★ Game Horseshoe Original
T1 vs. TL
T1 faced TL in the lower bracket today, and although the opponent was the No. 1 seed in North America, there was little expectation that TL could beat T1 before the tournament due to the huge gap in regional strength. It's just that I didn't expect that due to T1's own state problems, the first three games were almost all back and forth with TL, and finally entered the fourth game 2-1. TL confidently chose the double AP combination of Bomberman and Lilia, but the effect was terrible, and it became a crushing game for T1.
T1 crushes TL in the fourth game
If most viewers were asked to guess the picture of T1 vs. TL before MSI, it would most likely be like this in the long fourth game, with less than 20 minutes of 10,000 economic leading hanging and crushing games. T1's sluggish performance has shown everyone the other side of this championship. In particular, it seems that Faker has become a terminal illness of T1.
Faker clockwork 9-0-4
TL Banned Tsar Spring for three rounds in the first game, but in the fourth game, he chose Ban Rock Sparrow to release the strip, and then he was killed by Faker. TL's own strength is still too weak, and on the other hand, T1 is overly reliant on Faker's play. BLG's approach to T1 is worth learning from G2, and this team is very good except for Faker. So neither Tsar Clockwork nor Rock Sparrow can be given, and a way must be found to solve Zeus's VN and Zack.
T1 retains the chance to win the championship
Many people think the plot is familiar, and T1 at last year's World Finals was also very struggling when playing TL, although it won, but it was not favored as the winning team. As a result, in the end, they won the S13 championship with one wear and four. It's the same with MSI this year, T1 is playing TL again, which looks like a vegetable, and it is not favored. However, they still retain their chance to reach the final from the lower bracket. As long as Faker plays well, it's not impossible for T1 to ascend to the god rank again.