With T1’s defeat against DWG KIA at the LCK Summer Finals 2021, the No. 1 and No. 2 seed positions of the LCK at Worlds 2021 have been determined.

And indeed, losing the opportunity to compete for the number 1 seed position will bring many concerns for T1 in the upcoming World Championship journey, when they drop straight to group 3, and are at risk of having to compete with other teams.

And if they have to share a group with the number 1 and number 2 seed teams of LPL and LEC, T1 will enter the group of death at Worlds.

First, they will have to participate in the tournament right from the Play-in round.

The most `dangerous` scenario that T1 could face at Worlds is to fall into a group with the presence of FunPlus Phoenix, EDG, and a representative from the number 2 seed group from the LEC, or Cloud9.

– Seeds No. 1 and No. 2: FunPlus Phoenix/Team WE/EDward Gaming or MAD Lions/Fnatic (not yet in the Grand Final).

– Seed number 3: Cloud9.

– Seed number 4: T1.

It’s still quite early to confirm that FPX will be the LPL Summer 2021 champion, but this is currently the most likely possibility, and even if they don’t win, they are still guaranteed the number 2 seed, so sharing the same group

At that time, this will truly be a death group for the remaining 3 names except FPX.

The remaining 3 teams, MAD/FNC, C9 and T1 will compete for the remaining tickets.

If T1 were the number 4 seed, they would only be rated slightly better than FNC or MAD, but for European representatives, betting on the underdog is not a problem.

In the team’s history, T1 has never finished an international tournament with a position outside the top 4, but that is a story of the past, but even if they have the autonomy to become the number 3 seed,

Another positive point is that even when coming to Worlds with the 4th seed position, compared to the previous 2 4th seeded teams, MAD Lions and LGD Gaming, they have many advantages.

In short, the pressure on T1 currently is that they must win in the final Bo5 pair in the regional qualifiers.