T1 returned to Summoner’s Rift and played their third regular season match of the 2024 LCK Spring Split. Continuing their momentum, Faker and his team scored another victory this season, winning 2-1 against KT Rolster and winning the first ever Telecom War. 2024 season.
A contested match, but a fresh win for T1
Last week, Riot Games kicked off the 2024 LCK Spring Split with the start of the regular season. This first weekend saw the reigning world champion, T1, as well as the 2023 double champion, Gen G. This first high-level meeting ended in defeat for Faker and his team despite a victory in the first match. In the following days, T1 scored their first win of the 2024 season, with an emphatic win against the Guangdong Freaks.
This Friday, January 26, the T1s return to Summoner’s Rift to face KT Rolster in the first Telecom battle of the 2024 season. Bo3, this meeting, got off to a tough start for the reigning world champions. Despite a strong start to the game and a good performance during the lane phase, T1 was overtaken in the late game. Despite the lead in gold, they were saved by the courage and aggression of Katie Rolster. Using their team composition effectively, KT started numerous fights across the map, taking advantage of T1’s positioning errors. Gradually, KT closed the gap, and a decisive team fight before the 35th minute of the game decided the outcome of the game.
In the second round of this Bo, the T1s quickly gained the upper hand, once again achieving a great start to the game and a more than satisfactory laning phase. They constantly put pressure on their opponents’ weak points. Making significantly fewer mistakes than the previous game, T1 was particularly solid in the middle of the game, managing to snowball effectively. The intensity of the face-off was remarkable, with the T1s proving extremely aggressive and sharp in their decisions. Dominating their opponents throughout the lane phase, thanks in large part to Gumayusi, T1 easily won this second round in just 21 minutes, leaving their opponents no room for maneuver.
The final decision was made during the third and final game, which was similar to the previous game, except that T1 took a little longer to secure their victory. They allow their designs to grow in strength while ensuring that errors are minimized. From the beginning of the laning phase, T1 started to open a significant gap in terms of gold, thanks to a more effective macro strategy, and took control of all neutral objectives. Katie Rolster failed to deal with the overwhelming power of her opponents on the day, securing only two kills. T1 needed just 29 minutes to win this last round.
The second week of the championship opens under good auspices for Faker and T1. The world champions have temporarily climbed to the 4th position in the rankings with a record of 2 wins in 3 matches. The team is now preparing for their next clash, scheduled for this Sunday, January 28 at 9:30 am, where they will face the formidable Hanwa Life Esports team. The latter is currently undefeated in this spring split with a score of 3-0, thus promising a particularly extraordinary meeting.