The MSI play-in stage starts today and in a week the bracket stage will start with the playoff teams like T1, MAD Lions and Co. But T1 fans have to be strong because supporter Ryu “Keria” Min-seok will probably only play with one eye.
Recently, the star player was spotted on stream wearing an eye patch, and Keria has revealed that he’s been battling an eye problem just a week before the start of the MSI 2023 playoff phase. What happened to his eye and can he still compete at MSI? You can find out here!
With an eye patch in the stream
During his stream, Keria played solo queue matches, but one thing was different than usual. The young player wore a patch on his left eye and no, it wasn’t a pirate cosplay. He has explained to viewers that his right eye is “okay” and that he can play with just one eye.
🐶: 일이 생겨가지고.. 일이 있어가지고.. 눈은 일이 있어가지고 그래요. 금방 괜찮아져요. 오른쪽 눈은 괜찮아요. 그래서 오른쪽 눈으로 보면 돼요. 이미 좀 해봤는데 괜찮더라고요. 이미 한 쪽 눈 가리고 해봤는데 괜찮았어요. 하다가 판단해서 가겠습니다. #keria pic.twitter.com/zlF1Pdg78j
— 우주 (@5665zzz) May 1, 2023
Taking to social media, T1 fans have shared their concern that Keria’s eye condition could affect the team’s preparation for MSI 2023. However, Keria has stressed that it is nothing serious and that he has been examined by doctors. It’s probably just a harmless infection that’s already being treated.
The T1 players will only travel to London later this week as the team begins the tournament in the playoff stage, which starts on May 9th.
Always high expectations of T1
On the way to the LCK Spring Finale, T1 seemed unstoppable. In the regular season, the team won 17-1 before defeating KT Rolster and Gen.G in the upper bracket. In the grand final against Gen.G, however, they weakened, lost 1:3 and just weren’t as strong as we are used to from them.
After a difficult year in which T1 came close to winning the MSI and Worlds before falling in the finals, expectations for the London event will once again be very high.
Keria has been in the T1 lineup since November 2020 when he was brought in from DRX. He is widely regarded as one of the best mechanical players in the world and an innovator in the support role.
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상세 디자인과 정보는 T1 멤버십 플랫폼에서 확인하세요.👀The T1 uniforms for MSI 2023 are COMING!✨
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— T1 LoL (@T1LoL) April 28, 2023
The MSI starts now!
Summer is just around the corner, it’s almost half the year over since it felt like it only started yesterday, and that means above all that the first international event of the year, the MSI, is finally starting!
As a reminder, this year’s format is slightly different than previous years, but you can read about all the changes here. The big teams from the LCK, such as T1 and Gen.G, will not enter the tournament until May 9th, when the bracket phase begins.
If you don’t want to miss anything, check back here regularly for updates on the MSI 2023!
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