Preface: The S15 season has officially begun, and it’s believed that the vast majority of players have been watching the recent competitions. The LPL region is now nearly collapsing, with a significant decline in overall popularity and excitement. The LCK region has once again locked in the World Championship in advance; if T1 performs as expected, they have a strong chance to win their sixth title. Recently, T1 publicly issued a serious statement due to numerous infringement incidents in the past days. Many people revealed that some players allegedly sneaked into T1’s pool locker room to secretly film Faker, which is quite excessive. Meanwhile, T1 released in-team voice recordings about picking Mundo, showing that Oner really doesn’t know how to play him, and Faker gave an on-site tutorial on jungle routes.

T1 fan secretly filming Faker in the locker room

Most players are probably quite familiar with the T1 team. As a veteran powerhouse in the LCK region, T1’s overall form and results in recent years have been outstanding. They have reached the World Championship finals four years in a row and have already won two world titles. Judging by this year’s performance, they are roughly on par with KT, with T1 having a slightly higher chance of winning. No one expected Faker, who has been a pro player for over a decade, to be chasing the world championship title consecutively at age 30, almost without any obstacles.

As the matches progressed, T1 released internal voice communications revealing a relaxed atmosphere within the team. Even during do-or-die games, their mood remained lively, without the usual pressure felt after eliminations. For the crucial pick-ban phase, T1 chose jungle Mundo. Many people mocked why they would pick Mundo, but after releasing the in-team voice chat, it turned out the pick was not a mistake. Instead, T1 simply didn’t know how to use the champion well and forced the choice. Faker even directly taught the jungle path and skill usage for Mundo in the voice chat, while Oner stubbornly charged forward. It turns out his forward positioning wasn’t arrogance but genuine lack of skill.

During the off-season, T1 publicly issued a statement addressing recent infringement issues. They requested fans and the public to avoid lurking, following, or secretly filming players in private hotel spaces and uploading such content to social platforms. It was reported that some netizens secretly filmed Faker in T1’s pool locker room, which is extremely inappropriate. Normal fans wouldn’t behave like this—only some fan circle members or haters might. The warning from T1 seems too mild; legal action should be taken to severely punish such behavior.

As the finals approached, KT won the coin toss and chose the blue side first, with no substitutions on either team. Probably no one expected the final to be a match between the LCK’s 3rd and 4th seeds. It can only be said that Faker’s value keeps rising—his various plays impress many players, especially his skill of switching screens to observe the battlefield. Some netizens even revealed a live first-person view, showing Faker predicting his situation while switching screens and activating his spell shield early to avoid enemy damage. This might truly be godlike play.

Farewell thoughts

If it were just photos taken at the scene, I doubt T1 would have issued such a statement. Following players to the pool and secretly filming in their private locker room seriously violates privacy. If this happened at an LCK event, those people would likely have been detained. T1 now prefers to avoid trouble and focus on finishing the final as the top priority.

What do all the viewers think about this matter?