At present, the LCK has nearly finalized all transfer deals, and the teams have also announced their lineups for the new season. With just a short time left before 2024, the LCK Spring Split will return. Therefore, players are currently taking advantage of this time to rest and prepare for a season that promises to be just as intense as this year. Among them, T1 will be under even more scrutiny as they are the reigning champions of Worlds 2023.
During this time, Faker has been streaming more frequently, and one of his current content focuses is analyzing T1’s matches at Worlds 2023. Recently, Faker provided some incredibly valuable insights about T1’s victory over LNG Esports. Before the match, LNG was considered to be on par or even stronger than T1. Therefore, the fact that the “Suzhou Unicorn” was completely defeated with a score of 0-3, without securing any Dragon buffs, surprised many. However, Faker pointed out the critical mistakes made by LNG during the match. One of them was right in game 1 when the game was balanced and T1 released the Rift Herald in the Mid Lane.
Faker analyzed: “As you can see, Azir’s focus was solely on farming the minions. Meanwhile, Orianna was at just the right distance for any potential engage. And when Azir waited for the minion wave to execute the Shurima Shuffle, Orianna simply used W and backed off. Even if Azir had engaged further, it would have been easy to dodge. From this scenario, it can be said that LNG would lose immediately if they intended to engage in a fight. Surprisingly, they still wanted to fight.” And the outcome was clear to everyone: Scout not only achieved nothing but also lost his Flash trying to escape.
Faker’s analyses provide the audience with a more comprehensive view from a genius player who has excellent situational awareness and evaluation skills. Faker himself demonstrated that he identified the only way for LNG to fail. This scenario further shows that Scout still has a long way to go before reaching the level of his former teammate and rival.