SK Telecom T1 got pushed to the limit but emerged the victor in a five-game series against Misfits Gaming in the League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals Friday at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China.
Misfits became the first non-Korean team to take two games off of the reigning Worlds champion during the knockout stage and the first Western team to take any games off of SKT post-groups, per ESPN Stats and Information. Although the team certainly made its mark, SKT proved itself in the most crucial moments of Game 5 and will face off against the winner of Royal Never Give Up and Fnatic at 3:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 28.
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