T1
Better known to many e-sports fans as SKT, the team that shortened its name to T1 this season is still among the elite teams. The team that shone in the regular season last year and also looked strong in the World's tournament group stage capitulated in the playoffs. It was the poor performance in the most important tournament of the season that led to the changes in the team's line-up. Clid, one of the best junglers in the world, and Top laner Khan left the team. While Khan joined last year's champions, FPX, Clid joined the ranks of the direct T1 competitors in Korea, Gen.G.
It's hard to find equivalent replacements for such players, so it's not surprising that many T1 fans were disappointed to see the new signings. At first glance, neither Canna (Top) nor Cuzz (Jungle) are among the best role players in the world. However, both are defying predictions and playing well this season.
The T1 team managed to beat Gen.G's long-time first-place finishers twice this season, but started to stagnate as soon as they reached first place. In the last 3 games T1 has lost 2 times, against some of the strongest teams in the game, DAMWON Gaming and KT Rolster. The team is currently sharing 1-3 places with Dragon X and Gen.G, so as the regular season is coming to an end, there is simply no way to share the victories.
Afreeca Freecs
The Afreeca Freecs team, which triumphed in the KESPA Cup before the start of the LCK season, has raised its fans' hopes for the season. Indeed, the start of the LCK season was promising and the team had 5 wins and only 2 losses. However, in the last 10 games there have been only 2 victories and almost consecutive defeats. It's hard to say what has changed, but both in the draft phase and individually, the team is not playing at the level it showed it could.
Anyway, the last 2 games against Griffin and Dragon X were encouraging. Although Griffin has also been in good form recently, Afreeca Freecs beat them 2-0, leaving them with no hope at all. Meanwhile, despite the loss against Dragon X, Afreeca managed to win one match, narrowly losing in the 3rd and deciding match of the series.
Afreeca still has a slim chance of qualifying for the play-offs, but this season they have never won against any of the top three teams in the tournament. Kiin, who has been called Korea's top laner for some time now, has looked out of shape lately, and with him not playing at the highest level and not exploiting T1's weaknesses, Afreeca doesn't really have much of a chance to challenge for the win.
H2H
T1 has won 3 of the last 5 games against Afreeca Freecs, but interestingly, Afreeca is 11-8 up in the overall standings.
Forecast
For both teams, this match is golden. For one team, it can guarantee first place in the regular season, while for the other team it can give them a chance to qualify for the play-offs. The importance of the game is huge, and it is usually the more experienced players who shine in such games and who can handle the pressure best. There are more than a few of them in the T1 team. Both Teddy (Adc) and Faker (Mid) are among the best clutch players in the league and T1 should be able to handle the challenge of Afreeca and win the series with a dry run.
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