Confronting KT Rolster in the “Telecommunications War” this time is both a challenge for T1 but also an opportunity for Faker and his teammates to regain their own images. Not to mention, the revenge of KT is even more important when they are the opponent who defeated the bitter T1 on the day of the richest team in the “opening” the first home field in LCK history. A victory over KT also helped T1 maintain the position on the Summer LCK ranking 2024 in the context of BNK Fearx previously won. And T1 did not disappoint the audience in the confrontation of the second leg of the summer LCK 2024.
T1 needs a victory to regain the spirit and revenge on the team that defeated them at home in the first leg
There is no longer the image of the previous T1 T1, but a tight, bold T1. Of course, KT is not a weak opponent and their “weird” options are also effective in game 2. Combined with the effectiveness of Oner, T1 does not face many difficulties to maximize the advantage of victory.
And T1 did not disappoint fans
However, according to the audience, the most important factor that helps T1 win is: They accept bold play, not entirely dependent Meta but seeking to counter opponent with the banned selection. For anyone who does not know, this is the winning formula of T1 in Worlds 2023, when they are the only team with an absolute win rate when choosing the red team (usually overcome the opponent).
“Game 1 is very good. I thought it would be 2-0 but the game 2 was a bit bad. But in the end, the game 3 was really great and that was all we need! Banned good choice, good psychology!
“A acceptable victory today! Game 3 is completely controlled really surprised when the middle line has a bad start.
In game 2, according to common sense, T1 can completely win, but KT's unexpected choice of “heterosexual” has made the T1 players temporarily joint. And when returning to the blue team, T1 did not hesitate to choose the strongest champions possible. KT also shows that they try to solve the T1 but the famous Caitlyn – Lux Combo of the Gumayusi – Keria couple is simply too strong.
Gumayusi and his teammates have a full competition
With only changes, stemming from the psychology and the ban on selecting, T1 has successfully neutralized the second strongest opponent on the journey to win the playoffs. Currently, the position of T1 is still not sure, but the victory over KT may be the premise for T1 to aim for more positive results in the near future.