Two reverse sweeps: LCK Week 8, Day 4 recap

Liiv SANDBOX won 2-1 against DRX and T1 beat Hanwha Life Esports 2-1 on March 11, the fourth day of Week 8 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

Liiv SANDBOX vs. DRX

Game 1: DRX wins

DRX upset Liiv SANDBOX 13-2 in 32:04 in Game 1. DRX bot laner Son "Pleata" Min-woo went 10/0/2 on Xayah and notched a quadra kill; top laner Kim "Rascal" Kwang-hee finished 2/0/7 on Sylas; and support Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee was 0/0/11 on Rakan. LSB only took one tower and one drake in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: DRX Pleata, 1st

Game 2: LSB wins

Liiv SANDBOX struck back against DRX with a 17-5 win in 26:56. LSB Lee "Envyy" Myeong-joon took over the game and went 9/1/3 on Varus with the support of Kim "Kael" Jin-hong's 0/0/14 Renata Glasc; top laner Noh "Burdol" Tae-yoon went 2/1/9 on Jax; jungler Kim "Willer" Jeong-hyeon found a 3/1/10 score on Wukong; and mid laner Lee "Clozer" Ju-hyeon finished 3/2/1 on LeBlanc. DRX only found three towers and Rift Herald in the loss, and Rascal's surprise Illaoi pick didn't amount to much, going 2/5/2. LCK Player of the Game: LSB Envyy, 3rd

Game 3: LSB wins

Liiv SANDBOX took their series against DRX with a 19-8 Game 3 win in 32:04. LSB Clozer earned Player of the Game honors for his 5/1/6 Sylas; Willer went 5/1/7 on Wukong; Burdol's Fiora went 4/2/3 and Envyy's Varus attained a 4/1/7 score. DRX only managed to find one drake and one Herald. LCK Player of the Game: LSB Clozer, 8th

Strafe Player of the Series: LSB Clozer (9/5/8), 3rd

T1 vs. Hanwha Life Esports

Game 1: HLE wins

In a back-and-forth Game 1 that lasted 40:39, Hanwha Life Esports upset T1 18-16. HLE mid laner Kim "ZEKA" Geon-woo went 5/3/10 on Taliyah and his support Kim "Life" Jeong-min added a 1/1/16 score on Nami. On the losing side, T1's bot lane of Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok went 5/3/6 on Lucian and 0/4/13 on Sona, and T1 also secured a Dragon Soul. LCK Player of the Game: HLE Kingen, 4th

Game 2: T1 wins

T1 evened up their series against Hanwha Life Esports with a 35:33 victory in Game 2 in which T1 led 22-9 in kills. T1 top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je' K'Sante was 2/1/7, mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's Ahri finished 3/2/1, and Gumayusi and Keria went 9/2/9 and 2/0/17 on Lucian and Nami. HLE's only major objectives in the loss were a Herald and two towers. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 11th

Game 3: T1 wins

T1 won against Hanwha Life Esports 14-4 in a 22:30 Game 3 to take the series. T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun led in kills on his 6/0/7 Nocturne; Faker went 3/1/10 in his 100th LCK Azir game; Zeus found a 2/1/4 Gnar score; bot laner Gumayusi was 3/2/4 on Lucian; and Keria added a 0/0/10 KDA on Nami. Again, HLE only secured a Herald and two towers in their losing effort. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Faker, 5th

Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Keria (2/4/40), 7th

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.