T1 vs Hanwha Life Esports LCK Road to MSI betting tip, picks

Luke Warr Published June 14, 2025

The last round of the LCK 2025 Road to MSI tournament will see T1 vs Hanwha Life Esports. Both teams are powerhouses in their own right, but HLE may have an advantage going into the match that bettors should be aware of.

After an eventful first two rounds, the Road to MSI stage of this year’s LCK is nearing its end. While the previous matches were to determine which team qualifies for MSI and EWC, that isn’t the case anymore. The last match in the tournament is between Hanwha Life Esports and T1, and while a spot in MSI is up for grabs, as both teams have already qualified for EWC.

T1 has a free pass to EWC since it’s the defending champion at the event, so HLE will qualify for the Esports World Cup even if it loses to T1. That doesn’t mean the stakes aren’t still high, as the winner here will also get a ticket to MSI to compete with Gen.G and multiple international teams for a chance at glory and automatic qualification to the 2025 League of Legends World Championship.

T1 vs Hanwha Life match overview

• Tournament: LCK Spring 2025
• Stage: Road to MSI Round 5
• Game: League of Legends
• Format: Best-of-five

Betting tip: Hanwha Life Esports has a strong recent history against T1, and its performance against Gen.G suggests it may be the team to side with here.

T1 vs Hanwha Life in-depth team, match analysis

T1 owes much of its recent success to the mid and jungler synergy that Faker and Oner share. The two players are constantly playing around each other to ensure maximum objective acquisition and increase the chances of successful ganks. Gumayusi has improved his performance significantly in the bottom lane since his issues regarding substitute play were resolved, enhancing his synergy with support player Keria.

The team has showcased its dominance over multiple sides recently despite having a rough start to the tournament. Hanwha Life Esports stands as one of the few teams T1 hasn’t been able to defeat. On the contrary, T1 lost 0-2 against HLE both times the two teams met in the ongoing tournament’s first two rounds, and the second time was during the ninth week of play.

Speaking of HLE, the team is looking extremely strong of late. While Zeus is known to be one of the best professional top laners in all of League of Legends, he isn’t alone. Zeka and Viper are two more standout players who have shown consistency, and the overall team here is individually strong enough to carry its weight.

Peanut is HLE’s biggest anomaly, since he plays excellently in some games and misses his smites in others. Fortunately for the team, he’s reliable enough to ensure HLE’s objective acquisition is strong enough to benefit them in the late game.

Roster and roles

Champion pool

• T1’s champion pool is fairly limited, so it isn’t hard to predict which champions the team will go for. Picks like Ahri, Viktor, Xin Zhao, Sejuani, Ambessa, Gwen, Jhin, Miss Fortune, Rakan, Alistar, and Lulu are commonly seen in T1’s compositions.
• Hanwha Life Esports also has some reliable champion picks it goes for, which include Jayce, Xin Zhao, Sylas, Renata Glasc, Ambessa, Sejuani, and Azir.

Key stats

T1 vs Hanwha Life head-to-head records

Hanwha Life Esports and T1 have faced off against each other 30 times before. Demonstrating how tightly contested this rivalry has been, both teams have won 15 times, which means this match will be the rubber match.

T1 vs Hanwha Life match history

T1 is coming off an impressive playoff win against KT Rolster, though the team lost twice consecutively prior to that.

• T1 vs KT Rolster – 3-1
• T1 vs NS RedForce – 0-2
• T1 vs Hanwha Life Esports – 0-2
• T1 vs Freecs – 2-0
• T1 vs FEARX – 2-0

Hanwha Life Esports may be coming off a loss to Gen.G, but the team concluded the LCK 2025’s second round with two impressive matches.

• Hanwha Life vs Gen.G – 2-3
• Hanwha Life vs FEARX – 2-0
• Hanwha Life vs T1 – 2-0
• Hanwha Life vs DK – 1-2
• Hanwha Life vs Gen.G – 1-2

T1 vs Hanwha Life betting odds snapshot

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T1 vs Hanwha Life betting picks and predictions

After Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports has showcased the best and most consistent performance in this LCK season. The team has a more impressive top laner in Zeus, and while Zeka and Faker have a bit of a rivalry going on in the mid lane, Viper has showcased better carry potential than Gumayusi recently down bot, which may be what wins HLE the match.

Best picks

• HLE to get first blood @ 1.81: Hanwha Life’s odds of getting first blood are higher than T1’s thanks to the team’s more aggressive early playing style.
• Total maps under 4.5 @ 2.74: T1 has failed to win a single map against HLE this split, and it’s unlikely to perform too well this match, either.

Prediction

Our T1 vs Hanwha Life Esports pick: HLE as the match winner 3-1 at .