As is well known, the topic of Worlds has recently attracted the attention of the audience, especially regarding how the players will choose their skins for Riot to design. Not long ago, there were rumors that players had “finalized” their choices. However, on December 22, a series of T1 players “changed their minds” when Faker considered choosing Orianna, Keria switched to Renata Glasc, and even Oner planned to choose Poppy despite having already thought of effects for Lee Sin.
But of course, no matter how many choices they have or what champions they wish to see, the T1 stars understand that they only have one champion choice, and Zeus will have both a standard skin and a Prestige skin for the same champion, with the achievement of being the FMVP of the tournament. This is truly unfortunate, especially for Faker. Because he officially becomes the player with the most Worlds championships in League of Legends history but still has no additional privileges.
Recently, on his stream channel, Faker unexpectedly announced that he would choose Orianna instead of Ahri for his Worlds skin. Overall, Orianna is clearly a more special champion for Faker, especially at this year’s Worlds. However, Ahri is considered one of the “national champions” of League of Legends and is also one of Riot’s “darlings.” Faker’s “change of mind” left fans stunned and disappointed, especially when many dazzling designs of the Worlds Ahri skin were created by fans eagerly anticipating the day the Worlds Ahri skin would become a reality.
Therefore, perhaps sensing the audience’s disappointment, Faker announced he would win the upcoming Worlds 2024 and achieve his fifth championship. Specifically, Faker stated, “I have planned a few champions that I think I can make skins for when I win the Worlds for the fifth time next year.”
It can be said that this is a truly difficult goal, not just for Faker but for all League of Legends players. Because if achieved, Faker’s achievements will surely be unmatched. Players with one championship would need at least four years to equal Faker. Meanwhile, players like Chovy or Caps haven’t even won once, and five years is too long for them.
Not to mention, if Faker wins Worlds 2024, he will be the only player in League of Legends history to have successfully defended the World Championship title twice. Broadly speaking, even in DOTA 2, only OG and Team Spirit have successfully defended their title at The International – a tournament regarded as on par with Worlds. However, each of these teams has only defended their title once, as of now.
And if that achievement is reached, all doubts will surely dissipate, and even if T1 experiences ups and downs in the future, no one will be able to criticize Faker and his teammates anymore.