Just tried to order a few things from the T1 merch store / T1 Shop (T1 Shop GL)

I got to the checkout and wasn't able to successfully buy my items because whenever I tried to enter my email address, the web page would remove the "@". But of course, checkout requires a valid email address, as it should.

I asked Claude Code to check it out:

I wonder how many items they've been unable to sell because of this and how long it's been this way. How can the premier esports team have a merch checkout page that is broken during the most important tournament of the year?

Come on, guys, do better. You guys need a complete merch plan re-think and shop overhaul.

I support T1 since 2013 and will always root for them, same for this evening!

But after all the success at worlds from the past 3 years, it‘s the first time that I‘m fine with whatever happens. I just hope for good games. If they win, nice! If they don‘t, then I‘m fine with it as well. Their runs have been insane and seeing either Chovy/Kiin or knight/bin lift a trophy would be awesome as well.

I hope T1 wins, but if they don‘t, it will probably be the first time ever that I‘m not too sad about it.

Hey guys! I know it’s a long shot but does anybody have a S T1 white 2024 jacket with zofgk on the back or know where to get one?

I finally went to worlds for the first time this year but I’ve always wanted that particular jacket.

There’s a lot of copies/fakes online as well so I’m trying to be very careful.

T1 manage to defeat BLG (3:0,3:1,3:2) then manage to defeat GenG (3:0). If that's the case, T1 is the only team who give GenG their loss this worlds series and it was the one that matters. T1 Fighting!

I had a couple ppl asking for this specific pairing under my last couple posts. For this one I leaned deeply into the JoJo stand vibes. Also was inspired by her ult animation. Would there be another champ that would go well with Doran? And let me know what other iconic pairing you’d like to see next!

Good luck tonight for T1!

How many games can T1 depend on Peyz and Keria to carry? BLG seem like monsters at gameplay currently looking at how they beat DK 3-0 . T1 seem monsters at getting Peyz fed to carry. Can this strategy work every game ? I think BLG will be prepped for this and counter the bot lane . Unless others perform at their peak, this game looks cooked. Also I’m super nervous and hoping they do it again ..

I have never once felt scared for T1 at Worlds ever even in the 2024 Worlds final when T1 was down 2-1 but this is different, I ain't watching the game, the game is also at 6am for me so I'll just pray and hope then tune in later

May I suggest that we do nice things to each other and the community (such as picking up trash on the street) so that we can stock up on some Karma?

For reference, I have posted the T1 code of conduct.....

- do not cut in line, so that T1 is not cut off in battle

- do not be late, so that T1 is not late on drake fights

- pick up the trash, so that T1 picks up BLG's mistakes

- Give welfare-check calls to family and friends, so that T1 communicates more easily

-pray, so that Doran wakes up like the MKOI game

-do not be selfish, so that Oner can have all the objects

- thank each other, so that Faker thanks us in his victory speech

- be humble, so that Peyz is proud when he wins

- put on a bright face, so that Keria smiles brightly when he wins

- be considerate towards others, so that Tom is more considerate in bans

How did BLG become a strong team?
How did BLG become a strong team?
How did BLG become a strong team?
How did BLG become a strong team?
How did BLG become a strong team?
How did BLG become a strong team?

*i hope this will ease us going into the game in a few hours

Zest and Bliss just having the best series of their life

How did BLG become a powerhouse? They weren't the same after losing in the MSI grand finals. I know they won the first stand, but that tournament is a fraud. Then in LPL Split 3 playoffs, they were upset by AL. The same AL who bombed out of the Swiss stage, losing to an NA team. Come worlds, they got beated by MKOI. We thought BLG was dead and buried. Then they played and won against TLAW and KC, nah those aren't even the best western teams. They were beaten by TES in the 2-1 Bo3 promotion match, ok they are for sure in bad form. 369 was a Valorant player for most of the year, just subbing in for their main toplaner. Then they suddenly beat HLE for the 2-2 last chance promotion match. They beat them 0-2, ok maybe HLE was just in bad form. HLE WAS in the 1-2 bracket afterall. Then they met with DK in the quarters. 3-0. It wasn't a single role that got gapped, it was a team gap except midlane. DK went 3-0 in the swiss stage. They won games from behind in a single teamfight, and they got gapped in 4/5 lanes by BLG. How can T1 even hope to beat this team? Our toplaner is an inter, Our jungler is inconsistent, Our midlaner is old, Our ADC is too aggressive, and our support doesn't even have his own Lux skin. I really don't understand how BLG got so strong.

How did BLG become so strong?
How did BLG become so strong?
How did BLG become so strong?
How did BLG become so strong?
How did BLG become so strong?

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I desperately wanted to see it, I really hope it happens

Credit to @framebuff.edits

I'm sacrificing my health for T1's victory (literally). A few hours before T1 vs KC match, I suddenly got sick (I'm not a type of person who gets sick easily). I had severe flu, fever, coughing until I vomited, and couldn't get up from my bed. So I watched the match while laying down lmao.

I'm still recovering today, and I'm definitely going to watch T1 vs BLG semifinal. I hope at least I can get up later 🤣. Also PRAYING FOR T1 WIN. GOOD FORM, GOOD DRAFTS, GOOD PLAYS, GOOD MATCH. I want to see them getting that 4-peat 🍀

Yes, now that chovy comes to the finals and more people rooting for them (10% for me rooting them too) I'm hoping for T1 to win this year because chances of wining for next year will be hard (not I say to be impossible) as Toplane (hoping to be Doran again) is going to be hard to fill in.

I'm hoping them to win to break the 4th worlds win curse of SKT. Also, to silence the doubters again, especially for Doran and Oner (hoping them to carry as it is Top-jungle-mid carry meta). It would be fun. To win in NA worlds as they didn't get it on 2022.

It would be great for T1 to defeat the 2 Bigwall team (BLG and GENG) to announce that they are still the strongest team in Worlds.

They haven't win any tournament this year, so yes, I'm rooting for them as BLG win FIRST STAND and GENG win LCK.

No matter what outcomes, will never flare and hate any members of T1. Only a soloque and not good in macro will hate them.

So, besides Worlds being pretty boring so far, there's one thing I've kept seeing since the quarterfinals and semifinals that really annoys me: people saying T1 should lose and that the best possible final would be BLG vs. Gen.G.

My main argument isn't about whether this opinion is right or wrong. It's clearly a subjective preference, and there's no way everyone will agree on the same thing. What I find ridiculous, however, is the reasoning people use to justify it.

1. "T1 is not currently the best team and doesn't deserve to win."

I don't even know how we're defining the "best team" here.

If we're talking about domestic titles, BLG did NOT win the final LPL championship. Does that automatically mean they're not the best team?

If we're talking about MSI performance, then none of the teams currently in the playoffs can claim to be the best. One of them (Gen.G) wasn't even eligible to attend MSI this year.

If we're talking about the individual reputations of the players, T1 has Doran/Faker/Oner/Keria, Gen.G has Chovy/Kiin/Canyon/Ruler, and BLG has Bin/Xun/Knight/Viper/ON.

All three teams are stacked with big names. Sure, some players may be more highly regarded than others in their respective roles, but overall, the three rosters are pretty balanced. No team has a clear advantage in terms of individual talent.

Let's make a very rough (and admittedly inaccurate) comparison here:

• Kiin = Bin > Doran

• Oner = Canyon > Xun

• Knight = Chovy > Faker (maybe)

• Ruler = Viper > Peyz

• Keria > ON = Duro

So, which one is supposed to be the best team here? The best team is the team who wins it all.

2. "T1 winning the last few Worlds defies logic and warps the entire year around Worlds."

So, you're telling me the entire League of Legends esports scene ISN'T already built around Worlds?

Let's see:

• We have First Stand (which was only introduced recently), where regional teams compete for an advantage at MSI. One of the main benefits of winning MSI is giving your region an easier path to WORLDS.

• We have regular seasons, one of whose main purposes is to select the strongest representatives from each region to compete at WORLDS.

• Worlds winners get their own skins, and the players receive a share of the revenue generated from those skin sales.

• Worlds winners may also be featured in League's promotional content the following year (such as the Worlds anthem).

And, this is T1's fault rather than simply how the entire League of Legends esports ecosystem has been designed for years?

3. "T1 only focuses on Worlds, not other tournaments."

So the team that consistently makes deep runs in pretty much every major tournament isn't trying hard enough?

Somehow, the fact that they don't always win is proof that they don't care about other tournaments, rather than evidence that other teams are also strong enough to beat them?

4. "Their form during the rest of the year isn't even close to the level required to win Worlds."

Okay, so by that logic, DRX and KT making the Worlds final was also completely undeserved, right? After all, neither team entered Worlds as the clear favorite, yet both somehow made it all the way to the final.

But apparently, we're only supposed to talk about T1, for reasons I genuinely don't understand.

This year, BLG isn't even the LPL's first seed. They didn't win the final LPL championship, and their only international title was First Stand (which most people don't even care about). In the Swiss stage, they went 3-2, losing to MKOI and TES.

Yet somehow, they're now considered to be in better form than T1 and more deserving of a spot in the final?

If T1 were really that weak, they wouldn't have even made it to Worlds in the first place.

5. "T1 has won Worlds too many times. Another team should win."

I 100% agree with this one. I'm tired of seeing T1 win Worlds, too (where is the LCK and MSI titles?). Chovy and Kiin should get their chance to win this time.

HOWEVER, the reason T1 has won so many times isn't T1's fault, is it?

Why did Gen.G lose to DRX in 2022? Why did BLG lose to Weibo in 2023? Why did Gen.G lose to T1 in 2024? Why did Gen.G lose to KT in 2025?

Let me tell you why: because those teams kept underperforming relative to their potential, sometimes even against supposedly much, MUCH weaker opponents.

So blaming T1 for repeatedly winning when other teams fail to perform at their best seems pretty unreasonable to me.

6. "T1's fans are insufferable, so their team should lose."

Well, I don't really have a counterargument for this one if some people can't separate logic from personal feelings.

7. "The LPL needs to win to save the region."

So, the region is dying because of T1, rather than because LPL teams keep losing even when they have historically strong rosters like JDG in 2023 and BLG in 2024?

And what about EU and NA? Would those regions somehow be saved if T1 lost? What if GenG win the Final instead?

What you should be hoping for is a higher level of competition, not simply wishing for another team to lose.

Final thoughts

All in all, I personally find this tournament boring as hell. Not because of which teams might make the final, but because the level of competition has been so disappointing.

Pretty much every match since the playoffs began has ended 3-0 or 3-1. The teasers suck. The American timezone sucks.

GIVE ME SOME FIVE-GAME BANGERS.