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Source: Riot Games

Riot Games, which develops and services 'League of Legends (LoL)', announced that Gen.G, the host of the 2025 LCK Roadshow held at the Suwon Convention Center in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do on Saturday, May 3, smiled, while KT Rolster, which played a home game on the 4th, suffered a disappointing defeat.

○ Gen.G Continues 19-Game Winning Streak Against Dplus KIA…KT Rolster Narrowly Loses to T1

‘2025 LCK Roadshow’ is the first LCK official match held outside of LoL PARK this year. On the 3rd, Gen.G played 'Gen.G Homestand' against Dplus KIA, and on the 4th, KT Rolster played against T1 under the name of 'KT Rolster Homecoming'.

Gen.G, who has been on an 18-game winning streak against Dplus KIA in official head-to-head matches, proved once again that they have superior power, winning 2-0 in set scores. Gen.G, who defeated KT Rolster 2-0 on the 1st (Thursday), achieved 9 wins and 0 losses in the first round, setting a record of sweeping the round for the fifth time in total, and showed overwhelming performance against Dplus KIA.

Gen.G, who had been playing evenly with Dplus KIA until the 25th minute of the first set, exchanging kills, quickly turned the tide and won as mid laner 'Chovy' Jeong Ji-hoon's Taliyah hit the opponent with every skill. In the second set, Gen.G also picked up the pace from the 20th minute, and with 'Kiin' Kim Ki-in's Gwen at the forefront, Jeong Ji-hoon's Corki and 'Ruler' Park Jae-hyuk's Kai'Sa took kills, winning the set score 2-0. Gen.G continued their 19-game winning streak against Dplus KIA and went on a 10-game winning streak without losing a single game this regular season.

KT Rolster, who brought T1 to their home, lost due to a lack of stamina in both the 1st and 2nd sets. KT Rolster showed fantastic skill combinations with Galio and Azir in the first set, catching T1 players, but lost as they could not break through T1's jungler 'Oner' Moon Hyeon-jun's Xin Zhao's shield. In the second set, KT Rolster, who had widened the kill score to 8-3 by the 20th minute, lost the dragon and Baron Nashor battles in a row, giving T1 the victory with a set score of 0-2. KT Rolster, who won 2-1 as an away team at the T1 home ground held at Goyang Sono Arena last year, aimed for victory at the Suwon Convention Center as well, but unfortunately failed.

The LCK Roadshow held at the Suwon Convention Center on the 3rd and 4th was filled with LCK fans cheering for not only Gen.G and KT Rolster, but also Dplus KIA and T1. Gen.G and KT Rolster planned various pre/post events for their home fans and provided the best service as hosts by running a merchandise shop, receiving favorable reviews from fans.

○ 25.09 Patch Lands…What is the Direction of the LCK in the 'Ionia' Themed Rift?

The 25.09 patch version will be applied from the 6th week of the LCK regular season. This is also the version with the Ionia-themed Summoner's Rift following the Noxus theme that had been going on for a while.

Several changes related to large objects have occurred in the Rift of this version. The Void Grubs are summoned only once at a later time than before, and Atakan appears integrated under the name 'Tormented Atakan', and the elimination effect has also changed significantly. In particular, as the influence of Void Grubs on the game has decreased, the strategy of placing the bottom duo on the top lane to coincide with the appearance time of the Void Grubs is expected to decrease. As much as that, the value of the dragon is expected to increase, and it is evaluated that the bottom lane ability of each team will be more important.

Accordingly, Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, and BNK FearX are receiving attention. All three teams have strong bottom duos with strong laning. In fact, the bottom laners of the three teams ranked high in the gold difference up to 8 minutes, which explains the laning phase well. Hanwha Life Esports' 'Viper' Park Do-hyun averaged about 115 gold difference with the opposing bottom laner, while BNK FearX's 'Diable' Nam Dae-geun and Gen.G's 'Ruler' Park Jae-hyuk showed 106 gold and 91 gold differences, respectively.

This is why the performance of the above three teams in the 6th week is expected. In particular, in the 2nd match on the 10th (Saturday), the match between Gen.G and BNK FearX, which includes 'Ruler' and 'Diable', is scheduled. It is necessary to pay close attention to how the bottom lane battle between the two teams will proceed in the game.

○ BNK FearX ‘Diable’ Nam Dae-geun Takes Gold King in Week 5

BNK FearX's bottom laner 'Diable' Nam Dae-geun was selected as the Gold King for the 5th week of the 2025 LCK regular season. He recorded an average of 16,163.5 gold, surpassing 'Viper' Park Do-hyun, who was in second place. In fact, 'Diable' showed off his aggressive power by playing Kalista and Kai'Sa, which he chose in the 2nd set against Hanwha Life Esports and the 1st set against DRX. Despite the team's losing streak, Nam Dae-geun's aggressive play was noticeable and was also proven by numbers.

Woori Bank selects the player with the highest average gold acquisition amount each week as the Gold King and provides a silver coin. The player with the most weekly Gold King awards will be selected as the annual Gold King at the LCK Awards and will be awarded a gold bar. In addition, the 'Find the Gold King!' event is in progress, where fans directly predict the player who will be selected as the Gold King. You can participate through the 'LCK' tab in the Woori Bank Won Banking app 'Esports Hall', and a Polaroid photo with the autograph of the Gold King winner of the week will be given away through a lottery.

The 2025 LCK regular season is broadcast live on online platforms such as the YouTube LCK channel, SOOP, and Naver Esports & Game. On-site viewing tickets can be reserved through Interpark 48 hours before the start of the match.

Webzine InvenPark Kwang-seok Reporter
2025-05-07