T1 vs. Team Liquid Prediction on May 15, 2024

Match info

The other match valid for the second round of the lower bracket (the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals of the Bracket Stage) of the main stage of the first international League of Legends tournament of 2024, called the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15. The victor of the match between T1 and Team Liquid will take on the superior team from a duel between Top Esports and G2 Esports; we’ve also created a betting thread for this match, which you can read on our website under the “Tips” section. Five o’clock in the afternoon local time is when T1 and Team Liquid are expected to begin their encounter; the venue is China’s Chengdu Financial City Performing Arts Center.

Meeting statistics

The current form of T1

A third MSI championship will be up for grabs for the current world champions. The Korean squad, however, has faced numerous obstacles in its quest to qualify for its first international event in 2024, so they are far from where they’d like to be. DDoS attacks were what T1 faced throughout the LCK Spring Split, which kept them from practicing or even playing as frequently as they would’ve liked. They are still among the top teams in the LCK, though.

In order to advance further in this MSI, T1 had to defeat FlyQuest and Estral Esports in the Play-In round. Both weren’t up to match the Koreans. If anyone is capable of jeopardizing T1, that’s Gen.G Esports; also Bilibili Gaming. In the match against the latter, the fabled Lee “Faker“ Sang-hyeok didn’t take his seat in front of the monitor but even so, his team faced no real opposition. Although there’s little faith in T1 at this MSI, especially following the problems they had with G2, the current world champions can by no means be written off. The North American side that was established in the Netherlands should pose no obstacle for T1 right now.

The current form of Team Liquid

Four years have passed since Team Liquid participated in MSI and took home the LCS regional championship along the way. The five-time LCS champions were able to end their drought this year as they qualified for the international LoL event as the best team in the North American zone. Although Liquid, who have been close a few times but have always fallen short, have now emerged from its rut, the LCS teams are still much too low in class to be credible.

Sean “Yeon“ Sung may be a promising AD player to watch out for among the “Horses“ for this tournament and he’s one among an extremely gifted squad altogether. Produced by Liquid Academy, last season’s LCS Summer Split Rookie of the Year was a revelation for the organization after being promoted to the first team. Despite playing most of the playoff games in the later rounds, he did well in the group stage and showed remarkable improvement in the postseason. “Yeon“ had the highest kill and assist averages in the playoffs (6.5 and 7.8), as well as the top KDA average (5.9). It was entertaining to witness his ultra-aggressive playstyle in the LCS, and it will be intriguing to see how other teams at MSI will cope with this.

Liquid were written off and no one thought they’d win the match against Fnatic following a devastating loss to Top Esports. However, the North Americans demonstrated their abilities on “xanta“, which led to three winning cards and advancement in the tournament. However, it seems that the mentioned victory will be their first and last at MSI, which is evident if you look at the odds for the upcoming match at any eSports bookmaker on the Internet, considered reputable.

Head-to-head

T1 have never lost to Team Liquid in the past. Even in the triumphant 2019 MSI, where the North Americans finished as the international tournament’s vice-champions, the Koreans prevailed head-to-head. When these teams last faced off, which was at the most recent World Championship, T1 didn’t feel they were up against a worthy foe.

Match analytics

Liquid aren’t taken seriously by bookmakers, which isn’t unexpected. If the North American champions were considered underdogs versus Fnatic, they’ll be considered even bigger outsiders against T1. Is there a possibility for Team Liquid to win this game? They’ll need a miracle...

This is what we predict: Total Inhibitors Over 5.5 with odds of 2.04 on 18bet.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. T1 vs. Team Liquid 3:1