Generally, in previous years, after the conclusion of the LCK or Worlds, Faker would be one of the rarest players from SKT T1/T1 to stream. Even when he did go live, he mostly played his favorite games while waiting for practice schedules to start for the new season. However, this season is a bit special as, over the past few days, Faker has devoted most of his time to reflecting on his journey through the 2023 Worlds and T1.
One detail that Faker highlighted recently, surprising the audience, is the teaser that lasts over 6 minutes dedicated to the finals of CKTG 2023. In it, the T1 players are clearly the main characters and are given a lot of screen time. Faker, as the captain and a senior player, understands his younger teammates very well. He pointed out special calculations by Riot for the teaser that made the audience admire the content production team of this publisher.
Accordingly, Faker pointed out that for each player, Riot cleverly incorporated items related to their personalities and careers. Faker stated: “Since Zeus is the youngest and still in school, there will be a backpack, books… For Keria, it’s the custom keyboard his fans gave him. Oner has letters from fans. And for Gumayusi, it’s a picture of his family.” As for Faker himself, it was a photo of him with his teammates taken last year. This also set the stage for Faker’s famous quote during the 2023 Worlds: “The championship for the fourth time is for my teammates.”
Gumayusi beside his family photo
It can be said that these details are quite small and easily overlooked when the audience is caught up in the tension and excitement of the Worlds finals. Moreover, hardly anyone could think that seemingly random elements could be tied to the journey from the debut to the present of the players, or represent their personalities and characteristics. But this demonstrates Riot’s subtlety and the special “favor” this publisher has for the T1 stars.