League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational 2022 (MSI) Day 1 standings: G2 Esports go 2-0, T1 starts with a win

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The first day of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2022 has come to an end. It was a brilliant day for fans of League esports, and there is no doubt that the stage is set for more in the future.

G2 Esports had two games to play today, and the team demolished its competition in both of those. The North America vs. Europe match-up was not even close by any means. Faker's T1 also started the day with a win, despite a few hiccups early in the game.

Red Canids pulled off a massive upset today as the Brazilians destroyed PSG Talon 13-0 in the final game of the day. This upset win did open up a lot more possibilities for Group B at MSI 2022.

Before moving on with some analysis, it is first important to take a look at the points table after day 1 for all the three groups:

Amongst the three groups, the results of the first one are pretty much expected. T1 had a few issues against Saigon Buffalo but then ended up grabbing a comfortable victory in the end. DetonatioN FocusMe was very clean and ensured that Team Aze stood no chance.

There were no surprises in the third group as well since G2 Esports absolutely dominated both Evil Geniuses and ORDER. The match against ORDER looked a bit rough, though that is quite understandable since it was the first game for G2 Esports and the latter also has a habit of going for risky plays.

However, the surprise of the day was the second group, where Red Canids demolished PSG Talon in dominating fashion. The Brazilian League of Legends team came into this tournament as underdogs, but since Worlds 2021, the squad has evolved a lot.

PSG Talon stood no chance and ended up losing the game 13-0. It is definitely a major slap for the PCS champions, and a lot of work needs to be done before