Before stepping into the match against T1, perhaps even the most optimistic fans of Kwangdong Freecs could not believe that this team could achieve victory. After all, KDF was displaying a very lackluster performance. Meanwhile, Faker and his teammates were extending the undefeated record in LCK history. Recently, T1 defeated DWG KIA – one of the championship contenders. And surely, DK is a much stronger team than KDF.
However, only in the first game did T1 show what the audience and experts had evaluated about them before the match. In the second game and especially the decisive third game, KDF proved to be the more convincing team.
Notably, KDF’s unconventional picks such as Seraphine as the main damage dealer or Ornn in the Mid Lane were indeed very effective. Not only did they end T1’s longest undefeated streak in LCK history, but the KDF team also left the audience in admiration and awe.
– A huge victory for KDF. Clearly, they prepared very well and I must commend the choice of Seraphine and Ornn in the Mid Lane, it’s just amazing! I hope to see more of this in the future.
– All I can hope for is to hear about T1’s record being broken with Ashe as Support and Seraphine as the main damage dealer.
– KDF’s superlative draft picks!
– There couldn’t be a better scenario than the team considered T1’s “backyard” defeating them.
– Truly an unimaginable lineup!!!
For their part, T1 players can only blame themselves as they had many opportunities to secure victory but missed them all. In particular, many League of Legends fans criticized Faker and his teammates for their draft picks. The reality showed how well KDF utilized the Red side’s advantages along with such intelligent draft choices. This, however, did not apply to T1, especially in the third game of this match.
– I hope T1 will wake up and learn to draft again.
– T1’s choices in the third game made it impossible for anyone to attack Seraphine except Faker, it’s unbelievable that a professional team could be so unprepared. In addition, their performance was also very poor.
– I wonder what Coach Polt will say this time when T1 lost both matches while playing on the Blue side.
– T1 showed a severe lack of ideas in their drafting phase.
This victory for KDF not only boosts the confidence of their players for the next stages of the tournament but also makes LCK less dull and boring as T1 kept showing a dominating performance. Moreover, other teams could also “learn” from KDF to find ways to counter T1 in upcoming matches.
As for T1, this will be a valuable lesson, helping Faker and his teammates wake up from the victories that have made them “fall asleep” for a while. The remaining journey in LCK Summer 2022 is still long, followed by the 2022 World Championship in San Francisco. Surely, T1 players will have to learn from this experience and come up with new strategies, if they do not want to leave empty-handed in another international-level tournament in 2022.