In the South Korean region, there are battles for the title of the champion of the summer split, and the opportunity to visit London to participate in the Mid-Season Invitational 2023. A dozen teams continue to fight and in the next match we will have to watch the confrontation between the leaders.
T1 will face SANDBOX Gaming. Both clubs are among the leaders of the race, and therefore the victory in the face-to-face confrontation will significantly improve the position of the teams in the standings.
T1 are on the first line in the regular season table. The team has 7 wins in 8 matches.
SANDBOX are behind, but not by much. The team has 6 wins in 8 games and the fourth line in the standings.
We find out which of the teams will strengthen their positions in the regular season and get a victory in one of the central matches of the week.
Form T1
We start the analysis of the confrontation with the analysis of T1's game form. They will play in this match in the status of a favorite, as if it could be different.
The bookies are correct T1. The team's chance of winning is estimated by a coefficient around 1.2.
Not surprisingly, T1 are in the status of a favorite. Throwing aside their status and importance for eSports in South Korea and the world, we still see a reference team showing an iconic game.
Composition T1
Virtually every T1 roster is a role model. The 2023 season is no exception: high-quality management and the work of the club with the roster allow us to form the championship ranks within the club from year to year.
T1 players
- Zeus
- Oner
- Faker
- Gumayusi
- Keria
The T1 game roster has not changed after the last Worlds 2022. Then the Faker team took 2nd place and is now hungry for victories, but there is nothing to say about the level of the game. However, with T1 it's always like that.
T1 Performance at LCK Spring 2023
The team will go into the match with a 7-1 record. Almost perfect, except for the stray defeat of Hanwha Life Esports.
First week
- 2-0 victory over Gen.G Esports
- 2-1 victory over KT Rolster
Second week
- 2-0 victory over Freecs
- 2-0 victory over Dplus
Third week
- Lost to Hanwha Life Esports 1-2
- 2-1 win over Nongshim RedForce
Fourth week
- 2-0 victory over Brion
- 2-0 victory over DRX
As we can see, T1 has already outplayed virtually all direct competitors in the first round. Here is the victory over the champions of the summer 2022 Gen.G, and the victory over the updated Dplus roster, which claims big places in the LCK.
T1 Champions
Top lane T1 is most often sent to Jayce (5 games, 80% win rate), Gnar (3 matches, 66% win rate), Renekton (3 matches, 66% win rate), Fiora (2 matches, 100% win rate).
In the woods are met Sejuani (8 games, 87% win rate), Vi (7 matches, 71% win rate)
Azir appeared in the mid more often than others (8 games, 75% of wins). Also chosen were Kassadin (3 games, 100% wins), Viktor (3 matches, 100% wins).
Among the pool of shooters are the usual Lucian (5 matches, 80% wins), Sivir (3 games, 66% wins), Varus (3 matches, 100% wins).
There are no special revelations on supports either. Keria played on Nami (7 matches, 71% win rate), Ashe (4 matches, 100% win rate), Yuumi (2 matches, 50% win rate), Caitlyn (2 matches, 100% win rate).
SANDBOX Gaming Uniform
On the other side of the barricades will be SANDBOX Gaming. They are predicted to be an outsider.
The bookmakers are not ready to believe in the victory of SANDBOX. However, the coefficient for success in the series is around 3.7, which is far from critical.
Considering the basics of competitive LoL, where the match favorites often have all the cards in their hands, 3.7 against a T1 team is more praise than vice versa, and SANDBOX fully deserves it.
Composition of SANDBOX
The SANDBOX roster, unlike the T1, cannot boast such big names. There are no characters of the level of Keria and Faker here, but there is a team spirit and a responsible approach to training, which we see in the performance of the team.
SANDBOX Players
- Burdol
- Willer
- Clozer
- Encyy
- Kael
From remarkable it is possible to allocate Clozer. For a young Korean player, the match will be crucial, since when he tried out for T1, he failed to replace the “unkillable demon king”.
Otherwise, the SANDBOX roster consists of quite experienced, but not overly famous performers. Here are the former players of Hanwha Life Esports and Burdol, who reached the TOP-4 Worlds 2021 as part of DAMWON.
There is someone to play and now SANDBOX is rapidly proving it.
SANBOX Performance
Before the match with T1 SANDBOX will come up with 6 cards won and only 2 given away. Lost only to direct favorites.
First week
- Lost by Dplus with a score of 0-2
- 2-1 victory over Hanwha Life Esports
Second week
- 2-1 victory over KT Rolster
- 2-1 victory over Brion
Third week
- 2-0 win over Nongshim RedForce
- Lost to Gen.G 1-2
Fourth week
- 2-1 victory over Freecs
- 2-1 victory over DRX
Lost two series: against Dplus and Gen.G. They managed to tinker with the latter.
In general, more than. Naturally, it will be very difficult with T1, but there are definitely chances.
SANDBOX Champions
The most popular character in the top lane remains KSante (7 games, 42% win rate). They also take Gnar (6 matches, 83% of wins), Fiora (5 matches, 60% of wins).
Nothing fundamentally new on junglers: Sejuani (7 matches, 57% wins), Wukong (6 matches, 66% wins), Maokai (4 games, 100% wins).
In the center is the favorite champion of the patch - Azir (7 matches, 85% of wins). In addition to him, Akali (4 games, 25% wins), Sylas (4 games, 75% wins).
The most selected shooter is Varus (6 matches, 66% of wins). Lucian (4 games, 100% win rate) and Ashe with Caitlyn (3 games each, 66% win rate) are popular.
Of the supports, Heimerdinger (5 games, 60% wins), Karma (4 matches, 50% wins), Ashe (3 games, 66% wins), Nami (3 matches, 100% wins) stand out.
History of personal confrontations
The last time the teams played each other as part of the summer split at LCK Summer 2022. Then, unexpectedly, SANDBOX got a clear victory.
Match outcome
Given the history of personal meetings and the current state of affairs, I think it makes sense to believe in taking the card by SANBOX. If they default, there are chances.
T1 can afford to experiment and pick non-standard characters. We see how they skillfully juggle champions and confidently bring what they started to the end, and therefore it will be extremely difficult, but not impossible, to outplay them in a full b3.
Result: +1.5. on SANDBOX.
