This was no formality. The Road to MSI decider was a five-game grind — messy, tense, and ultimately decided by the lane everyone had circled before the series began. T1 edged Gen.G 3-2 to claim the LCK's last remaining MSI 2026 berth, booking a trip to Daejeon and, with it, the long way round: the play-in stage.
Peyz outduels Ruler
If there was a single axis this series tilted on, it was the 2v2. T1's bottom lane was the standout duo of the Bo5 from the opening draft to the final Nexus, and Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan walked away with Player of the Match honors for it. He spent five games getting the better of Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk in nearly every pattern that mattered — lane priority, side-lane pressure, and the cleanest damage output in the late-game teamfights.
For a side that used to build so much of its identity around a settled, fearsome bottom side, watching it lose the head-to-head was the most telling story of the match.
