At the 2024 LCK Summer before facing T1, Kwangdong Freecs were still showing a strong performance just like they did at the beginning of the 2024 Spring Split. Coach CvMax’s squad demonstrated solid and unpredictable gameplay right from the bans and picks. Therefore, facing KDF currently is not an easy task for any team. Notably, among KDF’s defeated opponents is KT Rolster – one of the “big names” in LCK. As a result, many opinions suggest that T1 will face significant challenges in their match against this “dark horse.”
And indeed KDF made T1 face many difficulties, and without the outstanding performance of Oner – Faker in game 2, as well as T1’s early dominance in game 3, no one knows what would have happened. Nevertheless, the spotlight of the match was entirely on Faker as he used the champion Ahri in the pivotal second game of the confrontation with KDF. And, Faker “sowed sadness” for Riot by still using the default skin as he had just affirmed recently.
In fact, the cameraman even zoomed in closely on Faker’s Ahri image as if to “dig deeper” into Riot’s “pain.” However, what Faker did is completely normal. The only thing is that the audience might regret, as during Faker’s professional career, it’s unlikely they will ever see him use HoL Ahri or HoL LeBlanc even once.
Back to the match, the victory over KDF helped T1 end the second week of competition perfectly with two wins. In fact, T1 has made many changes in both strategy and draft, which is necessary in the current context. Furthermore, in LCK, T1 can only accept defeat to Gen.G at most. Otherwise, if any other team beats Faker and his teammates, the pressure on T1 may be even greater compared to their weak performance against the LCK champions last week.