Faker and T1 advance to Worlds 2023 semifinals

While it is true that T1 and Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok struggled to be at the top in 2023, at Worlds 2023, they stepped up and managed to advance to the tournament’s semifinals.

Recall that LCK teams are considered by many to be the best LoL teams in the world. However, in recent times, the LPL has shown a great increase in their level and performance, which put them at the top of the scene in the 2023 season. Moreover, in Worlds 2023, the same thing happened, as 3 of the 4 teams that stay alive in the semifinals are from the LPL, i.e., Chinese teams.

Now, the “Demon King” defends his home (South Korea) and manages to get T1 into the semifinals of Worlds 2023 after an excellent victory against LNG Esports by 3-0.

T1 is the only Korean team still alive at Worlds 2023

Faker and T1 have shown that, although they have not been able to get good results in the last few games, they come out on top to take victories in the most pressing moments. On this occasion, they achieved an excellent 3-0 victory over LNG in the Quarterfinals to seal their ticket to the tournament’s semifinals.

T1, winners of 3 Worlds in their history, are showing their region’s chest in this tournament after we saw how the rest of the local teams were eliminated.

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T1’s win against LNG proved that this team is made for pressing situations and, above all, for those important ones where you need to win no matter what. In addition, there is also the fact that LNG are the current LPL runners-up, which shows us that the South Korean squad is playing at a high level.

Thanks to this victory and the qualification to the Worlds 2023 semifinals of T1, we have that T1 breaks an important streak of the LPL in this tournament since LNG is the first and only team eliminated so far.

T1: Korea’s last hope

As mentioned, T1 becomes South Korea’s last hope to win Worlds 2023. However, they must play two BO5 against Chinese teams to be crowned tournament champions.

On the other hand, we can also mention that Chinese teams are the favorites of Faker and T1 when the Worlds are played. Remember that in the best-of-five (BO5) series, T1’s record against LPL teams is 5 wins and 0 losses. As a result, if this record is maintained, we could be facing the champions of Worlds 2023.

However, to do so, they will first have to overcome the big favorite to win this tournament, JD Gaming, in a match played next Sunday, November 12, 2023.

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