T1 sweep MKOI 2–0: a tense dragon fight, then a 25-minute finish

The scoreline reads like a clean sweep, but game one had MKOI ahead 15–10 in kills at one point. A nervy 40 minutes hides behind that 2–0. The LCK clip below is the official game-one highlight, not the full two-game series.

On October 29 KST, T1 faced MKOI in a best-of-three Worlds Swiss Round 4 series. T1 fell behind 0–3 early in game one and later surrendered Baron and dragon objectives. Near 39 minutes, Doran's Ambessa helped win a dragon-soul fight and secure an ace, completing the comeback around 40 minutes. In game two, Doran's Gwen and Keria's Karma stood out as T1 won in about 25:43. The 2–0 victory moved T1 to 3–1 and into the quarterfinals.

The story is the contrast, not merely an expected win. In an October 27 Reddit thread, fans joked grimly about MKOI drawing another Korean opponent while some insisted beating T1 was possible. Game one stayed tense enough to make that hope understandable; game two demonstrated T1's control.

The verified fan comments came before the match: a Reddit user thought MKOI might not win but could, others joked about repeated Korean draws with airport memes, and some argued that elite matchups remain unpredictable. After the match, a Spanish esports outlet distinguished a missed chance in game one from a one-sided game two. Its editorial analysis is not a fan comment, and the October 27 reactions are not misdated to October 29.

MKOI started Swiss 2–0 but lost successive series to DK and T1, reaching 2–2 with a final qualification chance remaining. T1 finished Swiss 3–1, becoming the LCK's third quarterfinalist after Gen.G and DK. Under the Swiss format, three wins qualify and three losses eliminate; MKOI was not eliminated by this result alone.

OSEN's October 29, 2026 report (7:01 a.m. KST) confirms T1's 2–0 win and qualification: roughly 40 minutes for game one and 25:43 for game two. Movistar eSports independently reported the same result. The LCK highlight title and channel were verified via a public YouTube trend index, but full playback and individual current comments were not available.

The next questions are T1's quarterfinal draw and MKOI's final 2–2 Swiss series, which will determine qualification or elimination. No unconfirmed next opponent is asserted.