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T1 and Faker's next goal: the 11th league crown.
In the spring of 2022, Faker led the young new team T1 to win the 10th championship of the LCK League, and also became one of the few double-digit league champions in the world. But since then, the T1 team has never won the championship again, and has been taking the runner-up finish. It wasn't until this season's World Finals that they finally broke the no-title curse. The four-time crown not only allowed T1 to retain this mature championship squad, but also made many other clubs daunted, and made significant personnel changes during the transfer period. And T1 and Faker's next goal is clear: to win the Spring 2024 Championship. They want to take back the LCK hegemony that belongs to them, and since the GUNG that has been holding them back for the past 2 years has reorganized, I'm afraid that no one can stand in their way this time.
Roadblocks. Just like a tiger drawn on the jersey, GENG has been a veritable "roadblock" for the LCK in the past two seasons. They and T1 have met in the LCK finals four times in a row, and finally won three times in a row after losing a spring game to achieve a three-game championship dominance in the LCK. Even though T1 won the World Championship this year, looking back at the finals of the Spring and Summer Splits, GENG almost beat T1 completely. Once 3-1, once 3-0, many people are more and more convinced that T1 really can't win against them.
However, it seems to be a trick from fate, such a strong GENG is very weak in the foreign war, and was eliminated by BLG in the finals, and in the face of T1 who has ascended to the gods in the transfer period, GENG ushered in a reorganization. It's just that with some star players, can it really be stronger than this year's lineup that is already too skilled in playing T1?
A new jungler who has made up his mind.
Geng's new lineup only retains the double C, with veteran Kiin replacing Doran in the top laner, Canyon replacing Peanut in the jungler, and Lehends replacing Delight in the support. From various revelations from the Korean media, it is known that Canyon is very eager for victory and championships, and he does not even think about the high salary package and just wants to seek victory in Geng instead of staying in his comfort zone DK. This is a jungler who is dissatisfied with the muddy experience of the past 2 years and is determined to change the status quo. Canyon's age and skill set aren't an issue, the only thing that makes people curious is whether this GENG squad can really do it
The old Shangfu and the double C who were invisible at the critical moment
Canyon's fight may not necessarily have a bright future, first of all, Geng's pair of C's has not changed, or Chovy and Peyz. These two, especially Chovy, have long proven that it is enough to play in the league, but playing the world championship is the more critical and stealthy the type. Chovy has slowly come out of his obsession with the Lane Mending Knife back then, but at least this year, he still hasn't seen him perform at the level of Faker in the Life and Death Match. Peyz may be due to his age, and he seems to have a strong fear of foreign wars in the first year of his debut. Not only was the World Finals a general foreign battle, but he was even beaten by many second-team ADCs in the LPL at the Shanghai Masters. However, looking back at his entire S13 performance in the LCK, it is still very good.
The biggest problem with this reorganized GENG, the two Shangfu are veterans, and next year they will be a year older, so it's hard to say who is more effective in terms of experience and operation skills. Lehends had already fought in Geng, and it would be quick to integrate, but Ueno may be able to achieve the same effect as Doran and Peanut in a short period of time.
The 11th crown beckons.
The LCK transfer period ended relatively early, the squad was basically announced, and only GENG looks a bit of a threat to T1 next season. What other half GENG, half DRX, all kinds of patchwork lineups to beat this T1 team that has already won the championship. T1's current squad is at the peak of its confidence, and if Geng doesn't make any substitutions, there will still be something to look forward to with the way they have almost made winning T1 a Xi in the past two years. While the new combination of Canyon and Chovy is also exciting, Geng, who is not optimistic about regrouping in the short term, can beat T1.
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