T1 had a perfect day against the number 1 seed of the LPL region - BLG.

Gumayusi "raised his neck" on the day T1 won against GBV

Facing a strong opponent like Bilibili Gaming at the present time is really a huge challenge for T1. It can even be said that BLG is T1's "enemy" when from MSI 2023 until now, T1 only won against BLG in the decisive match of the Swiss round at last year's tournament. However, the reigning LPL Summer 2024 champion probably still hasn't woken up from the shocking loss to LNG Esports. And recently, they continued to lose against T1 in a match where the LCK representative showed that they were superior right from the draft stage.

T1 won convincingly against BLG

In particular, after the victory over the No. 1 seed of the LPL region, ADC Gumayusi - one of the players who performed very well with general Kalista, confidently declared: "We are ready to return." to become number 1 in the world again". It can be said that with the victory against BLG, T1 has regained its inherent confidence. And at the present time, Faker and his teammates are excited for the matches ahead.

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T1 also shows a completely different face

In addition to confidence, skill and focus, T1 also shows another factor: they have abandoned their usual rigidity. Even in the ban and pick stage, T1 did not hesitate to completely ban champions that are very strong in the current meta, like Yone or Aurora, instead of releasing them to find ways to counter them as usual. Of course, throughout the match, there were times when T1 lost a bit. But they did not lose spirit and immediately regained their momentum to bring home victory.

T1 has shown that they are really focused and determined and are in high spirits

T1's problem in many matches against equal opponents is that instead of banning the champions that the opponent has the right hand to force them to ban and pick according to their wishes, T1 releases most of them to find ways to counter them. It is this stubborn mindset that has caused T1 to have difficulty in many matches. But before GBV, this disappeared completely.

In particular, T1 has given up its previous stubborn ban and selection style when it was willing to ban the opponent's strong champions instead of continuing to release them and find ways to counter them in the match.

Of course, T1 still has a long journey. And in that context, the return of confidence will be a powerful weapon, especially when T1 can enter the Quarterfinals early if they meet an "easy" opponent and have a good position in the first round. of the upcoming 2-1 branch.