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자료제공 - LCK

- Quickly added 2 wins in Week 2... Reclaimed 1st place with 4 wins and 0 losses
- T1, KT, and Hanwha Life Esports, who went to the Spring Playoffs Semifinals, also added 2 wins in Week 2
- 'Phase' Kim Su-hwan and 'Canyon' Kim Geon-bu start competing for 1st place in POG

Gen.G, the 2023 LCK Spring champion, is the only team to continue its winning streak in the Summer Split, regaining the top spot.

League of Legends Champions Korea (CEO Oh Sang-heon, www.lolesports.com, hereinafter 'LCK'), which hosts the Korean professional league for 'League of Legends (LoL)' esports, announced that in the 2nd week of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Summer held at the LCK Arena in LoL Park, Jongno-gu, Seoul from the 14th (Wed) to the 18th (Sun), 'Defending Champion' Gen.G showed the essence of speed, adding two consecutive wins and reclaiming the top spot with 4 wins and 0 losses.

◆Gen.G adds 2 wins in 2 hours

Gen.G, who won against KT Rolster and T1 in the first week, but had full set matches in both games, showed overwhelming firepower against Kwangdong Freecs and Nongshim RedForce in the second week, winning completely.

In the match against Kwangdong Freecs on the 14th, Gen.G had a difficult game in the first set due to Kwangdong's resistance, but thanks to the AD Carry 'Phase' Kim Su-hwan's Aphelios playing the role of 'one-man army' in the late game, they won in 36 minutes. Gen.G, who sped up in the second set, won in 23 minutes thanks to Jungler 'Peanut' Han Wang-ho's Kindred creating kills and assists wherever he went, and Kim Su-hwan's Aphelios pouring explosive firepower after 10 minutes.

Gen.G, who defeated Kwangdong Freecs in 59 minutes and took the top spot, faced Nongshim RedForce on the 16th (Fri) and confirmed victory in 28 minutes in both the 1st and 2nd sets. In the first set, Kim Su-hwan's Aphelios, with the help of Yu-mi taken by 'Delight' Yu Hwan-jung, firmly defended the bottom lane and the subsequent mid lane, and in the second set, mid laner 'Chovy' Jeong Ji-hoon's Azir played a clean game with 5 kills, 1 death, and 3 assists through timely ultimate usage.

Gen.G, who added 2 wins in the second week, is the only team among the 10 teams participating in the LCK to continue their winning streak and maintain the top spot.

◆Spring PO Top 4 also undefeated in Week 2

Along with Spring champion Gen.G's undefeated run, T1, KT Rolster, and Hanwha Life Esports, who reached the Spring Playoffs Semifinals, also added 2 wins in Week 2, securing their places in the upper ranks.

T1 and KT Rolster, who were caught by Gen.G in the first week, easily defeated the mid-to-lower tier teams in the second week, accumulating wins. T1 defeated Liiv SANDBOX 2-0 on the 15th (Thu) and shut out OK Savings Bank Brion on the 17th (Sat), accumulating 2 wins. KT Rolster defeated DRX on the 16th (Fri) and Liiv SANDBOX on the 18th (Sun), reaching 3 wins.

Dplus KIA, who did not use starting AD Carry 'Deft' Kim Hyuk-kyu in the game against OK Savings Bank Brion due to a confirmed case of COVID-19, lost 1-2, but won 2-0 in the match against Nongshim RedForce on the 18th by fielding him online, ranking joint 2nd with T1 and KT Rolster.

Hanwha Life Esports, who finished 4th in the Spring PO, also accumulated 2 wins in this 2nd week. Hanwha Life Esports, who defeated DRX 2-0 on the 14th, showed amazing resilience against Kwangdong Freecs on the 17th, winning 2-0 and washing away the pain of the first week's all-losses.

◆POG competition begins in earnest

Only two weeks have passed since the Summer Split began, but the Player Of The Game (POG) competition has heated up.

'Phase' Kim Su-hwan, who is leading Gen.G's rise and has earned the nickname 'Enfant Terrible', added 300 points this week and went out with 400 points, while Dplus KIA's jungler 'Canyon' Kim Geon-bu added 200 points and reached 400 points, taking joint 1st place.

Hanwha Life Esports' mid laner 'Zeka' Kim Geon-woo added 200 points this week, reaching 300 points along with T1's mid laner 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok, who only added 100 points, ranking joint 3rd.

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2023-06-19