T1's disastrous defeat
Entering the second match of the playoffs, T1's opponent is Hanwha Life Esports – a very strong name at the moment and they ranked second in the LCK Summer 2024 group stage. It is worth mentioning that in both confrontations in the group stage, T1 was also the losing team. Not only that, HLE also showed a gameplay that was just as perfect as Gen.G. In the group stage, except for the 2 times they stumbled against Gen.G, they only lost 2 more matches (against Dplus KIA and KT Rolster) but the score when HLE faced these opponents was also a draw.
In fact, the match between T1 and HLE was somewhat beyond many people's expectations. They showed weakness against the runner-up of the group stage. In the end, after only 3 games, T1 lost with an unbelievable score of 0-3. The defeat did not end T1's ambition in this domestic tournament. But the performance of the players was really worrying. In the recent match against HLE, the lack of coordination between Faker and Oner was pointed out as the important reason for T1's defeat.
The T1 pillars are much worse than the HLE duo.
It is clear that in the match against HLE, T1's mainstay duo Faker – Oner performed much worse than Zeka – Peanut. Especially in Oner's position, more than once in this match, Peanut outplayed Oner with moves that not only “read” the opponent but were also much more proactive. A typical example is the situation where Peanut and HLE ganked Gumayusi and “Little Bean” even walked past Oner without T1's Jungler being able to react in time.
The loss to HLE is not a disaster, as T1 still has a chance with Dplus KIA in the loser's bracket. But in reality, T1's problems will still be there and they themselves must quickly fix them. Otherwise, the loss to HLE will not be T1's first loss in the playoffs and even T1's ability to participate in CKTG 2024 will be seriously threatened.
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