T1 leadership reflects on LoL Worlds loss to rivals Gen.G

The All-South Korean clash in round three of the Swiss Stage saw Gen.G defeat T1 in a one-off match. It was heavily one-sided, with Gen.G earning 23 kills to T1's three.

"This heavy defeat actually made what we need to fix clearer," kkOma told the press after the match.

"It's only over when there are no matches left."

Mata went on to say that their heavy loss started in the draft phase.

"We lost because we drafted poorly, I feel very sorry for the players," he said.

"We were aware Orianna is a top-tier pick. But as the red side we're constrained on bans, so the plan was to trade a meta pick for priority elsewhere.

"They discussed banning Poppy to make their team's time better on the Rift, but they had to ban other important champions, so they made that trade-off.  As the 4th seed, we're almost guaranteed to start on red, and our red-side drafts have been tough."

T1 face 100 Thieves next, while Gen.G prepare for Top Esports.