T1's summer debut: 2023 LCK Summer Week 1, Day 3 recap

Gen.G beat kt Rolster 2-1, and T1 won 2-1 against Hanwha Life Esports on June 9, the third match day of Week 1 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Summer Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

kt Rolster vs. Gen.G

Game 1: KT wins

KT Rolster (1-1) opened up their series against Gen.G (1-0) with a 20-3 win in 24:02 in Game 1. KT top laner Kim "Kiin" Gi-in went 8/2/5 on Jax, led in kills, and earned Player of the Game honors; jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan picked up a 2/1/15 Sejuani score; mid laner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong finished 3/0/11 on Annie; and bot laner Kim "Aiming" Ha-ram and support Son "Lehends" Si-woo were 7/0/7 on Aphelios and 0/0/15 on Nautilus. LCK Player of the Game: KT Kiin, 100 points

Game 2: GEN wins

Gen.G tied up their series against kt Rolster with a 24:05-long Game 2 that they led 12-2 in kills. GEN top laner Choi "Doran" Hyeon-joon was 2/1/4 as Jax; jungler (and POTG) Han "Peanut" Wang-ho finished 3/0/8 as Vi; mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon was 2/1/8 as Gragas; and bot laner Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan and support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong finished 5/0/3 on Draven and 0/0/8 on Milio, respectively. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Peanut, 100 points

Game 3: GEN wins

Gen.G won their series against kt Rolster with a 13-0 Game 3 win that lasted 28:20. GEN Peyz's 6/0/3 Twitch led in kills with support from Delight's 2/0/7 Yuumi; Peanut played Kindred and found a 1/0/6 KDA; and Chovy added a 3/0/7 performance as Gragas. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Chovy, 100 points

Jame's Player of the Series: GEN Chovy (6/3/11), 1st

T1 vs. Hanwha Life Esports

Game 1: HLE wins

Hanwha Life Esports (0-2) won 14-7 against T1 (1-0) in a 44:08-long Game 1. HLE mid laner Kim "ZEKA" Geon-woo picked his signature Ahri and finished 4/0/8 on the pick; jungler Kim "Clid" Tae-min controlled the game on his 5/3/5 Vi; and bot laner Park "Viper" Do-hyeon and support Kim "Life" Jeong-min finished 5/2/6 and 0/1/12 on Aphelios and Lulu. In the losing effort, T1 mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok finished 3/2/3 as Jayce, and bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong's Jhin notched a 2/0/4 score. LCK Player of the Game: HLE ZEKA, 100 points

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 evened up the score versus Hanwha Life Esports with an 8-3 Game 2 win in 25:18. T1 Gumayusi secured 50% of the game's kills on his 5/0/0 Aphelios; jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun finished 2/0/4 as Sejuani; Faker's K'Sante was 1/0/5; and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok added a 0/0/5 Milio KDA. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Faker, 100 points

Game 3: T1 wins

T1 won their first match of the season with an 8-4 Game 3 win versus Hanwha Life Esports that they led 8-4 in kills. T1 Oner's Kha'Zix went 4/0/2, while Gumayusi and Keria were 2/0/4 and 0/0/8 on Aphelios and Milio. HLE Viper finished with a 2/1/0 Zeri performance in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Faker, 200 points

Jame's Player of the Series: T1 Faker (5/5/15), 1st

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.