After MSI 2023, the LCK picks and bans were discussed because they seemed to be “out of the way” by the LPL. Bengi shows his determination not to repeat mistakes in the LCK Summer 2023.
At the LCK Summer 2023 Media Day, Bengi – the head coach of T1, also expressed his thoughts on the results at MSI 2023 and determination for the rest of the season. Bengi admitted that he had difficulty grasping the meta during his recent tour of London, England. “There was one thing that I missed out on a lot of important picks at MSI. I haven’t been practicing long (before LCK Summer 2023) but I’m getting to grips with the meta by referring to overseas tournaments. It is essential to lead the meta. That is the goal (of this season).”
T1’s picks and bans made fans very angry, especially in important matches. In the last match against Bilibili Gaming before being eliminated from MSI 2023, T1 released LPL 2nd seed a lot of meta champions and then lost. However, Bengi is much more confident with the LCK Summer 2023 meta, the analyst explains that the reason Bengi is confident “to lead the meta” is because the “Multi-use Support” gameplay has returned to the Season. Summer 2023. T1 used to have a very high win rate in the LCK Spring 2023 thanks to the pair Lucian-Nami, Caitlyn-Lux and Support Ashe.
Bengi said on the points to fix for both the LCK Spring and MSI 2023: “(Last year and this year), we missed a lot of overall wins in the extended season.” He emphasized that T1 is sluggish because of the tight schedule at the end of this season, the player’s physical condition is affected and it is important to adjust well so that the players do not get tired.
T1 will in turn meet Hanwha Life Esports at 5:30pm on June 9 and Gen.G at 3:30pm on June 11 in the opening week of the 2023 LCK Summer Split. King made Bengi remark, “(from the beginning) I feel comfortable getting good results and my goal is to improve against Gen.G.”