Alongside Gen.G, Bilibili Gaming is perhaps the strongest and toughest opponent that T1 must face if they want to continue their journey at MSI 2024. In their most recent matchup, the LPL representative tightly restricted T1’s most crucial position – Faker – by banning many of his signature champions used to make plays as the legendary Mid Laner. It can be said that, apart from the performances of the players, the fact that Faker was largely neutralized in his champion choices was also a key reason for T1’s defeat in the previous match against the LPL representative.
The lower bracket final between two of the three strongest teams in the League of Legends scene did not disappoint the audience. Both teams pushed through to the fifth game, and the final victory belonged to BLG, which was very well-deserved. However, many praises must also be given to T1 for their efforts until the very last moment. With BLG having reached the grand finals, the final match of MSI 2024 is expected to be incredibly exciting, and it can be said that these are truly the two strongest teams in League of Legends at the moment, and whoever claims the championship will be deserving.
However, one reality is that after many close matches, the game between BLG – T1 has shown a certain disparity in the Blue Side. Specifically, in this lower bracket final, the side that chose Blue had a 100% win rate. This is a very concerning statistic. But clearly, even though they had to blind pick for some choices, players from both T1 and BLG were able to easily secure suitable picks for their team compositions, or at least operate the game flow much more effectively.
As for T1, they can hold their heads high as they leave the tournament after fighting with all their might. An unfamiliar meta, a playstyle that countered their strengths, but T1 has shown that they deserve respect. BLG truly broke a sweat, and if Bin hadn’t been too powerful, it could have been BLG that ended up regretting.