Nongshim gets another: LCK Week 9, Day 3 recap

Nongshim RedForce won 2-0 against BRION and kt Rolster beat Kwangdong Freecs 2-0 on March 17, the third day of Week 9 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

For the second straight day, every game was won by the team on the red side.

Kwangdong Freecs vs. kt Rolster

Game 1: KT wins

In a Game 1 that lasted 35:07, kt Rolster won 17-3 against Kwangdong Freecs. KT bot laner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram went 8/0/4 on Jinx with the support of Son "Lehends" Si-woo's 1/1/11 Blitzcrank; top laner Kim "Kiin" Gi-in finished 2/1/4 on Renekton; jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan found a 2/1/10 Sejuani score; and mid laner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong was 4/0/7 on Veigar. KDF bot laner Kim "Taeyoon" Tae-yoon went 3/2/0 on Caitlyn in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: KT Lehends, 5th

Game 2: KT wins

With an 18-10 Game 2 win, kt Rolster won against Kwangdong Freecs in 35:09. KT Aiming went 6/1/6 on Caitlyn and led in kills; Cuzz finished 5/2/6 on Wukong; and Bdd found a score of 4/1/8 on Taliyah. On the losing side, KDF managed to take five towers, two drakes and two Rift Heralds. LCK Player of the Game: KT Cuzz, 4th

Strafe Player of the Series: KT Aiming (14/1/10), 4th

BRION vs. Nongshim RedForce

Game 1: NS wins

Nongshim RedForce upset BRION with a 16-5 victory in 35:27 in Game 1. NS subbed in mid laner Oh "Callme" Ji-hoon, who went 6/0/8 on Taliyah and earned Player of the Game honors; bot laner Ha "vital" In-seong finished 5/1/8 on Zeri; jungler Lee "Sylvie" Seung-bok's Lee Sin notched a 3/1/11 KDA; and support Jeong "Peter" Yoon-su was 0/0/14 on Lulu. LCK Player of the Game: NS Callme, 1st

Game 2: NS wins

Nongshim RedForce won Game 2 against BRION in 28:48 by a 13-5 score. NS support Peter went 1/1/9 on Rakan and earned the POTG award supporting vital's 2/1/7 Xayah; top laner Park "DnDn" Geun-woo notched a 3/2/8 score; Sylvie was 2/1/7 on Viego; and Callme found a 5/0/6 Veigar performance. BRO's only major objectives in the game were two towers, one drake and a Herald. LCK Player of the Game: NS Peter, 1st

Strafe Player of the Series: NS Callme (11/0/14), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.