King Keria: LCK Week 9, Day 2 recap
T1 won 2-0 against Dplus KIA and Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports 2-0 on March 16, the second day of Week 9 of the 2023 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Spring Split at LOL Park in Seoul, South Korea.
All four games were won by teams on the red side.
T1 vs. Dplus KIA
Game 1: T1 wins
T1 won Game 1 against Dplus KIA in 26:17 by an 11-6 score. T1 support Ryu "Keria" Min-seok clinched the LCK Player of the Split award with a 2/0/8 Thresh performance and his 12th Player of the Game award -- which can be tied but not overtaken; his bot laner Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong went 3/2/3 on Jinx; and mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok's Ahri found a 4/2/5 score. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Keria, 12th
Game 2: T1 wins
T1 won their series against Dplus KIA with a 14-8 Game 2 victory that lasted 35:40. T1 Faker went 7/2/5 on LeBlanc and notched his 2800th kill, extending his lead on first place; jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun found a 5/2/3 Viego performance; and top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je was 2/0/3 on his signature Gnar. DK bot laner Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu went 3/2/3 on Ezreal in the loss. LCK Player of the Game: T1 Faker, 6th
Strafe Player of the Series: T1 Faker (11/4/10), 4th
Hanwha Life Esports vs. Gen.G
Game 1: GEN wins
Gen.G won Game 1 against Hanwha Life Esports by a 13-1 score in 28:24. GEN bot laner Kim "Peyz" Su-hwan finished 6/0/5 on Zeri and led in kills; his support Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong earned POTG honors for his 0/0/9 Leona; top laner Choi "Doran" Hyeon-joon went 4/0/4 on Gnar; and mid laner Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon's Taliyah scored a 3/0/4 KDA. HLE's only major objective was a lone drake. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Delight, 3rd
Game 2: GEN wins
Gen.G secured the series victory over Hanwha Life Esports with a 33:35 Game 2 win in which they led 16-5 in kills. GEN Peyz went 9/2/5 on Zeri with the support of Delight's 2/1/12 Lulu; jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho finished 2/0/10 on Maokai; Chovy's K'Sante notched a 2/0/9 score; and Doran's 1/2/7 Gragas grabbed the POTG award. LCK Player of the Game: GEN Doran, 5th
Strafe Player of the Series: GEN Peyz (15/2/10), 6th
Featured photos courtesy of the LCK/Riot Games.