Guti’s Ahri Takes Over as T1 Close Out WSCI Game 4

TL;DR: Facing elimination, Galions claimed four dragons but could not contain Guti’s 14/2/9 Ahri. Her +1255 gold@15 and 82% kill participation powered T1 Esports Academy to two Barons, a 28-16 kill lead, and the Game 4 win that closed the WSCI series.

Key Takeaways

• Guti built a +1255 gold@15 lead on Ahri, then contributed to 82% of T1 Esports Academy’s kills, making mid lane the game’s defining advantage.
• T1 Esports Academy secured 2 Barons to 0, converting control into 11 towers to 3 and denying Galions a route back.
• Galions took 4 dragons to 2, but 16 kills could not match T1’s 28; the objective trade failed to offset the gap elsewhere.

Early Game

With T1 Esports Academy leading the best-of-five 2-1, Game 4 was Galions’ survival match. The pre-match prediction favored T1, and the favorite delivered: its 69% game-market probability proved correct. The lane numbers already hinted at why. Guti held +1255 gold@15, while the rest of T1’s listed lanes also finished ahead at that mark.

The pre-draft analysis identified Yunara and Xin Zhao as likely priorities, but neither appears in the supplied final lineups: Galions instead fielded Caitlyn, while T1 played Lee Sin. The projected draft advantage therefore did not decide the match on paper; T1’s execution overcame Galions’ distinctive-pick threat in game. By the end, Painter had 19 assists on Lee Sin, helping turn skirmishes into team-wide momentum.

The Turning Point

Galions found a foothold in the dragon count, taking 4 to T1’s 2, but that control came without the map pressure needed to translate it into a win. T1 took the first two Barons recorded in the final tally, finishing with 2 to 0. Each empowered push helped squeeze Galions’ territory, leaving them with only 3 towers against T1’s 11.

At the center of that squeeze was Guti. Her 14/2/9 line combined survival with relentless damage, and its 82% kill participation meant she was involved in most of T1’s takedowns. Haetae added 6/3/7 on Camille, giving T1 another threat Galions had to respect rather than focus everything on mid.

Closing Out

The match stretched to 38:50, but the ending belonged to T1. It finished with 28 kills, 78.4k gold, and a 28-16 kill score, while Galions ended on 70.2k gold. Eclipse supported the finish with 13 assists on Ziggs, while Cloud supplied 14 on Poppy; T1’s back line stayed involved even as its solo lanes carried the headline.

The 59.5% pre-series market lean toward T1 had anticipated the overall favorite, and the 69% game price read this match correctly too. The result closes the series at T1 Esports Academy 3-1 Galions; the full series-market wrap-up belongs in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-30 12:11 UTC.*