Before the match between T1 and DRX took place, Faker’s fans received bad news when the “Demon King” was unable to play. Replacing Faker was young player Poby from T1’s trainee lineup. The reason given by T1 for this change was that Faker suffered a hand injury and needed serious treatment.
This unfortunate news immediately impacted T1’s performance as they lost 0-2 to DRX in their latest match. Although young player Poby did not make any serious mistakes, the other members of T1 played below their potential in this match. Therefore, after the game ended, T1 received quite a few mixed opinions from the audience.
“Matches like this are necessary for viewers to truly appreciate Faker’s importance to T1. Without Faker, T1 doesn’t even play like a strong team anymore. Oner and Keria don’t understand why they keep going to the Mid Lane and leaving Gumayusi behind, causing T1 to completely lose direction” – A frustrated viewer commented.
Besides the professional aspect, Faker is also T1’s spiritual leader during crucial moments. His timely encouragement or ability to call for fights has saved T1 from defeat on numerous occasions. Therefore, the absence of this player has caused T1 to feel “lost” completely when DRX had a significant advantage in the lanes.
In T1’s upcoming match, they will face a Gen.G team that is in extremely high form. If a T1 without Faker could lose to DRX (a team in the lower half of the standings), then it is anticipated that they could continue to lose to Gen.G. Hopefully, Faker will recover quickly and return to the game to make the clash between T1 and Gen.G more exciting.