T1 dominated the teamfight and beat AL in five games to advance to the finals

On July 12 , the League of Legends MSI semi-finals ushered in a focus duel, with LCK giants T1 facing LPL powerhouse AL. In the end, T1 defeated AL 3:2 with stronger execution and team battle performance, and advanced to the finals.

In the first game, T1 showed initiative in the early stage. In the mid-term, they relied on the cooperation between the jungler and the support to open up the situation. They crossed the tower to attack Annie and then destroyed a tower, and the rhythm continued to accelerate. Although AL gained a short-term advantage in the mid-lane counterattack, T1 was counterattacked by the opponent in the big dragon team battle, and was eventually defeated by AL in one wave, losing the first city.

In the second game, T1 quickly adjusted their status. In the early stage, Lee Sin led the rhythm and cooperated with Crocodile to frequently make contributions in team battles. Ryze and Braum cooperated with each other to control the situation many times, helping T1 to control the situation. In the middle and late stages, they successively took down Ertahan and the Ancient Dragon. In the end, driven by Crocodile's flash to start a team fight, T1 wiped out the team and won the game.

The third game became a turning point in the series. The two sides fought fiercely for many times, but T1 was counterattacked by AL several times in the jungle team battles . Zhao Xin and Rambo frequently exerted their strength, leading AL to win consecutive team battles. In the end, AL won another game with a strong performance of destroying T1 and took the lead in getting the match point.

In the fourth game, T1 showed its tenacity. Although AL 's three players crossed the tower and killed Weapon in the early stage, T1 gradually took over the game in the middle and late stages with the group control combination of Maokai and Lillia. At the critical moment, Lillia's Q flash ultimate hit four people, and a perfect team battle was played with zero for five, successfully tying the score to 2:2 .

In the final battle, T1 completely took the initiative. From the beginning when three people crossed the tower to kill the Sword Demon, the rhythm was firmly in their hands. The double teamfight combination of Gragas and Card frequently made contributions, and Jinx harvested continuously in the late teamfights. In the end, T1 pushed forward in the middle lane and wiped out AL , winning the fifth game and completing a thrilling promotion.