The League of Legends World Championship, the stage where the year's undisputed heavyweights are crowned, has just wrapped up its first week of matches. This year's event sees four LCK stalwarts—Gen.G, Hanwha Life, KT, and T1—vying for the title. Right now, it is KT who are looking the sharpest. After a tidy 2-0 dismantling of Chinese powerhouse 'TES', backed by some crisp ban-picks and a favorable bracket draw, they have secured their spot in the quarterfinals with an unblemished 3-0 record.

Meanwhile, Gen.G and Hanwha Life are sitting on 2-1 records after suffering a bit of a shock at the hands of China's AL, but they seem determined to iron out those ban-pick issues and push for the knockouts. As for T1? Well, things are looking rather grim for them, frankly. Sitting at 1-2, their form is shaky, and a single further defeat spells total elimination from the tournament. The big question remains whether they can sort out their instability in both performance and drafting before it is all over.