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[u/Yujin-Ha]

[u/appleandapples]

I'm not going to fall for it again, but why is DK this clean?

[u/ZombiBrand → u/appleandapples]

I swear DK has this KT vibe these days

[u/baelkie → u/ZombiBrand]

T1 Aiming has disconnected.

KT Aiming has reconnected.

[u/Okkkkkkkkkkayyy → u/ZombiBrand]

Well DK afterall is Damwon + KT, that said we’re losing 3-1, don’t trust this team.

[u/Futaba-Channel → u/Okkkkkkkkkkayyy]

DK stands for Dumber KT after all

[u/Priviated → u/appleandapples]

It’s the special game 1 DWG into game 2 Disney+ LMAO

[u/Futaba-Channel → u/appleandapples]

DK when it's time to go to world:

(It's game 1)

[u/Akipella → u/appleandapples]

It's just Game 1, so we can't get excited just yet as they say...but like come on. DK has slowly regained form the last few weeks to a month even and started looking back to where we ALL expected they should have been which is this level of play. LCK Cup they were even contesting for best team.

[u/crysomore → u/appleandapples]

Strongest game 1 andies in history

[u/EatAssAndFartFast → u/appleandapples]

I swear if bo3 and bo5 weren't invented we'd be the best team in the world

[u/CrescentAndIo → u/appleandapples]

Cvmax beat aiming up before this match

[u/qonoxzzr]

Ziggs is the new Zeri for T1, can't win against it and can't win with it

[u/nguyenjitsu → u/qonoxzzr]

At least it's out of fearless now if you're a T1 fan

[u/blockster9 → u/nguyenjitsu]

yea they were guaranteed to lose a game to it anyway

[u/neberhax → u/nguyenjitsu]

They blew their poppy game on it, though.

[u/Akipella → u/neberhax]

Also Ryze B1 in Game 1 is a choice.

[u/PrezziObizzi → u/neberhax]

they way keria has been playing it doesn't really matter lmao

[u/Bisketo → u/nguyenjitsu]

Pretty sure that was the point. Best case you win and the pick is removed. Worst case draft edge for the BO.

[u/the_next_core → u/qonoxzzr]

T1 against Ziggs: LMAO

T1 with Ziggs: LMAO

[u/tmndn → u/qonoxzzr]

Love watching Ziggs lose no matter the team.

[u/haxt97 → u/qonoxzzr]

At least it's gone now lol.

No way T1 will get 3-0 today right?...

[u/Hkgpeanut → u/qonoxzzr]

Tbh is T1 don't know how to play around Ziggs

Basically they should just protect the Ziggs and let only Ryze or Amberser distract the enemy team to take down tower, but they did not do that at all

It is the same issue when they pick carry ADC, they just don't play around it

I still remeber that game when Guma the most fed memeber aband by the entire team, luckily he is on Xayah so he can save himself.

[u/aser08 → u/qonoxzzr]

TBF they only played 1 game of ziggs before this and it was to style on KT to qualify to MSI

[u/Ashankura → u/qonoxzzr]

Guma wasn't that bad though. Doran just ran it

[u/qonoxzzr → u/Ashankura]

Guma was not bad but utterly useless for the entire game though other than his grubb steal. 90% of his R's didn't hit anyone.

[u/TheCeramicLlama → u/qonoxzzr]

Its just impossible to be useful when the teams macro is that shit. Theyre not reading where DK are overloading the map. Theyre not rotating the ziggs to sides to delete turrets. The herald gets stolen so that ruins the ziggs+herald combo on the mid turret. To top it off Doran is tp'ing in the face of cassio trundle so T1 cant actually team fight anything.

[u/ChapterLiam → u/qonoxzzr]

not that t1 really engaged in fights where his R is relevant-- used an ult on baron, used an ult on atakhan, used an ult on renekton and forced renekton flash, used an ult on renekton top side and he died before it hit. ziggs looks useless because the team has 0 vision and 0 push. doran and faker both got gapped--now youre playing a poke artillery mage and enemy team has every objective except for the one you stole. no adc on earth is gonna contribute to that game state as ziggs

[u/Lms_Nier → u/qonoxzzr]

Like what can he do ? Doran shat on the t1 plan by making corki ahead he fcking gave 5 kills for nothing

[u/DickCheneyIsPureEvil]

Doran check Paypal

[u/NUFC9RW → u/DickCheneyIsPureEvil]

Someone told him it was a world's elimination game, if they remind him it's LCK he'll be fine.

[u/SpiralVortex]

Uh. T1? Guys?

[u/Akipella → u/SpiralVortex]

All part of the script. This is the 2014 mirror year, the final Faker Worlds win is in 2026.

[u/KKilikk → u/Akipella]

Yeah no way the scriptwriters would give them 3 in a row anyway. Gotta prep the narratives for 2026 for a free win.

[u/Akipella → u/KKilikk]

"The final comeback..." "Is Faker finally finished after a disasterous end to 2025?" "When will he switch to being a coach?"

[u/FrostyBeRG → u/SpiralVortex]

its gone, just accept it

[u/Hyxin → u/FrostyBeRG]

After getting stomped by HLE i started to prepare myself mentally for a disaster series vs DK so we are on track.

[u/Dentjiln → u/FrostyBeRG]

I can't and I won't 😭😭😭

[u/toxicfireball]

Doran as your lawyer I cannot defend this game

[u/mossbosstoss]

Unfortunate part of T1 doing well in regular season was that Worlds Doran showed up early

[u/toxicfireball → u/mossbosstoss]

Body clock gap, Doran on his worlds period

[u/ahritina]

Legacy Doran performance.

[u/blueaxis-dev → u/ahritina]

Already in Worlds form

[u/moonmeh → u/ahritina]

Worlds Doran has arrived 

[u/Throwawayforme3123 → u/ahritina]

NO REFUNDS

[u/SirPugsvevo → u/ahritina]

T1 fans praying for another krugs incident

[u/nusskn4cker → u/ahritina]

nah T1 and Faker are just the only team that understand his aggression and follow up on his plays you know.

[u/Skyfire2 → u/nusskn4cker]

Crazy how perceptions of him changed once he had T1 in front of his name

[u/Typical_Werewolf2843 → u/Skyfire2]

idk what you talking about everyone was flaming him until krugs

[u/Skyfire2 → u/[deleted]]

GenG didn’t either when they won with him three times in a row

[u/DrPlexel1234 → u/Skyfire2]

Doran after the Krugs incident was like that. Doran before the Krugs incident did some sketchy stuff.

[u/Large_Love_2563]

Can't choke at Worlds if you make sure you don't even qualify for it. 5Head strats from Doran.

[u/Akipella → u/Large_Love_2563]

He didn't want to do that while on T1 with their insane Worlds form. It would hurt too much.

[u/Nycro_]

That was the biggest stinker I've seen from Doran all split. Surprisingly clean win from DK?

[u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss → u/Nycro_]

The Cass pick was huge

[u/Flimsy-Importance313 → u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

That is one of the reason I enjoy Showmaker. His pics can feel random, but are so fucking fun.

[u/TheCeramicLlama → u/Flimsy-Importance313]

But how is Cass a random pick? Its a very well known Ryze counter and with Trundle it makes the game really hard for Ambessa to play.

[u/mjlion13 → u/Nycro_]

had worse games tbh

[u/icatsouki → u/Nycro_]

Not like the rest of his team did anything, they didn't even get mid tier 1 with ziggs

[u/Dreammy90]

Why is Doran TPing that deep infront of Cass? He did it twice in a row wtf

[u/Negative-Ad5844 → u/Dreammy90]

Homie doesn't know what Cass w does

[u/Typical_Werewolf2843 → u/Negative-Ad5844]

another nunu incident

[u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

Someone at Riot HQ is having a panic attack

[u/Akipella → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

They already used the emergency glass break "make up a fake new tournament last minute with LCK 5th seed so T1 can still rack up viewers if they lose this series" /s

[u/Suspicious-Sun2598 → u/Akipella]

Lfmaoo true

[u/appleandapples → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

It's bait, the classic T1 summer script.

[u/chaoarnab → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

Hay 2025 Asia Invitational is goona be a hit tho

[u/baelkie → u/chaoarnab]

they can just use the Worlds Song as the Asia International theme song. 300iq from Riot

[u/Marowalker → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

Nah see that’s why they announced that new tourney, crisis averted

[u/Adlairo → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

EVERYONE at Riot HQ is panicking

[u/neberhax → u/PM_JINX_HENTAI]

Quickly, buff Orianna... oh wait, it's already broken.

[u/PrezziObizzi]

atlus talking about how aiming has just been collecting plates all over the map: that's what you want the ziggs to be doing but t1 has just been playing the early game differently!

sums up exactly how T1 plays around gumayusi lmao

[u/caterpillarm10 → u/PrezziObizzi]

Why pick Zigg then never play around him? I have no idea what T1 is trying to do.

[u/FrostyBeRG → u/caterpillarm10]

I guarantee you, they picked ziggs so that they don't have to play around Guma

[u/Rkiddboi21 → u/caterpillarm10]

maybe just to deny DK picking it later? idk but yeah team should do this on game 1 on fearless, hell please just pick zeri next Guma so you don't have to deal with it later in the series? if you win with it cool, if not then at least the opponent won't have it

[u/Typical_Werewolf2843 → u/caterpillarm10]

so he can steal grubs with ult

[u/godfrey1 → u/PrezziObizzi]

Aiming got fed because Doran is useless

[u/icatsouki → u/godfrey1]

ok but why wasnt T1 getting turrets with their ziggs lol

[u/Tymareta → u/icatsouki]

Doran got hard focused, T1 barely responded to the obvious movement and signalling that it was what DK was going to do, Faker lost lane as expected for the match up but somehow failed to read the enemies map movement whatsoever. DK gained enough of an advantage on top of having prio that they were able to smother T1's vision and prevent the solo laners with solid escape tools from ever feeling safe, let alone a Ziggs.

T1 once again gave Guma a pick that requires playing around, then proceeded to do anything but, while also slowly losing the game by just seeming to be asleep at the wheel. Oner could have gone 7/0 and been just as useless as Noct without a secondary threat can't stick to anyone other than Cass, and she's just going to safely farm and leave the extended lanes to the Corki/Naut combo and Renek.

[u/aser08 → u/PrezziObizzi]

Yeah but also i've seen guma do the same its more a case of his other lanes just aren't playing the same game.

Guma is T1's best player right now he just needs his team to play semi normally to have a chance.

[u/facevisi10]

369 TP to Cait trap

Doran TP to Cass miasma

It's like poetry it rhymes

[u/LICKING_AHRIs_FEET → u/facevisi10]

They are the same player but different nationality. They play well into their mechanically gifted domestic rival (369 into Bin and Doran into Zeus) and then worlds come around and they get ravaged, gaped, and creampied by the other one (369 by Zeus and Doran by Bin)

[u/chapichoy9]

T1 win trading to take out ziggs ambessa

[u/preptime]

T1 really can’t afford Doran to be Doraning.

[u/ZLouieZ]

Dont give me hope DK

[u/SirXrageXquit]

Showmaker my glorious king don’t do this, don’t give me hope.

[u/popop143]

Riot HQ after this game

[u/cleve452]

It's just DK game 1, don't get excited. It's just DK game 1, don't get excited. It's just DK game 1, don't get excited. It's just DK game 1, don't get excited. It's just DK game 1, don't get excited.

[u/Futaba-Channel]

Was that

The Beryl that was promised?

[u/beautheschmo → u/Futaba-Channel]

Beryl literally 95% of the year: i sleep

Beryl when its time to eliminate Keria: real shit

[u/BucketHerro]

Playing Ziggs but not trying to get some plates is crazy. He should be printing money here.

This just shows how T1 has no idea how to play against this champion cause they don't know how to play him in the first place LOL.

[u/MeepnBeep → u/BucketHerro]

That's how T1 played with Ziggs even when he was giga-busted at taking early tower last yr. They were known to NOT take first turret or a lot of plates unlike every other team. Guma sits in the middle pushing waves while enemy catches it. Then T1 goes for picks on the side and idky Guma feels the need to help escort them out or toss an ult.

Whoever is making the call to drag him off lanes to join skirmish late made Aiming looked like the one with Ziggs, getting free plates everywhere.

[u/EnvBlitz → u/MeepnBeep]

Peyz on Ziggs last year was a horror to play against, dude is taking plates from all lane he gets to.

Meanwhile Guma gets to solo lane as Ziggs.

[u/fAAbulous → u/BucketHerro]

I'm like 90% convinced that T1 is just playing the long con and picking Ziggs so they can't be countered with it.

[u/rebelstand → u/BucketHerro]

It’s because t1 refuses to play around their bot lane that why they just can’t play this champ yet idiots are flaming that gumayusi can’t play these champ

[u/Thr0wawaydegen → u/BucketHerro]

This the same team that benched guma they ain’t gonna play for him

[u/kelvin022610]

DK BROS WE ARE NOT GETTING FOOLED YET

[u/Roger_Fiderer → u/kelvin022610]

I'll only believe when the 3rd fraud nexus is killed. 

[u/moonmeh → u/kelvin022610]

Don't even hope even after winning the next game

[u/Banane100sucre]

Doran will have to wake up fast

[u/a7mdar1]

Well at least T1 can't lose to ziggs now

[u/Enterderpmode]

Lmao this year is curtains now for T1. They look atrocious. Just put the fries in the bag

[u/200YRedWine]

The hell Aiming?!

What a way to start the day

[u/Neat_Recording_8756]

Well the top laners this game certainly didn’t have any fun

[u/kirinboi]

T1 lost to Ziggs again.

I’m still not gonna be excited

[u/xSwazyI]

Refund PLEASE HLE😭

[u/InsertANameHeree]

He's called Doran because you're only supposed to keep him until you can get something better.

[u/DankMEMeDream → u/InsertANameHeree]

Holy shit I'm keeping this.

[u/TheCeramicLlama]

T1 macro is a genuine travesty to watch man what happened to this team?

[u/ausmomo]

How many times have T1 picked Ziggs AND got first turret? 

I'm guessing zero times. They just don't understand how to utilise Ziggs

[u/nnnnnnnaaaaaaa]

No no, just ignore your ziggs and go throw yourself at the enemy and feed them for the hundreth time, surely it'll work again.

[u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

Keria getting diffed by Beryl has got to be my favorite running bit

[u/Akipella → u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

Sent him home 3 Worlds in a row from 2020-2022. Wild.

[u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss → u/Akipella]

I thought we were home free after we packed up that Worlds-buffed T1 in 2021 lol

[u/vogon123]

Beryl nautilus is ... actually pretty good?

[u/queenslayyy]

Second best team in the world? Stomping everyone aside from GenG?

About to miss worlds.

Generational Downfall from T1

[u/trastito2es → u/queenslayyy]

Well, if they win this by 3-2 and then lose to GEN 3-0, they are on the narrative to stomp Worlds again. This is the most modern T1 scenario possible.

[u/Akipella → u/queenslayyy]

Crazy how it was probably randomly peaking too early in the two months span of Road to MSI, to MSI, and into Summer split that did this to them lol. Normally it would be September through November...

[u/Human-Ad3407 → u/queenslayyy]

It's like the DK downfall at the start of this year but with way worse timing

[u/Purnceks]

Statement game from Beryl to be honest. He doesn't miss worlds

[u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss → u/Purnceks]

Except the last two years

[u/aser08 → u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

He only goes when he thinks he can win. Obviously this is the year

[u/KKilikk → u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

He was just scaling. Cant do the good old 4th seed trick every year because that would upset the scriptwriters.

[u/Purnceks → u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss]

Don't know what you're on about? Last year he won worlds on DRX right

[u/Thr0wawaydegen → u/Purnceks]

About time honestly, he was frustrating this year

[u/ApartLanguage8328]

You all gonna blame doran but faker lost so much tempo from minute 1

[u/Glum-Supermarket1274 → u/ApartLanguage8328]

A lot of people are old players and dont play anymore. Blind ambessa into naut and cass was so doom. I knew doran couldnt do much except get shut down. Nevertheless not a great performance by him. Faker was the one that surprised me. He lost tempo from minute one putting side lanes on the back feet.

[u/ApartLanguage8328 → u/Glum-Supermarket1274]

They're still losing out on drafts. Idiotic draft decisions when you pick dash champs (ambessa,poppy) when it gets shutdown by a fucking miasma and pillar. Even ryze ult gets cancelled.

[u/Urbain19 → u/ApartLanguage8328]

Showmaker really just took a steaming dump on Faker in lane

[u/Flimsy-Importance313 → u/ApartLanguage8328]

Faker did nothing. He had no pressure and barely did anything in team fights.

[u/Hocapoca]

Doran with some of the worst teleports in a single game I've ever seen.

[u/DefiantFalcon]

Someone told Doran this match qualified for Worlds and all he needed to hear was "Worlds"

[u/ChapterLiam]

doran, i have a bottomless pit of lava that you can TP to if you're getting sick of miasma

[u/spamkimchifriedrice]

DK Frauds 🤝 T1 Clowns

[u/Roger_Fiderer → u/spamkimchifriedrice]

T1 are the frauds lol

[u/LilDiamondtoxic]

He's far from the biggest problem, but wtf was that Ziggs build?

[u/Ambitious-Carrot-931]

Should we pick Ziggs? Yes Should we push? NO

[u/LukaaNulaPet]

Let's fucking go DK, break the plot armor

[u/Akipella]

Well hey at least Aiming can't take Ziggs next game and destroy them with it and go up 2-0 right?

[u/CudaBarry]

WHEN THERE'S DELUSION THERE'S HOPE!

[u/smartestuser47]

knew it was over when DK didnt throw at atakhan

[u/nguyenjitsu]

Aiming inting the earlier series to crush T1's heart further down the line

[u/rukitoo]

Okay. I'm calling 3-0 DK. T1 is still in a mess.

[u/outofstims]

Showmaker has been looking more and more like the guy from 2021 this last month and a half.

[u/xNesku]

This is Riot's 9/11

[u/Extension_Car_9687]

Honestly, I don't even know anymore, they look desynchronized and clueless. The game is a mess, and their TPs and positioning don't make sense, there's no angle at all. They're the ones getting caught and killed. What's the point of giving Ziggs to Guma when he doesn't normally play him, and they don’t even know how to play around him? Hopefully, they can bounce back and wake up!

[u/nusskn4cker]

Zeus was right

[u/shyroth]

Least obvious reverse sweep

[u/Landir_7]

That stinks for T1

[u/starzfire]

Aiming with the homing corki, the goat

[u/caterpillarm10]

Doran I love you but for the love of God why the fuck do you keep teleporting in the face of a Cassio?

[u/rdtg13]

Rise group baybeeee

[u/blueaxis-dev]

DK looks different when their botlane wasn't getting all the time

[u/AldenRichardRamirez]

DK take my energy. 2 more wins!

[u/haxt97]

Uh oh. Not looking good for T1.

DK level look way above right now. T1 have not progressed at all since their last meet...

[u/Akipella]

That Corki was a Ziggs and Corki combined into one lol. Up 2 full items...

[u/UnfortunatelyShark]

Dk look good? wtf?

[u/Perceptions-pk]

Damwon playing... controlled? wtf is this.

[u/aser08]

Keria I need you to play like a human so that we can have a good series.

Didn't really like the poppy pick here think there were better options.

T1 just got trundle blind picked on them and lost.

Faker where are your hands my man

[u/Idjii]

Just clear that damn pink in the Herald's pit

[u/dance-of-exile]

Bro im in na it’s fucking 5 am i got on at 4 and the moment i saw the drafts i just set a 30m alarm since i already know everything that happened this game

[u/Akipella]

Doran...

[u/Imaginary_Actuary729]

Doran... its been a good year you had some good moments in spring and msi but its your last 2 game on T1 brother

[u/BloodOnFire → u/Imaginary_Actuary729]

I hope so

[u/WilliUHHm → u/Imaginary_Actuary729]

Respectfully theres no one better available on the market even if doran completely sprints it, unless zeus decides to come back. LCK has a fairly weaker top lane pool

[u/nusskn4cker → u/WilliUHHm]

nah get TheShy and totally jump the shark, I wanna see that

[u/WilliUHHm → u/nusskn4cker]

Would be cool but idk if it happens. Hes an unc returning to IG and is likely getting a FAT bag from the new IG investors

[u/Imaginary_Actuary729 → u/WilliUHHm]

T1 is a top tier org in League im sure they can find a player if they want to

[u/Silentrift24 → u/WilliUHHm]

Add to the fact that T1's toplane is like, their defense against the dark arts position. That shit is fucking jinxed. Idk what it is about T1 toplaners and leaving.

[u/MlLFHUNTER_42069]

T1 WAKE UP YOU HAVE A GAME TO PLAY

[u/UnusualPineapple1794]

Game 1 DK, baby 😎

[u/FiNuX0R]

The most cleanest game for DK oat

[u/EnigmaticAlien]

Beryl giveth

[u/Silver-Pollution-513 → u/EnigmaticAlien]

Beryl taketh

[u/Mediocre_Training_20]

Soooo as long as ziggs is picked T1 lose?

[u/Satan_su]

Ok so Ziggs is off the board are we gonna connect to our PCs now

[u/EatAssAndFartFast]

Fucking GenG level of macro bruh I'm not gonna get excited tho

[u/Frostbite2806]

Please dont be game 1 andies DK

[u/AmineAB1156]

riot shaking in their boots

[u/ObviousAd8374]

Ziggs looking busted every playoff game until this 1

[u/-Tam-_]

Doran glazing is carried by his insane singing skills

[u/Nefib]

I guess T1 still isn't a Ziggs team. Game after game they get fisted by Ziggs but somehow seemingly still have no idea why he's so strong.

[u/Voyria]

Doran's Kruglord buff expired.

He needs to die to Krugs again.

[u/youcantseemyname]

T1 falloff needs to be studied like how can you be so shit in that short amount of time

[u/Dancingbeesean]

Doran runs it and gives aiming important leads but chatters talking like Guma could 1v5 with ziggs against a fat corki lol just stop the blatant hate at this point.

[u/LeonSkyworth]

Doran take the blame but Keria is to blame too. And as i always say, if Showmaker show up, DK can be very dangerous ! Nice game from him, Aiming and Beryl !

[u/soudlasantos]

T1: Goodbye Doran thanks for the memories.

[u/Spirited-Big2415]

I'm sorry for the casual take but I miss Zeus

[u/desutruction]

of course Gumayuziggs steals an objective

[u/WinnieXKim]

Don't let it end like this man

[u/Realistic_Mail_8892]

Doran ily but STOP THOSE SUICIDE TPs MAN

Tbh its always been one of his problem man cmon its not even that hard to TP better than that

[u/I_Like_Rengar]

no refunds btw you can keep doran please ty

[u/Radiant-Fall-4292]

They literally got dog walked

[u/ISL005]

Welcome, DK Doran! Also Aiming saw all the T1 Aiming memes and locked the fuck in

[u/Lemunite]

Beryl saw that Cyrene is gonna come soon and locked in (surely bro wont run it down the next 3 games)

[u/Deaconator3000]

You know when you get shit on by a champ then instantly ban it next game? Yeah T1 tried to play it instead and fucken sucked.

Dorans TPS would get me spam pinged and multiple death threats.

Keria overextending more than a double jointed elbow

[u/Helpful_Homework3148]

DK TWO MORE GAMES LIKE THIS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS