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T1 continues their undefeated streak on a day when ShowMaker is almost 'invisible'.
In the 6th week of LCK Spring 2022, all eyes will surely be on the T1 - DWG KIA match on 23/02 (Vietnam time). Once considered the Super Showdown of LCK and the global League of Legends community, despite the contrasting form of both teams, this match doesn't lose its appeal. In fact, DK is expected to be the team to end T1's unbeaten run.
Game 1 of the 'Super Showdown' demonstrated why T1 is the only team with a 10-game unbeaten streak in the 4 Major leagues of the League of Legends scene. T1 didn't take an early lead in terms of kills, but Faker and teammates comfortably controlled the game as they wished. Moreover, ShowMaker's 'invisibility' throughout the game greatly aided T1 in this match. And on a day when even DK's pillars are not at their best, nothing can stop T1 from taking a significant lead after the first game with a noticeable difference.
In the second game, ShowMaker somewhat returns to his true self, but what the reigning LCK 2021 champions demonstrate remains too dull. Despite Canyon proving the class of the current world's number one jungler, 'a single swallow cannot make a spring.' Although DK manages to regain control at times, T1's '3000 IQ' macro plays help Faker and teammates reclaim the advantage. The climax is the push from the bottom lane of T1, resolving the match in the helplessness of the DK squad.
With this triumph, T1 showcases not only exceptional individual skills but also their current key strength: the boldness in decisive team calls. While T1 may not stay unbeaten forever, the crucial question now is which team will take on the responsibility of halting the T1 'tank' as it sweeps through the top League of Legends competition in Korea.
In this particular match, it becomes evident that T1 possesses not only outstanding individual skills but also, most importantly, the strength that DK once had: boldness in decisive team calls. While T1's unbeaten streak may not last indefinitely, the pivotal question now is which team will step up to impede the progress of the T1 'tank' in dominating the premier League of Legends competition in the land of the morning calm.
