T1 had an unexpectedly easy victory over G2 and this was the key player.

This is the player with the most accurate handling phases in T1

Entering the match with G2 Esports, many opinions evaluate that T1 will also encounter many difficulties. The reason is simple because G2 is not a weak team. And in many recent international seasons, G2 has always caused a lot of difficulties for T1. However, the actual match of the two 2-1 bracket teams was not as expected or predicted by the audience. T1 at international tournaments, especially Worlds 2024, is still a very different T1. They destroyed G2 in both games and brought home a neat 2-0 victory, helping Faker and his teammates become the next name to reach the Quarterfinals.

T1 had a much easier win than expected against G2

But while the audience competes to praise Zeus or the excellence of Faker and Oner, it is a new player who really has the decisive moves in the fights. It's none other than Gumayusi. Using a pure ADC champion, Gumayusi easily becomes a permanent target of the Orianna - Nocturne combo on G2. But T1's Gunner handled it quickly enough to "out play" at least 2 of the opponent's rushing situations.

Gumayusi is a player who has many precise moves that change the outcome of the fight in the match

In particular, one of them was the extremely fast Flash situation in game 2. According to SofM, Gumayusi's handling of that situation was a combination of talent and luck. It was this move that helped T1 win the fight against G2 and thereby widen the gap when the game just entered the mid-match phase.

He quickly flashed in the moment when the Orianna - Nocturne combo just hit

Faker also welcomed a new milestone on the day T1 won

T1's victory over G2 was even more meaningful, when Faker officially became the first player to win more than 100 games at Worlds. And what's more wonderful, when Faker affirms his position with the champion chosen by the "Demon King" to own his Hall of Legends skin - Ahri.

Faker also became the first player to reach the 100-game winning mark in World Championship history

Thus, T1 had one more victory on the way to defending their World Championship title. But the important journey is just about to begin and in the Quarterfinals, every match could be the last. Therefore, T1 is not allowed to make mistakes, if they do not want their World Championship season to end early.