Since the official start of the LCK Spring 2022, T1 has achieved two consecutive victories. Although in the match against Fredit BRION, Faker and his teammates faced significant challenges, losing game 1 to BRO and giving up 2 consecutive Barons in game 2, T1 ultimately secured the win. In addition to the “support” from Riot’s “200-year” champions, one cannot overlook the talent of T1’s players, especially Gumayusi and Keria…
Besides the tough match against BRO, another highlight in T1’s first two matches of the season was Faker’s pentakill steal, with the young player Oner being the “culprit”. In fact, Faker even had the intention to “team kill” his teammate by placing the Electrocute and drawing a Death Ray at Oner’s position. This was also the situation that T1 fans as well as the League of Legends community paid the most attention to during T1’s easy victory over Kwangdong Freecs, led by Teddy.
In a recent interview, when asked about his feelings regarding Oner’s pentakill steal, Faker jokingly yet seriously stated that he would make his junior “regret”: “He apologized to me right after that play. But I won’t let it go, whenever he has a chance to get a pentakill, I will steal it back.”
However, perhaps the “Chairman” is just joking because, in actual team fights, the primary goal will certainly be to take down as many opponents as possible. And Faker will prioritize the importance of the ultimate victory over his own kill achievements.
In the previous matches, it can be said that besides the victories, T1 still has several issues, one of which comes from the objective control of T1 in general and Oner in particular. For instance, in the match against BRO, both Baron steals by BRO were due to Oner and T1’s careless moments. There is still a long way to go and many matches ahead for T1 and Oner to resolve their lingering issues. Only then can they dream of titles in this 2022 season.