★ Game Horseshoe Original
T1 vs. HLE
On February 13, in the second game of the first round of the Korean LCK playoffs, Bo5, T1 vs. HLE, the global BP Shan Tao, won to advance to the next round, and lost to end the first stage of the event. At the beginning of the season, no one thought that the two teams could meet so quickly, and that the game was not an ordinary Bo5, but a life-or-death game at home. HLE joined the bidding for Zeus during the transfer period at the end of last year, and some unpleasant things happened in the process of the three-way intrigue, and finally T1 took the lead in officially announcing the signing of HLE Don't want Doran. And Zeus didn't have any room to pull into HLE.
Zeus left the team when T1 was heading for the 6th and second 3-game World Championship titles, which was obviously difficult for many fans to accept. Therefore, HLE after Zeus joined and T1 changed to Doran, and the clash between the two teams has become the focus of global attention this year.
Gumayusi was discarded as a substitute
However, T1's biggest surprise this year was not the departure of Zeus, the addition of Doran. It's Gumayusi, who has been a consistent performer at the World Finals for the past three years, and after playing two games, he was suddenly dropped and relegated to the bench. This initially upset fans, but after seeing the near-perfect performance of newcomer Smash, who replaced Gumayusi, many people have gradually forgotten who Gumayusi is who won the two-time Grand Final.
T1 waited for his own choice
Smash '06 is 4 years younger than Gumayusi, and compared to his predecessors' support-based style, he not only has a deep hero pool of his own excellent ability, but also makes Keria finally experience the feeling of being able to play freely. Compared with the ADC that made Keria both a father and a mother in the past, I am afraid that it is much more comfortable to play both on the line and in a group. Smash can even use Kasha Zeri to hit supergod stats, which is something that T1 had ever dreamed of before. For example, today's chosen son has finally returned to his place!
Activate Keria
Smash and Keria are currently the strongest duo in the new season of the LCK. Smash's excellent ability has taken Keria's performance to the next level, and even Lulu is very handy. The output gap caused by Zeus's departure has been perfectly filled in the bottom lane, and Doran, who has been coached according to his aptitude, has returned to his position as a team and tool, so T1 has looked more reasonable and stronger recently than it was at the beginning of the season.
Uphill battle
Although HLE did not perform well in the group stage, this year's lineup is really strong. Bo5 of the global BP, even T1 may not be easy to win HLE. The only thing that makes people feel that there is a gap in their current form is the jungler, and Peanut's overall performance after entering S15 is not ideal. Oner no longer comes across as "simple-minded and well-limbed". The team positioning of the top laner also allows him to take care of the middle and lower double Cs more, and T1's control of the competition for neutral resources in the early stage is very good. If the combination of Viper and Delight can't take advantage of T1, this Bo5 seems to us to have a big advantage for T1.
Because it is a knockout round, this Bo5 has also become the most concerned, intense, and explosive showdown in the history of the first round of the LCK playoffs! An exaggerated game in every sense of the word.
GenG is waiting
Naturally, DK couldn't choose the winner of T1 and HLE, so their next opponent was GenG. The good news is that entering the second round is a double defeat, there is a chance to tolerate mistakes, and from the group stage, GenG's performance is not ideal, and GenG's undefeated myth against T1 has been shattered. In particular, Ruler was completely beaten in the face of Smash, and GenG's current T1 win rate is also very low. The next few days of the LCK will be very exciting and worth looking forward to!
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