9 Worlds appearances 7 Worlds Finals 5 Worlds Trophies Won Worlds his first year (Rookie) Won Worlds twice in a row for his 2nd & 3rd Won Worlds 10 years later twice in a row for his 4th & 5th G.O.A.T.
T1s run is going to be so perfect it almost feels scripted, the best team in league awakens after a mediocre year to fight against every LPL team to reach the trophy
And faker was injured this year to boot! Actually amazing for his story arc since we got to see world class players drop to nobodies without him leading. He's that glue guy. He's the goat!
It's funny that for T1 a mediocre year means finishing second in the most competitive league and getting to semis at MSI (and having a 3-2 game with the team that ended up winning MSI). For most other teams this year would likely be their best ever year. The only time they were mediocre this year was when Faker wasn't playing.
@@Arkanna96Correction: they were not mediocre when Faker wasn't playing; they were downright awful lol I couldn't believe my eyes it's like they forgot how to play League
@@chomosuke0720 Yeah, that's fair, they were pretty awful. I just feel like even an awful T1 by LCK standards is middle of the pack or higher almost everywhere else.
Oner made Tarzan and Kanavi look bad af to the point people are blaming them. But every T1 have been embarrasing their opposite laner since the BLG series. Guma gaped Ruler, 369 was irrelevant, Knight being a fraud again and Missing was literally missing.
@@Carlos-qg2me Oh I agree, I've been saying that T1 is in far better form than any other team in the tournament if nothing changes from match to match. Its genuinely insane how big the skill difference is between Oner + Faker & opposing mid/tops. Once oner won that rumble lane in game 1 I knew the series was over.
Watching this after finals really makes you appreciate the depths of this play. A ton of plays won that series but it was this play that made the dream burn bright. Going into game 4 down 2-1 against JDG is completely different. Needing to win two in a row after losing two in a row is a totally different frame of mind. Zeus single-handedly keeping Knight out of the fight and even killing him on top of getting the last hit on Ruler. Oner flashing in and dodging Wukong ult at the same time. Guma's impeccable stopwatch timing. Keria's bail-out and absolutely insane hostile take over. Faker's game winning flash predict ult. When we watch the comms, when Faker says "come" and "follow me" everyone else stepped up. Even the Renekton TP didn't faze them. They believed in each other and the results showed just how powerful that was. I feel like this play won't leave the realm of conversation or analysis for a long time to come.
One more cool thing is that if you matched the in game sounds, after Faker says to go in and come to start the teamfight, Azir says the line "Trust in me!". Chills man
@@L-h-83TdIJLif you listen carefully you can actually hear it in the official broadcast! If you find the game without casting commentary it will be much easier to hear
From 0:08: watch how Zeus pulled Kanavi and Knight to the left side, Missing went to the right side to poke Faker, leaving Ruler alone in the middle lane. Faker saw this opportunity where Ruler was isolated for this short moment and clutched it. It was a mistake on the JDG team to leave Ruler so isolated, and Faker seized the opportunity really well!
No, ruler is poking, ashe has cd arrow(dodge flash by kalista). No one can stop the azir from getting on the adc, renek still on bottom. They let the cds affect them, basically the jdg is outplayed, even the kalista outplayed the wukong. Stop the copium, move on😂😂😂
@@minuiibruh, tf are you talking about, mate? You literally just repeated that guy's point, but in the opposite perspective. He pointed out the mistake, you pointed out the play, where exactly is the copium in there? You dingus. Perhaps try to update your comprehension modules there, buddy. Lest you become some ignoramus fool.
ruler is generally able to flash out to safety and was playing safe; no one can stop the enemy from trying to reach ruler on varus anyways (immobile adc). ruler is better on xayah, zeri, jinx or tristana, you know champions with dashes.
I think Ruler missplayed a lot in this situation. First his position was not great - he was too far forward when they look to not get engaged on while Rene gets the turret and then if you have ever played Varus you will know that you always press r and then f + he even had time to throw r while Faker is dashing in because Ashe was doing good marking and spotting Faker. So overall it was great play by Faker but Ruler played it almost the worst possible.
Can we talk about how Faker angled his ult slightly in order to make sure it still caught Ruler if he flashed? If Ruler had happened to flash down and right instead of up and left, he probably would've been able to flash over the ult, but Faker knew he was going to flash towards his team, so he angled his slightly to get that tiny bit of extra reach, insane.
What impresses me the most about Faker is just how, when he MUST come in clutch, he does. Of course, the champion mastery, the macro mastery, the individual skill - all these are a given. But it's his mentality - when he's on, he's ice fucking cold and just comes in clutch over and over again, when he's needed most. The GOAT, always will be.
I really dont think anyone are calling him that atleast now, he was not there for couple games in season for injury and T1 was losing to bottom tier LCK teams.
if you watched lck, faker is not even in the top 2 kr midlaner for the past 2-3 years, which is obvious as he chose to be more of a team player unlike chovy and showmaker. but somehow he's peaking again at the right time Lol. he's the best performing mid laner in the worlds and no one is even close to him it's like 2022 zeka. it's insane how he can perform this good with how long he's been playing.
Ofcourse he's washed. 2013 he was the best player with a huge gap between him and everyone else. Now he is just one of the best midlaners in the world. (obv thats incredible good considering all circumstances, but yet it remains the definition of "being washed"
Compared to previous years, he is just not as good anymore. There are others who are a lot better than him. How can this be hate? It's just the truth. Regardless, he had a strong performance in this series. Us diamond players being able to make a play like this or not has nothing to do with what Faker and the other pros can or can't do.
thats the kind of plays that cements the legend that Faker is, 10 years in the game and still his still as consistent as ever, some pro's come and gone in the game, there have been highs and lows, so many changes has been implemented in the league, and yet Faker is still the best Midlaner I've ever seen in the game
If he retired like 6 years ago, he is still the GOAT. Everything after that just puts light years between his career and the 2nd best LOL career. Faker still playing at peak form after a decade+ just shows that there will never ever be another like him in league.
I'm back months later. T1 was fucking nuts that series. I always think of the Oner Rell engage, flashing over the Ashe arrow at the dragon fight. JDG were monsters, but T1 were irrefutable.
THIS IS ACTUALLY FKING SHOCKING, imagine he didnt pull that off and he would be deep surrounded by all enemies and insta die. and haters are gonna use this to mock Faker. but this man doesnt care abt looking stupid, he doesnt care abt what ppl say if he fails. he sees a window, he goes in.
Remember this is not the first time Faker did such clutch plays. He did one also agaisnt G2 with his Sylas stealing Gnar and ulting the whole team into his mid tower. But people forgot that play because SKT lost that series. This one however, it will be in history forever :)
Also Xiaohu. They will be competing for dat Azir pick. Might even see Azir being banned at this point Edit: Here's how things might play out for draft pick and ban 1. If Weibo is afraid of Faker's Azir, these are the things that might happen: - If Weibo is on blue side, Xiaohu might preemptively pick Azir so that Faker won't play him and they'll ban possible counterpick like Orianna, or even Sylas if Weibo want to play Maokai. - If Weibo is on red side, they might anticipate Azir first pick so they ban Azir altogether. If I can't play Azir, no one can. - However, even if Azir doesn't get banned, Faker might even skip Azir altogether, and save his spot for possible counterpicks. 2. Or they might even try to counterpick Faker's Azir head on, knowing that T1 never banned Orianna. Notes: Obviously, banning to champions on the same position will be counterproductive. Weibo will try to ban Jarvan, possible Bard, and whatever the hell Faker will try to pick. T1 will try to ban Neeko (just because), and possibly Maokai. This gives T1 a larger breathing space. The mind games of this final draft pick will be really, really interesting, since it will probably put Weibo on a chokehold.
@@Mr4CS Just ban Orianna then. Easy. Even then, it doesn't mean Weibo won't get clapped. I think they WILL DEFINITELY get clapped, but it's not just because of Faker.
@@kurooaisudid you really watch Xiaohu at worlds ? This guy is a dog. Even on his best champ Azir he is bad. Xiaohu is a liability for his team, it’s not because he’s in finals that he’s world class. Go look at him he’s ass
We have seen top players come and go. Faker was at the top a decade ago, and is at the top a decade later. In esports, that is a crazy feat and is gonna be very difficult to replicate in the future.
Couldve been really bad if some how ruler got out alive and do dmg during fight. One mistake can lead your team to defeat, but he still does it. He has the biggest fan base as well as anti fans. There are still good amount of people making fun of him even with all the clutch plays. Imagine he chock this teamfight and lose. Imagine all the hate he will get. The execution under pressure, the confidence, the courage are something that really distinguish him from other pro players
This is why Faker is and always will be the best mid in the world. League will be so much less interesting once he leaves the stage. Also Worlds has by far the best tournament system. A knockout stage like that is just needed in every tournament. No second chance double elemination bullshit. Just the better team wins and thats it.
For worlds yes, for MSI I don't mind double elim. I like getting more games. Especially since without double elim this MSI would've ended up being basically an internal championship until the finals with how tragic the draw was.
@@Arkanna96 My issue with double elemination is that some matchups are extremely close and a BO5 could go either way. Then when the losing team gets another chance and wins this time it just feels unfair. I dont like that at all.
@@EldenLord. I agree with that one, especially considering that double elim usually doesn't give anything to the team that doesn't lose at all. Play-ins this year felt so unfair to me cz PSG won all their games and then ended up getting screwed over by BDS being morons and throwing vs Whales and coming from the lower bracket.
@@Arkanna96 exactly, the winning team gets no advantage. If you manage to go straight to finals, there is no second chance. Now when a team you already beat comes back and beats you it just sucks imo.
People underestimate Faker because he had become a way more complete player that doesnt take risk like before and is not as flashy but that makes him even better thats literally why they won even they where not the favorite
as someone who doesn't play LoL, i watched some games from the tournament, and although i had no clue what was happening, the hype and atmosphere was crazy lol.
Oner flashing ashe arrow FRAME PERFECT into rell ulting 2 people AND stealing cloud drake was arguably the best play at worlds, this one was very well played as well but i'd give the credit to Oner nonetheless
while the flash was for sure insane, it was also faker who made sure that this play was juiced to the max. just look at how quick he was just right there and ulted jdg into oblivion. without faker, oners play is still good but not to the extent we were allowed to witness.
This play give them the win, The Oner one just prolonged their supposedly defeat. If Faker didn't do the play they will get sieged with baron buff with Guma flashless cause he burned it to avoid an Ashe arrow that should never be a problem if he brought Cleanse in the 1st place. This will put them in a huge disadvatage in contesting the elder later on with their bases in shambles.
Revisiting this play a year later and it still feels great. The play that won Worlds. The play that upset every LPL fan. The play made every LPL fan angry. This was just the embodiment of all that. LPL fans apparently dropping out like flies because LPL teams aren't winning international tournaments any more, and this was the hope that could've brought it back, but was crushed by Faker. It's no surprise there are plenty of Faker haters out there, this guy is destroying them in real life, not just in game. EDG claims the entire LPL to be struggling, RNG going bankrupt, like, holy, talk about destroying a region, this is a whole new level.
Fakers eyes widen as he takes KANAVI's manhood "Oh I've been MISSING this... 3 6 9.... I'll need a bigger RULER" Faker licks his lips murmuring to himself "I could take this all KNIGHT"
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Guma's stopwatch to stop the bailout from killing him and giving enough time for his team mates to kill and proc the revive is chefs kiss
@AndreiJacob05caedrel caught it, he's just repeating what he said
@AndreiJacob05 how did you not see it..his hp was ticking down so fast lol
insane teamplay
@AndreiJacob05 I saw that instantly because my eyes are always glued to the main carries, Guma and Faker, lol
@@negativeiq6718 caedrel didnt say anything about that btw
Faker showing insane form in this series. Absolute monster performance. It's like he said in the build up to the series: ''All roads lead to me''.
Faker is the Roman Empire
@@IonityIevery man thinks of faker all the time
@@RKCsaranghaefr, I think about him approximately 7 times a day. I just ponder his greatness from time to time and move on with my life
Not form, it is the CLASS
@@sushi_17 faker what was that? are my words of affirmation. If i doubt myself i think if faker would doubt himself.
Caedrel: Its kinda hard to go in tho
Faker: Hold my beer
Faker: "Hold my Soldiers"
Hold my Vaseline
Hold my empire
Hold my trophee
hold my sands
That's why he's the GOAT
Don't you just love it when you see random youtubers supporting your goat? I love it.
THE GOAAAAT!!!!!!
relax@@christiant.133
we just watched a part of history
if faker sneeze I get a tissue
10 years ago Faker was the best midlaner in the world, 10 years later he is still the best
Yeah it's insane, crazy how they ignore his Azir cause when he does make a play it's devastating.
THAT'S WHY HE IS THE GOAT
Thats what ive always said, no other player has been consistent for so long.
Man is an absolute beast, the day he quits League, this game is done
let's be real, he is not the best all the time , but he is The Greatest Of All Time.
@@АнгелЩупалов Brother no one can replicate what he does, u dont get it
That Ruler Varus kept replaying on Faker's mind for 6 years. This time it's for Ruler to have something to think.
the best part is Ruler being victim to the same play twice at Demacia Cup
9 Worlds appearances
7 Worlds Finals
5 Worlds Trophies
Won Worlds his first year (Rookie)
Won Worlds twice in a row for his 2nd & 3rd
Won Worlds 10 years later twice in a row for his 4th & 5th
G.O.A.T.
That's not even his full list of achievements.
if faker sneeze I get a tissue
And some people still saying he suck, lol wtf
It's actually insane how he has a 50% tournament winrate for Worlds. And he has a 100% top 4 rate
And some random dude on the internet will say he's overrated LMAO. Dude's career low in Worlds are their Faves career high 😂
Worlds 2017: Ruler caught Faker
Worlds 2023: Faker caught Ruler
He finally have his revenge from the shadow of his prime
And against ruler’s varus too
Imagine if this was during match point
@@aaawa2074this was pretty much the deciding moment because you can tell JDG’s mental shaken in the last game
@@EmBiOi yeah
They were sure they won the game had would’ve been 2-1 but in an instant they were pushed against the wall
@@EmBiOithey shouldve banned Aatrox after the first game lmao instead of taking it
T1s run is going to be so perfect it almost feels scripted, the best team in league awakens after a mediocre year to fight against every LPL team to reach the trophy
And faker was injured this year to boot! Actually amazing for his story arc since we got to see world class players drop to nobodies without him leading. He's that glue guy. He's the goat!
They never lost to LPL teams they always loose against LCK team. But since there's only LPL team its free
It's funny that for T1 a mediocre year means finishing second in the most competitive league and getting to semis at MSI (and having a 3-2 game with the team that ended up winning MSI). For most other teams this year would likely be their best ever year.
The only time they were mediocre this year was when Faker wasn't playing.
@@Arkanna96Correction: they were not mediocre when Faker wasn't playing; they were downright awful lol I couldn't believe my eyes it's like they forgot how to play League
@@chomosuke0720 Yeah, that's fair, they were pretty awful. I just feel like even an awful T1 by LCK standards is middle of the pack or higher almost everywhere else.
This and Oner's flash over the ashe arrow, T1 was destined to win this series. (Don't look at Kanavi game 4)
yeah faker and guma stepped on JDG game 4 (yeah i dont remember seeing a belveth either)
Oner made Tarzan and Kanavi look bad af to the point people are blaming them.
But every T1 have been embarrasing their opposite laner since the BLG series.
Guma gaped Ruler, 369 was irrelevant, Knight being a fraud again and Missing was literally missing.
@@Carlos-qg2me Oh I agree, I've been saying that T1 is in far better form than any other team in the tournament if nothing changes from match to match.
Its genuinely insane how big the skill difference is between Oner + Faker & opposing mid/tops. Once oner won that rumble lane in game 1 I knew the series was over.
Game 4 never happened 😉
When JDG picked Bel veth, I knew they would fall. Just like what happened a year ago.
Oner followed Faker's ultimate perfectly and caught Ruler and Knight at the same time that was beautiful
And Faker called the play 10 seconds before he went in.
he also dodged the wukong ult by insta flashing, T1 is on steroids this worlds
Oner wanted to go in early but Faker called to wait and called that play way in advance. Told Oner to save his skills.
If T1 wins world, LPL will never forget that day KT chooses T1 as their rival. The journey starts there.
This meme will never gets old. 🤣
the butterfly effect lol
@@ziir3427It's because the world will not forget KT's ultimate sacrifice as a stepping stone to T1 if they win worlds
And they’re back!
@@kiryuin0030KT saw all 14 million futures and it's the only one where LCK won worlds in Korea
The line "trust in me" when Azir enters is so creepy
yeah, but people miss that, it could hype the moment to the peak
it's so hard to not believe that this man is the GOAT
ten years ago he stunned everyone with how revolutionary he is as a midlaner.
During Faker’s prime, Ruler flash ulted him causing skt to lose the game. Now during Ruler’s prime, faker returned the favor.
Anyone after 2024 worlds finals win for T1 with Faker clutch play again here??
I can’t believe he’s still the best player not a old king who once strived
Anyone see this guy's catatonic stare of disbelief ? @1:17 lol
dont let this distract you from the fact that oner saved the game at drake earlier
That flash over Ashrow was pure blissed
Oner got possessed by jesus and made the best play we’ve seen in the past 5 years
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that T1 won 3-1 and this guy is larping
Don't let this distract you from the fact that once again, T1 will choke in the finals
mark my words
@@real.silencewench yeah they will choke that's why its 3-1 win for them instead of 3-0
Faker flashing to scoop Ruler is the most satisfying revenge, as Ruler did to him back in Worlds.
Watching this after finals really makes you appreciate the depths of this play. A ton of plays won that series but it was this play that made the dream burn bright. Going into game 4 down 2-1 against JDG is completely different. Needing to win two in a row after losing two in a row is a totally different frame of mind.
Zeus single-handedly keeping Knight out of the fight and even killing him on top of getting the last hit on Ruler. Oner flashing in and dodging Wukong ult at the same time. Guma's impeccable stopwatch timing. Keria's bail-out and absolutely insane hostile take over. Faker's game winning flash predict ult.
When we watch the comms, when Faker says "come" and "follow me" everyone else stepped up. Even the Renekton TP didn't faze them. They believed in each other and the results showed just how powerful that was. I feel like this play won't leave the realm of conversation or analysis for a long time to come.
One more cool thing is that if you matched the in game sounds, after Faker says to go in and come to start the teamfight, Azir says the line "Trust in me!". Chills man
@@ArcusArgenthow can i get that video? Can you give me a link to that
@@L-h-83TdIJLif you listen carefully you can actually hear it in the official broadcast! If you find the game without casting commentary it will be much easier to hear
From 0:08: watch how Zeus pulled Kanavi and Knight to the left side, Missing went to the right side to poke Faker, leaving Ruler alone in the middle lane. Faker saw this opportunity where Ruler was isolated for this short moment and clutched it. It was a mistake on the JDG team to leave Ruler so isolated, and Faker seized the opportunity really well!
No, ruler is poking, ashe has cd arrow(dodge flash by kalista). No one can stop the azir from getting on the adc, renek still on bottom. They let the cds affect them, basically the jdg is outplayed, even the kalista outplayed the wukong. Stop the copium, move on😂😂😂
@@minuiibruh, tf are you talking about, mate? You literally just repeated that guy's point, but in the opposite perspective. He pointed out the mistake, you pointed out the play, where exactly is the copium in there? You dingus. Perhaps try to update your comprehension modules there, buddy. Lest you become some ignoramus fool.
@@minuiiI don't think you understand what copium means. The guy is praising Faker. Wtf are you on about?
ruler is generally able to flash out to safety and was playing safe; no one can stop the enemy from trying to reach ruler on varus anyways (immobile adc).
ruler is better on xayah, zeri, jinx or tristana, you know champions with dashes.
I think Ruler missplayed a lot in this situation. First his position was not great - he was too far forward when they look to not get engaged on while Rene gets the turret and then if you have ever played Varus you will know that you always press r and then f + he even had time to throw r while Faker is dashing in because Ashe was doing good marking and spotting Faker. So overall it was great play by Faker but Ruler played it almost the worst possible.
Can we talk about how Faker angled his ult slightly in order to make sure it still caught Ruler if he flashed? If Ruler had happened to flash down and right instead of up and left, he probably would've been able to flash over the ult, but Faker knew he was going to flash towards his team, so he angled his slightly to get that tiny bit of extra reach, insane.
What impresses me the most about Faker is just how, when he MUST come in clutch, he does. Of course, the champion mastery, the macro mastery, the individual skill - all these are a given. But it's his mentality - when he's on, he's ice fucking cold and just comes in clutch over and over again, when he's needed most. The GOAT, always will be.
The man just did it again
Watching this live was the greatest dopamine source.
i acn't believe you had this chance, i wasn't watching this at this time -
So many iconic moments. Oner's flash dodge Ashe Ult pointblank, Faker's flash ult revenge on Ruler, Guma's promise to destroy Ruler. Holy fuck
The highest mountain, the longest river, congratulation Faker, three times come to this position
whos here after the 2024 T1 win
Zeus playing like the Best Top Laner,
Oner Playing like Prime Canyon,
Guma 1v2ing Ruler and 369,
Keria 🫡🫡🫡,
Faker 🐐🐐🐐
the oner instant follow up tho
People saying he’s washed are just pure haters. They could never make a clutch play like that
I really dont think anyone are calling him that atleast now, he was not there for couple games in season for injury and T1 was losing to bottom tier LCK teams.
if you watched lck, faker is not even in the top 2 kr midlaner for the past 2-3 years, which is obvious as he chose to be more of a team player unlike chovy and showmaker. but somehow he's peaking again at the right time Lol. he's the best performing mid laner in the worlds and no one is even close to him it's like 2022 zeka.
it's insane how he can perform this good with how long he's been playing.
@@hypnoteyes fr. And faker always finishing worlds atleast semis omg
Ofcourse he's washed.
2013 he was the best player with a huge gap between him and everyone else.
Now he is just one of the best midlaners in the world.
(obv thats incredible good considering all circumstances, but yet it remains the definition of "being washed"
Compared to previous years, he is just not as good anymore. There are others who are a lot better than him. How can this be hate? It's just the truth. Regardless, he had a strong performance in this series. Us diamond players being able to make a play like this or not has nothing to do with what Faker and the other pros can or can't do.
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY NUTS
thats the kind of plays that cements the legend that Faker is, 10 years in the game and still his still as consistent as ever, some pro's come and gone in the game, there have been highs and lows, so many changes has been implemented in the league, and yet Faker is still the best Midlaner I've ever seen in the game
2024: BACK TO BACK JACK
The 2017 payback tho. 6 years is never too late
it wasn't late tbh, Ruler never won Worlds after 2017 so Faker has all the time to act his revenge even when Ruler is at his peak
If he retired like 6 years ago, he is still the GOAT. Everything after that just puts light years between his career and the 2nd best LOL career. Faker still playing at peak form after a decade+ just shows that there will never ever be another like him in league.
I'm back months later. T1 was fucking nuts that series. I always think of the Oner Rell engage, flashing over the Ashe arrow at the dragon fight. JDG were monsters, but T1 were irrefutable.
People watching Faker from a decade ago knows that moment will come again. Here it is.
THIS IS ACTUALLY FKING SHOCKING, imagine he didnt pull that off and he would be deep surrounded by all enemies and insta die. and haters are gonna use this to mock Faker.
but this man doesnt care abt looking stupid, he doesnt care abt what ppl say if he fails.
he sees a window, he goes in.
Bro that voice line of Azir right exact when he engaged and ult
TRUST IN ME!
with menacing voice goosebumps
Faker just ignoring Ashe like a king ignores a peasant
Cause ashe ss is on cd(dodge by kalista flash seconds before team fight)
You might even say the Ashe was missing during that fight
Ashe had no ult so she had no ability to stop him. If you watch the replay after she dies her ult CD timer starts counting down from 10.
Can't wait to listen to the voice comms for this series, I wanna hear the boys popping off and cheering for each other.
Remember this is not the first time Faker did such clutch plays. He did one also agaisnt G2 with his Sylas stealing Gnar and ulting the whole team into his mid tower. But people forgot that play because SKT lost that series. This one however, it will be in history forever :)
Same thing with Lissandra last year.
Owner follow was just fucking insane and its perfectly timed
When I first saw this play made by faker it instantly reminded me of that zed vs zed outplay he did like 10 years ago.
I didn't realize faker flashed before ruler. That's crazy
that WAS the biggest play of worlds
Faker only legal player to play Azir this worlds
Also Xiaohu. They will be competing for dat Azir pick. Might even see Azir being banned at this point
Edit: Here's how things might play out for draft pick and ban
1. If Weibo is afraid of Faker's Azir, these are the things that might happen:
- If Weibo is on blue side, Xiaohu might preemptively pick Azir so that Faker won't play him and they'll ban possible counterpick like Orianna, or even Sylas if Weibo want to play Maokai.
- If Weibo is on red side, they might anticipate Azir first pick so they ban Azir altogether. If I can't play Azir, no one can.
- However, even if Azir doesn't get banned, Faker might even skip Azir altogether, and save his spot for possible counterpicks.
2. Or they might even try to counterpick Faker's Azir head on, knowing that T1 never banned Orianna.
Notes: Obviously, banning to champions on the same position will be counterproductive. Weibo will try to ban Jarvan, possible Bard, and whatever the hell Faker will try to pick. T1 will try to ban Neeko (just because), and possibly Maokai. This gives T1 a larger breathing space.
The mind games of this final draft pick will be really, really interesting, since it will probably put Weibo on a chokehold.
@@kurooaisu thing is faker is the only azir in worlds that has wins vs orianna, and he also wins as orianna vs azir
so itll be really hard for weibo
@@Mr4CS Just ban Orianna then. Easy.
Even then, it doesn't mean Weibo won't get clapped. I think they WILL DEFINITELY get clapped, but it's not just because of Faker.
Hold on! If they just give Chovy Azir one more time, then I'm sure he's gonna... Oh, wait, nervermind.
@@kurooaisudid you really watch Xiaohu at worlds ?
This guy is a dog. Even on his best champ Azir he is bad.
Xiaohu is a liability for his team, it’s not because he’s in finals that he’s world class. Go look at him he’s ass
We have seen top players come and go. Faker was at the top a decade ago, and is at the top a decade later. In esports, that is a crazy feat and is gonna be very difficult to replicate in the future.
@alexn4255 Bro I said esports. Very different
@alexn4255Illiterate monkey holy
@alexn4255Bron reached the top in 2011, maybe 2010 if you stretch and reached it again around 2020. So about the same as faker's timeline
1:20 this guy was traumatized
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FAKER THE GOAT 🐐🐐
Couldve been really bad if some how ruler got out alive and do dmg during fight. One mistake can lead your team to defeat, but he still does it. He has the biggest fan base as well as anti fans. There are still good amount of people making fun of him even with all the clutch plays. Imagine he chock this teamfight and lose. Imagine all the hate he will get. The execution under pressure, the confidence, the courage are something that really distinguish him from other pro players
This has the same vibe as "Faker shockwave will find them all!!"
That play was fckin insane. He won the match
im sitting here totally clueless trying to figure out how to play
This is the best roster in the history of league of legends.
"All roads lead to to me."
Guy right of Caedrel's facecam at 1:19 can't compute wtf he just witnessed
I think this might be the biggest play of Fakers career, they basically won worlds thanks to this play.
Wasn't the biggest, but for sure, the most important. Zed v Zed was when they'd already won. This one was during a 50/50
@@nathanhosea489 yeah you are right by biggest I meant the most important not the most mechanical.
1 year later he's in another Worlds Final...
I want T1 win this worlds so much.
Edit 11 months later: I want T1 win this worlds as well.
This is why Faker is and always will be the best mid in the world. League will be so much less interesting once he leaves the stage. Also Worlds has by far the best tournament system. A knockout stage like that is just needed in every tournament. No second chance double elemination bullshit. Just the better team wins and thats it.
For real
For worlds yes, for MSI I don't mind double elim. I like getting more games. Especially since without double elim this MSI would've ended up being basically an internal championship until the finals with how tragic the draw was.
@@Arkanna96 My issue with double elemination is that some matchups are extremely close and a BO5 could go either way. Then when the losing team gets another chance and wins this time it just feels unfair. I dont like that at all.
@@EldenLord. I agree with that one, especially considering that double elim usually doesn't give anything to the team that doesn't lose at all. Play-ins this year felt so unfair to me cz PSG won all their games and then ended up getting screwed over by BDS being morons and throwing vs Whales and coming from the lower bracket.
@@Arkanna96 exactly, the winning team gets no advantage. If you manage to go straight to finals, there is no second chance. Now when a team you already beat comes back and beats you it just sucks imo.
Redbull on the top left corner: WTF we pay for the baron power play bro
Faker’s face after: “It’s just business.”
It's great when you have teammates that actually engages when you do and not chicken away like noobs.
Mr. Faker, How long will you teach us something valuable, until when?
GOAT
At this point Fakers Azir is probably more iconic than his zed and ori 🐐 GOAT
Edit: lmao I also forgot he plays an insane Ryze and LeBlanc
Yeah, Last year I think he had 70% wr on azir the whole year. DRX gameplan was to ban or pick his azir
@@dumbassdude8372That ban or pick of azir might probably play a role for Weibo vs T1 next week. Hope T1 takes it all tho.
Ryze is his most iconic but Azir has to be 2nd
How ironic knowing he used to be bad at the champ at first and SKT had a sub just for that (Easyhoon)
Reminder of Faker absolutely smurfing on Ryze back in 2015 Finals
His Ori is off the charts this worlds, though. It's just always taken away from him. With his ori, T1 would actually snowball harder early game.
I saw an angle and I took it.
insane play
People underestimate Faker because he had become a way more complete player that doesnt take risk like before and is not as flashy but that makes him even better thats literally why they won even they where not the favorite
Meanwhile Zeus is bullying the sh*t out of knight
faker withstood the test of time. bro has been dominating since his debut. he truly was ahead of his time.
that predict flash is insane
This is personal, its the revenge to ruler back then during worlds finals 2017.
as someone who doesn't play LoL, i watched some games from the tournament, and although i had no clue what was happening, the hype and atmosphere was crazy lol.
He predicted a prediction and made a game winning play by removing the enemy’s key player.
I swear Azir is one those champs that's dependent on the user and knowing how good Faker is just show how terrifying Azir is on the right hand
azir champ sucks especially when I play....
@@kimyonghyuunsame. I have 10% winrate on Azir.
System F4K3R detected win angle
they always have their comeback in one moment like this
The thing about this move is the flash in revenge into Ruler’s Varus that did the same to Faker one year before to win worlds
He got ruler back for that arrow back at worlds 2017.
Oner flashing ashe arrow FRAME PERFECT into rell ulting 2 people AND stealing cloud drake was arguably the best play at worlds, this one was very well played as well but i'd give the credit to Oner nonetheless
while the flash was for sure insane, it was also faker who made sure that this play was juiced to the max. just look at how quick he was just right there and ulted jdg into oblivion. without faker, oners play is still good but not to the extent we were allowed to witness.
This play give them the win, The Oner one just prolonged their supposedly defeat. If Faker didn't do the play they will get sieged with baron buff with Guma flashless cause he burned it to avoid an Ashe arrow that should never be a problem if he brought Cleanse in the 1st place. This will put them in a huge disadvatage in contesting the elder later on with their bases in shambles.
Revisiting this play a year later and it still feels great.
The play that won Worlds. The play that upset every LPL fan. The play made every LPL fan angry. This was just the embodiment of all that.
LPL fans apparently dropping out like flies because LPL teams aren't winning international tournaments any more, and this was the hope that could've brought it back, but was crushed by Faker. It's no surprise there are plenty of Faker haters out there, this guy is destroying them in real life, not just in game. EDG claims the entire LPL to be struggling, RNG going bankrupt, like, holy, talk about destroying a region, this is a whole new level.
the level was so high that it flew into space
both teams are so good
It was so good that even the Chinese were calling him Papi
FAKER 🐐
I have to watch the fight in 0.5 speed to fully appreciate the genius moves of Faker 😅😅😅
greatest of all time league player and GREATEST OF ALL TIME esport figure.
Faker needs an Ultimate skin for Azir with a voice line "All roads lead to me"
”NOT IN MY HOUSE!“
Guma's Stopwatch is the reason it was removed in Season 14
faker gave ruler a taste of his own medicine
There is a reason Faker is the G.O.A.T.
Thats the revenge from 2017 final!!!!
Faker: Remember 2017, Ruler? BECAUSE I DO!
Enjoying every moment of it because one day he will retire and we will miss him. It’s life tho
Fakers eyes widen as he takes KANAVI's manhood "Oh I've been MISSING this... 3 6 9.... I'll need a bigger RULER" Faker licks his lips murmuring to himself "I could take this all KNIGHT"
While Missing is still missing here !
I thought Gumayusi was out of the game with how early game happened, man is a beast.
Congrats on 1 million views, Pedro🎉🥳
불사대마왕: 모든 길은 나에게 통한다.
Guys.
KT picked T1.
AINTNOWAY