Who will emerge victorious in the final at Worlds 2024 between BLG and T1? Read our most detailed breakdown of the year.
BLG vs T1 – Worlds 2024 Grand Final Preview
It all comes down to one final series: T1 and BLG will clash with one another in one of the most anticipated matches of the season. On one hand, BLG is looking to get payback and win the title with a full Chinese lineup (a first for the LPL); on the other, T1 is chasing their second title that would put them in the history books. This shouldn’t be a one-sided series like WBG and BLG, and every single game will be highly contested, similar to how T1 vs Gen.G was, despite the scoreline.
Aside from the fact that T1 is the only team to have won back-to-back championships, no team has done that with the same lineup. If we were to see the LCK team lift the trophy, there are several reasons to believe that ZOFGK would be the best squad ever in League history. Regardless of who wins, it will be a legendary battle.
With that in mind, let’s go over our match breakdown and see who has better chances of winning.
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T1 vs BLG – Match Predictions
While I would favor T1 in this particular series, I think there are enough factors to believe that the match will be extremely close. Unless BLG pulls out something from the cylinder, I would assume this will be a win for T1, likely a 3-1 score.
In the recent meta, there have been quite a few slow early games, as teams don’t really want to look fights and accelerate. So it might be a good opportunity to go under for kills at 15 minutes. Duration, on the other hand, isn’t that long: expect most of the matches to end in 35 minutes.
Games get quite bloody in the mid game when an LPL team is involved so considering an average of 20 kills per game, you can also look to bet on total amount of kills.
Regarding the scoreline, I think T1’s macro game throughout the tournament has been incredible and I still haven’t seen a team find a way to counter it.
Markets and bets to consider:
MVP in Final Match – BIN – x3.0
Correct Score – 1:3 for T1 – x3.87
Total Kills – Over 23.5 – x1.65
Map Duration – Under 34.5 minutes – x1.56
Bilibili Gaming Total Kills – Over 10.5 – x1.60
LoL Worlds Final Breakdown & Analysis
After more than a month of gameplay, we should have a clear picture of the meta and how teams have found their own identity with the picks and bans.
For BLG, there hasn’t been much innovation in their semifinal match against WBG. The team was just better and more consistent than their counterpart, playing standard picks that have worked ever since they made it to the Knockout stage.
BLG’s main attacking point might be Bin: he’s incredibly good on Jax and I doubt there will be enough bans for T1 to deny it. And while Zeus has been playing Gragas (a good counter to Jax), Bin is usually able to be crucial during mid-game teamfights.
For the mid lane, instead, it looks like there will be a handshake of picks. Sylas,Ahri, and Akali are the three champions that have popped up in the last few series and with Yone and Aurora likely on the ban lists, we should expect Knight and Faker to trade the champions based on the team composition.
With such strong teams, it will be more a matter of team comp themes rather than gameplay itself. BLG needs to utilize their strong skirmishing potential while T1 has been constantly creating good game states to initiate fights and contests. And for these particular reasons, the junglers will be the key factors for the series. We know both Xun and Oner have stepped up immensely throughout the tournament, and they will be responsible for getting the right engages on champions like Vi and Skarner.
The bot lane is currently a lane where it’s all about adaptation. Champions like Xayah, Kai’Sa, and Kalista are currently in pick-or-ban status so it will be more about what ADCs are left and the synergy with the support pick.
Overall, the priority bans for the two teams should be:
BLG: Kalista, Xayah, Skarner/Vi, Ashe
T1: Jax, Skarner, Ahri, Kai’Sa, Kalista
Both teams: Aurora, Yone
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