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Independence Day: LCK Week 7, Day 1 recap

Independence Day: LCK Week 7, Day 1 recap

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James Domizio

James Domizio

2 Feb, 2023, 09:20

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Last updated: 12 May, 2025, 16:21

T1 won 2-0 against Kwangdong Freecs and Dplus KIA beat DRX 2-0 on March 1, the first day of Week 7 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Independence Day: LCK Week 7, Day 1 recap

Kwangdong Freecs vs. T1

Game 1: T1 wins

In the fastest game of the split, T1 beat Kwangdong Freecs 2-0 in 21:41 in Game 1. T1 support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok acquired his league-leading ninth Player of the Game award for his 0/0/8 Thresh; his lane partner and T1 bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong finished 6/0/2 on Aphelios; jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun was 3/0/3 on Lee Sin; and mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok facilitated a number of plays on his 1/0/3 Gragas. KDF only found two towers and a Rift Herald in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 9th

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 took its series against Kwangdong Freecs in Game 2 with a 23-10 win in 29:04. T1 Gumayusi found an 11/2/8 Varus performance with the support of Keria's 3/3/10 Kalista, while Oner and Faker's 3/1/11 Elise and 3/2/9 Gragas combination was too hard for KDF to handle. While the kills were closer and the clock went longer than in Game 1, KDF was only able to take two towers in Game 2. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Gumayusi, 3rd

Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Keria (3/3/18), 6th

Independence Day: LCK Week 7, Day 1 recap

DRX vs. Dplus KIA

Game 1: DK wins

Dplus KIA won Game 1 against DRX in 27:07 by a 14-4 score. DK's whole team was on fire: top laner Kim "Canna" Chang-dong earned POTG honors for his 1/1/6 Renekton; mid laner Heo "ShowMaker" Su finished 3/1/4 on LeBlanc; jungler Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu's Lee Sin found a 4/1/6 scoreline; and DK's botlane of Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu and support Kim "Kellin" Hyeong-gyu finished 4/0/7 on Varus and 2/1/8 on Heimerdinger respectively. While DRX's bot laner Seo "deokdam" Dae-gil went 2/1/2 on Caitlyn in the loss, the team's only major objectives were one tower and one drake. LCK Player of the Game: DK Canna, 4th

Game 2: DK wins

Dplus KIA won their series against DRX with a 20-5 victory in 25:30 in Game 2. DK Deft was the POTG for his 6/1/7 Lucian with the support of Kellin's 1/0/14 Nami. DK ShowMaker picked up a 4/0/10 KDA on Annie, while Canyon pulled out a minorly surprising Viego pick and went 5/1/4 on it. DRX only managed to take a single Herald. LCK Player of the Game: DK Deft, 4th

Strafe Player of the Series: DK Deft (10/1/14), 5th

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.

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