Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured material, has, to a greater extent, technological applications in catalysis, sensors, lithium-ion batteries, and optoelectronic devices due to their unique structure and electrical properties. Recently, the 2D TMD tungsten disulfide (WS2) has been regarded as one of the most promising anode candidates for lithium-ion batteries. However, the exploration of the WS2 sheets with the 1T metallic phase still remains a prodigious challenge to improve its conductivity and cycling stability in the application of lithium-ion batteries. In this work, the highly rich 1T few-layered WS2 nanoflowers (referred to as rich 1T WS2 NFs) were synthesized, exhibiting a rich 1T metallic phase with few-layered structures around the active edge sites of the NFs for achieving a fast electron/ion transfer, thereby delivering the enhanced cycling performance and lithium storage. The rich 1T WS2 NFs exhibits an irreversible capacity (charge capacity) of 8...