In game 2 matches against Kwangdong Freecs, Faker chose Ahri to confront Bulldog's Corki. In that match, Faker did not choose his own Ahri outfit but used the default outfit as usual. In that game, T1 won and the final defeat KDF 2-1.
In an interview after the match, Faker revealed the reason not to use AHRI outfit: “I have gathered and the match and never used the costumes before, so I was not familiar with that. That's why I don't think about using it. I hope that many fans will use it.”
Since starting a professional competition, Faker has rarely used costumes when playing. Up to now, Faker only uses costumes less than 10 times when playing. The most notable mid lane of T1 using the outfit is in the finals of Worlds 2016 with Samsung Galaxy, Faker chose SKT T1 Ryze output at game 2.
The fact that Faker did not use Ahri outfit did not surprise fans due to the player's habit. However, the midway of T1 is expected to increase the sales of this costume of Riot Games. Earlier, the Chinese League of Legends community shared information that a live session sold Faker's costumes earned US $ 2.3 million, exceeding the bonus of the 2023 World Championship with $ 2,225 million.
