In the fateful 5th set, there was Faker… T1 holds the 5th ‘Summoner’s Cup'[롤드컵]

3-2 set score victory over BLG… 2nd consecutive win for the first time in history

Faker‘s ‘Star Instinct’ is active in every difficult situation… Achieves 500 kills for the first time in Worlds

BLG, which was aiming for its first win with only Chinese players, ended in tears at the end of an even match.

Unbelievable Faker!

T1 successfully won their second World Championship in a row. ‘Faker’ Lee Sang-hyeok, who changed the course of the game with his outstanding performance at every critical juncture, lifted his fifth championship trophy with his team.

T1 won the final of the ‘2024 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship’ held at the O2 Arena in London, England on the 2nd (local time), defeating Bilibili Gaming (BLG) of LPL (China) with a set score of 3-2.

It was a thrilling match, even though it was heartbreaking the whole time. As such, the one-step attack and defense continued throughout the game.

T1, which gave up Ash, an important pick of the tournament, quickly conceded the first set.

T1, which allowed 3 kills in a 15-minute battle, even allowed the first mid turret, and even gave up a kill in the opponent’s jungle area, falling into a difficult situation and quickly collapsing.

After Baron appeared, BLG set sights near Baron and lured T1, and in the end, T1, who was caught in the opponent’s trap, gave up ‘Kumayushi’ and was granted a kill and a buff. In the end, with the gold gap widening by 8000, T1 was unable to stop the opponent’s attack in the 28th minute and gave up the Nexus.

T1, who lost the first set to the opponent’s ban pick strategy, successfully responded in the second set and tied the game.

At the beginning of the game, he allowed another kill when the opponent invaded, but immediately changed the mood by getting 3 kills in a fight that took place in the opponent’s jungle area. T1 then took all of the first group of larvae, and then held a sit-in in the first turret of the opponent’s tower, putting pressure on the opponent and gaining 3 additional kills.

T1, who even took the second group of larvae, won the battle in front of the messenger and put pressure on the second mid turret. Contrary to the first set, this time they lured the opponent using Baron as bait.

T1, who continued to lure the opponent, captured the opponent’s ADC in mid and took the dragon. Then, in the battle in front of Baron, T1 gained victory by completely defeating the opponent, advanced to the opponent’s base through the bottom line, and destroyed the Nexus.

The third set was lost in a speed battle.

T1, who allowed the first score when the ‘owner’ was caught in the beginning, allowed a kill in the mid and even gave them a dragon. Then, ahead of the second larva, he went to block the opponent and allowed a large number of kills, increasing the kill score to 0 to 5.

BLG gained momentum and even destroyed T1’s second turret, and T1 took care of the bot and mid first turret and even took care of the dragon, creating some room to prolong the game, but immediately allowed the first mid turret.

T1, who even allowed jungle vision ahead of Baron, was pushed into an even more difficult situation as even ‘Faker’ was caught at the bottom, and after allowing Baron in the 21-minute fight, they gave up the set and were pushed to the edge.

T1, who had conceded 3 sets in a speed battle, took revenge in the 4th set with Faker’s outstanding performance and took the game to the final set.

T1, who cleared out the first group of larvae in the mid-game, pressured the opponent from the tower and took the first dragon. Then, at the top, Faker gained momentum by catching the opponent’s ADC, and then took the win by taking care of the second group of larvae as well.

At one point, a dizzying situation occurred when BLG got 3 kills, but Baron appeared right after taking the third dragon, and for this, Faker infiltrated the side of BLG, which was preparing the camp, captured the opponent, and even successfully hunted Baron.

T1, which started to supply gold through the Baron power play, continued to destroy the opponent’s turrets, and even picked up the opponent who was on defense, increasing its speed. T1, who caught the opposing supporter ahead of the Elder Dragon, did not miss the opportunity and chose to fight instead of the Elder Dragon, destroying the Nexus and successfully taking the game to the final set.

And in the fateful 5th set, there was the ‘Immortal Demon King’ Faker in T1.

The one who laughed first was BLG. With the collaboration of ‘Knight’ and ‘Sheen’, they caught Faker and announced a good start. Then, around the 6th minute, T1 countered the opponent’s move and started a counterattack by killing and eating larvae.

In the 29th minute of teamfight where the balance was tense, BLG threw a game-winning move, but Faker caught all five players with a fantastic cover and then eliminated Baron, turning the game around in an instant.

BLG made their final game in the 31st minute, but fell again to T1’s counterattack. After winning the teamfight, T1 continued to advance and eventually broke BLG’s nexus, dramatically lifting the ‘Summoner’s Cup’.

In an interview immediately after winning, ‘Faker’ Lee Sang-hyeok said, “Although my overall performance was not good, I always worked hard and it led to my fifth win. I hope many juniors will have dreams like me and create their own lives.” . Lee Sang-hyuk also achieved his first 500 kills at the World Championships on this day.

As a result, T1 extended its winning streak against LPL (China) to ’10’ in the 5-game World Championship.

On the other hand, the ‘LPL dream’ of winning the championship for the first time with all players from their own country was postponed to the next opportunity. The LPL was won by Invictus Gaming (IG) in 2018, FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) in 2019, and Edward Gaming (EDG) in 2021, but all of them had Korean players playing key roles.

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