More than any element, it was the Keria's MVP at the Regular Seasons 2025 that may have made T1 "bright eyes".

Keria's MVP is a "slap" on the controversial decisions of T1 over the past time

The T1's match against a weak opponent like Drx is a good opportunity for the whole team to regain the beat, especially with Gumayusi - who has lived in countless pressure since being taken to the reserve in no reason in the LCK Cup 2025. But perhaps, it was Keria's MVP that was the "slap" of BHL and BLD T1 - who forced Gumayusi to be prepared and let Keria become a pure support to go next to AD.

Specifically, even in the match that Gumayusi returned, T1 seemed to recreate their own images by 2021, when Keria could roam gank throughout the map and even, just before the fight, he could also separate from his AD to choose the best approaches. Keria's Alistar or Rakan is also the generals that support the opening rather than protecting AD.

Turning over from the beginning of 2025, Keria used only 3 times Rakan, the rate of winning 100% but all of them were games against Gumayusi. Other generals who opened fighting that Keria often used Alistar, Leona or Renata, Nautilus almost disappeared or owned a very low win rate. Instead, Keria must play Buff support, or support tanks like Poppy. And clearly, these generals have reduced the effectiveness of Keria.

Perhaps the T1 coaching staff need to see how to have the best for the team

A support can only achieve MVP when the player has enough space and time to create an impact on the entire game instead of just one task is to "protect" the gunner. In the match T1 - Drx, Gumayusi gave Keria the opportunity to do that and Keria's performance was simply too good. And perhaps, if it was any other gunner, Keria may not have a brilliant performance and achieved MVP like the last Drx match.