As expected, strong LCK!! Gen.G and T1 made a matchup in the winner's group final
Jul 06, 2025
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As expected, LCK (Korea) was strong.
Gen. G, the LCK 1st and 2nd seeds, and T1 beat the LPL (China) team side by side in the second round of the bracket stage of the international competition 'MSI 2025', and will face off in the winner's group final. As a result, LCK put at least one team on the final stage, and secured one more seed right for the LoL World Championship, earning a bonus for a total of four LCK teams to play.
The first tape was cut off by "Defending Champ". Gen.G won the second round winner's group match held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada, on the 5th (hereinafter Korean time), 3-2 after a neck-and-neck race with AL (Anyone's Legend), the No. 1 seed of the LPL, to the 5th set. After losing the first set, there was a considerable slugfest, but he did not lose his concentration until the end and gained the upper hand in the battle for the No. 1 seed pride between the two countries.
T1 took over this momentum. T1 beat expectations that a close game would be held at the same place on the 6th, beating the expectation that the LPL's No. 2 seed Billy Gaming match would be held, and won 3-0. T1, who took the lead in 28 minutes with the strong performance of 'Faker'Lee Sang-hyuk in the first set, swept away his poor performance in the first round by winning the second set from behind to the third set. In particular, T1 lost to Bilibili in all two rounds in the MSI last year, but won the LOL World Cup final 3-2, and in the rematch in eight months, it was even more overwhelming than the opponent.
As a result, the two teams will face off at 9 a.m. on the 10th to compete for the finals. If Gen.G wins, it will be on the MSI final stage for the second consecutive year, and if T1 wins, it will be the first time in three years since 2022. Even if you lose this game, you have a chance to reach the finals once again through the loser group final. In the MSI, which was China's absolute strength, it is also expected that the two LCK teams will face off for the first time in the finals.
Gen.G has shown an absolute advantage over T1 in LCK over the past three years. Gen.G has won all four consecutive LCK finals, and Gen.G has won two games against T1 in the first and second rounds of this season. However, T1 is the best player in international competitions, and won the LOL World Cup for the second consecutive year despite ranking fourth in LCK in last year's summer season.
Meanwhile, AL and Bilibili, blocked by LCK's wall, will compete for the third round of the consolation match against CFO of LCP (Asia-Pacific) and Flyquest of LTA North (North America) on the 8th and 9th, respectively. Since Flyquest and CFO are not easy enough to beat Movistar KOI and G2, the first and second seeds of LEC (Europe), respectively, to reach the second round loser group, it is expected that the game will not be easy.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
