T1 dominate play-in stage at Mid-Season Invitational
The loading screen for League of Legends is seen projected on the wall behind the competitors. The loading screen comes up while waiting for the game to start, allowing players to view each characters basic information before the battle. Jan. 24, 2020 T1 swept all three matches in the play-in stage to advance to the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational bracket stage in Daejeon, South Korea.
T1 completed their flawless run with a 3-0 triumph on Wednesday against Team Liquid, prevailing in 28, 41 and 24 minutes.
T1 qualified for the bracket stage, an eight-team tournament that begins Friday with a $2 million prize pool, including $500,000 for the first-place finisher.
T1 will open the double-elimination bracket stage against Bilibili Gaming. The other Round 1 matches in the upper bracket feature LYON vs. FURIA, Hanwha Life vs. Secret Whales, and G2 Esports vs. Top Esports.
In the play-in final on Wednesday, T1 bot laner Soo-hwan "Peyz" Kim of South Korea claimed match MVP honors with a kills-deaths-assists ratio of 34-10-19.
--Field Level Media
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