DK and T1 back in form: LCK Week 4, Day 5 recap

Dplus KIA beat Hanwha Life Esports 2-0 and T1 won 2-0 against DRX in a 2022 Worlds Final rematch on Day 5 of Week 4 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split on Feb. 12 at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Dplus KIA vs. Hanwha Life Esports

Game 1: DK wins

Dplus KIA won 11-1 against Hanwha Life Esports in 38:13 in Game 1. DK's carries, midlaner Heo "ShowMaker" Su on Azir and botlaner Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu on Caitlyn, went 4/0/4 and 4/0/6 with the support of Kim "Kellin" Hyeong-gyu's 1/1/10 Lux. HLE's only major objectives were one dragon and three towers. LCK Player of the Game: DK Kellin, 1st

Game 2: DK wins

Dplus KIA won their series against Hanwha Life Esports with a 9-3 Game 3 victory in 32:29. DK toplaner Kim "Canna" Chang-dong performed well on Renekton, notching a 3/0/1 KDA, while Deft and Kellin's 3/0/3 Lucian and 1/0/7 Nami terrorized HLE's botlane. HLE was only able to take one dragon and one tower. LCK Player of the Game: DK Canna, 2nd

Strafe Player of the Series: DK Deft (7/0/9), 4th

T1 vs. DRX

Game 1: T1 wins

T1 started off their series against DRX with an 11-8 Game 1 win in 34:44. T1 toplaner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je ran the match and unanimously earned Player of the Game honors for his 5/1/2 Fiora, while jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun's Sejuani controlled the game and finished 3/1/5. DRX midlaner Yoo "FATE" Su-hyeok's Akali was 4/2/2 in the loss. DRX only managed to find one tower and two dragons. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Zeus, 1st

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 re-secured the top spot in the league with a 19-7 victory against DRX in 24:44 in a brisk Game 1. T1 Oner made Nidalee look easy and finished with a 4/0/7 KDA; Zeus had another strong game with a 3/1/4 Sion performance, midlaner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok added a 5/1/5 score on Azir; and T1's botlane of Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok finished 5/3/7 on Varus and 2/2/11 on Caitlyn respectively. DRX missed one of their five bans in the draft phase and were unable to take any major objectives other than a single turret. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Oner, 6th

Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Oner (7/1/12), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.