T1 Repeats a Mysterious Mistake in the Decisive Moment
The clash between T1 and Gen.G always attracts the attention of the League of Legends community, regardless of the arena, and the match on September 21 (Vietnam time) in the LCK 2025 lower bracket was no exception. Ultimately, T1 suffered a regrettable defeat despite being ahead at one point after the third game. However, according to analysis from experts and viewers, T1 repeated a mysterious mistake.
T1 repeats a mistake.
Specifically, in the decisive fifth game, while there were still many strong champions available in various roles that T1 had previously operated very well, the team let them all slip into the hands of their opponents, such as Lucian, Nocturne, and even Ornn and Rakan. Meanwhile, T1 chose a very difficult-to-execute composition that seemed to be the “weak point” of the members, such as Maokai Support, Yone for Faker, or Ziggs for Gumayusi.
In the decisive game, they chose a very difficult composition.
Notably, while Gen.G’s composition excelled in team fights and engaged aggressively, T1’s composition only had an advantage during the laning phase. Of course, a team like Gen.G cannot lose to T1 in the laning phase and risk losing the entire game. Even Vex managed to outlane Faker, making it even easier for Gen.G to execute their strategy. From the mid-game, Gen.G dominated to the point where it felt like they could win team fights anytime and take down anyone.
It is worth mentioning that T1’s puzzling draft choices have not just emerged recently. From Rounds 3-5 of the group stage, T1 has frequently allowed their opponents to pick very strong champions. Sometimes they win because opponents make mistakes, but there have also been many instances of failure, yet T1 seems to have not corrected their errors.
T1 could have beaten Gen.G but they undid their own chances.
T1 Only Has One Last Chance
Currently, it seems that the LCK season has ended for T1, and they only have the 2025 World Championship left to strive for a title. But clearly, if they continue to play like they did in the recent fifth game against Gen.G, T1 might as well consider themselves defeated even before the match begins.