be enough “chaotic”, as it seemed that T1 would quickly end the game, but no, the duo of Blitz and Kalista performed a textbook perfect Flash + Q + R, sending Varus back to the fountain in a fit of rage. Watching the mic check, it is easy to recognize that Ellim is the most hyperactive member of the team with a very bright voice.
In the second game, the constant fighting was indeed… deafening with 5 guys vying to call team, report Flash, report teleport, report ultimate abilities extremely thoroughly. In the final moments, Canna even lovingly scolded Teddy for being an idiot and then immediately “softened” it with the line: “I love you Sanghyeokie (Faker), I love you too Jinseong (Teddy)”, truly flipping the script as fast as a pancake.
However, Faker in both mic check segments remained quite calm and reserved, focusing on combat despite the 4 loudspeakers next to him. Only in the final moments did the “bloodthirst” of the captain re-emerge as he continued to “urge” his teammates to finish off the recently revived Sett in the bloodbowl. However, Effort once again proved his eternal love for the enemy turret by diving straight into the bloodbowl and… going down immediately: “Changho’s spirit of sacrifice is no joke” – Teddy.
T1’s next opponent is DAMWON Gaming, highlighted by the Korean Challenger Top – ShowMaker. In the latest interview, Faker also revealed that he still has some interesting champions ready, hoping that we will witness a fiery BO3 match with many surprises. Don’t forget to follow GameK to update the mic check for the match.