T1's achievements went down the drain after one wrong decision
In the regional qualifiers, with the advantage in points and position after finishing the LCK Summer 2024 playoffs earlier, T1 has an advantage in that they only need to win 1 more match to get a ticket to CKTG 2024. This task is actually not difficult, when Dplus KIA has never won against T1 with the full lineup since CKTG 2021. However, on a day when T1 players themselves made it difficult for themselves, DK successfully “broke the curse” of losing to T1. ShowMaker and his teammates dragged the match through game 5 and defeated T1 convincingly.
But it must be said that the T1 players themselves in the deciding match also made many fatal mistakes that caused the game to turn 180 degrees from a favorable position for them. In particular, a situation by Zeus in the Top Lane fight, after T1 had taken down Moham, caused T1 to miss a beat. In the context of being hit by Lillia's Lullaby, Zeus still had all his skills and Flash. However, he decided to turn back and rush straight into the opponent's formation. It was this mistake by Zeus that forced T1 to take a step back and from winning to losing the fight.
T1 is under extreme doubt
This defeat was a real blow to T1 as their opponent was the team they had always beaten, even when their form was almost at rock bottom. But on a better macro day, with fewer mistakes, DK made T1 regret in the most bitter way possible as they missed a good opportunity to qualify for the 2024 World Championship.
In fact, T1 still has a match against BNK FearX/KT Rolster, but both of these teams are also very unpredictable. One more defeat, and T1 will become the former champion even before they even begin their journey to defend their 2024 World Championship. But that danger is very close, especially after what T1 showed against DK recently.