“Crowned as the champion of the League of Legends Korea Spring 2020, T1 achieved a remarkable feat by winning half of LCK’s history with 9 trophies out of a total of 19 seasons. Of course, they are also the only Korean team to win consecutively for 3 LCK seasons.” – reporter Nam Yun-seong.
For those who may not know, OGN organized LOL Champions Korea in 2012. Season 1 began with Azubu Champions Spring 2012. There are three seasons in a year (spring, summer, winter) except for autumn when the League of Legends World Championship takes place. After 19 seasons, by the spring of 2020, Faker and T1 have etched their names into the hall of legends by winning 9 times after defeating their opponent Gen.G with a score of 3-0, equivalent to half of LCK’s history.
In this moment of joy, let’s take a look back at T1’s incredible achievements since their debut:
– Champion of Ongamenet League of Legends Champions Summer 2013
– Champion of the League of Legends World Championship Season 3 in 2013
– Champion of Ongamenet Pandora.tv Champions Winter 2013-2014
– Champion of League of Legends All-Stars Paris 2014
– Champion of ITENJOY NLB Summer 2014
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2015
– Champion of Ongamenet SBENU Champions Korea Spring 2015
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2015
– Champion of Ongamenet SBENU Champions Korea Summer 2015
– Runner-up at the Mid-Season Invitational 2015
– Champion of the League of Legends World Championship Season 5 in 2015
– Champion of IEM Season X Katowice
– Champion of Ongamenet League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2016
– Champion of Mid-Season Invitational 2016
– Champion of the League of Legends World Championship Season 6 in 2016
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2017
– Champion of Mid-Season Invitational 2017
– Runner-up at the League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2017
– Runner-up at the League of Legends World Championship Season 7 in 2017
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2019
– Champion of Rift Rivals 2019 (along with DWG, GRF, KZ)
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2019
– Champion of League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2020
“The living legend” Faker – who has experienced all these seasons also set a new record for the winning streak in LCK with a long list of achievements. The tears of disappointment and regret from years past have now become history; now all we see is a stronger, braver, and more resilient Demon King.
Many believe that it was precisely the humiliating defeats during that dark time – to the extent that it seemed like the SKT dynasty had collapsed – that became the golden key for Faker and his teammates to break free from the “pressure chamber” that the glare of glory created. An SKT that wins will also lose, and while stepping up to the peak of glory, they can also fall to the depths of failure, which means that people no longer place the “must-win” pressure on the shoulders of these little giants.
“Last year I promised to bring home the Summoner’s Cup, but I couldn’t keep it. This year I will keep my promise” and indeed the Demon King has not disappointed the fans. Remember in a video “teaching low-ranked players,” Wolf mentioned that LCK was indeed very interesting, extremely interesting in 2012, but by 2013 it was no longer fun because Faker was there, and Faker was not fun at all!
It is known that although there were only 3 games, the Grand Final of LCK still managed to exceed 1 million views online (not counting in China), showing the appeal of the tournament in general and the two teams T1 and Gen.G in particular. Meanwhile, this figure in 2019 was only 776,000.
In the latest developments, the MSI tournament has officially been canceled due to concerns about the Corona pandemic, while the LCK summer tournament will start on June 17.