Scientific research is not easy to win! Faker's Yasuo is hard to find, Bdd's Swain shines in team fights, KT evens the score
Live broadcast on August 24th: The LCK Summer Playoffs continue today! The second match of the first round is the old rivals T1 against KT!
In the second game, T1 picked mid Yasuo and support Lee Sin. In the early game, both sides were evenly matched, and T1 took the first dragon. However, KT used this opportunity to push down two of T1's outer mid towers and the mid inhibitor tower, setting the stage for later. In a crucial team fight, Gumayusi's Senna and Zeus's Aatrox were caught, leading to T1 being outnumbered and KT winning the fight 2 for 5! In the subsequent Baron fight, Faker's Yasuo and Zeus's Aatrox had no impact, Bdd's Swain found an opportunity to flash forward and kill T1's bot lane, sealing the game! KT won two consecutive team fights with a 2 for 10 exchange and ended the game from the mid lane, evening the score!
Starting lineup:
T1 : Top Zeus, Jungle Oner, Mid Faker, Bot Gumayusi, Support Keria
KT Rolster : Top PerfecT, Jungle Pyosik, Mid Bdd, Bot Deft, Support BeryL
BP phase:
Blue side KT: Pick: Renekton, Sejuani, Swain, Ziggs, Rell
Ban: Nasus, Azir, Ashe, Ornn, Olaf
Red side T1: Pick: Lillia, Senna, Yasuo, Aatrox, Lee Sin
Ban: Maokai, Ivern, Rumble, Caitlyn, Taliyah
Post-match data:
POG:
Match details:
[1:07] Level 1 T1 Yasuo and Lee Sin's mid-support combo was extremely powerful, chasing down and killing BeryL's Rell, giving Keria's Lee Sin first blood! However, they overextended, and KT's support arrived quickly, resulting in a 2 for 2 trade!
[5:45] KT's three-man gank in mid, BeryL's Rell landed a flash Q, successfully killing Faker's Yasuo! KT then secured the first Rift Herald!
[8:02] Pyosik's Sejuani ganked top, coordinating with PerfecT's Renekton to dive and kill Zeus's Aatrox! T1 secured the first dragon!
[9:22] KT found another opportunity for a numbers advantage, three-man gank killing Oner's Lillia!
[10:50] Rift Herald fight, KT initiated with BeryL's Rell but had poor results, PerfecT's Renekton was instantly focused and killed! T1 countered, taking down KT members one by one, only Deft's Ziggs traded with Gumayusi's Senna! T1 won the fight 1 for 4! The Rift Herald went to KT 4-2!
[13:30] T1 secured the second dragon, aiming for the Ocean Soul this game!
[14:28] KT grouped up and secured the Rift Herald!
[19:37] The third dragon spawned, KT pushed down T1's two outer mid towers and the mid inhibitor tower, allowing T1 to secure their dragon soul point!
[25:12] T1's dragon soul fight, Oner's Lillia tried to smite but Bdd's Swain secured the fourth dragon! KT grouped up and retreated! T1 wasted a teleport! In the subsequent mid lane fight, Gumayusi's Senna and Zeus's Aatrox were caught, T1's jungle and support traded with Deft's Ziggs, but Faker's Yasuo couldn't handle a 1v3! KT won the fight 2 for 5, wiping out T1! KT took the gold lead!
[28:55] KT grouped up for Baron, Oner's Lillia used Zhonya's to dodge two ultimates but tried to kill PerfecT's Renekton with teammates, which backfired! Oner was killed, Zeus's Aatrox was kited to death, and Bdd's Swain found space to flash forward and kill T1's bot lane, KT won the fight 1 for 5, wiping out T1, and ended the game from the mid lane, evening the score!
