LCK Spring 2022 has wrapped up the first two weeks of competition and is preparing to enter the third week, which will be the last series of matches before teams take a break for the Lunar New Year. However, at this point, after the performances of the teams, most viewers can already form their own opinions on the most impressive names that could contend for the title. Among them, it is certain that Faker and his teammates are delivering the most remarkable performance.
Not only based on the results of the matches played, but even surrounding stats, T1 is also dominating almost entirely. Specifically, Faker and his teammates are leading in win rate (88.9%), Kill/Death ratio (1.87), GPM (1899), gold difference per minute (281), and average kills per game (15.8). Additionally, T1 is unrivaled in terms of turret defense, losing an average of only 3.1 turrets per game, and they have the fewest deaths with an average of only 8.4 deaths per game. Only in terms of turrets destroyed, Faker and his teammates share the top position with Gen.G. Notably, T1 achieved these stats in just 9 games – the lowest among the top 4 teams.
With these impressive stats, T1 fans in general and Faker fans in particular are extremely excited as this reflects the great form of the players. In fact, some have even thought about a fourth honor skin for Faker at the upcoming 2022 World Championship.
However, there is also a main reason that since the beginning of the season, T1’s most notable opponent has probably only been Fredit BRION led by “Sir” Morgan, and they are also the only team so far to win one game against Faker and his teammates. Real challenges will come in the final week of matches before the Lunar New Year break, starting with Nongshim RedForce and then DWG KIA. With these opponents, the audience will be able to accurately assess T1’s chances of claiming the title this season. The T1 players themselves likely understand that overcoming NS and DK will truly demonstrate their current strength.