T1 triggered a meltdown, Faker was solo killed three times! The bot lane completely collapsed, and the coach’s BP took the blame.

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Yesterday in the LCK, an unexpected upset took place: the undefeated T1 team lost 1-3 to BFX in the playoffs while defending their position, resulting in their fall to the losers’ bracket.

In this series, T1 entered a meltdown state, showing weak performances across several areas, which led to widespread debate among viewers.

BFX completed the comeback, ending Faker’s Azir winning streak.

Almost no spectators expected BFX to win this match, including English-speaking commentators. Before the game, all predictions favored T1 to win, but things went wrong from the start — from T1’s champion picks to in-game decisions and command calls, multiple issues surfaced.

In the first game, both teams focused on the bot lane, as BFX’s Diable is the absolute core there, and their jungler targeted the bot lane heavily. Although T1 secured kills on the bot side, they paid a higher price, while BFX’s targeted pressure effectively stifled Peyz’s Jinx’s growth.

Under continuous pressure, Peyz nearly collapsed. However, BFX gave an opportunity mid-game; during a team fight attempt, they were severely out of sync and lost the fight, allowing Jinx to secure four kills and take the Baron.

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But in this game, Peyz made two crucial mistakes: dying while recalling and being killed by Orianna during a forced mid-tower push. Faker’s Azir also made a positional error near the Baron and was killed. BFX’s Pantheon-Orianna combo kept applying pressure, instantly killing Faker in key fights, ending his nine-game Azir winning streak.

T1 entered meltdown mode, Faker was solo killed three times.

After losing the first game, T1’s meltdown continued with poor champion picks in the next three games. In game two, Faker picked Sylas but was pressured on all three lanes early. After a one-for-one exchange between junglers, Faker’s solo attempt on Ahri was countered by Jarvan’s support kill. Faker played aggressively on Sylas, showing clear frustration.

Faker repeatedly dove into fights chasing kills but gave away many opportunities, getting solo killed by Renekton and subsequently targeted again. Fortunately, at 31 minutes, T1 executed a brilliant engage team fight, killing Diable and securing both the Dragon Soul and Baron to close out the game.

In game three, T1 picked an Orianna and Wukong mid-jungle combo, with Jhin bot who lacked damage. BFX used Ryze as a flex pick to energize their BP. This game was disastrous for T1: within four minutes, Oner was solo killed in the jungle, followed by Faker being solo killed by Yone.

During the Dragon fight, T1 all-in tried to kill Diable, but Faker’s TP arrival was delayed and he failed to join the damage output. After losing that team fight, T1 had no more chances and was easily crushed, losing the match point game.

In the fourth game, T1’s bot lane again became the weak point. After a mysterious flash chase in lane, they were killed. Oner desperately tried to gank bot, but Peyz failed to secure kills. BFX then focused their attacks on bot lane, similarly to the first game, heavily pressuring Peyz and denying him farm.

Bot lane became the weak spot, and the coach’s BP bore the brunt of the blame.

Faker performed poorly on Aphelios this game. After assisting Peyz’s gank bot, he was solo killed by Twisted Fate. His skill accuracy was low, his farming poor, and in critical team fights T1 wasted too many skills on Twisted Fate. Despite being a man down, BFX easily followed up, and when Gnar transformed and engaged, he knocked Peyz down. After losing that team fight, the match was effectively decided.

In summary, I believe the biggest individual weakness in this match was Peyz, who was completely outplayed by Diable in lane, struggled in team fights, and made many mistakes.

Additionally, T1’s mid and jungle were also off their form. Doran once again tried his best, achieving two solo kills on Kennen but couldn’t save the team. On the coaching side, the BP strategy was quite questionable this series. The team’s compositions often felt difficult to play, with all three lanes frequently pressured and unable to perform.

Faker’s critical choice of Aphelios in a key game baffled the audience, as his proficiency with the champion is lacking. Now that T1 has lost their Guardian Angel, every upcoming match is crucial, and adjustments to player form and BP strategy are urgently needed.