T1 has achieved its worst record in international tournaments! Doran gets breached in every match! Youngster Peyz has become the team's carry!

At the 2026 MSI Mid-Season Invitational, T1 lost 1-3 to G2, finishing in sixth place at the event, and this was on LCK's home soil, setting the worst international tournament result in the team's history. Previously, T1's international achievements included 2 MSI championships, 3 runner-up finishes, and one semifinal appearance, while at Worlds they have 6 titles, 3 second-place finishes, 2 third-place finishes, and one semifinal appearance! Unexpectedly, this MSI saw them broken through once again by their old rival G2—either being crushed by the opponent or suffering a comeback, even after holding a massive lead, with no idea what they were doing! Suffice it to say, G2's reputation as "Korean Slayers" is no exaggeration; this is the third time this year they have eliminated an LCK team in an international BO5!

However, in this BO5, top laner Doran's performance was truly exaggerated. Although his championship skin is about to go on sale, he played so poorly that he trended on social media! Previously, BLG's top laner Bin commented on Doran, saying his performance was bad and he played poorly. At the time, people thought Bin's words were too harsh. But now, looking at Doran's performance, it's really disappointing—he was breached in every match by G2's top lane godfather, BrokenBlade, who solo-killed him multiple times. In terms of mechanics, he either messed up flashes or made operational errors, lost crucial teamfights, and single-handedly threw games with bad calls. All sorts of bizarre plays came out. Despite all this, he does have a championship skin (which is somewhat absurd and ironic—such good fortune)!

As for Peyz, the bot laner who joined T1 this season, his pentakill count keeps increasing, but his heart is also suffering. Back when he was at JDG, as a young player, he always had to carry the team's burden. Now, in T1's overall performance, he still finds himself carrying the weight alone!

Basically, every time he dies, the base explodes. Keria and he created advantages together, but the other teammates—the top laner and jungler are both erratic players—no one pays attention to him, and Faker is inconsistent, sometimes godlike and sometimes terrible. Even though he got a pentakill, T1's performance makes the future look really grim. The top laner and jungler are just too "mediocre" right now!