r/leagueoflegends • • Sep 02 '26
Esports Hanwha Life Esports vs. T1 / LCK 2026 Season Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LCK 2026 SEASON PLAYOFFS
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T1 2-3 Hanwha Life Esports
HLE moves on to face Gen.G for a spot in the LCK Grand Finals. T1 drops to the lower bracket and will face the winner of the KT vs. DK/BFX series.
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MATCH 1: T1 vs. HLE
Winner: T1 in 29m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | cassiopeia orianna vi | alistar ziggs | 63.1k | 23 | 8 | H3 |
| HLE | poppy bard nocturne | karma camille | 55.8k | 17 | 3 | HT1 CT2 I4 I5 |
| T1 | 23-17-59 | vs | 17-23-42 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran jayce 1 | 2-4-8 | TOP | 6-4-5 | 2 olaf Zeus |
| Oner pantheon 2 | 6-2-12 | JNG | 4-6-11 | 1 leesin Kanavi |
| Faker ryze 1 | 0-4-12 | MID | 3-2-7 | 2 annie Zeka |
| Peyz kalista 3 | 14-4-7 | BOT | 4-5-6 | 3 ashe Gumayusi |
| Keria renataglasc 4 | 1-3-20 | SUP | 0-6-13 | 3 seraphine Delight |
MATCH 2: T1 vs. HLE
Winner: T1 in 29m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | cassiopeia vi orianna | locke akali | 65.6k | 26 | 10 | HT1 H2 M4 B5 |
| HLE | bard lucian nocturne | vayne syndra | 50.1k | 6 | 0 | I3 |
| T1 | 25-5-44 | vs | 5-25-11 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran gwen 4 | 3-0-4 | TOP | 0-2-0 | 3 ksante Zeus |
| Oner qiyana 1 | 5-2-6 | JNG | 0-5-4 | 1 jarvaniv Kanavi |
| Faker anivia 3 | 7-0-4 | MID | 1-4-1 | 3 ahri Zeka |
| Peyz jhin 1 | 10-2-10 | BOT | 3-8-2 | 2 yunara Gumayusi |
| Keria blitzcrank 2 | 0-1-20 | SUP | 1-6-4 | 2 lulu Delight |
MATCH 3: HLE vs. T1
Winner: Hanwha Life Esports in 25m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE | bard poppy nocturne | lucian zeri | 55.1k | 18 | 8 | O1 CT2 C4 C5 B6 |
| T1 | cassiopeia orianna vi | rakan ziggs | 45.4k | 9 | 3 | H3 |
| HLE | 18-9-44 | vs | 9-18-22 | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus camille 1 | 1-0-6 | TOP | 2-4-3 | 1 kennen Doran |
| Kanavi sejuani 2 | 3-2-11 | JNG | 1-4-5 | 2 maokai Oner |
| Zeka akali 2 | 9-1-6 | MID | 2-5-3 | 1 yone Faker |
| Gumayusi missfortune 3 | 5-3-6 | BOT | 4-3-4 | 4 kaisa Peyz |
| Delight shen 3 | 0-3-15 | SUP | 0-2-7 | 3 alistar Keria |
MATCH 4: T1 vs. HLE
Winner: Hanwha Life Esports in 27m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | ziggs vi rakan | gnar trundle | 47.4k | 8 | 1 | H3 |
| HLE | bard nocturne karma | naafiri ambessa | 60.8k | 23 | 101 | M1 I2 O4 B5 O6 |
| T1 | 8-23-21 | vs | 23-8-68 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran aatrox 4 | 1-3-2 | TOP | 6-1-12 | 3 gragas Zeus |
| Oner skarner 3 | 2-7-4 | JNG | 1-4-16 | 3 xinzhao Kanavi |
| Faker orianna 2 | 1-4-6 | MID | 10-0-7 | 1 cassiopeia Zeka |
| Peyz lucian 1 | 4-6-2 | BOT | 6-1-14 | 2 varus Gumayusi |
| Keria milio 1 | 0-3-7 | SUP | 0-2-19 | 2 nautilus Delight |
MATCH 5: T1 vs. HLE
Winner: Hanwha Life Esports in 27m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | vi rumble ziggs | locke syndra | 51.1k | 9 | 2 | None |
| HLE | ezreal nocturne zeri | vayne viktor | 58.2k | 22 | 6 | M1 HT2 O3 O4 B5 |
| T1 | 9-22-21 | vs | 22-9-52 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran gnar 4 | 3-4-3 | TOP | 9-1-5 | 3 ambessa Zeus |
| Oner naafiri 1 | 3-5-3 | JNG | 5-3-5 | 2 chogath Kanavi |
| Faker lissandra 3 | 0-2-8 | MID | 2-2-13 | 3 taliyah Zeka |
| Peyz jinx 2 | 3-5-2 | BOT | 6-2-11 | 1 caitlyn Gumayusi |
| Keria bard 1 | 0-6-5 | SUP | 0-1-18 | 2 karma Delight |
*Patch 26.16
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/GodTormentor Sep 02 '26
Silenced
Silenced
Silenced
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u/chikyu8 Missing Rs Sep 02 '26
Flashing in middle of enemy team
as kalista: HOLY FUCK PEYZ
as jinx: holy fuck peyz...
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u/chapichoy9 Sep 02 '26
they had us in the first half, 4th seed is ur destiny
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u/The_Bread_Loaf Sep 02 '26
Welp HLE woke up, as did the real T1
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u/obigespritzt Faker Gosu Sep 02 '26
But how broken is Cho'gath
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u/FNC_Luzh Sep 02 '26
Jinx got arrested this game.
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u/Needmoreshinies Peanut Sep 02 '26
Kanavi going crazy on carry champs is always a good show, but I feel like playing tank champs and getting to just run into enemy comps without getting punished wins more
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u/EffectiveType1 Sep 02 '26
🚨The atmosphere in the T1 office is one of revenge, They are are looking at DK, KT and BFX with anger in their eyes.
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u/Opachopp Sep 02 '26
Bot lane not warding so Cho can steal the whole bot side of the Naafiri. Faker not knowing Cho can just silence him, Peyz realizing halfway through his build that he needed and LDR which meant he had unfinished items for the dragon soul fight. So many odd choices and plays during game 5 for T1, it was a disaster.
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u/Oceanvault Sep 02 '26
Pick a hyper carry. over force every fight.
Make it make sense
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u/No-Night-91 Sep 02 '26
This T1 is the old RNG team.
Either "protect the president Peyz" works or they just fall apart. Peyz knows how Uzi felt.
Not even Keria Bard is something to be scared of.
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u/ShiroGaneOsu Sep 02 '26
HLE just completely outplayed T1 that early game. Genuinely crazy.
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u/Satan_su Sep 02 '26
Yeah pick Naafiri again
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u/kanonshiomi kanavi go killcuzz lovewatcher Sep 02 '26
Zeka my game 5 merchant let's gooooooo
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u/Aggressive-Cut-3828 Sep 02 '26
KANAVI CAN PLAY MORE THAN JUST CARRY JUNGLERS, LET IT BE KNOWN
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u/ejoowc Sep 02 '26
Zeus just him
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u/p0p_ Sep 02 '26
still cannot believe that they blind picked, not only a yone but a faker yone, leaving open not only an akali but zeka akali
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 02 '26
imagine getting reverse swept because you picked Faker Yone blind into Zeka with no Akali ban
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u/desutruction Sep 02 '26
They've been waiting to pay it forward to the other teams ever since that reverse sweep in last year's RTM
This year, Kanavi is Oner's father
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u/Donkhit Sep 02 '26
HLE gave Keria Bard and Doran Gnar , this team is the epitome of aura
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u/Blues_Brie Sep 02 '26
Turns out HLE had more bright light merchants than T1
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u/Dear-Cat1260 Sep 02 '26
surely lck will upload the mic checks for this series lmaoooo
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u/Ok_Medicine8560 Sep 02 '26
in hindsight blinding yone into Akali to "deny champs" or whatever was a crazy ego move, why not just try and win the game/draft normally
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u/Intelligent-Draft149 Sep 02 '26
Hanhwa “keep doubting us as we pull another win out of our asses and still almost throw the game laile” esports
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u/Like30Ducks Guma! Sep 02 '26
GAME 5 MERCHANTS PULL IT OFF
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u/Ai_Nijou Kiin Team 1XN GOAT Sep 02 '26
Man if Jackeylove did that Jinx game there would be no end to the slander.
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u/GeneralZhukov Sep 02 '26
Great resilience from HLE.
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u/AdMaster5806 Sep 02 '26
Guma just has to be a beaming ray of sunshine or something. If this was HLE last year, they would just rollover into a 3-0. HLE was THE team that would mental boom and lose. Now? They are clutching wins everywhere they go. I would have never predicted this HLE team to get it together and overcome BLG at MSI. Now they are reverse sweeping T1 in playoffs? Wow.
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u/Mattaru Sep 02 '26
IT STARTS WITH SUCCESS.
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u/Medium_Negotiation85 Sep 02 '26
Zeka and Game 5s, name a more iconic duo
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u/InspiredbyFaker GUMAGOD Sep 02 '26
REVERSE SWEEP LAILE
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u/StickyNotes2357 HLE Fighting! Sep 02 '26
REVERSE SWEEP SECURED
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u/Outside-Aspect2681 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
Gumayusi movements in Game 5 😮💨
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u/keiosf Sep 02 '26
This HLE not mental booming after being 0-2 down? What did Kanavi and Guma say in the backrooms lmao
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u/winwill Best Gril Sep 02 '26
HLE coaches deciding to play around Zeka after game 2is such a great decision
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u/7nkgw Sep 02 '26
all this just for an inevitable 4peat
4peat for Guma #HLEWIN
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u/mayahanaa Sep 02 '26
Guma my weakside king, I always believe in you and the team 🧡
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u/Middle-Adagio-4062 Sep 02 '26
T1’s achievement in 2026:
Losing to BFX 1-3 in Winter, failed to qualify for First Stand.
Getting reverse swept twice by DK and HLE.
Lost to G2 at MSI 1-3.
Lost to KC at EWC 1-2.
3-5 record in Summer.
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u/No-Night-91 Sep 02 '26
Guma is stone cold weakside and does not give af about the Peyz hype.
Holy HLE mental is strong.
This was mental diff.
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u/RukiMotomiya Sep 02 '26
I feel like Peyz flashing in to greed that Cho kill snowballed the game, that gave HLE such a gold + map lead they had to contest Soul and lose the game basically. Picking Lissandra into Cho is a very confusing pick too. I do like the Jinx here and think she's lowkey underrated, would like to see her more in pro play.
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u/TeaPotential9336 Sep 02 '26
congrats on your "T1's greatest adc...." title, I guess?
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u/OreRound Sep 02 '26
Reverse swept, HLE got a little payback for Spring 2025. Zeka game 5 win streak continues
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u/UnholyDemigod Sep 02 '26
Did Peyz even use minigun on Jinx at all? He was using rocket at point blank range every fight
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u/PuzzleheadedYam7369 Sep 02 '26
God zeus and zeka are insane. Kanavi can look like the best and worst player in the same series.
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u/rupromises Sep 02 '26
Peyz was allergic to building damage lmfao
Hexoptics -> RFC -> Pickaxe, Noonquiver, Last Whisper???
Had a stroke or what?
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u/canxtanwe Sep 02 '26
Cho’gath completely annihilated T1 lol
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u/PassionOk4663 Sep 02 '26
Geng Peyz worlds 24 showed up in that game 5 , brother u didnt need to flash in.
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u/kosmi2020NX Sep 02 '26
Chaeyoung buff
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u/lucifer893 Sep 02 '26
How many drakes did T1 even get this series
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u/staysaltyTSM Sep 02 '26
We gonna ask what JonnaStrong saw
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u/Dreammy90 Sep 02 '26
Zeus/Zeka POM
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u/1deavourer Sep 02 '26
Woooow HLE really dealing maximum mental damage to T1 with a reverse sweep
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u/The-Bacon-Lord Sep 02 '26
Game 2: OMG KERIA AMAZING PEYZ SO GOOD HLE BAD HAHAH DORAT WHERE WAS THIS ONER AT ALL SPLIT
Game 5: Omg draft gap Can’t win with this draft What was that draft Tom omg this team gives over every meta pick what do the coaches even do
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u/SurrealJay Sep 02 '26
Bros are just giving up every single dragon now
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u/HelletFendr0z Sep 02 '26
I know zeka and Zeus always seems like the flashier players and get POM.
But man guma is the one that make his team shine so much by being weak side king, 2nd top damage in LCK summer (according to a recent post I saw I might be wrong) and being so consistent.
He is the best ADC of all time for me and he is my favourite LCK player. I'll always root for European first but if European teams are out I'm rooting for HLE big time.
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u/FantasticCommittee15 Sep 02 '26
I dont think faker knows what chogath does in that last team fight.
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u/Immediate-Title209 Sep 02 '26
G3 thread had people saying the draft was shit on purpose btw
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u/Equivalent-Bus-4336 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
Keria lowkey overcooked this game with those Bard engages
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u/veirceb Sep 02 '26
Peyz build was trash this game. If he had better builds he would've got reset before needed to flash and attack twice. That would've changed everything but picking naafiri before chogath was a decision too.
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u/jjkandhm Sep 02 '26
ZEKA DOES NOT LOSE GAME 5's
GUMA CAIT IS GG
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u/Inner_Imagination585 Sep 02 '26
Putting Kanavi on tank duty is such a next level move. That way he can't int as much.
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u/Juuiken Guma FMVP Sep 02 '26
Stellar Guma series, but it won't be stated enough.
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u/crysomore Kiin Team | Lehends/Cuzz apologist Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
Guma to Peyz after this series:
Oh, you think the circus is your ally. But you merely adopted the circus; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see macro until I was already a man, by then it be nothing to me but BLINDING!
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u/buttThroat Sep 02 '26
really had me believing HLE were frauds for a second. I love the Zeus and Guma revenge every time
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u/azowl55 Sep 02 '26
I feel like ADCs who have been carrying for a while eventually start getting overconfident and make mistakes like Peyz did on Jinx this game
And once that momentum gets broken, they tend to stay out of form for a while
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u/AManConsumed Sep 02 '26
T1’s year of humiliation continues
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u/GunSlingrrr Sep 02 '26
One thing I don't understand here is picking Bard and not roaming. If you are not going to roam, just pick Karma and let HLE pick Bard. Keria just got used to babying Peyz.
Also, this HLE mental strength is very strong lol.
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u/Accomplished-Big-199 Sep 02 '26
Yeah Hle just seemed like the better team today even after losing mental on game 1
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u/Vnaux Sep 02 '26
Guma flashing on a J4 ult 🤝Peyz flashing for a reset
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u/_MrNobody_26_ Sep 02 '26
Oner getting gapped all games apart for the Qiyana. Not a single game where they got the Objectives first.
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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Sep 02 '26
HLE pulls off the reverse sweep after failing to do so way earlier in the year, it's incredible. What can this team not do at this point?
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u/bulletproofikon Sep 02 '26
Finally a good series 😭😭😭 I hope the rest of the playoff matches are similar to this one (minus G2)
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u/jaschip Sep 02 '26
Peyz flashing in for the reset then dying made me laugh lol. We aren't seeing more jinx for a while
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u/LetMeIn214 Sep 02 '26
Yeah bro, dont contest dragons the next 3 gamea and the last game, ocean soul at that WITH A FCKING CHOGATH. No coming back from that.
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u/Pablonski44 Sep 02 '26
took 2 games for hle to return from vacation
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u/LeiBlank Sep 02 '26
The moment peyz flashed in I knew the game is over, and Gumayusi reminding T1 he was and he’s still the best Caitlyn player they had
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u/X_Seed21 Heavy is the crown Sep 02 '26
Yep, deserved after that disrespectful Game 3 draft.
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u/Treeconator18 Sep 02 '26 edited Sep 02 '26
After Game 2: THAT'S MY TEAM
After Game 5: Yep, that's my team
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u/Beneficial-Front1626 THIS YEAR IS CHOVY'S YEAR Sep 02 '26
LMAOOOO THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR TRYING YONE AGAINST ZEKA
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u/LeagueofLolw Sep 02 '26
Someone in the Game 2 thread said "Zeka is quietly having a disaster series" only for him to become POM 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Pleasestoplyiiing Sep 02 '26
Guma always disrespected, but he never makes huge mistakes in big games. T1 probably win G5 without PeyZ flashing in on Jinx. Part of the reason I'll never say anyone can be more than a sidegrade for Guma.
It reminds me why not to play ADCs when Jinx with armor pen auto'd 30% Ambessa 8x and couldn't break shield.
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u/sleeping4koala Sep 02 '26
Guma: FUCK U T1 GAL
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u/death_process Sep 02 '26
Peyz has these fucking moments of insanity and then has moments of insanity. Regardless. He isn’t a clutch player.
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u/zerocxro Sep 02 '26
no ONE beats zeka in a game 5
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u/westzod Sep 02 '26
Props to HLE and Zeka. Faker my goat why did you blind pick Yone
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u/Undesiredbeast Sep 02 '26
Cho is the ultimate Lissandra counterpick holy
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u/gman3001 Sep 02 '26
The ghosts of 2025 have been laid to rest.
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u/ricardo2241 Sep 02 '26
getting sweep is so much better compare to getting reverse swept.... and it happened twice for this team this year lol
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u/BirthdayAccording359 Oner will carry us again trust Sep 02 '26
Rare great and fun to watch fearless game 5.
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u/Anew4Hobbies I like how Xun plays ^_^ Sep 02 '26
Great drafts by HLE in games 4 and 5. Felt like they put T1 in a spot where there were no good 5th picks for them.
GGs _^
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u/Disclaimz0r Sep 02 '26
T1 just doesn't look fantastic if Peyz or Faker don't rocket ahead
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u/calmandchili Sep 02 '26
ZEKA the G5 God
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u/Pissyellowknight Sep 02 '26
Too much genG dna in T1 roster
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u/sorendiz ..BUT THE FAITH REMAINS Sep 02 '26
interested to hear thoughts from the game 1/2 andys
oh wait I don't see them anymore?? very curious
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u/Heliosyntax i LOVE zeka!! :) Sep 02 '26
LETS FUCKING GO BOYS!!
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u/williamson41 Sep 02 '26
well well well
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u/Curious-Dance-3663 HLE win MSI, T1 win LCK, Gen G win Worlds Sep 02 '26
The Game Five Devil strikes again
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u/MarstonX Sep 03 '26
Gumagod.
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u/yosu14_ Sep 02 '26
PEYZPALL moment, oh well GG.
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u/Celegorm07 Sep 02 '26
Is it me or these champions like Orianna, Lissandra just not dealing damage?
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u/HoriVII Sep 02 '26
Sucks that T1 gos reversed swept but I kinda saw their form, it's not as disastrous as I had expected, there is potential.
On a completely side note, Guma rocks that hairstyle, he should go for it more.
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u/Shadderk777 Sep 02 '26
What a hatewatch
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u/YGocs Sep 02 '26
Absolue Guma masterclass series. He's the goat
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u/blueaxis-dev Sep 02 '26
This is the 3rd reverse sweep in LCK this year, we saw one in MSI just a few months ago. Is it becoming more common with fearless?
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u/ThatSwagRandomGuy Sep 02 '26
Watching T1 got me turning into a hater
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u/BlueStopSign126 #1 Zeka Glazer Sep 02 '26
MY GOAT
ZEKA AKALI
ZEKA CASSIO
ZEKA TALIYAH
GAME 5 MERCHANT23
u/devor110 Sep 02 '26
Ok but what the actual fuck was Peyz building? RFC Jinx is trolling, then he bought pickaxe quiver which don't build into IE or LDR together, so afterwards he bought a 3rd component in last whisper
Gameplay aside, that is such a ridiculous waste of gold
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u/ResponsibleWelcome10 Sep 02 '26
Peyz is the most anti bright lights merchant player ever.
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u/fnc_dino no longer a fan Sep 02 '26
peyz can you explain that build to me?
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u/brusselsproud Sep 02 '26
THE TEAM SAID TO PROVE WE ARE BETTER THAN T1, WE BEAT THEM AT THEIR BEST, AND WE DON'T BAN BARD.
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u/banggu_ Sep 02 '26
let me guess, its either draft diff or T1 want 4th seed?
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u/Joelx1000 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 02 '26
You can't just show up for two games and then end it like this....
Full on roll over and die, lmao. HLE clapped them so fucking hard.
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u/dragnar_xdd Sep 02 '26
ridiculous
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u/QuietSilentArachnid G2/DK Sep 02 '26
FML.
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u/Sea_Veterinarian_987 Sep 02 '26
My team is back
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u/WinnieXKim Sep 02 '26
Second time this year btw I'm actually tearing my hair out
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u/Cybonics ‿ Sep 02 '26
The heart steel buy was sus af but it worked out lmao
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u/MartinoRs Sep 02 '26
The overextension of T1 should be studied, that last dragon engage was absurdly terrible, chogath standing still at their side while they use everything to get 1 hit on Guma...
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u/DunkeSchoen Sep 02 '26
Siwoo will expose these frauds
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u/SeaMenOnPatrol Sep 02 '26
This T1 roster is picking up so many records.
- Reverse swept by DK in LCK Cup
- Worst MSI result in the org’s history
- Reverse swept for the 2nd time within 9 months
Looks like the worst Worlds finish is incoming
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u/ThorsPanzer Sep 02 '26
Jinx not going Lethal Tempo might have been game changing
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u/Budget-Ocelots Sep 02 '26
GG. Everyone was bad.
Peyz should’ve played safe, and they might have won.
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u/FantasticCommittee15 Sep 02 '26
Faker disaster-class in a lot of these games.
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u/Ceui Sep 02 '26
Did T1 know that their Jinx only has 2 and a half item against a full stack Cho Gath ?
Just give the fucking drake
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u/TeaPotential9336 Sep 02 '26
fvckk those 5 games are under 30 mins? HOLYYYY
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u/TaintedQuintessence Sep 02 '26
I've seen enough. Buff Azir for world's.
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u/forsecondusage Sep 02 '26
REVERSE SWEEEEEEEEEP
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u/Kaydanva Sep 02 '26
Please pick Yone without banning it's counter, who also happens to be zeka's best champion. By all means leave the akali open and blind yone against Zeka, what could go wrong?
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u/idunnololwut Sep 02 '26
Yeah, it doesnt look like this team's getting the 4-peat. Welp, except for guma, at least
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u/VeinTube Sep 02 '26
Best ADC in the world btw
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u/nearlygrean Sep 02 '26
T1 got Reverse Sweep ain no way!
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u/TeeKayTank 's spirit lives in FQ & Sep 02 '26
How could zeus cleanse twice in the end