For a renowned team like T1, regardless of the esports discipline they compete in, there are always high expectations from the community of those games. Of course, T1 cannot dominate in every esports title they participate in. However, as a prestigious organization, T1 players always face pressure to perform at their best. Currently, while the T1 League of Legends team is dominating the LCK alongside Gen.G, in another discipline, T1 has had a remarkably poor performance. This refers to the T1 VALORANT team.
In the match against Team Secret in the VCT Pacific playoffs, T1 was defeated with a score of 1-2 and eliminated from the tournament that determines qualification for the upcoming Champions Seoul event. This also means that T1 VALORANT will not be able to compete in the tournament held right at home. Nevertheless, South Korea will still have strong representatives, including DRX and Gen.G. T1, on the other hand, still has two matches to play against Global Esports and Bleed Esports.
In fact, even though they share the same organization, T1 VALORANT has not achieved any significant results compared to their ‘older brother’ in League of Legends. The VALORANT team itself is not particularly strong. However, with T1’s effective media presence and at times, T1 VALORANT’s noteworthy performances (such as their victory against Gen.G in the VCT Pacific Stage 1 tournament last May), this team has garnered a certain fanbase. But with the recent defeat, T1 VALORANT is once again sinking into crisis.
In reality, if T1 wins the remaining two matches with a score of 2-0 and Gen.G loses both of their remaining playoff matches in the VCT Pacific, T1 could still squeeze through a narrow opening. However, this can be deemed nearly impossible since Gen.G is one of the most powerful VALORANT teams. Just a few days ago, Gen.G won the Shanghai Masters after defeating Team Heretics. This was also Gen.G VALORANT’s first Master championship.