[오!쎈 런던] “T1 will end the LPL undefeated legend at Worlds”, ‘Bin’ Chen Zebin’s ‘3-0’ boast

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[OSEN=런던(영국), 고용준 기자] “T1 has yet to lose at Worlds against LPL teams, but this time we will break the undefeated myth.”

The confidence of Chen “Bin” Zebin, who is in charge of the two stocks with “Knight” Zuoding at Bilibili Gaming (BLG), the No. 1 seed in the LPL, was truly extraordinary. There was not the slightest hesitation. They delivered a strong message that they would overwhelm T1, which is on a 9-game winning streak against previous LPL teams.

Riot Games held a media day for the finals of the ‘2024 LOL World Championship (hereinafter referred to as Worlds)’ at the Indigo Volume in the O2 Arena in London, England, on the afternoon of the 1st (Korean time). The BLG team, which participated in a Q&A with the finalists, confidently expressed its ambition to continue the momentum of advancing to the finals for the first time since its founding to win the championship.

T1 has shown a particularly strong performance against LPL teams since its predecessor, SK Telecom. In the finals of the 2013 World Cup, which was their first appearance, they faced Royal Club and played their first five-game series against an LPL team. T1, which won cleanly 3-0 at the time, met Royal Never Give Up three times in a five-game series, including the quarterfinals in 2016, the semifinals in 2017, and the quarterfinals in 2022, and won all of them.

T1 continued its momentum by defeating JD Gaming 3-1 in the semifinals of the 2022 Worlds Cup, and in the 2023 Worlds Cup held in Korea, they played a five-game series against LNG in the quarterfinals, JD Gaming in the semifinals, and Weibo Gaming in the finals. He won every game against the team, solidifying his position as an LPL killer or LPL grim reaper. This year, they played a 5-game series against TES in the quarterfinals and won 3-0 without giving up a single set, continuing their 9-game winning streak in the 5-game series of the World Championship against LPL.

Despite the situation, ‘Bin’ Chen Zebin did not care at all. “First of all, it is an honor to be able to face T1 in the finals,” he said. “I am happy to meet the legendary team T1, but all five of us will definitely win for the LPL and the fans.”

Next, ‘Bin’ Chen Zebin began to pour out without hesitation the thoughts that had been in his heart for a long time.

Chen Zebin said, “T1 has never lost to LPL teams, but this time we will break (T1’s) undefeated myth. “I think the expected score is 3-0,” he said, expressing strong confidence in a complete victory.

“We have become very familiar with each other over the past two years, so both players know each other’s mechanics well,” said Chen ‘Bin’ Zebin. “I think we can probably show a really exciting best-of-five match in the finals,” he said with a smile, adding, “T1’s strength is that they can make really smart plays in the game. However, we know T1 well, so we can handle such a game better,” he said, explaining the basis for his confidence in a 3-0 win.

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Finally, Chen ‘Bin’ Zebin raised his voice, saying, “You can see how BLG’s performance has improved during this tournament, so you can think that you will be able to see 100% BLG in the finals.” Chinese reporters at the Media Day site responded to Vin’s loud shouts with applause and cheers. / scrapper@osen.co.kr

Yongjun Lee (scrapper@osen.co.kr)