Faker faces the worst outcome! T1 eliminated in a pentakill game, the mysterious number 1557 reappears on stage

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In the recent MSI Mid-Season Invitational knockout stage match between the top six teams, T1 underperformed, losing 3-1 to G2.

In the crucial fourth game, despite Peyz securing a pentakill, T1 lost after a 50-minute struggle as G2 turned the tables and eliminated them.

Faker's worst outcome, eliminated in a pentakill game

Since this was a lower bracket match, the loser would be eliminated, finishing in sixth place. Before the game, many still expected T1 to advance easily, but G2 proved with their performance that this year, no Korean team can beat them.

After sweeping two Korean teams 6-0 in the previous First Stand tournament, G2 once again took a 2-0 lead against T1, putting them on the brink of elimination. In the third game, G2's draft was still superior, and they held an early advantage, but they made mistakes mid-game, allowing T1 to win one round.

In the fourth game, despite a disastrous start where both top and mid lanes were solo killed, G2 refused to give up and sought a comeback. After falling behind by up to 8,000 gold, they capitalized on T1's mistakes during a push, launched a counterattack, and dragged the game into the late stage. The match lasted 50 minutes, with Peyz's Caitlyn once securing a pentakill, but G2's tenacity kept them in the fight. Eventually, they seized a teamfight opportunity to secure both Baron and Elder Dragon, gaining control of the map.

Later, despite T1 taking the Elder Dragon in a counterattack, G2 rushed the Baron successfully, waited for T1's Elder buff to expire, then pushed aggressively and destroyed the Nexus in a single assault. This marked Faker's worst outcome, finishing sixth, the worst international tournament result of his career.

Poor form, Faker becomes the weak link

Many thought the classic reverse sweep script would repeat in the fourth game, but T1 made huge mistakes during their Baron push, giving G2 an opening. This actually resembled BLG's lack of discipline. The root cause of these errors was the poor state of T1's players.

This MSI already gave T1 plenty of time to adjust. T1's characteristic is that they get stronger the longer the tournament goes. They started with the play-in stage to warm up, then faced BLG. Even after losing, they still had a chance to bounce back.

However, based on their performance against G2, this T1 deserved to be eliminated in sixth place—they simply played too poorly.

In the first three games, their draft was outmatched by G2, their laning was weak, and their team composition had far less margin for error. Combined with the terrible form of their top, mid, and jungle—top laner repeatedly solo killed, mid and jungle making reckless mistakes at critical moments—the fourth game loss can be attributed largely to Faker's Galio. He repeatedly engaged out of sync, giving G2 chances to turn the game around.

The number 1557 reappears, divine punishment from Kled

Finally, there's an interesting superstition from this match. G2's top laner, Brokenblade, picked Kled in the fourth game. Despite being solo killed in lane, he delivered an outstanding performance in the mid-to-late game, almost single-handedly leading his team to victory. This Kled performance could be considered the best of his career, worthy of being recorded in history.

What's funny is that in the late game, his K/D/A remained stuck at 15-5-7 for over ten minutes, eventually finishing with that exact mysterious number.

Remember that IG once defeated T1 in 15 minutes and 57 seconds at MSI. Since then, 1557 has been an eternal pain for T1 fans. Now this number has reappeared, once again heralding T1's crushing defeat.

After the match, T1 fans completely lost it. The reason is simple: TES created a humiliating new history in this tournament, but they took G2 to five games. Meanwhile, T1 lost to G2 in just four games. The "customized version" joke once again became a hot topic for mocking T1.

Personally, I think T1's failure this time is somewhat unexpected. Honestly, no one would have thought that Peyz would be the best performer at MSI. It's rare to see the top, mid, and jungle all underperform simultaneously. But with the name T1 on the roster, no one can ever take them lightly. We'll just have to see how they perform in the upcoming events this year.