Preface: The S16 season has officially begun, and I believe most players have been following the recent matchups. The MSI competition is extremely intense. As teams are gradually eliminated, fewer and fewer remain. T1's overall performance is currently showing many issues. As a championship favorite, every move they make draws attention. After winning the first round of the loser's bracket, netizens have focused their discussion on jungler Oner. Many are joking that it's no wonder he wasn't on the national team's starting roster—despite having an advantage, he still gave away first blood and various jungle resources.

Jungler Oner becomes T1's scapegoat.

I believe most players are quite familiar with T1. As a top-tier team in the LCK, they have enjoyed immense popularity and attention over the years, winning multiple World Championships and establishing themselves as the undisputed best team in the world. In this MSI, their overall performance has been relatively stable, having lost only three small games so far. After winning the first round of the loser's bracket, they now face their toughest challenge—a crucial do-or-die match against G2. Losing would end their MSI journey entirely.

The match between T1 and FUR was not an upset; T1 swept them 3-0. However, after the game, jungler Oner still became the focus of discussion on Korean online forums.

In the first game, T1 had a strong advantage from the start. In the Rift Herald team fight, they achieved a 0-for-3 trade, with Faker catching two, and Peyz's Syndra securing a double kill. At 30 minutes, FUR attempted a risky flank but failed. T1 counterattacked with a 0-for-3 and easily ended the game in one push. The two teams were clearly not on the same level.

The second game became a personal showcase for bottom laner Peyz. The duo of Lux and Caitlyn gave FUR's bot lane no chance at all. After a 0-for-2 double kill in the mid lane, T1 fully seized control. At 23 minutes, they grouped to take Baron Nashor, and finally ended the match in under 29 minutes.

The third game was likely FUR's best chance. They brought out a surprise pick—Nasus jungle—and it actually worked well, even stacking 800 Q-stacks for insane damage. However, FUR's mid laner (Aurora) dealt zero damage in the last two team fights, completely dashing any hope of a comeback. It felt no different from the play-in stage: whether ahead or behind, they struggled to take even a single point from T1.

After the match, Korean forums were abuzz discussing jungler Oner's form. Despite having lane priority in all three lanes, he lost dragons and Rift Herald. If Oner doesn't recover his form, they won't win any championship. Many Korean netizens joked that he actually got POG (MVP), even though he was the worst performer. It seems that since Oner was suppressed by Xun, his reputation has nosedived, and he's now T1's designated scapegoat. Some even remarked that it's no wonder he wasn't selected for the national team, with Canyon being chosen instead—once international tournaments arrive, all his problems come to light.

Goodbye's take:

Who would have thought that after T1 won, jungler Oner would still be criticized by Korean netizens? This is likely the most serious consequence of losing to BLG. To change the current public opinion, there are only two ways: win the MSI championship, or defeat BLG in future matches. However, judging from their current form, T1 indeed has some coordination issues that cannot be fixed overnight.

What do you, dear viewers, think about this matter?