T1 broke a series of “cliffs” in Worlds history
After the tense Semi-final match between T1 and Gen.G, the only team that can smile is the defending World Championship 2023 champion. Faker and his teammates had a great day against an opponent that is always watched. is the “hard counter” of T1 in recent years. In particular, in this victory, T1 also broke many “streaks” in World Championship history. It can be said that, without the finals, T1 has opened a new page of history for this team and the League of Legends village in general.
The first team to reach the finals of 3 consecutive World Championships
Until now, even the mighty SKT T1 of the period 2015 – 2017, when they first appeared in the finals of 3 different World Championships, at that time SKT T1 also used 3 different lineups. The three players who did not change their roles during that period were only Faker – Bang – Wolf. But SKT T1's Bottom Lane couple itself, after 2016, also lost a lot of performance. Over here, T1's current 5-star lineup has never shown any signs of going downhill every time they enter a World Championship.
If T1 in 2024 can be crowned champion, another new record awaits: ZOFGK will be the first team in League of Legends history and T1's own history to successfully defend the championship.
T1 broke their “sad record” against LCK teams at Worlds
One very surprising thing is that in their history of winning the championship, since the golden period officially ended in 2017, every time SKT T1/T1 clashed with an LCK team in a BO3 or BO5 at Worlds, they all lost. Accordingly, opponents include Damwon Gaming (2021), DRX (2022). Particularly in 2023, T1 will not encounter any LCK team since the qualifying round.
Gen.G is the team that has held a series of 11 wins against T1, in all formats and all tournaments. Thus, the victory of Faker and his teammates not only ended the losing streak against Gen.G, but also relieved T1's psychology every time they clashed with LCK teams in the knockout round of the World Championships.
Faker preserves “huge” achievement
Since the beginning of his career, the worst performance that Faker has ever had when attending a World Championship is stopping at the Semifinals in 2019 and 2021. Otherwise, Faker has participated in 7 finals. in a total of 9 times attending Worlds, including this year. This achievement helps Faker continue to maintain the title of “The player who has participated in the most World Championship finals in history”.
At the same time, Faker is also facing the opportunity to become the first (and perhaps the only) player in League of Legends history to successfully defend the World Championship twice. The great pages of history are ready, just waiting for Faker and his teammates to write beautiful victories.