While another undefeated split may have been a bit unrealistic to expect of T1, it was still quite shocking to see T1 drop their fifth series of summer to Kwangdong Freecs of all teams.
On day 13 of the 2022 LCK Summer split, T1 took a commanding 2-0 victory over DRX in the second match of the day, after their massive 24-match win streak suddenly came to a halt vs the Kwangdong Freecs.
T1 top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, jungler Moon "Oner" Hyeon-joon, mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok, and coach Kim "moment" Ji-hwan tested positive for COVID-19, while tests for AD carry Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, substitute support Kim "Asper" Tae-gi, coach Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong, and head coach/general manager Choi "Polt" Seong-hun came back negative.
All five of T1's players had phenomenal performances throughout the organization's 18-0 run in the 2022 LCK Spring Split, but one player stood out amongst his teammates.
Tyler1 was under contract with T1 for the past year, but the popular League of Legends streamer mentioned on a stream the day of the announcement that both parties mutually agreed to part ways amicably.
The report states that multiple teams from both the LCK and the LCS are interested in acquiring Teddy from T1.
DWG KIA will head to the finals of Worlds 2021, which will serve as the final challenge to overcome for the organization to become the second organization (T1 - 2015, 2016) to win back-to-back World Championships in League of Legends esports history.
Ray's report states that according to an anonymous source close to T1, the organization is the strongest opposing voice to the proposed LCK salary cap.
Let's take a closer look at how T1 surgically removed Hanwha Life Esports from Summoner's Rift, which resulted in HLE's elimination from Worlds 2021.
UPDATE 7/2: T1 has issued a statement via Twitter regarding the termination of the organization's relationship with ANTi.
The LCK returns on June 17, and T1 is scheduled to play against DragonX at 8pm KST
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, the legendary Mid Laner of T1 has made a big announcement today. The player has re-signed his contract, gaining partial ownership of T1 Entertainment and Sports.
LCK teams had to find alternate routes to keep fans and players united amid coronavirus quarantine. Teams like Afreeca Freecs and T1 announced on their social channels about the online fan meets since the LCK has rolled out with no audience due to the risks of spreading the virus.
This is the first year in the KeSPA Cup's five year existence that an English broadcast will not be aired alongside the native broadcast in South Korea, and T1 Esports CEO Joe Marsh is having none of it. Marsh tweeted about the importance of an English broadcast for this year's KeSPa Cup, and put his money where his mouth is by assuring both SK Telecom T1 and fellow LCK organization Gen.G were ready and willing to share the costs of airing the separate production for English-speaking viewers.
According to a report Monday afternoon by ESPN Esports' Tyler "FionnOnFire" Erzberger, legendary SK Telecom T1 coach Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun is moving to China to coach Vici Gaming in the LPL. The report also states that Kim "Kim" Jeong-soo, better known as Coach Kim, is set to replace kkOma and coach SKT in the 2020 LCK season.
Let's take a look at the potential post-semis scenarios and the subsequent Grand Finals matchups.
