Why T1 revealed the most liked opponent at First Stand
In the current 2025 season, Riot Games has made remarkable changes for the tournaments of the year of League of Legends. Accordingly, they created more tournaments with 2025 First Stand with 5 teams winning the beginning of the region. The 2025 First Stand championship team will help his area have an additional ticket to the MSI 2025 group stage without having to go through the start -up stage. Despite its smaller scale than past international tournaments, 2025 First Stand is still an extremely valuable title that leading teams at LCK such as T1, Gen.G, HLE … target next.
Only the tournament teams starting the 2025 season have the opportunity to attend 2025 First Stand
Therefore, as soon as T1 defeated NS to participate in the playoffs of LCK Cup 2025, they received many questions related to the First Stand tournament. Answering on this issue, T1's jungle star – Oner revealed that they wanted to confront IG in the first international tournament in 2025. Attention to Rookie and Oner also highly appreciated the mid lane players on the IG side.
Oner revealed that T1 really wanted to encounter with IG because they highly appreciated Rookie but rarely had the opportunity to confront
“I think IG is an interesting opponent and really wants to confront them. IG players like Thery, Rookie or even Daeny coach have a deep understanding of League. The person I have ever met in the past, but there is no chance to play officially. Rookie with me is always an extremely good player but T1 rarely has the opportunity to encounter him. Go to Rookie and IG if there is a ticket to play at the First Stand 2025 ” – Oner shared with the press after winning NS.
IG seems to be given a lot of respect, especially the Rookie – Thesis
Fan LPL said that T1 wants to “farm chicken” when choosing IG
Immediately after the interview above was posted, it became the focus of the gossip of the LPL audience community. Many people are sarcasm that T1's star chooses IG is to aim for “farming” and destroying this team in the future. The reason from the current IG is not appreciated at LPL when owning the performance as well as the quality of the gameplay is not high at all.
“They used to be good players, but now?” – A sarcastic commentary about the power of the current IG
“I believe that is the things oner really think. Remember in Worlds 2024, he once hoped that both Fly and GG were eliminated just to the next round without having to play. Too true ” – a gamer commented
“With IG, I couldn't meet before, now it is not always” – another audience said that Oner's words would not come true when IG had no chance to come to the 2025 First Stand tournament.
It should be known that even in the recent victory of IG against RNG, Coach Daeny himself had many times “fainting” when witnessing his students handle the situation too badly. This shows that IG exists too many problems and it is difficult to become the LPL 2025 Split 1 candidate, not to mention winning tickets to First Stand. Most likely Oner also realized this and he wanted the T1's First Stand (if any) journey to be easier, so I just chose IG.
Coach Daeny used to “faint” when witnessing the student at IG was too bad
Basically, IG 2025 is a squad of many famous stars and attracts great attention from the audience. However, that prospect is very unlikely when the journey to find tickets to this tournament of IG and T1 is very difficult in the near future. Hopefully, both IG and T1 will become stronger, winning important victories in the future to make this “super suction” match have the opportunity to come true.