LCK: Overcoming a 13,000 Gold Deficit! Faker Executes a Perfect Solo Kill, T1 Creates Another Miracle

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The LCK league held a high-stakes match today, with the two finalists from last year facing off once more. T1 defeated KT with a 2-0 scoreline, maintaining their strong momentum.

The most remarkable part was the second game, where T1 staged a comeback even while trailing by 13,000 gold.

Faker Delivers a Flawless Solo Kill, KT Pushes Hard in the Second Game

In the first match, T1 picked support Lissandra and performed well. Just over two minutes in, T1’s mid and bot lanes made decisive plays. Faker’s Ryze, facing BDD’s Taliyah, executed a perfect solo kill by first chunking BDD with a combo, then flashing in to finish him off with a follow-up combo.

This solo kill was called perfect because Faker’s mana management was impeccable—he had very little mana left before the kill. BDD likely gave the opportunity assuming Faker wouldn’t have enough mana.

However, Faker seized the moment when his mana was just enough for one full combo, flashed in, and secured the kill flawlessly.

On the bot side, T1 also secured a lane kill. Subsequent dragon fights became the decisive moments, where T1’s jungle and support instantly chained crowd control to eliminate the enemy jungle and support, turning a 1-for-2 into a massive snowball.

After invading the enemy jungle and continuous successful attacks, T1 ended the game with a swift initiation in Doran’s jungle.

In the second game, KT swapped in support Ghost and started with a dream opening. Cuzz transformed into a gank machine, securing kills across all three lanes: first teaming with the top lane to kill Doran, then mid lane to take down Faker, and shortly after, bot lane to grab another kill.

Overcoming a 13,000 Gold Deficit, T1 Creates Another Miracle

After Cuzz’s Nidalee set the pace across all lanes and led teammates to invade the jungle to kill Oner’s Mundo, BDD dominated the mid-game with relentless kills. A dragon fight caught Peyz out, resulting in a clean 3-for-0, followed by a Baron fight where KT wiped T1 5-for-0.

This matchup seemed like a guaranteed win for KT to anyone watching, especially since KT secured the Ocean Drake soul and Baron buff, giving them double dragon advantages.

At this point, KT could have pushed aggressively to end the game, but they opted for a safer approach, waiting for the Elder Dragon buff. However, problems arose during the Elder Dragon contest: KT’s formation split, and while Cuzz went to assist teammates in kills, he left the Elder Dragon out of Smite range at the critical moment.

During this time, Aiming helped with damage on the Elder Dragon, but T1 managed to secure it in one swift move. Still, this alone wasn’t enough for a comeback.

KT then split their forces to push two lanes, contesting T1’s top and mid lane high ground. BDD made a mistake; after Faker used his Gargoyle Stoneplate, BDD also activated his, missing the chance to deal damage and losing the skirmish.

Late-Game Power Spike, KT Players Lose Composure

After BDD’s death, T1 secured Baron, but that still wasn’t enough to reverse the game. KT’s mid lane capitalized by killing Doran and, with numerical superiority, secured the second Elder Dragon. T1 chose to concede it, allowing KT to push forward. However, the situation began to shift here.

When Cuzz tried to initiate a fight at the high ground, he was instantly burst down. The team fight broke out with KT attempting to kill Peyz, but Peyz’s Red Buff empowered attacks turned the tide, leading to a complete wipe by T1 and ending the game in one push.

In other words, T1 won the team fight despite KT having the Elder Dragon buff, overcoming a gold deficit of up to 13,000 and losing the dragon soul.

The key reason T1 won that final team fight, in my opinion, was that their composition reached a true power spike: mid lane Azir, bot lane Aphelios, and jungle Mundo are all late-game champions. Once fully developed, they can overcome economic disadvantages, even when trailing by 5,000 gold or facing an Elder Dragon buff disadvantage, still finding ways to win.

This match marks yet another impossible comeback miracle for T1, a reversal worthy of historical record. KT, the victims of T1’s comeback, suffered a devastating blow that will surely leave a psychological impact on the players.