In the LCK second stage regular season, following a three-day hiatus, competition kicked off again. DK encountered HEL and was cleanly swept 2:0. Kanavi's rhythm in this BO3 was impeccable, utterly crushing Lucid. HLE's approach now appears to focus on the jungler; once mid and bot gain lane control, they converge to help invade the enemy jungle. Kanavi, back in his comfort zone, truly lived up to his teammates' support, delivering standout performances in both matches.

However, DK truly looked disorganized. In mid-to-late game team fights, HLE actually gave many opportunities, but DK just couldn't seize them. It seems after the preseason ended, DK's mid laner returned to being the top mid in the fourth region. If things don't improve, DK management might consider promoting the secondary team's mid laner. DK's mid laner only made a couple of moves in a whole BO3, making it really hard to win. Already at 1-2, if they lose more, they'll be sitting with DRX and DNS.

Another match on the same day was T1 versus GEN. Before this BO3 started, many viewers thought T1 had a chance to win because GEN's form in this stage wasn't as strong as before—KT had even beaten them. But T1's in-league performance was still too weak. Not only did Faker fail to defeat GEN, he even got shut out. The second game saw a huge gap with zero towers and dragons taken, lanes completely crushed.

A quick recap of this BO3 to see how T1 lost: In the first game, Faker seemed off from the start, staying on lane with low health despite seeing the enemy jungler, resulting in a solo kill by Canyon. Meanwhile, top lane Doran also struggled; playing Jayce against Sejuani, not only did he fail to pressure, but he got solo killed by Kiin. With top and mid collapsing, the bot lane Kalista-Rell combo didn't gain advantage either, though Oner found some opportunities.

By mid-game, GEN had a slight lead of around 1k gold, but they secured too many dragon and tower resources. The decisive team fight was executed better by GEN, who simultaneously claimed Baron and dragon soul. T1 became unplayable by 24 minutes, the rest was cleanup time. In the second game, Faker picked his signature Galio against Chovy's Annie. Early on, a fight erupted over river crab; GEN scored three-for-two, but all kills were taken by the support.

Although Peyz died, he got two kills, so hopes largely rested on him. Yet even with those kills, Peyz remained suppressed in lane. With no lane priority in mid and bot, the jungler couldn't secure any dragons. By 18 minutes, GEN already had dragon point advantage. T1 forced into a fight not only failed to steal the dragon but suffered a 2-for-4 exchange. After this, T1 had no chance; GEN obtained dragon soul and snowballed to end the game.

Faker's Galio in the second game performed poorly. He was nearly killed at level one, unable to farm. Canyon leveraged mid advantage to invade jungle, disrupting Oner as well. When recalling to shop, Faker didn't consider building tank items but stacked damage, yet still lacked lane control. With jungle collapsed, he couldn't support side lanes; in team fights, lacking durability, he died instantly. The match ended at 28 minutes with Faker at 1-6.

Throughout the second game, T1 never took a single tower and secured zero dragons,直接被GEN打成0龙塔了, the gap between the two teams is really substantial. It's just the start of the stage, yet they're already making frequent misplays? Overall, Oner seemed the most troubled; Keria tried hard, but as a support, he couldn't change the situation. Peyz paired with Keria still couldn't gain advantage, truly perplexing.

Conclusion:

T1's side lanes truly lack laning strength. Their previous win over HLE relied solely on mid and jungle performance, but this time Faker seemed possessed, failing to show normal level,直接被大超对位MVP, it feels after lane swaps disappeared, T1 suffered significant impact. Keria locked in bot lane, early on Oner alone struggled to create momentum.

So, how do you think T1 should adjust?

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