Only a few hours left, T1 will enter the match extremely important against Team Liquid. This will be the second confrontation between the two teams in two consecutive international tournaments. The last time at Worlds 2023, TL has caused a lot of difficulties for T1. Currently, the LCS champion has had many changes in the squad as well as showing impressive performances. Even so, T1 is in crisis is still more appreciated. Especially when, TL is not G2 to be able to make T1 sweat and Faker and his teammates probably do not want to be eliminated early from this year's MSI tournament.
T1 fell to the losing branch and must start the “climbing tower” journey
The current situation of T1 also has no way back. Each of their matches are now a final and just need another defeat, T1 will immediately leave the tournament. Therefore, although the front is 4 defending champions of 4 areas of Majors, T1 must also overcome if they want to win the championship. In the past, Faker and his teammates had also experienced difficult challenges, such as defeating 4 LPL representatives at Worlds last year. The situation may be a bit serious now, but it is clear that T1 can completely “climb the tower” successfully. But they need to overcome an important weakness.
The first challenge of T1 will be the champion of LCS – Team Liquid
That is the fact that T1 has not really adapted well with the current meta, namely the island meta. Teams like G2 or TL have shown them to progress day by day. Gen.G or BLG itself also has the time to “match” with Meta in island but then they have also overcome as perfect as possible. As for T1, Meta island is clearly “hard countering” for the play of this team. Because, Oner – Zeus is not in the highest form. While Gumayusi is not plentiful resources. But the forest – mid lane does not play with the state of “max ping” accidentally made the most important operating axis of Meta island paralyzed. And T1 failure to operate this gameplay is completely understandable.
T1 shows that they have not really been familiar with Meta
In general, the tactics of each team are most needed is the human factor. Only thing, in the current T1, the performance of the personnel is also their biggest problem. The poor performance that has led to the ability to adapt to the new meta that lacked agility has made T1 difficult recently. And if T1 does not fix it as soon as possible, the possibility that the League of Legends community can welcome the earthquake is completely feasible.