As of now, as everyone knows, T1 is the only team in the entire League of Legends world maintaining an undefeated streak. After their victory against KT Rolster in the “Media War”, Faker and his teammates have extended their winning streak in the LCK Spring 2022 to 14 matches. At the same time, T1 has also matched SKT T1’s record from the Summer 2015 and is aiming to break this record.
In LPL history, only one team has had a longer undefeated streak than T1 and SKT T1 2015: Invictus Gaming in Spring 2018. With most of T1’s remaining opponents being mid-tier, and only DRX in the top 4, it is entirely possible for Faker and his teammates to break IG’s record. If they achieve this, T1 in LCK Spring 2022 will be the team with the most perfect group stage record in League of Legends history.
T1’s achievements are being closely followed by the global League of Legends community. And their great rival in LCK – the LPL region is no exception. Recently, the media there has firmly stated: Not the runners-up of CKTG 2021 DWG KIA or any other team, but Faker and his teammates are the biggest rivals in the Chinese League of Legends.
According to LPL media, T1 has made extremely wise transfers and the team’s management has shown great foresight. They did not bring in any new contracts during the end-of-season transfer window in 2021. However, T1 is demonstrating astonishing excellence. The young players are shining, including Zeus and Oner – players who are even under 20 years old.
Furthermore, Chinese media also believes that T1 is the most frightening for LPL teams to face again. In LCK history, the number of teams that have won consecutively can be counted on one hand, and now T1 has reached 14. According to LPL, currently, only DRX is capable of stopping Faker and his teammates. But the T1 players have not shown any weaknesses in their matches. “They are perfect, from player strength to teamwork coordination.” – LPL media reported.
Moreover, history has shown that when facing T1 in international tournaments, LPL teams tend to lose more than they win. Even at CKTG 2021, the defending champion EDward Gaming had a tough group stage against Faker and his teammates in both rounds. In fact, many League of Legends fans believed that if the final was a matchup between EDG and T1, the LPL representative might not necessarily win. The EDG side even called to thank T1’s coach Moment for helping them find a way to counter DK in the finals and bring the championship back to LPL.
In conclusion, LPL media assesses that T1 in Spring 2022 is very similar to SKT T1 that once crowned CKTG in 2015. And one more thing is that Faker is the midlaner of both these rosters. The only difference now is that he has replaced MaRin’s position, leading the younger players forward. LPL media admits that if Faker can lead T1 to the peak like in 2015, the short-lived dominance of LPL may truly come to an end.
