T1 support player Ryu “Keria” Min-seok issued a public apology on July 4 after his team fell 2-3 to Bilibili Gaming in the bracket stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2026. The loss, which dropped T1 into the lower bracket of the tournament being held in South Korea, was the kind of gut-punch result that turns a favorite into an underdog overnight.
Keria didn’t mince words. He took responsibility for what he described as a poor individual performance and pledged that T1 would fight through the lower bracket to win the championship.
What happened in the match
The series against BLG went the full distance, stretching to five games before the Chinese powerhouse from the LPL sealed the deal. For T1, who entered MSI 2026 as the LCK’s second seed, a 2-3 loss is about as painful as competitive League of Legends gets.
T1 now faces the grueling reality of the lower bracket. They need to win every remaining series or they’re going home.
