T1 is now becoming a TFT classroom with a clear ranking: the weaker students Faker – Teddy – Canna playing together, the high-performing student with high luck Cuzz playing with Roach, and Effort playing solo to quickly level up. Occasionally, all members also join casual matches to “demonstrate” for each other.
There have been some tough beginnings when not fully understanding all the Traits/Classes, but so far Faker has made remarkable progress in both knowledge and luck. Ignoring the Top 8 finishes, the chairman has also had legendary “golden” moments in team compositions and reaching the Top 4 is no longer out of reach.
As of now, Faker has had nearly 10 Top 8 finishes and several Top 5, 6, and 7 finishes. However, sometimes the chairman has a burst of luck, winning consecutively, and his items are plentiful. In fact, there was a match where Faker secured a 3-star Jhin for himself.
Faker has experimented with quite a few strong team compositions in the current meta: Pirates – Galaxy, Cannoneers – Brawlers, Innovators, Dark Stars, Vanguard – Sharpshooters, Mech – Assassins… Faker also shows quick adaptability and flexibility in combining champions and items, sometimes helping him achieve high ranks, or… Top 8.
Faker often has very unique team compositions, especially in the early stages, like placing Blitzcrank in the center.
Faker is very decisive in selling champions, selling a 3-star Lucian in front of him to transfer items to Jinx.
When picking up system transfer items, Faker has some “collabs” that thrill fans like Fiora Galaxy or Ekko Dark Star.
Faker does not care about reaching 3 stars for champions he deems unnecessary like Cho’Gath, Vi, Jarvan IV, and even if three of them appear, he won’t buy.
If you have been watching Faker’s livestream for the past 3 days, you can see that he has an endless passion for Protectors – Galaxy, as most of the games start with this composition. Sometimes he just plays what he likes without following any guide, having a 3-star Xin Zhao without items is very normal for him.
Because after getting a Top 2 in one match and then a Top 8… in 3 matches, Faker has just ranked up to Silver in Teamfight Tactics. For the past 3 days, Faker has completely stopped playing Summoner’s Rift and is determined to fully commit to climbing the “Teamfight Tactics” rank now.
In the latest developments, it wasn’t until the previous stream that Cuzz discovered Faker had added him but hadn’t accepted. Faker has also just added Canna and Ellim, while they have been together for half a year and won only one cup. It seems that usually, Faker just enters the room and lets anyone invite him, just invites him along.
Bonus image of Faker sitting eating ice cream to promote Lotte ice cream. As quoted by a fan: “Idols advertising are all handsome and bright. Our idol is advertising ice cream, but his hair is messy, legs up, ice cream falling all over, then picking it up to eat… So boring!”