The most anticipated match in the first series of the MSI 2024 group stage, perhaps the debt confrontation between G2 Esports and T1. In the area of international tournaments, G2 can be considered “cavalry” with SKT T1/T1. Because, when wearing G2 and starting to confront T1 up to now, CAPS won 4 out of 6 confrontations with the reigning champion of Worlds, to MSI this time. Therefore, even if the match has not started, many people have predicted that T1 can win but will face many difficulties.
T1 is expected to win but it will be very difficult
And in fact the match also shows that G2 deserves to be the greatest hope of Lec as well as League of Europe – America in general when coming to the international arena. In just one BO5 match, they overwhelmed T1 in 4/5 games. And without the shine of Faker or players like Keria, Gumayusi … Perhaps T1 has tasted defeat. The 3-2 victory really made T1 fans have times like “sitting on fire”.
T1 really had times seemed to have failed
But in fact, despite having beaten all 5 games well, G2 made a serious mistake right from the ban on game 5. Specifically, which played with the gameplay revolving around the mutations of the upper wing, the forest – the middle line was proactive, but no one understood why G2 chose Bel'veth for Yike. Not only is a “out meta” general, Bel'veth also locked Yike's maneuverability and he was almost harmless throughout the game. The constant play in a position is no different from 4V5 is also one of the key reasons why G2 fails against T1.
G2 select Bel'veth for Yike to be said to be extremely effective in the decisive game
Worth mentioning, according to the LPL audience, as soon as the Bel'veth selection was brought out, many viewers knew T1 will win the match immediately. Because, only one team dared to bring Bel'veth to confront T1 in the international tournament and the team defeated in both use of this general. That is JD Gaming. They lost to T1 in two consecutive Worlds and in both times, Kanavi used Bel'veth. Then at MSI 2024, Yikes and G2 walked on the right “traces of the car” of JDG and of course, the results did not change.
T1 won 100% when confronted with Bel'veth in the international arena: 2 matches before JDG and 1 match against G2. And G2 is also the second team to dare to bring Bel'veth into the decided game to meet T1. The first team to do that is of course JDG
T1 has won worthy and has made efforts to the end despite difficult times. However, perhaps G2 himself must blame himself when he was too subjective in an important period and then offered to Faker and his teammates as an indispensable part that has decided somewhat from the banned stage.