Riot Games hosted the League of Legends World Championship on November 19, 2023, and T1 emerged as the winner, defeating Weibo Gaming 3-0 to capture their fourth global championship. During the World Championships, T1 was the home team favorite at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Many consider Faker to be one of the most renowned League of Legends players, and he is usually referred to as the “Michael Jordan of esports.” In his playing career, he has won an incredible ten League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) crowns, two Mid-Season Invitationals (MSI), and four World Championships.
The League of Legends Worlds 2023 champion team T1, lead by Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, had a wrist injury earlier this season
Lee Sang-hyeok of South Korea, or Faker, the most well-known face in competitive gaming, leaped from his seat on Sunday to celebrate with teammates Zeus, Oner, Gumayusi, and Keria after their team defeated Weibo Gaming in three straight rounds in Seoul.
DRX was the first team to win the tournament through play-ins, and they enjoyed the best underdog run in League of Legends Worlds history. After Faker’s injury early in the season, the squad’s confidence dropped, and T1 struggled instantly.
However, the esports prodigy returned just before the regular season began and clinched his team’s place in the World Cup in 2023. T1 has advanced to two finals since 2016 but has lost both of them, most recently a crushing 3-2 loss to DRX last year in 2022. As a result, DRX won the Worlds 2022 title, while Deft grabbed the Summoner’s Cup.
Deft, also known as Kim Hyuk-kyu, is a South Korean professional League of Legends (LoL) player who played for DRX in 2022 and won the League of Legends Worlds in the same year. He is now signed by Dplus KIA and serves as a Bot Laner for the squad.
Despite this, T1 won the League of Legends Worlds 2023 with Faker’s return and lifted the 44-pound Summoner’s Cup after their previous win, which was seven years ago, in 2016.
Lee Sang-hyeok, whose player name is Faker, is a member of the title team. He is the team’s Mid Laner. Choi Woo-je (Zeus) plays Top Laner, Mun Hyeon-jun (Oner) plays Jungler, Lee Min-hyeong (Gumayusi) plays Bot Laner, Ryu Min-seok (Keria) plays Support, and Kim Ha-neul (Sky) plays Sub/Mid.
New Jeans lights up League of Legends World Championship with anthem
According to Esports Leaguepedia, all of the players’ contracts have expired as of November 20, 2023, with the exception of Faker and Oner. The status of the contract renewal has not yet been disclosed.
T1 Entertainment & Sports, a partnership between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor, runs the South Korean esports business T1. Previously, it was known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1. StarCraft player Lim “BoxeR” Yo-hwan first established the squad that would eventually become SKT T1 in 2002 under the name Team Orion.
Furthermore, the group’s name was changed to 4 Union in December 2003. Following that, SK Telecom, a South Korean telecom carrier, began supporting the team in April 2004 and formally founded the team, known as T1 in the League of Legends universe.
Furthermore, NewJeans’ live stage performance on November 19, 2023, at the League of Legends World Championship, was a huge success. On October 4, 2023, the up-and-coming female group released the 2023 championship anthem, GODS, in partnership with Riot Games.
Immersive visuals at the League of Legends World Championship
When NewJeans singers Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Minji, and Hyein lit up the Gocheok Sky Dome stadium with their forceful and unwavering vocals, the crowd roared. A dancer was also seen on stage playing Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu (the Worlds 2022 champion) for the live presentation, which also featured a range of visual effects and 3D projections that brought the video game characters to life.
Riot Games organizes the League of Legends World Championship, an annual professional League of Legends event that serves as the season’s climax. In the championship, the 44-pound Summoner’s Cup, a multi-million-dollar tournament prize, and a coveted championship are all up for grabs.
If an esports player wins a championship, they are free from military service in South Korea if they win gold for their nation during tournaments such as this.