I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how fortunate T1 is that this ranged bot lane meta is happening right when they are making their worlds run. I’ve also seen people argue that T1 is the one that redefined the meta and that without Keria, everyone would still be prioritizing Xayah/Kai’sa. On one hand, it’s hardly like ranged supports were absent in the Swiss stage and quarters with champs like Renata, Milio, and a few others being picked a decent amount. On the other hand, it’s also true that following T1 vs LNG, bot lane priority has completely shifted with melee supports basically disappearing on both sides of the bracket. Which side do you lean towards?
I think this narrative that has been going around has gotten pretty out of pocket lol. It started when he was coming back from injury which is fair but that was months ago now and his play has returned to form so his champion pool most likely has as well. I think it’s pretty obvious that he plays/played other things in scrims so teams know he can play other stuff and don’t bother wasting a draft attacking him when you know he will pick Azir which should be playable.
It has more to do with T1 winning and only dropping 1 game in 3 best of series. We haven’t seen them pressured very much even JDG didn’t go to a game 5. WBG will probably attempt to ban out Faker and he will just pull out one of his many champions that he has learned over the years.