Currently, the Worlds 2023 has been going on for almost a month, yet the echoes of the tournament are still palpable. This is not only the most important tournament of the year in the League of Legends scene, but this year’s Worlds also witnessed the crowning of Faker and his teammates after more than 7 years. After many ups and downs, with various levels of trust and skepticism, Faker has finally won the Worlds championship for the fourth time at an age when no one thought he could still strive for it.
However, up to now, the media in China as well as the LPL teams have just begun to reveal behind-the-scenes images throughout the tournament. Currently, what is causing a stir among the League of Legends audience is a short clip capturing the reactions of LNG Esports’ coaching staff and players after learning the results of the Quarterfinals draw. Perhaps everyone already knows that LNG’s opponent in the Quarterfinals is T1. And when they faced each other, LNG suffered a comprehensive defeat. In fact, Tarzan did not secure any Dragon buffs for LNG.
According to the clip, the LNG players were still practicing with T1 at that time. But after finishing a game, the whole team decided to sit down and wait for the draw results. As soon as it was confirmed that their opponent in the Quarterfinals was T1, the entire LNG team was clearly stunned. Both the players and coaching staff of this team were in a state of confusion. At the same time, LNG also agreed with T1 to end the scrim right then.
In fact, according to Support Hang, “I feel like we can beat any opponent, except T1. Facing T1, the result is really hard to predict.” The LNG coaching staff also expressed concern and admitted, “This round is really tough for us.” And the result afterward is something everyone probably knows: LNG was completely destroyed by Faker and his teammates.
Perhaps even the LNG players did not expect that the team they practiced with would be their opponent in such an important match. But perhaps it is also because of this that LNG realized that their fate was somewhat sealed when facing T1, even before the match had begun.