The brand-new T1 suffered a defeat! They unexpectedly lost to BFX! Not a single player on the team was in form!

Talking about this year's LCK Cup performances, HLE, the "Galaxy Battleship," has always been the standout team from start to finish. As last year's Pioneers champions, despite their roster improvements this year, they unexpectedly became the first team worldwide to be eliminated! Additionally, CFO from the LCP region was also ousted, and TES from the LPL region is struggling. This suggests that many teams from last year's Pioneers might not make it this time! However, GEN remains the most consistent team in the LCK Cup. As long as Chovy returns to the league, hardly anyone can challenge him. Based on current performances, GEN is very likely to qualify for the Pioneers. Of course, there might be a turning point involving T1! Previously, people might have had some hope, but no one expected T1 to falter. In the playoffs, they surprisingly lost to the young BFX team, falling 1-3 and dropping to the losers' bracket!

T1, with their new lineup this year, had been performing smoothly until now, but no one expected them to lose unexpectedly to BFX! Before this match, T1's games went quite well, and many believed Peyz might be the final piece of the puzzle due to his strong late-game ability; given enough time to farm, he could always perform well in team fights. However, in this game against BFX, whether T1 was experimenting or simply out of form, their performance in both drafting and in-game was very poor! During laning and early game tempo, T1 was completely controlled by BFX, creating such a large gap that a comeback was impossible. Although they have pulled off huge comebacks before, such opportunities don't come every time!

Looking at this BO5 series, the summary is that no one on T1 was in good form. Doran seemed to handle his lane decently but was ineffective in team fights, even though Oner was funneling resources to him! In the jungle, Oner was thoroughly dominated by the rookie on the opposing side. The bottom lane was even worse, with Little P still underperforming in laning. Mid-laner Faker was also just average; in this meta, there aren't many playmaking champions available for him to lead the team to victory. Despite the loss, T1 still has a chance to reach the finals through the losers' bracket and compete for a spot in the Pioneers! Perhaps they were too smooth before and now need a reality check, which could ultimately benefit T1!