Underdog battles: 2023 LCK Summer Week 1, Day 2 recap
Kwangdong Freecs won 2-0 against DRX, and Nongshim RedForce won 2-1 against OKSavingsBank BRION on June 8, the second match day of Week 2 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Summer Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.
Kwangdong Freecs vs. DRX
Game 1: KDF wins
Kwangdong Freecs won Game 1 against OKSavingsBank BRION in 42:49 by a 19-16 score. KDF top laner Lee "DuDu" Dong-ju finished 9/1/7 on K'Sante and earned Player of the Game honors, and jungler Ko "YoungJae" Yeong-jae went 5/2/11 as Volibear. In the loss, DRX jungler Kim "Croco" Dong-beom went 5/3/8 on Kha'Zix, while bot laner Park "Paduck" Seok-hyeon debuted in the LCK with a 8/6/6 Aphelios performance. LCK Player of the Game: KDF DuDu, 100 points
Game 2: KDF wins
Kwangdong Freecs swept DRX 2-0 with a 29-minute-long Game 2 win that they led 13-5 in kills. KDF DuDu went 3/0/2 on Gwen; YoungJae added a 1/1/9 score as Vi; and bot laner Kim "Taeyoon" Tae-yoon and support Yoon "Jun" Se-jun went 6/0/5 on Zeri and 0/1/12 on Rakan. DRX only managed one dragon and one Rift Herald in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: KDF Taeyoon, 100 points
Jame's Player of the Series: KDF DuDu (12/1/9), 1st
OKSavingsBank BRION vs. Nongshim RedForce
Game 1: BRO wins
OKSavingsBank BRION opened up their season with an 11-0 win against Nongshim RedForce in 32:05. BRO top laner Park "Morgan" Ru-han's Gragas found a 2/0/4 performance; jungler Eom "UmTi" Seong-hyeon was 1/0/9 on Lee Sin; mid laner Kim "Karis" Hong-jo finished 3/0/6 as Syndra; and bot laner Park "Hena" Jeung-hwan and support Lee "Effort" Sang-ho were 4/0/5 and 1/0/9 on Aphelios and Milio, respectively. LCK Player of the Game: BRO Hena, 100 points
Game 2: NS wins
Nongshim RedForce took Game 2 against OKSavingsBank BRION in 35:37 by a low kill-score of 9-2. NS jungler Lee "Sylvie" Seung-bok went 3/1/3 as Kha'Zix and was the POTG; mid laner Song “Quad” Su-hyeong earned his first win on a 2/0/5 Annie performance; and bot laner Ha "vital" In-seong was 3/0/5 as Jinx. BRO took five of the game's 12 towers in the losing effort. LCK Player of the Game: NS Sylvie, 100 points
Game 3: NS wins
Nongshim RedForce won their series against OKSavingsBank BRION with a 15-5 Game 3 win that lasted 29:34. NS top laner Park "DnDn" Geun-woo went 4/3/4 on Gnar; Sylvie's Viego notched a 1/0/4 KDA; and vital's 7/0/4 Zeri led in kills with the support of Jeong "Peter" Yoon-su's 1/0/12 Yuumi. BRO managed just one tower and one Herald in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: NS vital, 100 points
Jame's Player of the Series: NS vital (10/2/9), 1st
Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.