T1 vs. Gen.G Esports Prediction on August 3, 2024

Match info

We go back to South Korea, where the Group Stage of the League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2024 (LCK Summer 2024) is already underway. One of the best regional leagues for selecting teams for the upcoming Worlds is this one.

An intriguing matchup between teams like Gen.G Esports and T1 is one of the things that makes LCK Summer 2024 so appealing. We’ll likely see a truly breathtaking duel on Saturday, August 3, in the penultimate round of Week 7. So, let’s try to determine if T1 can defeat Gen.G for the first time during the tournament.

Meeting statistics

The current form of T1

T1 was put in the role of an underdog by the best bookmakers online for the upcoming duel.

T1 placed second in three straight events in 2022: MSI, LCK Summer, and Worlds, after winning in LCK Spring 2022. Such a “top-2 curse” continued throughout the 2023 campaign. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and teammates placed second in LCK Spring 2023 and third at MSI 2023.

For T1, LCK Summer 2023 posed a significant obstacle. Though it was difficult, they managed to qualify for the playoffs. Faker, the main man, was having issues. The renowned mid-laner sustained a hand injury, which clearly had an impact on T1’s overall playing conditions. However, “Faker” rejoined the team in time for the postseason, in which his side reached the grand final. They lost it crushingly, 0-3, to their archenemy Gen.G.

At Worlds 2023, T1 accomplished a feat never before accomplished by any team in the history of eSports. T1 advanced to the most significant League of Legends tournament’s grand finals for the sixth time and went on to win it for the fourth time—a record in both competitive League of Legends and eSports overall.

T1 had some difficulties during the LCK Spring 2024 regular season, placing third with a 15-3 record. Surprisingly, after showing no proper resistance in the game against Hanwha Life Esports (0-3), T1 got off to a bad start in the championship playoffs. With two wins in the lower playoffs, T1 placed in the top two and became the second, and also the last, Korean team at MSI 2024. T1 easily made it to the bracket stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2024 Play-In, where they had a 3-2.

T1 ended their run at LCK Summer 2024, where they had a 5-1 record, to compete at the Esports World Cup 2024. So they visited Riyadh in between regional competition matches, where they won the inaugural event and took home a $500,000 reward, defeating TOP Esports in the championship match. Now, they are 7-5, placing them fourth in the standings.

The current form of Gen.G Esports

We now examine the form of Gen.G Esports. Online bookies have them as heavy favorites in this match.

The Worlds 2022 grand final dramatic match loss didn’t have much of an impact on Gen.G’s standing going into the 2023 campaign. T1 had no chance against them in the title match at the LCK Spring 2023. However, at MSI 2023, Bilibili Gaming remarkably prevented the Korean champions from reaching the finals, giving Gen.G a bit less luck. Gen.G had no trouble making it to the playoffs in LCK Summer 2023. The Worlds 2022 championship match was replayed in the grand final. This time, it was even easier for Gen.G, who defeated T1 3-1 to win the summer split event.

With a 3-0 record, Gen.G moved to the Worlds 2023, where they reached the playoffs. Even though they were one of the favorites to win the trophy, they were unable to take the pressure and fell to BLG in the first round of the playoffs.

Gen.G participated in and won their first international event of the season, the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, following their victory in the LCK Spring 2024. As the MSI 2024 champions, Gen.G competed in the inaugural Esports World Cup 2024, placing them only in the top 8. In the LCK Summer 2024, Gen.G are performing admirably, having won all 12 of their games!

Head-to-head

Considering only 2024, T1 have yet to prevail in a head-to-head. Before this season, the two teams had numerous meetings.

Match analytics

With Gen.G’s performance in the LCK Summer 2024 regular season, we’re not sure what T1 ought to do to win. Even though “Faker” & Co. are having a rough regular season, we have no doubt that they’ll get it together for the game against Gen.G. We’re not sure if that will bear fruit, though.

Gen.G will triumph without losing a map, in our opinion, so a Correct match score 0-2, with odds of 1.72 at Sven-play is the best bet.