Only about 2 days left, MSI 2022 will officially kick off. And the opening match of the first international tournament of LoL is even more meaningful when T1 will face Saigon Buffalo. One side is “lonely and defeated”, the world record holder of LoL. On the other side is SGB – the representative team of VCS – an area famous for its continuous fighting style, bringing many attractions, but has been absent for 2 consecutive seasons in international tournaments.
SGB - T1 will be the opening match of MSI 2022
Of course, it would be very, very difficult if not impossible for SGB to beat T1, but in League of Legends, anything is possible. Only, what can coach Ren and his students rely on to surprise the “king of the LCK”?
Psychological comfort
Coming to this MSI 2022, perhaps the goal of the SGB players is simply to compete with 100% effort and ability and… all. They weren’t under pressure to be crowned champions or to prove to the big regions. As long as the SGB players tried their best, the fans were satisfied. After all, VCS has not participated in international tournaments for a long time and the SGB players themselves have only appeared here for the first time. Therefore, no matter what the result is, no one can be blamed, as long as they play with dedication.
SGB is not under any psychological pressure
And T1 is the opposite. They carry the responsibility of the champion of Spring 2022 with a record of winning all matches. And further, Faker and his teammates also need to get back the MSI trophy that belongs to the “great rival” LPL. With only younger age… SGB, but the huge pressure is what the stars of T1 are under. They have Faker at the helm but as Wolf himself feared, too much pressure can destroy the players.
But T1 carries a lot of responsibility and pressure from fans’ expectations of a squad that will always be unbeaten.
Looking forward to a “weird song” from Coach Ren
Since starting to train SGB and bringing the young “Buffalo” back to the status of one of the rare teams capable of challenging GAM Esports, Coach Ren has always been known for his ability to “read” opponents quite well. standard correction. But the vlog recording the behind-the-scenes of SGB’s ban/pick always makes people admire Coach Ren when he always carefully studies the habits and playing style of each opponent’s players. Since then, Coach Ren always has reasonable matches.
Coach Ren has always been famous in VCS for his ability to analyze, “read” opponents and come up with suitable playing styles for his students.
With a team that plays around the meta as well as T1, choosing “weird cards” is sometimes the lifeline for SGB. Of course, even if it is a “weird card”, the players from VCS must also practice very well. Because Faker or Keria are also famous for their “unconventional” picks and these two players are more than enough to turn the tide of the game with just moments of genius.
The gameplay can be seen as the quintessence of “LCK discipline”.
The LCK is known as a disciplined play area. Although in recent years, Korean League of Legends has no shortage of eye-catching skirmishes, but they still account for only a few. The matches where the two sides show their macro ability, “brain hack” the opponent and revolve around the extremely strict meta are still more. The players still have the freedom to be creative but almost always have to follow a certain strategy. Even Keria is famous for his mutant handling, but that can also be said to be part of T1’s strategy: giving Keria a chance to deal with mutations.
The LCK is famous for its disciplined play
But VCS is different. It’s still the same strategy, but the VCS teams are always ready to fight almost any time. And in the matches of the Vietnamese LoL village, the audience is no stranger to the fact that the two teams often rush into each other, if not a big fight, it is also a regular “exchange of skills” phase in every position.
The fact that VCS plays in the direction of constant fighting can make big opponents who are used to following the meta “suffocated”. Of course, this will be difficult to maintain forever, but it can completely create an advantage for the VCS representative. And from there, the chances of winning are not zero. Just see if SGB can afford to take it or not.
But VCS is famous for its fiery gameplay, constant fighting and potential surprises
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