T1 announces a boy group debut, with Faker set to become a singer and perform on stage, adding even more pressure to the championship.

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Hello everyone, LPL viewers and League of Legends summoners, welcome to Tianxia Game Hui. After entering the third stage of S16, both the Chinese and Korean leagues have seen strong teams suffer unexpected losses. T1's current form is not ideal, and there are also issues with their shareholders. Today, T1 has announced another rather absurd commercial activity.

T1 announces that the boy group is about to debut.

Here's the situation: T1 has announced a commercial activity for a boy group debut, listing a series of schedules including the debut announcement, debut trailer, followed by a song list release, concept photos, and so on.

The series of schedules runs from August 3rd to the 16th, with a single release and a live stage performance in between.

When this news was announced, everyone was left with a big question mark—why is T1 debuting?

Some netizens thought the T1 boy group might have nothing to do with the players, but then they noticed that the five people in the promotional photos are DOFGK. That means T1 actually intends to have these five release songs, sing, and even perform on stage?

Similar situations are not unprecedented in the esports scene. The LPL team OMG once released a song called "Planet Light," and players like Rookie and Cool have also sung in some LPL songs. However, the difference with T1's move is that they are "debuting" as a boy group.

Boss not confirmed, commercial activities continue.

Previously, we shared a story about T1's behind-the-scenes. The two major shareholders of T1 have disagreements over the selection of a new CEO. T1's former CEO was Joe Marsh, whose term ended last year. This year, T1 has been unable to appoint a new CEO, leading to a rather chaotic state in team management.

Currently, it is still under interim management by Joe Marsh, and the Comcast shareholders represented by Joe Marsh mainly focus on commercial activities.

On the other hand, SK Square, which holds more shares, wants the operation direction to prioritize achieving results as the core goal, reducing commercial activities.

The two sides remain deadlocked, and no decisions can be made at the club's macro level. The current situation is that the players are confused, and they continue to engage in commercial activities.

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This boy group debut is clearly a project planned by the Comcast shareholders led by Joe Marsh. Unlike other commercial activities, this boy group debut will obviously consume more energy and time from T1 players, which is clearly detrimental to the team's performance.

Huge pressure, entering Hard mode.

In previous years, T1's classic script was that their performance in matches before Worlds was poor, and then they would explode and win the championship at Worlds.

This year, T1 seems to be following the same old path, but with some differences. After the bot lane player change, T1's commercial activities have been significantly more packed, reaching an all-time high. Moreover, the number of matches in S16 is too high, and players will have to shuttle between the arena and commercial event venues, making them very tired and making it difficult to maintain good physical and competitive condition.

Thus, T1 may face a situation of double relaxation from both management and players. If they don't train hard enough before Worlds and don't accumulate tactical strategies, it is obviously unrealistic to only hope for a breakout at Worlds.

It can only be said that the current game between T1's shareholders is crucial. If T1 wants to correct the situation as soon as possible, they need to find a way to establish a new CEO early on. Balancing results and commercial activities is the top priority. In this game, Faker might still become the key figure, because he has the ability to determine T1's future direction.