After more than a month of fierce competition, only two of the best teams have made it to the finals of the 2023 World Championship (Worlds), namely T1 and Weibo Gaming (WBG). This promises to be an exciting match as T1 fights to keep the World Championship trophy at home in South Korea. Meanwhile, WBG is considered the “underdog” team and will enter the finals with a relaxed mindset, ready to create surprises.
Furthermore, the LoL community recently discovered an interesting fact about the way both teams use the Flash spell. Specifically, all members of T1 use Flash on the “F” key. In contrast, all five players on the WBG side use this summoner spell on the “D” key, which is completely opposite to T1.
If you have been a long-time player of LoL, you must be aware of the “age-old” debate about whether using Flash on the D or F key is better. Some believe that the F key is more beneficial, while others argue that the D key is more “handy,” and everyone has their reasons. Even the reputable statistics site LeagueofGraphs has a section titled “Flash: D vs F” to provide data for players to consider.
Even Faker has expressed his opinion on this issue, stating that it doesn’t matter which key you use for Flash, as long as it fits your personal habits. In fact, there’s a story about player Keria advising Deft (when they were teammates in DRX) to switch to using Flash on the F key because… Faker used that key. Therefore, even professional players struggle to provide a definitive answer to this issue.
Basically, configuring the hotkeys for skills and summoner spells aims to provide players with the utmost comfort while playing LoL. Thus, both “factions” of the D and F keys always have their valid points when discussing this topic. Even now, the debate over whether to use Flash on D or F remains a fascinating topic in LoL.
Interestingly, in the 2023 Worlds finals, WBG and T1 represent the two “schools” of Flash configuration. Of course, whichever team wins this match will not cause the entire LoL community to switch to their Flash key configuration. However, players using the same setup as the 2023 Worlds champions will have one more compelling argument in discussions about this topic.