Double triple: LCK Week 3, Day 4 recap
Hanwha Life Esports beat DRX and T1 won against Nongshim RedForce by 2-1 scores in the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split on Feb. 3 at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.
Hanwha Life Esports vs. DRX
Game 1: DRX wins
DRX won Game 1 against Hanwha Life Esports by a 20-13 score in 37:50. DRX botlaner Seo "deokdam" Dae-gil went 8/2/6 on Varus while supported by midlaner Yoo "FATE" Su-hyeok's 5/3/7 Azir and jungler Kim "Croco" Dong-beom's 6/3/9 Maokai. DRX toplaner Kim "Rascal" Kwang-hee picked an unexpected Cho'Gath pick and went 1/3/7 on it, and HLE's midlaner Kim "ZEKA" Geon-woo and jungler Kim "Clid" Tae-min found a combined 8/5/8 KDA on Yone and Elise in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: DRX Croco, 2nd
Game 2: HLE wins
Hanwha Life Esports tied up the series with a 17-4 win in 23:32, one of the fastest games of the split. HLE botlaner Park "Viper" Do-hyeon went 6/0/5 on Varus, ZEKA was 7/2/4 on Akali, and DRX's only major objective was a lone dragon. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Viper, 2nd
Game 3: HLE wins
Hanwha Life Esports won Game 3 in 37:59 by a 20-10 score. HLE ZEKA's Kassadin was 6/2/3, HLE Viper found a 7/1/6 KDA on Draven, and HLE Clid went 2/2/8 on Elise. On the DRX side, Croco went 3/2/7 on Maokai. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Clid, 2nd
Strafe Player of the Series: HLE ZEKA (18/7/11), 2nd
T1 vs. Nongshim RedForce
Game 1: T1 wins
T1 kicked off their series against Nongshim RedForce with a 16-8 win in 30:38. Despite NS botlaner Ha "vital" In-seong's 4/1/0 performance on Aphelios, T1 won on the backs of midlaner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's 5/1/3 Viktor, toplaner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je' 5/2/3 Renekton and POTG-winning support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok's Ashe, which went 1/1/12. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 4th
Game 2: NS wins
Nongshim RedForce tied it up in Game 2 with a 21-8 win in 33:35. The whole team was on fire: toplaner Park "DnDn" Geun-woo soaked damage on his 4/2/3 K'Sante with the help of Sylvie's 4/1/11 Maokai; NS' botlane of vital and Jeong "Peter" Yoon-su went 5/2/7 on Varus and 2/1/12 on Karma respectively; and midlaner An "FIESTA" Hyeon-seo went 6/2/5 on LeBlanc. LCK Player of the Game: NS Sylvie, 2nd
Game 3: T1 wins
T1 secured the top record in the LCK with a 13-4 win in 28:18 against Nongshim RedForce. T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun earned POTG honors for his 2/1/8 Vi performance, while Faker and botlaner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong carried from their respective lanes with twin 3/0/4 performances on Azir and Lucian. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Oner, 4th
Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Keria (6/6/23), 4th
Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.