T1 Suffers Devastating Defeat to DRX in Faker’s Absence: Challenges Mount as Gen.G Looms
DRX destroyed T1 in a swift 2-0 series in their disastrous LCK Summer Split debut without Faker. There is little time for rest because the club’s next game is against the League of Legends’ top team, Gen.G. The LCK giants put on a terrible performance as they were destroyed by DRX, one of the worst clubs in the league, in a one-sided series that barely lasted an hour. Yoon ‘Poby’ Seong-won, a 17-year-old rookie promoted from the Challengers squad to take the place of Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hook, who is taking a break from competition as he recovers from an arm injury, was the center of attention as the teams entered the stage.
Poby’s ability to compete in the LCK was questioned by many, but it soon became apparent that T1’s issues went beyond the young mid-laner. The team’s problems from the previous split became much more obvious because they needed Faker’s mechanical powers and shot-calling skills. Poby recorded T1’s sole kills in the opening game for DRX, who had a massive 19-2 kill advantage going into the series. DRX entered the match with a record of 2-6. In the second game, when DRX dominated with Kim ‘Rascal’ Kwang-hee on Jax and Yoo ‘FATE’ Su-hook on LeBlanc, T1 appeared just as lost.
“They got four towers in two games,” analyst Marc ‘Cathedral’ Lamont commented on his feed following the series. “T1 not using Faker… Oh my God. Another commentator, Nick ‘LS’ De Cesare, advised fans not to blame Poby for the outcome. He wrote, “I feel terrible for Poby.” “I predict he’ll face a lot of criticism. It will be easier once Faker returns.
Without Faker, what will happen to T1 in LCK?
Although T1 hasn’t announced a return date, seeing the Korean star back in action might take some time. The Korean release says that Faker will rest “for a few weeks,” in contrast to T1’s English announcement, which specifies that he is taking “a break” to concentrate on his treatment and recovery. On July 8, T1 will play the league’s top team, Gen.G, who has a perfect 8-0 record and has only lost three games this split. Whether Poby will continue to stand in for Faker in the mid-lane is still up in the air.
Summertime LCK schedule for T1:
- July 8: T1 vs DRX
- July 14: T1 vs Nongshim RedForce
- July 16: T1 vs Dplus
- July 21: T1 vs HLE
- July 23: T1 vs BRION
- July 27: T1 vs DRX
- July 29: T1 vs KT Rolster
- August 2: T1 vs Freecs
- August 4: T1 vs SANDBOX Gaming
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