One detail shows that T1 actually "hid its cards" at CTKG 2024

Normally, practice matches or rank climbs are opportunities for teams to test new strategies. However, in some tournaments like MSI, Worlds or even domestic tournaments like LCK, a team can have very strange exercises when scrambling. And T1 at Worlds 2024 is a typical example.

Recently, T1 CEO himself in an online interview shared about the home team's scrim rate throughout each World Championship season. Accordingly, in 2022 and 2023, T1's win rate in practice matches is up to 78 - 80%. But at Worlds 2024, they only won 48% in practice matches. A surprisingly low number raises suspicions that T1 really "hides cards". A detail shows that T1 really "hides cards" at CTKG 2024

Normally, practice matches or rank climbs are opportunities for teams to test new strategies. However, in some tournaments like MSI, Worlds or even domestic tournaments like LCK, a team can have very strange exercises when scrambling. And T1 at Worlds 2024 is a typical example.

Recently, T1 CEO himself shared in an online interview about the home team's scrim rate throughout each World Championship season. Accordingly, in 2022 and 2023, T1's win rate in practice matches is up to 78 - 80%. But at Worlds 2024, they only won 48% in practice matches. A surprisingly low number raises suspicions that T1 really "hides its cards".

Perhaps many viewers still remember, in a sharing about T1's scrim situation, former EDG coach - KenZhu said that this team's scrims were "very chaotic". According to the coach from LPL, T1 often wins or loses very quickly. Although there were still a few hints left, the teams almost didn't grasp too much from T1, except for some information that everyone knew like "Gumayusi and Oner are extremely dangerous, and must be completely blocked." for this duo".

"After all, I think a team like T1 has no obligation to reveal all their work during scrims. After all, it's a strategy," one audience commented. Some other comments said that T1 lost because they sometimes tested too "strange" formations.

And T1 has shown that "hiding cards" can also be a reasonable strategy

In fact, practice matches do not fully represent the entire strategy or performance of a team. Furthermore, when teams practice against each other in a tournament like MSI or Worlds, they will also be cautious because the opponent can completely become an opponent in the future. Therefore, it is completely understandable that teams do not go all out.

Therefore, there are teams that will have a very high winning rate in practice matches, but in real battles they will not be effective. And vice versa, a team has a practice win rate of less than 50%, but is crowned champion in the end.