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Top team dominance: LCK Week 8, Day 2 recap

Top team dominance: LCK Week 8, Day 2 recap

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James Domizio

James Domizio

10 Feb, 2023, 09:46

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Last updated: 12 May, 2025, 15:06

Gen.G won 2-0 against Liiv SANDBOX and T1 beat DRX 2-0 on March 9, the second day of Week 8 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Top team dominance: LCK Week 8, Day 2 recap

Liiv SANDBOX vs. Gen.G

Game 1: GEN wins

Gen.G won Game 1 against Liiv SANDBOX in 26:34 by an 11-2 score. GEN top laner Choi "Doran" Hyeon-joon went 1/0/7 on Jayce; jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho's Vi finished 2/1/5; mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon's Taliyah found a 1/0/4 score; and Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan went 6/0/3 on Varus, leading all players in kills. LSB only managed to take one tower and one Rift Herald. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Peyz, 6th

Game 2: GEN wins

Gen.G picked up a series win over Liiv SANDBOX with a 14-2 Game 2 victory in 29:37. GEN Peanut earned Player of the Game honors for his 5/0/6 Elise performance; Doran's Jax found a 2/0/3 score; Chovy finished 4/0/3 on Yone; Peyz's Aphelios went 3/1/5; and support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong was 0/1/10 on Thresh. LSB only found one major objective: a single drake. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Peanut, 7th

Strafe Player of the Series: GEN Peyz (9/1/8), 5th

Top team dominance: LCK Week 8, Day 2 recap

T1 vs. DRX

Game 1: T1 wins

T1 won Game 1 against DRX 14-1 in 24:27. T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun was POTG for his 3/0/10 Vi; top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je went 3/0/1 on Gnar; mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's Azir finished 3/1/7; and bot lane Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong and support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok went 4/0/7 on Lucian and 1/0/11 on Nami. DRX didn't secure any major objectives other than their lone kill. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Oner, 10th

Game 2: T1 wins

Despite tying 10-10 in kills, T1 won Game 2 -- and the series -- over DRX in 30:46. T1 Zeus was 4/3/5 on Jayce; Oner went 4/2/5 on Lee Sin; and Faker's Gragas finished 0/2/7. In the bot lane, Gumayusi and Keria brought out Cho'Gath-Senna and combined for a 2/3/9 KDA. DRX's only major objectives were two Heralds, but jungler Kim "Croco" Dong-beom and bot laner Seo "deokdam" Dae-gil went 4/3/6 on Viego and 3/1/1 on Zeri in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Faker, 4th

Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Faker (3/3/14), 3rd

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.

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