BLG had a hard-fought 3-2 victory over PSG. Knight revealed that he wanted to meet T1 soon but did not choose to face GEN at the MSI 2024 final.
After two relatively predictable matches in the upper bracket when TES and GEN took turns destroying their opponents. We will go to a more intense match, a match that is considered to be death with PSG Talon, BLG, T1 and G2. All four teams are highly rated and any deviation will have to pay the price even if it is a long-term bo5 match.
In the opening match, we have the fight between China and Taiwan with BLG and PSG. Of course, BLG is the team that is rated higher, but PSG's performance was also relatively convincing before. They also had time to get used to the meta and compete in the Play-In Round, so they were somewhat more in form. A real match is not knowing which way to go for both teams.
And really, the pair of matches took place extremely tense and there was only one thing that absolutely won today and that was general K'Sante. All the teams that owned K'Sante in this pair of matches won and we had 5 really tense games.
In the first game, PSG was the team with certain advantages even though BLG also proactively first picked a very strong general for them, Kalista. However, playing in form, PSG decided to engage their opponents in the dragon zone where a strong opening lineup from BLG easily approached the opponent's main forces, Lucian and Taliyah, who no longer had spells.
PSG lay down one after another, remaining in the top lane after Azhi's teleport blocking situation also lay down and BLG wiped out the opponent. The LPL champion took advantage of his advantage perfectly and finished the game perfectly.
In the second game, the two teams entered the game relatively cautiously, but the match gradually turned towards BLG in the middle of the match as usual when Elk took advantage of Kalista's strength relatively well. The difference was sometimes more than 7,000 gold, putting PSG in a difficult position. However, after throwing the game in BLG's red buff area, PSG came back strongly when Aurelion Sol and Lucian began to speak up.
At the same time, BLG's lack of damage in the lineup gradually revealed itself and their ability to kill tanks was almost zero. Knight was so engrossed in building damage equipment and Necromancy Books that he forgot that he needed a Torment Mask. . The more BLG plays, the more clearly it shows its loss and complete failure in target engagements. PSG made a successful comeback to equalize the score.
In the pivotal third game, PSG Talon really had many advantages and Zeri in Betty's hands also played extremely well. However, the turning point of the match came in the fights in the mid lane when BLG's strong squad with Aram ability was maximized. Junjia and Neeko's vi in Betty's hands failed so many times that even though Betty was very strong, she couldn't play the game. BLG successfully turned the odds over and regained the game.
In the 4th game, the two teams deployed a reversal position and PSG continued to have the advantage. But this time the team played much more accurately to completely overcome Vayne in Bin's hands. The other main forces of BLG were also completely helpless in the fights and PSG won really easily.
The 5th game really decided PSG Talon was no longer sane. Their push failed completely with Senna Tahm Kench moving top while Azhi's Udyr had no effect. His high ego always caused him to be exploited and helped Xun's Kindred have many advantages, continuously lying down up to 6-7 times and PSG almost completely failed in every situation. BLG ended the game gently and won 3-2.
Interview after the match
Knight shared that he was quite disappointed that the team did not deploy a good roaming position and the team was not really alert throughout the match. Perhaps BLG will need to practice more to be able to compete with upcoming opponents.
Regarding Ahri's 27-match winning streak, Knight replied: “Ahri depends on how well your teammates perform. As long as Ahri has a good skill hit rate in team fights, anyone can play well.”
The secret to determining whether BLG can win the decisive game is that the whole team chose the champions they are most confident with. Perhaps this is also an important part of the homework that BLG has prepared for the tournament. Additionally, Gen.G 'Chovy' Jeong Ji-hoon mentioned the possibility of meeting Knight in the finals and asked about his thoughts on this. Knight replied: “I also want to face Chovy. However, I want to meet TES in the final.”
Finally, about the next opponent, Knight replied that he wanted to immediately face T1 in the next match, a truly bold wish.