These days, as tournaments have nearly concluded and players are resting, annual awards that summarize the year are attracting attention from fans of LoL worldwide. Among these, the LCK Awards stands out as it has sparked much controversy. This year, the LCK Awards will be watched even more closely as T1 is the reigning champion of the Worlds 2023.
One of the most trusted commentators at the moment, especially after Worlds 2023, is Hoàng Luân, who has shared his insights about this award. According to the commentator on his stream channel, with T1 winning Worlds 2023 and having a strong performance during the Spring 2023 group stage, it’s no surprise that the entire T1 roster is selected for the All-Pro team. Moreover, even though Gen.G won two domestic titles, their international performance is still considerably behind T1.
However, when it comes to the most important and controversial title “Player of the Year 2023,” Hoàng Luân also believes that Faker will not win it this year. As Hoàng Luân stated: “Zeus had a truly explosive performance at Worlds 2023 and had a very successful year in 2023.” This is also the choice of many T1 fans who voted while watching the famous commentator’s channel.
For Hoàng Luân, Oner also has a very interesting story. He is the player who faced the most criticism since Worlds 2022. However, he has become the most successful player at Worlds 2023. Therefore, the renowned VCS commentator shows more favoritism towards T1’s jungler.
In fact, Faker likely does not need such titles to affirm his influence or greatness anymore. Meanwhile, his younger teammates had a very successful year. The LCK Awards 2023 would perhaps be more meaningful if one of T1’s players were to receive the award instead of the LCK organizing committee focusing on Faker as they have with every other award in the past.