Does MSI have another hidden powerhouse? The North American king sweeps G2, T1's ranking drops again, failing to reach the top four level.

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Today's MSI Mid-Season Invitational featured the BO5 match in the phase where four teams compete for three spots, with full highlights. The top teams from the European and North American regions met, vying for a place in the loser's bracket final.

As a result, the heavily favored G2 team was surprisingly upset, swept 3-0 by the North American king LYON.

G2's form was poor, and their draft was no longer impressive.

Before this match, about 90% of viewers favored G2 for two reasons. First, G2 had just defeated and eliminated T1, which was a huge achievement. Second, in cross-region matchups between Europe and North America, European teams have traditionally been more dominant, and historically, the European region has ranked higher than North America.

However, the story went wrong from the very start. G2 picked Orianna mid, which was a correct idea, but their actual performance was terrible. Their bot lane and mid lane were outclassed by the opponents, and the jungler's tempo was also behind.

LYON consistently maintained an advantage and secured three dragons. G2, with their late-game composition, managed to get the fourth dragon, hoping for a comeback. But LYON's two ruthless teamfight executions shattered G2's comeback dreams, and LYON won the first game with beautiful teamfights.

In the second game, G2's draft had significant issues. With their lineup advantage, LYON once again gained an edge, especially in the top lane where they broke through against Yasuo, reducing BB's score to 1-5. Inspired's Lee Sin put on a show, and G2 was suffocated. They barely managed to kill the enemy's Gnar, but after taking Baron, they were outplayed by Viktor. A disastrous teamfight led to their defeat, and the game was wrapped up.

There is another powerhouse at MSI: LYON sweeps G2.

In the crucial third game, Caps picked Syndra hoping to carry, but LYON had another ace up their sleeve. Their support Bard put on a show, constantly using his ultimate to dictate the pace. Early on, Inspired secured a kill, unlocking Bard's roaming, and then LYON took a huge lead across the board. With the Ocean Soul, Caitlyn's damage was explosive.

Later, LYON's push gave G2 some opportunities, but in the decisive teamfight, Caps tried to burst down the enemy Caitlyn but failed, losing the teamfight and ending the match.

After the match, Inspired even taunted G2 directly, saying goodbye to them, while G2 could only helplessly accept their elimination.

This match also created a new upset at MSI. Hardly anyone expected LYON to sweep G2, making the MSI situation even more chaotic. There have been too many surprising storylines this MSI. Everyone was amazed—they thought G2 was almost unbeatable except against the top two, but unexpectedly, MSI still has another dark horse. Who exactly is LYON?

Now everyone is starting to reassess the strength of the MSI teams. It is certain that T1's ranking will inevitably drop.

T1's ranking drops, failing to reach the top four standard.

Given that G2 can beat T1 3-1, and LYON can sweep G2, what would be the result of LYON vs T1?

Many viewers are sharing interesting comments, saying that LYON is playing with a chip on their shoulder. In this MSI, they didn't get to "subsidize" (i.e., didn't play against TES), and also missed the chance to beat T1 to vindicate the North American region.

So they had to take it out on G2. Jungler Inspired actively wanted to join G2 last year but was rejected, so this year he directly crushed G2 and eliminated them. Looking further back, you'll find that LYON's performance against BLG was also decent. At the time, many viewers thought BLG was not in good form, but now it seems LYON truly has strength.

As for T1, everyone initially thought they could barely reach the top four, but now it seems T1 is nowhere near the top four level. The sixth place best fits their position. Of course, some are trying to vindicate TES, but there's no way to excuse TES losing to TSW.

Personally, I believe G2's loss to LYON definitely involved an element of underestimation. Additionally, G2 might have saved their best effort for T1, thinking they could handle LYON easily. However, the actual level of the two teams was likely quite close, or even G2 was trailing, and they were gradually overwhelmed.