Jungler jamboree: LCK Week 2, Day 1 recap

Dplus KIA won 2-0 against Nongshim RedForce and Liiv SANDBOX beat kt Rolster 2-1 on the first day of the second week of the 2023 League Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split on Jan. 25 at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Two junglers, Canyon and Willer, accounted for three of five LCK Player of the Game awards awarded on the night.

Nongshim RedForce vs. Dplus KIA

Game 1: DK wins

In a 9-5 game, Dplus KIA beat Nongshim RedForce in 31:56 in Game 1. NS were unable to find any objectives besides two towers, and while vital's 3/1/1 Zeri was strong, DK ShowMaker and Canyon showed up on their 3/0/5 Jayce and 3/0/3 Elise respectively, and Canna added a 2/1/5 Renekton performance. LCK Player of the Game: DK Canna, 1st

Game 2: DK wins

Dplus KIA won their sixth straight game in 33:44 by a 13-7 score. Nongshim RedForce again found just two objectives, a dragon and a tower, and DK Deft's 8/1/4 Lucian was enormous. Kellin's 1/1/11 Nami and Canyon's 0/1/11 Sejuani were also huge factors, with Canyon stealing Baron. LCK Player of the Game: DK Deft, 3rd

Strafe Player of the Series: DK Canyon (3-1-14), 1st

Liiv SANDBOX vs. kt Rolster

Game 1: LSB wins

While kt Rolster led 16-14 in kills, Liiv SANDBOX won Game 1 in 39:44. KT Kiin's 4/2/5 K'Sante and Cuzz's 5/2/7 Wukong weren't enough to overcome KT Envyy's 5/3/4 Varus and Willer's Elise, who had a middling 3/4/2 performance but came up clutch with an Elder Dragon steal. LCK Player of the Game: LSB Willer, 1st

Game 2: KT wins

kt Rolster struck back in Game 2 with a 15-4 win against Liiv SANDBOX in 32:12. KT's Aiming and Lehends combined for a 9/1/16 KDA on Caitlyn and Lux, and Bdd added an 0/1/10 performance on Twisted Fate. LCK Player of the Game: KT Lehends, 1st

Game 3: LSB wins

Liiv SANDBOX won their second series of the year with a 17-7 win in 31:21. Burdol's 4/0/5 K'Sante, Willer's 4/1/10 Wukong and Kael's 1/3/16 Nami all facilitated the game so that Envyy was able to carry 7/0/9 on a Lucian pick that's looking more and more like the best champion in the botlane. LCK Player of the Game: LSB Willer, 2nd

Strafe Player of the Series: LSB Willer (7-8-14), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.