T1 aren’t assured a spot on the League of Legends World Championship because the groups has not earned sufficient Championship Factors to get an automated bid to the occasion, and the squad has not been in good kind.
T1 doesn’t have a straightforward path to Worlds 2024 and the squad doesn’t appear to be its ordinary self within the LCK Summer time Playoffs. The group got here into the occasion on a three-game win streak, defeating OK BRION, BNK FearX, and Kwangdong Freecs, however are already within the decrease bracket after a 3-0 loss to Hanwha Life.
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Within the sequence towards HLE, T1 didn’t handle to place up a lot of a battle, because the squad solely managed 25 kills throughout all three video games and didn’t even break into their opponent’s base.
T1 usually has been in a droop, which has triggered a lot frustration for the group and its gamers because of its fanbase’s excessive expectations and their spectacular Esports World Cup win.
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T1 are arrange for a sequence towards Dplus KIA on September 1 that may have main seeding implications for the Area Finals, which may very well be the group’s final shot at a Worlds look.
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Faker has bared the brunt of T1’s expectations this yr,
T1 can nonetheless win out within the Summer time Playoffs to qualify for the World Championship, however that might contain defeating Dplus KIA, Hanwha Life, and Gen.G. T1 has a 2-0 document towards Dplus KIA within the Summer time Cut up, however has a 1-3 document towards HLE and a 0-4 document towards Gen.G throughout Spring and Summer time.
Within the Regional Finals, T1 ought to have a neater time qualifying, as they solely have to put within the high two, and neither HLE or Gen.G needs to be within the bracket.
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The Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok-led squad ought to have a greater time going up towards Dplus KIA, KT Rolster, and FearX to make the championships occasion, no matter how the format for the Regional Finals shakes out.
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Nevertheless, there’s a situation the place HLE is caught within the Regional Remaining with T1, which might trigger complications for the group. Nevertheless, that might contain Dplus KIA occurring a miracle run by way of the Summer time Playoffs’ losers bracket.
In all eventualities, T1 must put collectively a number of sequence wins and overcome their dip in kind in the event that they need to transfer ahead. Whether or not that may come to fruition stays up within the air, which is why their probabilities at making Worlds appear so precarious.
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