World Championship, almost no one was optimistic about Faker, who was already in his twilight years. People felt that this veteran's S12 was nothing more than another helpless struggle with fate. Teacher Dafei was a ridicule of him, but after T1 defeated the JDG team in an extremely crushing way, all the doubts disappeared, and the arrogant devil seemed to be back.
Group stage Speedway EDG:
In the group stage of S12, the netizens of LPL were really surprised. They thought the third seed EDG would play against T1 back and forth, but they didn't know that Faker's T1 team defeated last year's defending champion EDG in a nearly crushing situation. Judging from the subsequent performance, this EDG is not as weak as everyone seems. He has also become the only team in this LPL team that plays full bo5 in the knockout stage, not to mention that the opponent is Drx team.
However, Faker's performance in the group stage was not outstanding, and his record did not seem as smooth as T1's. Many people say that the game won by T1, Faker once became the breakthrough for the team. It seems that Faker himself knows this very well. Now his reaction and operation are not as dominant as his peak period, so he must use more time and energy to catch up with other teammates.
wins RNG easily in the quarterfinals:
After the group match, Faker quickly adjusted his playing style and state, and the effect was rejuvenated. His error rate in the middle lane dropped significantly, so he entered the quarterfinals later. RNG's plan to open the gap in T1 through the middle lane was still unsuccessful, and due to the many invalid roaming of the auxiliary, it indirectly opened up the situation in the bottom lane. In the end, T1 ended the quarter-finals with a 3-0 crushing result and also personally sent away the fourth seed of LPL.
The Demon King returns in the quarterfinals:
. After the gradual hot hand of the previous game, Faker seems to have gradually found himself back then. He began to take out a hero with his own style in the reverse version. In this bo5, he once again led the team to defeat the number one seed of the LPL team JDG team, and he also used Rez to completely disrupt the tactical arrangement of JDG and won the cheers of the audience. For a moment, everyone seemed to really see the invincible Lee Sang-he that was back then.
Many people think that Faker is playing games based on his talent, but who will remember the rank record he practiced hard before the game, and who will remember that in order to continue to serve as the starting lineup, he transformed from an operational mid laner who is good at laning into a team mid laner who assists the team? Everyone seems to remember his various excuses when he was in MSI, but in fact, his professional attitude has long surpassed most LPL players, which is why he can still stand in the S final at the age of 26!
Summary: In fact, Faker has never relied on extraordinary talents, but his never-changed desire to win. Now he wants to work hard for his fourth championship skin in the finals. On the other hand, some young players in LPL who think they are extremely talented come home early in the quarterfinals, and he continues his CSGO journey.
