T1 and FlyQuest both won their first matches in the League of Legends MSI 2024 Play-In Group A. Now, they will square off against each other in Round 2. The winner of that game will qualify for the Bracket Stage. Meanwhile, the loser will find itself in the loser's bracket and compete against the victor of Estral Esports vs. PSG Talon.
Notably, the T1 vs. FlyQuest series will be played in a best-of-three format. Ahead of the matchup, let's look at both teams' statistics and recent results.
T1 played against Estral Esports in the first matchup of this tournament. Even though the former won the series 2-0, some of its players made a few mistakes in the early-game stages. However, the Mid-Jungle duo of Faker and Oner's performances were stellar.
The LoL patch for the MSI 2024 has significantly affected the title's meta. Now, it's quite common to lane-swap in the early game, where the Toplaner goes to the Botlane while the ADC and the Support move to the Toplane. T1 has also used this method, and Gumayusi and Keria were quite impactful.
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However, Zeus had to pay the price as he was being nullified. Nevertheless, T1 still managed to win both games against Estral Esports comfortably. The team has to correct the map movements and micro adjustments it made in the early to mid-game, so the players don't get caught off guard.
On the other hand, FlyQuest lost its first game against PSG Talon but won the series 2-1 in the end. The LCS' runner-up was exceptional in the last two matches in this series, where they picked meta champions. FlyQuest completely outclassed the opponent with great mid-game team fights.
FlyQuest's Belgian Toplaner, Bwipo, was the most crucial in this
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