Faker reaches 800 games: LCK Week 5, Day 3 recap

T1 won 2-1 against Liiv SANDBOX and Hanwha Life Esports beat DRX 2-0 on Feb. 17, the third day of Week 5 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

In Game 2 of the first series, legendary T1 midlaner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok became the first player in history to reach 800 LCK games.

Liiv SANDBOX vs. T1

Game 1: LSB wins

Liiv SANDBOX won Game 1 against T1 in 26:36 by an 18-3 score. LSB jungler Kim "Willer" Jeong-hyeon performed well with a 7/0/7 KDA on Wukong. LSB midlaner Lee "Clozer" Ju-hyeon finished 3/1/4 on Akali, and LSB's botlane of Lee "Envyy" Myeong-joon and Kim "Kael" Jin-hong went 3/1/5 on Lucian and 3/1/14 on Nami respectively. T1 only found two towers and a Rift Herald, and toplaner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je went 0/4/0 on a surprise Yasuo pick. LCK Player of the Game: LSB Kael, 3rd

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 fought back against Liiv SANDBOX with a decisive 27-4 victory in 25:50 in Game 2. T1's whole team played well: Zeus was 7/0/7 on Sion, jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun's Sejuani went 4/0/16, Faker had an explosive 7/2/4 Corki performance, botlaner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong notched a 6.1.8 score on Caitlyn, and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok's Lux was 3/1/15. LSB found no major objectives in the game. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 6th

Game 3: T1 wins

T1 beat Liiv SANDBOX 15-7 in 34:01 in Game 3 to win the series and regain sole possession of first place in the LCK. T1 Faker went 5/3/3 on Akali, Oner finished 3/2/8 on Lee Sin, and toplaner Zeus was 3/0/5 on Jax. T1 Keria earned his league-leading seventh Player of the Game award for his 2/1/11 Annie performance. LSB only managed to take two towers and a dragon. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 7th

Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Keria (5/6/28), 5th

Hanwha Life Esports vs. DRX

Game 1: HLE wins

Hanwha Life Esports beat DRX 13-5 in 32:35 in Game 1. HLE botlaner Park "Viper" Do-hyeon found a 5/1/5 KDA on Caitlyn, jungler Kim "Clid" Tae-min achieved a 3/1/5 score on Wukong, and support Kim "Life" Jeong-min's Lux finished 2/0/8. In the loss, DRX toplaner Kim "Rascal" Kwang-hee and midlaner Yoo "FATE" Su-hyeok went 2/1/0 on Gragas and 2/1/1 on Viktor respectively. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Viper, 6th

Game 2: HLE wins

Hanwha Life Esports won their series against DRX with a 17-6 victory in 30:56. DRX's toplaner Hwang "Kingen" Seong-hoon and midlaner Kim "ZEKA" Geon-woo, both former DRX players and 2022 world champions, found strong performances against their old team, with Kingen's 8/1/5 Gnar earning POTG and ZEKA adding a 3/2/4 score on Azir. HLE's botlane of Viper and Life went 4/0/5 on Zeri and 0/1/10 on Lulu. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Kingen, 2nd

Strafe Player of the Series: HLE Kingen (9/2/10), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.