T1 is about to enter a crucial match and a name that could determine the outcome
In just a few hours, T1 will officially step into their first Knockout match at the 2025 World Championship. Looking from the IG match to now, T1’s performance has been very unstable, making even their fans feel uncertain. The reigning champions are struggling in almost every match. And the two losses to CFO and Gen.G have raised more doubts about T1. Meanwhile, AL is also a strong opponent and has defeated both HLE and Gen.G – the championship contenders from LCK.
In this context, Faker’s rising performance is certainly an important factor for T1 to rely on. At the same time, there is also the historical factor that T1 has never lost to LPL in Knockout series since 2013. However, Gumayusi will also play a crucial role, potentially deciding the outcome of the match as the Bottom Lane position is sure to be extremely intense.
This is because facing off against Gumayusi – Keria is the duo of Hope – Kael. Support player Kael is in good form, but Hope is a hard factor to assess. This player is not particularly outstanding and in the two matches against Gen.G or HLE, even in the match against CFO, Hope was not more impressive than Doggo. The main strength of AL still lies in their Jungle – Mid Lane duo.
But both Gumayusi and T1 as a whole are also unstable
Nevertheless, T1’s performance remains a big question mark. As mentioned above, no one knows what face the LCK representative will show in this match. Even the experts admit their confusion when having to evaluate T1. In fact, the players themselves cannot even comment.
Therefore, it can be said that T1’s actual opponent is AL, and the result will determine which team advances to the semifinals. However, perhaps the biggest opponent T1 has to overcome is their own team.