Foreword:
T1, being the most decorated team in LoL, has countless fans who believe that Faker is their cornerstone. However, some also argue that support Keria plays a crucial role in their success, as he consistently pulls off miraculous plays. For instance, during the regular-season showdown between T1 and KT, Keria's flash-ult with Seraphine to initiate a team fight went viral, even prompting T1's head coach to admit in a post-match interview that Keria's move left him speechless.

The LCK regular season is entering its final week, and the top two teams in points will earn a "playoff byes." Many top-tier teams are fighting for a favorable standing to secure their playoff run. Currently, HLE leads the standings with a 14-3 record and only needs one more win to lock in a bye. T1 and GEN are tied in series wins, so T1 must rely on their tiebreaker advantage to claim the bye.

Given T1's precarious position, fans closely watched the pivotal match against KT. Many believed that if T1 could sweep KT, they would secure the bye—since their remaining opponent is BFX. However, in the second game of the BO3, T1 surprised everyone by picking Olaf for top-laner Doran against Jayce—a notoriously difficult matchup. Even the LCK casters criticized T1's coaching staff for a questionable pick and ban.

As predicted, Doran was solo-killed twice by KT's top-laner Jayce within 10 minutes. Faker's Akali also couldn't find a 1v1 kill due to Jayce's snowballing, and was even solo-killed twice by the same player, Perfect. When the kill score hit a humiliating 1-15, KT's entire team started throwing by attempting Baron right in front of T1's faces. This allowed T1 to break their formation, resulting in a 3-for-4 trade that denied KT the objective.

After showing incredible team-fight resilience, T1 faced KT's continued obsession with Baron. In a crucial Baron fight, support Keria landed a game-changing flash-ult with Seraphine, catching four KT players and enabling a massive comeback. After the win, the interviewer asked T1's coach how he felt watching Keria's miracle engage. The coach replied that his mind went completely blank—the play was beyond anything he could have imagined.

KT's loss to T1 dashed their theoretical chance at a playoff bye. Many LoL fans sympathized with KT's top-laner Perfect, calling him a tragic hero—his post-match rating far exceeded Doran's. Perfect solo-killed both Faker and Doran twice without jungle assistance, but his teammates underperformed: BDD got solo-killed by Olaf despite having a lane advantage, and AD carry Aiming failed to build grievous wounds even by the game's end.

Conclusion
T1's recent performances have been incredible—no matter how large their early deficit, they always manage to stage a comeback. Personally, I believe T1 has a strong chance of qualifying for MSI this year. They've introduced so many unconventional champions that other LCK teams seem to lack their strategic depth, and the current meta heavily favors their jungle-support roaming style. Which LCK team do you think can defeat T1?