All about mid lane: LCK Week 8, Day 5 recap

Dplus KIA won 2-1 against BRION and Kwangdong Freecs upset Gen.G 2-1 on March 12, the fifth day of Week 8 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.

BRION vs. Dplus KIA

Game 1: BRO wins

BRION won 14-6 against Dplus KIA in 37:59 in Game 1. BRO jungler Eom "UmTi" Seong-hyeon earned Player of the Game honors for his 4/1/10 Lee Sin performance; top laner Park "Morgan" Ru-han went 4/2/3 on K'Sante; mid laner Kim "Karis" Hong-jo finished 2/1/8 on Akali; and bot laner Park "Hena" Jeung-hwan was 4/1/7 on Zeri. LCK Player of the Game: BRO UmTi, 4th

Game 2: DK wins

Dplus KIA evened up their series against BRION with an 18-5 victory in a Game 2 that lasted 26:14. DK bot laner Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu went 7/1/5 on Lucian and led in kills; mid laner Heo "ShowMaker" Su found a 4/0/7 score on LeBlanc; top laner Kim "Canna" Chang-dong's Jayce went 3/1/8; and jungler Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu was 4/2/6 on Wukong. LCK Player of the Game: DK ShowMaker, 7th

Game 3: DK wins

Dplus KIA secured a series victory over BRION with a 30:30 Game 3 win in which they led 22-7. DK Heo "ShowMaker" Su earned his second POTG award of the night for an 8/1/11 Taliyah performance; Canna went 3/2/11 on Sion; and Deft and support Kim "Kellin" Hyeong-gyu were 6/1/5 on Draven and 0/0/14 on Nami in the win. LCK Player of the Game: DK ShowMaker, 8th

Strafe Player of the Series: DK ShowMaker (13/5/20), 3rd

Kwangdong Freecs vs. Gen.G

Game 1: GEN wins

Gen.G took down Kwangdong Freecs 15-7 in 30:55 in Game 1. GEN botlaner Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan led in kills with an 8/1/6 Varus performance, but his support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong earned the POTG award for his 1/4/10 Jarvan IV pick. GEN's mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon and jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho went 4/0/6 on Veigar and 1/0/11 on Lee Sin. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Delight, 2nd

Game 2: KDF wins

Kwangdong Freecs won 18-9 against Gen.G in 39:06 in Game 2. KDF top laner Lee "DuDu" Dong-ju went 5/2/7 on Gragas; jungler Ko "YoungJae" Yeong-jae found a 4/1/10 KDA on Sejuani; mid laner Lee "BuLLDoG" Tae-young's Yone went 3/3/8; and bot laner Kim "Taeyoon" Tae-yoonfinished 6/2/6 on Zeri. GEN Chovy went 3/1/2 on Veigar in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: KDF BuLLDoG, 5th

Game 3: KDF wins

Kwangdong Freecs shocked fans and analysts alike with a 42:47 victory against Gen.G in which the winners trailed 13-15 in kills. KDF BuLLDoG's Aurelion Sol found a 5/1/4 score, and Taeyoon was 5/2/2 on Ezreal. On the losing side, GEN managed to secure Dragon Soul, an Elder Dragon, two Baron Nashors and an inhibitor -- and Peyz and Chovy went 3/2/4 on Veigar and 10/3/3 on Varus. LCK Player of the Game: KDF BuLLDoG, 6th

Strafe Player of the Series: KDF BuLLDoG (9/7/14), 3rd

Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.