When it comes to G2 Esports, the terms “comedy” or “circus” are always associated with this organization, regardless of the game. This became even more accurate when in the summer of 2021, G2 Esports performed extremely poorly and missed the World Championship that year. Therefore, after last season ended, G2 decided to make a comprehensive overhaul, letting go of many veterans and only keeping Caps and Jankos.
This decision by G2 Esports is showing clear effectiveness as they continuously achieve 3-0 victories in the 2022 Spring LEC playoffs. In fact, in the recent final against Rogue, G2 also defeated this opponent with a similar overwhelming score and claimed a very emotional championship. After the match, Caps shared that this victory is just the beginning of G2’s conquest journey, but he also expressed concern about the incredibly strong T1.
G2 Caps: “This time MSI will be held in South Korea so Faker gets to play at home, I hope you all will come to cheer for us. The upcoming meeting with Faker is a bit scary because he really wants to take revenge on us. In our last encounter, we eliminated Faker from the World Championship, so he probably still remembers that. If possible, I would like to ‘sacrifice’ Jankos so that Faker isn’t too angry anymore (laughs).”
If you remember, the last time Faker faced G2 Esports was at the 2019 World Championship, in the Semifinals. At that time, G2 displayed a very annoying playstyle with their gank potential and attacks at the most unexpected moments against T1, winning the match. Broadly speaking, no team has caused as much “sorrow” to the “Devil King” as G2 Esports did in 2019. Even in the latest interviews, Faker has also expressed a desire for “revenge” against G2 Esports.
Of course, it will be very difficult to choose between G2 and T1 as to which team will emerge victorious at the upcoming MSI 2022. Faker’s T1 still shows itself as a perfect winning machine, while G2 has the psychological momentum after winning 12 consecutive games to be crowned the 2022 Spring LEC champion. Therefore, with their upcoming matchup at MSI 2022, the battle between G2 and T1 promises to be incredibly exciting.