In LCK Spring 2024, T1 is showing an almost absolute peak form. Faker and his teammates showed the destruction, no matter who the opponent was, since the loss against Gen.G on the opening day of the tournament. At the present time, it can be said that they are showing the appearance of a LCK LCK Championship 2024 as well as clearly showing a title ambition. Even, they did not hesitate to use many different generals to find the best play for themselves. And maybe, at the end of the group stage, T1 will bring more new play.
T1 has always been the most influential and attractive team
The good achievement of T1 also helps LCK benefits a lot. Because, everyone understands T1 is the most influential team in League of Legends village today, and is the reigning champion of Worlds 2023. The matches of T1, whether it is with any opponent will bring huge attraction. Therefore, according to a recent statistics on LCK rating, all 10 leading positions are from the matches with T1. In particular, T1 matches against Oksavingsbank Brion or Drx are higher than the focal matches like Kia Dplus – KT Rolster or Gen.G – KT.
Rating matches at LCK Spring 2024 to the present
However, from here, a big problem that has been arising is that LCK is really too dependent on T1. Even in 2 matches, one match is the focus and one match is completely overwhelming, just extend an additional game, the match that T1 overwhelming against the weak opponent can exceed the view of the focal point. For example, the match T1 – KT only lasts 2 games, has a lower view than the T1 – Nongshim Redforce match when Faker and his teammates take up to 3 games to resolve.
LCK will probably have a very serious problem if one day T1 is lost or Faker retires
T1 currently has a great attraction, thanks to Faker and his teammates, especially after Worlds 2023. But there is a truth that: will come at some point Faker to retire or T1 loses the attraction. The question is who will strictly worth the “view sentence”. As mentioned above, the matches with the presence of Gen.G, KT or DK at the same time are not as attractive.
Battle NS – T1 is even higher than the focal point of T1 – KT because more than 1 game
The question “Who will replace the role of the view of T1?” It has been repeated for many years, but so far there has been no satisfactory answer. With Faker and surrounding achievements, plus effective ways to make communications, T1 had difficult influence to replace overnight. And when the day when Faker left the professional League of Legends, LCK would probably be very worried because the attraction of the tournament would certainly be seriously affected.