After concluding the LCK Spring 2023, Gen.G is the current champion and has successfully defended their LCK title. Notably, their opponents in the last two LCK finals were T1. In both instances, T1 was rated higher than Gen.G. Yet, Gen.G managed to surprise Faker and his teammates, as well as the audience, on both occasions.
However, a rather harsh reality exists: many fans acknowledge that Chovy and his teammates played an excellent final match, particularly the duo Doran – Chovy. Discussions surrounding T1, such as the reasons for T1’s failure or criticisms aimed at this team, are rampant on forums. In fact, fans are discussing how T1 lost more passionately than why Gen.G won.
Gen.G’s situation reminds many fans of DRX and Gen.G themselves from last year. When T1 won the LCK Spring 2023, the global media exploded; however, after the LCK Summer 2022 and Worlds 2022, as well as LCK Spring 2023, things seem much quieter. The captivating content related to DRX primarily revolved around BeryL’s obsession with Genshin Impact yet still winning, or Deft’s inspiring quotes.
This is an unavoidable reality when T1 is highly anticipated in every tournament they participate in. Even the most optimistic DRX fans probably never thought that the Blue Dragon would challenge T1, let alone win. And when T1 – the most renowned team in the world – fails, people only focus on the reasons for that failure. Moreover, the name T1 is incredibly hot within the League of Legends community, so the attention on Faker and his teammates is not surprising.
Not only fans but even players seem to have “overlooked” T1. A prime example is the case of MAD Lions recently after winning the LEC Spring 2023. Specifically, when asked about the opponent they looked forward to the most at MSI 2023, the players of this team immediately mentioned T1. Hylissang is looking forward to facing Keria while Chasy thinks of Zeus. Additionally, Hylissang admitted that T1 is currently the strongest team in the world.
However, the positive side of this situation is that Gen.G will have a relaxed mindset ahead of the upcoming MSI 2023. And it is quite possible that, on a day of peak performance, Chovy and his teammates could create a miracle in their first-ever MSI appearance.