Faker on the Brink of History: “One More Championship Won’t Be My Swan Song
The “League of Legends” 2024 World Series Finals will be held tonight and appeared in the media the day before the game, answering their pre-game mood and showing their determination to win the championship.
BLG pre-match interview
This showdown between BLG and T1 has multiple meanings as it is not only an attempt by the LPL “All-China Class” to win the championship again, but also a chance to challenge T1’s undefeated record against LPL in BO5.
Bean confidently stated in the interview that he believed T1 had a 100% win rate against LPL in the past world championships because they didn’t meet them (BLG) eliminated the LCK’s first seed in the last two years and faced the LCK’s fourth this year. Seeded T1, their confidence is unwavering, and they will do anything for the LPL, themselves or their fans.
When it comes to the advantage or strength of their opponent T1, Elk believes that BLG is a strong team of individual players. Although both teams have played against each other many times in the past two years and are very familiar with each other, he expects the finals to be a great game. will be
When asked about his prediction about the score, BLG mid laner Knight said that “all five of us are better than them”, so he predicted it would be 3:1 and Bin expected the game to be 3:0. BLG won.
This year, BLG double jungler Ghorbe said that the playing styles of both sides are different, they can learn a lot at the same time, with a high degree of control over team operations, no matter what, they can play a good effect.
At the same time, BLG is now coached by Faker’s former teammate Easyhoon who Easyhoon once said that Faker has great professionalism and is something everyone can learn from.
Finally, LPL’s long-time dream of “all Chinese teams winning the championship”, Bin believes that this means that “five Chinese can be more than five Koreans”, and he is sure that they have the strength to win the championship, so they will focus on performing as usual. , so you can win the championship;
In addition to the All-China class, Knight could also become the first Chinese mid laner to win the championship for the LPL. He said that if he did win the championship, he would not be happy that his strength would be recognized. But he also believes that means there are still many top players in the mid laner.
T1 pre-game tour
If someone had said earlier this year that “T1 will challenge for the World Championship again”, many would not have believed that T1 hit a wall this year, just like Bean said – they are the fourth seed in LC, but at the same time, they are also, last time’s World Champion team. .
This year, in the face of Faker’s hand injury and loss at MSI, even after winning the eSports World Cup, T1 continued to slump for a while, but it seems to have turned into something better after T1. Defeating their long-time demons Gen.G in the semifinals is no longer important.
Reentering T1’s familiar World Championship environment, T1 has an undefeated BO5 record against LPL, making their matchup with BLG even more interesting, as in the past two years of MSI mid-season, BLG’s Had BO5 against T1. Both won BLG.
In contrast to Bean’s undaunted confidence, T1, which has suffered defeats in the past few BO5 matches, Faker calmly stated that we have prepared hard and will do our best.
Zeus also said he was a little more confident as he prepared for the finals in 2022. Although he successfully won 3:0 in 2023, he felt excited and nervous during this week’s preparations to give a performance you will not regret and certainly hope for a good result.
As the “GOAT” of “League of Legends,” Faker is set to challenge for a fifth World Championship trophy in his career. He said the driving force that helped him stay competitive in the past was the will to win and lose, the pursuit of titles and careers, but now his The goal is whether he can enjoy the game, whether he can be happy during the competition and at the same time, the fans will be happy because he won the championship and can continue. to work hard
“Even though I won this year, it won’t be my last year,” Fokker said, and he will continue to work hard.
The “League of Legends” 2024 World Series Finals will be held on Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. Taiwan time, pitting the LPL’s first seed and an all-Chinese class lineup, T1, who are looking to defend the championship. .