At MSI 2024 up to now, besides the vital matches in the Play-In round, or the debut of the championship candidate teams, perhaps the most anticipated match is G2 Esports – T1 . The audience could not hide their excitement when the draw from Xiye brought Faker to face Caps again. The two Mid Laners of the two teams are rare players who, since officially stepping up to the top, have never changed their shirt colors. They are also the pair with the most fateful relationships in the world of League of Legends today.
Faker and Caps will face off again at MSI 2024
Regarding Faker, in his long career with many ups and downs, he has faced many opponents from many teams and many regions around the world. There are also some of these people who were once considered “the Demon King's nemesis”, such as PawN is a typical example. Or like Xiaohu is always present in the lineup of teams that defeated Faker's SKT T1/T1 in MSI periods. However, if we have to say that the person who “sows sorrow” to Faker as much as he is and is still playing at the top right now, is Caps – Mid Lane and currently the leader of G2.
Caps can be considered Faker's “hard counter” every time they face off in the international arena
Considering the past, calling Caps a “hard counter” to Faker would probably not be an exaggeration. According to statistics before the confrontation at MSI 2024, Faker and Caps have clashed 6 times at international tournaments, from 2019 to present. And surprisingly, the “Demon King” of the League of Legends village only won 2 victories against his junior on the other side of the battle line. Worth mentioning, almost all of these 6 times were BO3 or BO5 matches. Only in the Mixed Battle round of MSI 2022 are two teams playing 2 BO1 matches and the score is 1 win – 1 loss for each side.
In the 6 confrontations before MSI 2024, Caps won 4 times
G2 is always famous for the sudden and unpredictable changes in each of their matches right from the pick and ban stage. But for Caps, this will be the first time he has to face Faker without his senior – close teammate – “monster” Jankos Jungle. Along with Caps, Jankos is the player who has played for G2 the longest. But since the superstar born in 1995 left the team, G2 seems to have not found a perfect replacement for him to coordinate with Caps when entering the international arena.
But now Caps is facing Faker again, but he no longer has Jankos on his side
For his part, after losing to G2 twice in two consecutive international tournaments in 2019, Faker has also gone through many ups and downs but has regained his peak with the recent 2023 World Championship trophy. International Oner also shows a very different face and when he is in top form, it will probably be difficult for G2 to create a stir against T1.
Meanwhile, Faker and T1 are being highly appreciated in the international arena
However, as the leader of the home team's play, the performance of Faker and Caps will be able to decide the outcome of the T1 – G2 confrontation. And regardless of the result, it can be said that this will almost certainly be the most attractive match in the group stage of MSI 2024.
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