Before the Rumble Stage of MSI 2022 began, very few people expected T1 to struggle this much in the tournament. In fact, on their fourth day of competition, T1 started off in the worst possible way by being defeated by EG and received a lot of criticism from the audience. The psychological pressure at this point was indeed too great for the young squad of T1.
Nevertheless, T1 has redeemed their honor and that of the LCK with a convincing victory against G2 Esports. Perhaps T1 realized that the formula for success in this MSI 2022 is through team fights, so they switched to using champions with high burst potential in combat like Rumble and Nautilus. Therefore, even though G2 had an early lead, T1 was still able to win the team fights and secure this extremely important victory.
This victory is extremely important as it will create an excellent psychological momentum for T1 to perform better in the remaining part of MSI 2022. Over the past few days, T1 has faced tremendous pressure from public opinion as they performed relatively poorly compared to expectations. That’s why T1 fans joked that the team was “rescued by G2” in the recent match.
With their victory against G2, T1 has escaped the elimination zone in the Rumble Stage of MSI 2022 with 5 points. On the final day of competition, T1 will have the opportunity to solidify their top 2 position as they only have to face SGB, a team that has yet to score any points. Meanwhile, the final showdown against RNG will have little significance as the LPL representatives are almost guaranteed to secure the top spot in the Rumble Stage.
As for G2 Esports, their performance has drastically changed with 4 consecutive losses. Fortunately for G2 Esports, they only have to face two opponents considered weaker, SGB and EG, on the final day of competition. However, G2 Esports needs to be very careful in these two decisive matches to secure their spot in the playoffs.