T1 Beats LOS in 24 Minutes at World Championship Swiss Stage
- T1 secured a victory against Brazil's LOS in 24 minutes and 26 seconds on Oct.
- Choi "Doran" Hyeon-jun secured the early advantage for T1 with a solo kill on Kim "Zest" Dong-min's K'Sante at the 6-minute and 20-second mark.
- LOS answered back at 16 minutes when Hai "Culs" Yamada secured the Rift Herald using Pantheon, though Culs fell in the ensuing skirmish.
T1 secured a victory against Brazil’s LOS in 24 minutes and 26 seconds on Oct. 24, 2026, during the opening day of the League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage in Allen, Texas, supple.kr reported. The team claimed a 19-to-3 kill score to join the 1-win bracket, showcasing an overwhelming performance against their opponents with a lineup featuring Choi “Doran” Hyeon-jun on Jayce, Moon “Hyeon-jun” (Oner) Hyun-jun on Lee Sin, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok on LeBlanc, Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan on Jhin, and Ryu “Keria” Min-seok on Alistar.
Top-lane dominance and early plays
Choi “Doran” Hyeon-jun secured the early advantage for T1 with a solo kill on Kim “Zest” Dong-min’s K’Sante at the 6-minute and 20-second mark. Choi utilized Jayce to outplay Zest’s K’Sante in the top lane, expanding the gold lead further at 14 minutes with a second kill on the same opponent. Ryu “Keria” Min-seok added early pressure on Alistar, initiating dives alongside Moon “Hyeon-jun” (Oner) Hyun-jun on Lee-Sin to secure objectives across the map. Early activity included Ryu attempting to target Walisson “Dudu” Francisco’s Tristana with Flash at 3 minutes without securing a kill, and securing a dragon shortly after the first solo kill. At 10 minutes, Ryu targeted Gabriel “Akkadian” Aparicio’s Rakan while the latter attempted to secure vision in the brush, allowing Moon to join and secure a kill. At 11 minutes and 40 seconds, Ryu moved to the top lane to successfully execute a turret dive utilizing Flash for an initiation. Following Choi’s 14-minute kill on K’Sante, Ryu, Moon, and Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok joined to eliminate Hai “Culs” Yamada’s Pantheon.
Mid-game clashes and Rift Herald fights
LOS answered back at 16 minutes when Hai “Culs” Yamada secured the Rift Herald using Pantheon, though Culs fell in the ensuing skirmish. T1 capitalized on the positioning to hunt down Jeong “Feast” Seong-hun’s Syndra. At 19 minutes, LOS eliminated Kim Su-hwan’s Jhin, but T1 responded by successively taking down Pantheon, Syndra, and Tristana to solidify their winning momentum. At 21 minutes and 30 seconds, Ryu launched an aggressive engage that knocked three LOS players airborne, paving the way for an ace that dismantled the opposing defense after LOS summoned a Rift Herald in the mid lane and utilized Pantheon’s ultimate to join the fight.
Closing out the Swiss stage opener
Following the 21st-minute teamfight, T1 secured the Baron at 23 minutes and marched down the mid and bottom lanes. Choi defeated Kim’s K’Sante once more and eliminated the recovering Pantheon to crack open the base. The squad destroyed the LOS nexus at 24 minutes and 26 seconds to secure their first win of the tournament.