Before the Play-In round of MSI 2024 officially began, T1 was predicted to be the team that could soon pass this round. Because, compared to all the remaining competitors, T1 is simply too “out there”. They are the defending World Championship champions and only lost to Gen.G very narrowly in the 2024 LCK Spring finals. Furthermore, T1 at international tournaments is a very different T1. There, the more underestimated they are, the stronger they are. And T1 itself is also the only team to have appeared in two consecutive World Championship finals, from 2022 to present.
The fact that T1 passed the Early Start round was predictable
Therefore, the fact that T1 passed the Early Start round after only 2 rounds of basic matches was within the predictions of most League of Legends audiences. But when T1 enters the group stage of MSI 2024 this year, despite playing “chill” in recent matches, they will still be a force that cannot be underestimated. Especially when, last year, T1 indirectly sent Gen.G home early by defeating the LCK champion. After that, if T1 had played more carefully, he could have made BLG “hate”. Even though at Worlds 2023, T1 defeated BLG, the “MSI feud” probably hasn't subsided yet.
And indeed, T1 did not encounter any difficulties in the Start-up round
And that's why teams like Gen.G and BLG are probably the names to worry about the most at MSI 2024 this year, when T1 has already passed the group stage. Because, these two teams are both aiming for a Golden Road in 2024, and have completed 1/4 of the way. Remember last year, when JD Gaming was just one World Cup away from completing the first Golden Road journey in League of Legends history, it was T1 that stopped them. Therefore, if T1 wins MSI 2024, Gen.G and BLG's Golden Road will immediately end.
Many viewers believe that Gen.G and BLG can completely terminate Golden Road once T1 has entered the group stage.
Of course, Golden Road is just one thing, but T1's prestige and mentality at the international tournament is what the two “kings” of the LCK and LPL regions fear. Gen.G can win T1 at Worlds, but it's only a BO1. BLG can change the lineup and be stronger than last year, but Knight is also famous for “choking” in important matches. No one is sure that with the new changes, Gen.G or BLG can win T1 at MSI 2024 when facing Faker and his teammates.
International T1 is a very different T1
T1 has the basis and perhaps the determination to win MSI this year. They have completed the first step and sent “war letters” to the other two teams. Not to mention, there are also G2 Esports and Team Liquid ready to “get in the way” and promise an explosive MSI when the talents are almost fully gathered.
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