These days, attention is focused on the matches preparing to take place in the Swiss round of the 2023 World Championship (Worlds 2023). With the newly changed format from Riot, it can be said that this year’s round is truly a gathering of the strongest teams, and only the most deserving names from each region can participate here. This has made the recent Play-In stage a spectacular display, and the Swiss round is expected to be even more exciting.
Of course, the players themselves, especially the LCK teams, are diligently training and climbing ranks alongside participating in activities for Worlds 2023. Recently, one could see Faker continuously playing ranked solo. For Faker and T1, this is probably a special Worlds. Because no one can be sure this lineup can win the tournament. Moreover, T1 is not rated as highly as in previous years, following their performance at MSI 2023 and the recent LCK Summer.
Recently, a very humorous situation occurred while Faker was climbing ranks. Specifically, the mid-laner of T1 tried out the new champion Naafiri. While controlling this champion, Faker appeared quite amused when he discovered that the dogs running around Naafiri could help with “last hitting”. However, a comical situation arose when Faker thought that these dogs would continuously handle low-health minions but stood too far away. Consequently, he ended up missing farm in a moment of astonishment.
Witnessing this “Community” moment from Faker, fans couldn’t help but be entertained. Some speculate that perhaps Faker is still getting used to the mechanics of the skill usage and the percentage for the dogs to “last hit” minions of Naafiri, which led to this situation. Moreover, this new champion will not appear in Worlds 2023, so Faker can probably rest easy.
In the upcoming Worlds 2023, Faker and T1 are predicted to have a very challenging journey. Their results in the tournament could even determine the fate of the players in the upcoming 2024 season.