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Gen.G and Kwangdong, both with 2 wins and 0 losses, which team will continue with 3 wins?
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The match between Gen.G and Kwangdong Freecs, who both recorded consecutive wins in the first week of the 2023 LCK Summer Split, will be held in the second week.
League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), which hosts the Korean professional league of 'League of Legends' esports (CEO Oh Sang-heon, hereinafter 'LCK'), announced that in the second week of the 2023 LCK Summer Split, which will be held at the LCK Arena in LoL Park, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 14th (Wed), 'Defending Champion' Gen.G and Kwangdong Freecs, who surprisingly ranked first in the first week, will face off.
◆Gen.G's revenge, will they catch Kwangdong too!
Gen.G, who won the 2022 LCK Summer and the 2023 Spring Split in succession and are participating in the Summer Split as 'Defending Champions', proved that they have the basic requirements to defend their throne by defeating KT Rolster and T1 in the first week.
In the process, Gen.G properly showed how to utilize champions with high late-game contribution, which they showed in the Spring Playoffs. In particular, in the third set against T1, they were dragged down by conceding consecutive kills in the early game, and the gold difference widened by more than 5,000, putting them in a difficult situation, but they managed to find a breakthrough, earning them the evaluation of being worthy of the defending champion.
Gen.G also has something to repay Kwangdong Freecs for. They lost 1-2 in the match against Kwangdong Freecs in the 9th week, which was the end of the Spring regular league on March 12 this year. Since Gen.G had only lost to top teams such as T1 and KT Rolster in the Spring regular league, the defeat against Kwangdong, who failed to advance to the playoffs, came as a shock.
If Gen.G defeats Kwangdong Freecs after successfully avenging their Spring regular league defeat by defeating KT Rolster and T1 in the first week of Summer, there seems to be no better start to Summer.
◆Kwangdong Freecs "Please look forward to Summer" promise fulfilled?
Kwangdong Freecs met DRX and OK Savings Bank Brion in the first week of this Summer and won both matches with a clean set score of 2-0. Gen.G and Dplus KIA also continued to win all two matches, but Kwangdong Freecs ranked first alone because they did not lose a set.
Kwangdong Freecs predicted a Summer sensation by raising their pitch at the end of Spring. They were lingering in the bottom ranks with 2 wins and 10 losses until the 6th week of Spring, but they gained momentum by defeating Liiv SANDBOX in the 7th week and won 4 consecutive wins by defeating Nongshim RedForce, Gen.G, and DRX. Since the gap between the 5th and 6th place in the Spring regular league widened from the beginning, Kwangdong Freecs' winning streak did not affect the playoff advancement competition, but Kwangdong Freecs finished Spring with the image of being the most outstanding team among the lower ranks.
As soon as Summer started, Kwangdong Freecs are flying high. They won against DRX and OK Savings Bank Brion, who failed to advance to the playoffs in Spring, without losing a single set, and are being evaluated as being able to aim for playoff advancement this Summer.
◆Commentators also strongly recommend 'GenKwang Match'
If Kwangdong Freecs even catches Gen.G, it could be the biggest upset in the first round of Summer, so the commentators also recommended the match between the two teams on the 13th (Wed) as a noteworthy matchup.
'Huni' Heo Seung-hoon and 'Chronicler' Maurits Meeusen' picked the match between Kwangdong Freecs and Gen.G as a must-see match. Heo Seung-hoon said, "It is noteworthy whether Kwangdong Freecs, who have shown that they have perfectly adapted to Summer, can show their power against 'Defending Champion' Gen.G," and Maurits Meeusen explained, "From Gen.G's perspective, they need to avenge their defeat in the second round of Spring, and Kwangdong Freecs need to prove themselves because they are meeting a top team for the first time in Summer."
'Pony' Lim Joo-wan recommended the match between Hanwha Life Esports and Kwangdong Freecs scheduled for the 17th (Sat). Lim Joo-wan pointed out, "It is worth watching whether the upgraded Kwangdong Freecs can prove their skills to Hanwha Life Esports, which has the nickname 'Destruction Tank'." 'Valdes' Brendan Valdes recommended the match between T1 and Liiv SANDBOX on the 15th (Thu), because of 'Teddy' Park Jin-sung. Park Jin-sung built up a solid career with T1, including winning and advancing to the finals, and is playing for Liiv SANDBOX this Summer, so naturally, attention is focused on him.
The second week of the 2023 LCK Summer Split will be broadcast live on online platforms such as AfreecaTV, Naver eSports & Game, and YouTube LCK channel.
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2023-06-13