T1 “Faker” Sang-hyeok Lee conveyed his feelings to Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu, who was also captain at the season kickoff ahead of the LCK opening.
Team Faker lost 1-2 to Team Deft at the 2023 season kickoff event held at the Gran Seoul LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 10th. Although Team Faker lost, 스포츠토토 he played a serious game with Team Deft even before the event and showed a good performance.
In an interview after the game, he said, “I played against players from various teams today, and I think it was a good experience.”
Next, Lee Sang-hyeok expressed his heart to Kim Hyuk-kyu, who was captain in this event together, saying, “I have been active as a pro for a long time, and I want to tell you that I want to play well with each other while showing good performances in the future.” He then added praise towards Kim Hyuk-gyu, saying, “It seems like a steady and persistent player.”
On this day, the LCK season kick-off maintained fun in special matches such as Mundopigu and Windswept Abyss, but in the main match held in Summoner’s Rift, all 10 players showed serious performances and showed high level of performance. Regarding this, Lee Sang-hyeok showed confidence, saying, “I worked hard and tried to show the fans a winning image.”
The fierce match went all the way to the third set. 20 champions were banned in the third set due to the rule that previously played champions would be banned in the next set. Regarding the situation at the time, Lee Sang-hyeok explained, “Before the third set, ‘Beril’ Geon-hee Geon-hee took the lead in talking about what to do with the bottom pick, and the players tried to pick the best possible champion.”
After the main game was over, a bladed abyss match was held to select the winning team’s POS (Player of the Season Kickoff). At this time, all the Team Faker players watched the game from behind the Team Deft players and created a funny scene. Lee Sang-hyuk sat in an empty seat and looked at the screen of ‘Chobi’ Jung Ji-hoon, showing a pleasant appearance. Regarding this, he said with a laugh, “It was fun because I was watching the game from behind.” 스포츠토토
After the season kick-off, the LCK now has the opening of the spring season on the 18th. Lee Sang-hyuk also expressed his determination for the new season, saying, “It is regrettable that I lost in the first game of 2023, but I will try to show good results in the spring by experiencing the defeat.”
Finally, he concluded the interview by talking about his New Year’s goal for 2023, saying, “My big goal is to learn and practice a lot this year.”