T1 easily won its first victory by defeating DRX, but the prospects of the spring season are still worrying

On January 19, the fourth day of the2025 LCK Spring Split of League of Legends was held, with the focus on the battle betweenT1 andDRX .T1 had suffered a series of defeats before and was in urgent need of a victory to boost morale.T1 recovered from their defeat against their opponentDRX and easily won with a total score of2-0 , achieving their first victory of the season.

In the first game, DRX chose Anbesa, Wei, Taliyah, Ezreal and Poppy as the main lineup, while T1 played with Jayce, Xin Zhao, Galio, Xia and Luo. The team established an advantage, but at the 21st minute, Gumayusi 's Xia was killed while advancing alone, and DRX took advantage of the situation to attack the big dragon. However, T1 's mid-jungle combination arrived in time, and Oner 's Zhao Xin led the team to play 2 for 4 , successfully preventing DRX's attempt to take the big dragon.

In the 25th minute of the game , Doran 's Jayce was killed by Rich's Anbesa in the top lane. DRX briefly gained a local advantage, but failed to shake T1's overall rhythm. As the game entered the late stage, T1 showed its With even better coordination, Oner grabbed the dragon soul and decisively started a teamfight, winning 1 for 4 and laying the foundation for victory. In the end, T1 ended the game with the big dragon buff at 34 minutes and 8 seconds, winning the first game.

In the second game, DRX banned Sejuani, Varus, Kalista, Nightmare and Braum, and chose Ornn, Monkey King, Viktor, Corki and Leona; T1 used Rumble, Lee Sin, The combination of Lola, Miss Fortune and Elise. This game was almost one-sided. In the 10th minute, T1's bottom lane combination killed LazyFeel's Corki and quickly accumulated an economic advantage. Gumayusi 's Miss Fortune relied on her strong laning ability to T1 was ahead by more than 6k economy in the early stage .

Although DRX seized the opportunity to make a 2- for-2 trade in the 23rd minute , they failed to change the rhythm of the game. In the 25th minute, Rich 's Ornn flashed into the wall, and Oner 's Lee Sin made a timely move to kick the monkey away, ensuring that the dragon soul belonged to T1. , and completed a 0- for -2 exchange in the subsequent team battle . In the end, Keria 's Spider controlled Victor at a critical moment, and T1 defeated DRX's defense in one fell swoop, securing the victory at 28 minutes and 17 seconds.

Although T1 won the game with a clean sheet, the game showed that the T1 team without Zeus was not aggressive enough. Coupled with HLE 's previous defeat, Zeus's departure seemed to be a three-way lose. Can T1 adjust in future games? It will take time to verify the team's status and regain its former dominance.