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A quick day: LCK Week 5, Day 1 recap

A quick day: LCK Week 5, Day 1 recap

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James Domizio

James Domizio

16 Jan, 2023, 16:20

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Last updated: 12 May, 2025, 18:51

DRX fell to kt Rolster 2-0 and Hanwha Life Esports won 2-0 against Nongshim RedForce on the first day of Week 5 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split on Feb. 15 at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

A quick day: LCK Week 5, Day 1 recap

DRX vs. kt Rolster

Game 1: KT wins

In a game that lasted 26:33, kt Rolster beat DRX 9-2 in Game 1. KT midlaner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong earned Player of the Game honors for his 0/0/6 Taliyah, jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan found a quadra kill on his Wukong and went 6/1/1, and botlaner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram finished 3/1/3 on Zeri. DRX only found one tower and one Rift Herald, and support Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee went 0/2/2 on the LCK's first Annie support pick in 2,740 days. LCK Player of the Game: KT Bdd, 4th

Game 2: KT wins

KT found the series win with a 18-7 victory against DRX in Game 2 in 31:34. KT toplaner Kim "Kiin" Gi-in went 5/0/5 with a strong Jax game, Cuzz followed up his Game 1 performance with a 7/0/8 score on Elise, and Bdd's Irelia was 4/2/5. KT support Son "Lehends" Si-woo picked his signature Singed pick and went 0/3/9. LCK Player of the Game: KT Kiin, 4th

Strafe Player of the Series: KT Cuzz (13/1/8), 1st

A quick day: LCK Week 5, Day 1 recap

Nongshim RedForce vs. Hanwha Life Esports

Game 1: HLE wins

Hanwha Life Esports won 13-11 against Nongshim RedForce in Game 1 in 38:39. HLE midlaner Kim "ZEKA" Geon-woo finished with a 4/3/4 score on Azir, while botlaner Park "Viper" Do-hyeon found a 4/0/5 killscore on Varus. On the losing side, NS's botlaner Ha "vital" In-seong and midlaner An "FIESTA" Hyeon-seo went 3/2/5 on Ziggs and 3/2/3 on Jayce respectively. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Viper, 4th

Game 2: HLE wins

Hanwha Life Esports won Game 2 against Nongshim RedForce in 34:50 by a 13-6 score. HLE ZEKA scored a quadra kill on his 5/1/4 Kassadin, jungler Kim "Clid" Tae-min went 4/0/4 on Viego, and HLE found the win through their botlane of Viper's 2/1/10 Zeri and Kim "Life" Jeong-min's 0/1/12 Lulu. NS jungler Lee "Sylvie" Seung-bok found a 4/3/0 KDA on Wukong in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Viper, 5th

Strafe Player of the Series: HLE Viper (6/1/15), 3rd

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.

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