A sweep and a three-gamer: LCK Week 3, Day 5 recap
BRION fell 2-0 to kt Rolster and Dplus KIA won 2-1 against Kwangdong Freecs on the 15th day of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.
kt Rolster vs. BRION
Game 1: KT wins
In a Game 1 that lasted 37:53, kt Rolster beat BRION 11-5. BRO were unable to find a single major objective, while KT toplaner Kim "Kiin" Gi-in went 3/2/4 on Jayce and dealt 31.4k damage, almost 9k more than next highest damage dealer, BRO midlaner Kim "Karis" Hong-jo on Viktor. KT's botlaner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram and midlaner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong went 4/0/4 on Zeri and 4/1/5 on Ryze, respectively. LCK Player of the Game: KT Kiin, 2nd
Game 2: KT wins
KT won their series against BRION in Game 2 with a dominant 22-2 win in 23:03. KT's support Son "Lehends" Si-woo buffed his team on his 0/0/14 Karma with the help of jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan's 2/1/13 Maokai; Bdd's 8/1/2 Yone and Kiin's 8/0/4 Camille carried from the solo lanes; and Aiming went 4/0/9 on Ezreal. LCK Player of the Game: KT Lehends, 3rd
Strafe Player of the Series: KT Kiin (11/2/8), 2nd
Kwangdong Freecs vs. Dplus KIA
Game 1: DK wins
Dplus KIA beat Kwangdong Freecs 14-5 in 34:55 in Game 1. DK jungler Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu earned Player of the Game honors for his 2/0/9 Maokai, and midlaner Heo "ShowMaker" Su had a 5/0/5 performance on Jayce. Legendary DK botlaner Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu went 3/0/3 on his Draven pick. LCK Player of the Game: DK Canyon, 4th
Game 2: KDF wins
Kwangdong Freecs struck back at Dplus KIA with a 35:40 win in which they led 10-6. KDF toplaner Lee "DuDu" Dong-ju went 4/1/2 on K'Sante, jungler Ko "YoungJae" Yeong-jae's 2/1/5 Sejuani controlled the game well and KDF's botlane of Kim "Taeyoon" Tae-yoon and Yoon "Jun" Se-jun combined for a 1/2/17 KDA on Jhin and Ashe. On the losing side, DK Deft found a 4/1/2 score on Varus. LCK Player of the Game: KDF DuDu, 1st
Game 3: DK wins
Dplus KIA won their series against Kwangdong Freecs with a 15-3 win in 31:41. While DK ShowMaker earned POTG honors for his 6/1/3 Akali, DK Deft also brought a strong performance, going 6/0/2 on Caitlyn. DK Canyon's Sejuani was 0/0/11, and KDF only managed to take a single tower. LCK Player of the Game: DK ShowMaker, 1st
Strafe Player of the Series: DK Deft (13/1/7), 3rd
Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.