In an intense Bo3, T1 (seed 4 LCK) won 2-0 against G2 Esports (seed 1 LEC) during the fourth round of the Swiss Stage of the 2024 League of Legends Worlds. This success allows the reigning world champion to secure his place for the playoffs, while G2 will have to go through the fifth and final round to hope to qualify.
T1 outclasses G2 Esports to validate its ticket to the playoffs
The seventh day of the League of Legends Worlds 2024 Swiss Stage gets off to a strong start with a crucial qualifying match between T1 and G2 Esports. This Bo3 pits seed 4 of the LCK, T1, against seed 1 of the LEC, G2 Esports. The two teams are 2-1 in this Swiss Round, and the winner of this meeting will validate their qualification for the playoffs, while the loser will have to play a final decisive match in Round 5. This confrontation of titans has kept all its promises, with a first duel from the lanes phase and moments of tension in each game.
A progressive domination of T1
The first game opens with a very high pace. T1 quickly takes the lead with first blood before the laning phase is even well established. G2 Esports reacted quickly, with Hans Sama well in place, capable of unlocking his team’s kill counter from the first minutes. This explosive early game sets the tone for a tight clash, with regular exchanges of blows in the first ten minutes. Beyond the kills, T1 manages to capitalize on its macro decisions, securing a lead of more than 1k gold after recovering the first dragon. The first turning point of the match occurs during a risky dive by G2 in a botlane, poorly executed, which allows T1 to seize a decisive advantage.
The following teamfight around the third dragon perfectly illustrates T1’s ability to dominate in crucial moments: they win the engagement and reinforce their domination. After 20 minutes of play, T1 has a lead of more than 3k golds, gradually suffocating G2 by invading its jungle and controlling the objectives. The final blow comes with the recovery of Soul and Nashor, allowing T1 to put an end to European resistance. A final midlane teamfight, marked by a triple kill from Faker, sealed this first victory in 28 minutes. T1 shows perfect mastery of the game, while G2 failed to reverse the trend, despite some good attempts.
Resilience, Mastery, and Flight of Nashor
The second round starts with the same intensity, but this time, G2 seems more resilient and better prepared for the first minutes of the lanes phase. T1, however, kept up the pressure and quickly took a slight advantage of 1k golds after ten minutes thanks to good objective management and some well-made picks. The quarter of an hour of play saw T1 accelerate, but a slightly clumsy dive at midlane allowed G2 to breathe. The match then becomes a real showdown. G2 finally found their moment of glory in the 21st minute with a perfectly executed teamfight in the midlane, offering themselves a saving ACE. This advantage makes it possible to secure a first Nashor and take a lead in golds for the first time, with a gap of 3k a little before the half-hour mark.
G2 then tries to conclude by besieging T1’s base, but an overreach in botlane costs the European team dearly. T1 manages to defend its base brilliantly, a few minutes later, it turns the situation to its advantage by stealing a crucial Nashor from under G2’s nose. The tension rises a notch when the fight for the Elder breaks out. T1 wins a decisive teamfight and takes the opportunity to capture the ancestral dragon and Nashor. With these two buffs, T1 launches the final assault on G2’s base. After several minutes of fierce resistance, G2 finally cracked and had to give in to the power of the Korean team. T1 concludes this 41-minute round and offers a 2-0 victory in a match which, despite this Korean domination in the early and late game, saw G2 come close to the feat on several occasions.
T1 therefore won 2-0 and validated its qualification for the quarter-finals of the 2024 Worlds. This victory, although contested at times, shows a perfectly rehearsed Korean team, capable of making the difference in key moments. Zeus, imperial over Gragas and Jax, was one of the pillars of this performance, making the decisive plays in the teamfights.
For G2 Esports, this defeat marks a setback, but nothing is over yet. The European champion will have to go through Round 5 of the Swiss Stage to hope to qualify for the playoffs. G2 showed signs of life, especially in game 2 with a good comeback, but errors of judgment and a lack of precision at the end of the game were costly. The road to the playoffs is still open for G2, who will have to correct these mistakes to stay in the competition. For its part, T1 continues to prove its status as a serious contender for the title with a qualification for the quarter-finals in Paris.
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