T1’s Worlds 2022 jersey invokes some basic SKT nostalgia

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T1 revealed their uniforms for the 2022 League of Legends World Championship at present, and the kits ought to invoke recollections for some longtime followers. 

Throughout the chest of T1’s Worlds uniforms is a large brand for SK Telecom, the previous naming rights proprietor of the well-known League crew. Though SK Telecom doesn’t personal the rights to the T1 identify anymore, the wi-fi service supplier remains to be a major sponsor of the crew. 

The “SK Telecom” brand throughout the chest of T1’s 2022 Worlds jersey harkens again to the mid-2010’s when the T1 group was formally referred to as SK Telecom T1 within the skilled League scene. T1 received all three World Championships beneath the SKT banner between 2013 and 2016. 

This season, Worlds is being held in North America for the primary time since 2016. SKT ran via a gauntlet of opponents that season, defeating three titans in Royal By no means Give Up, Rox Tigers, and Samsun Galaxy en path to their 2016 title.

“We wished so as to add a little bit of 2016 nostalgia magic to the 2022 World’s addition by including the massive SKT brand,” T1 CEO Joe Marsh mentioned on Twitter. “2016 noticed us go to and win in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles – we hope to do the identical in 2022.”

Throughout their final two Worlds appearances, T1 reached the semifinals in every of them, however have didn’t make it to the match’s grand ultimate since 2017. 

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T1’s Worlds jersey additionally consists of the group’s brand emblazoned in gold above the suitable breast, with the Nike “swoosh” brand close to the left shoulder. T1 partnered with Nike because the crew’s official attire associate in 2020. 

T1 will start their Worlds run on Oct. 7 when the match’s group stage begins in New York Metropolis. 

Author: Ronnie Neal