T1 has officially blocked one of the most overwhelming series in the recent history of the League of Legends, when defeating Gen.G with a score of 2-1 in a series of dramatic matches, thereby ending the 27-winning match seemingly indecisive of the opponent.
Immediately after returning from the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC), T1 returned to Korea to play the third round of the League Champions Korea (LCK). And the opponent waiting for them is none other than Gen.G – the team that T1 has not won any victory this year.
The familiar scenario seemed to continue when Faker and his teammates lost the first game on the blue team. Canyon and General Wukong “stormed”, had 12 defeated and established a game as usual for a easy Gen.G.
But as soon as the fans started to think of a familiar defeat, T1 turned the flag upside down. In game two, the bottom line of T1 locked the legendary couple Xayah and Rakan, while Faker used the familiar Azir card, slowly rolled the snowball and regained the game.
In the decisive game, T1 moved to the red team, and once again, the bottom line shone with the Aphelios – Thresh duo used to turn in 2022. They created momentum from the first feat, overwhelming Gen.G and ending the match full of eyes, thereby bringing the first defeat to the opponent this year.
Keria was honored as the MVP of the series with 38 support phases, showing his huge influence on the generals supporting fighting like Rakan or Thresh. Keria's ability to create mutations is the key to help T1 control the entire game.
This victory not only has a spiritual meaning, but also ends the 27 consecutive victory of Gen.G. Although Gen.G is still the team that owns the longest chain of LCK history – 29 matches in 2024 (lasting from spring to summer), T1 also registered history when becoming the first team to complete a perfect LCK group stage in 2022.
Star Gunner Gumayusi also clearly affirmed his goal that he wanted to “revenge” after recent failures against Gen.G.
Now, T1 needs to maintain this form until the end of the season if they want to conquer the remaining two titles, including the 2025 World Championship, where they have the opportunity to become the first team in the history of League of Legends Worlds 3 times in a row.
On the Gen.G side, they won the right to attend the 2025 Worlds thanks to the recent victory at LCK, but it would be necessary to maintain the performance if they want to win the most prestigious international trophy of the year.