◆ LCK Round 1, Day 3
▶ KT Rolster 2-1 Gen.G Esports
1st set KT Rolster W vs L Gen.G Esports
Set 2 KT Rolster L vs W Gen.G Esports Set 3 KT Rolster W vs L Gen.G Esports
KT Rolster finished the first week by defeating T1 and Gen.G Esports.
KT defeated Gen.G 2-1 in the 1st week of the LCK match held at the LCK Arena at Gran Seoul LoL Park in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd. KT, who won on the opening day against T1, also succeeded in defeating Gen.G.
KT overpowered Kiseon. In the 12th minute of the first set, KT, where Sang-ho “Effort” Sang-ho’s Karma defeated Aurora “Chovy” Jeong Ji-hoon, unleashed a messenger in the 16th minute and destroyed the first turret of mid mid, and then Shin Zhao of Moon “Curze” Woo-chan defeated two of Gen.G’s players in the match.
The decisive one was Baron Steel. After Kwak Bo-seong’s ‘BDD’ Joy succeeded in stealing the Baron, KT took the victory by defeating Gen.G’s retreating troops. KT pushed ahead and destroyed Gen.G’s forces and destroyed the Nexus, taking a 1-0 lead.
Gen.G, who lost the first set, took advantage in the top battle at the beginning of the second set. Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu’s Pantheon went back and forth on the battlefield and recorded kills. Gen.G, who overpowered the opposing forces in the bottom battle, attempted a top turret dive and overpowered the opposing troops.
Gen.G, who widened the global gold gap to 8,000, used the Wind Dragon Soul and the Baron buff. Gen.G, who had won, entered KT’s main base and destroyed the twin turrets and Nexus, bringing the game back to square one.
KT defeated ‘Chovy’ Jeong Ji-hoon’s Annie and ‘Duro’ Joo Min-gyu’s Ellis in the Flame Dragon battle at the beginning of the 3rd set. In the battle that took place at the top in the 15th minute, KT, who eliminated two opponents with ‘Perfect’ Lee Seung-min’s Jahen, caught Kim ‘Giin’ Ki-in’s Ambesa during the bottom dive in the 18th minute.
In the bottom, KT, where Kwak “BDD” Bo-seong’s Akali caught Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, cleared out Gen.G’s bottom lane in the battle that took place at the bottom in the 21st minute. KT, who also won the 24-minute object battle, also won the 29-minute magic engineering dragon battle.
KT won the mid-game battle in the 32nd minute. KT entered Gen.G’s base and devastated Gen.G’s building, ending the game.
Reporter Kim Yong-woo (kenzi@dailyesports.com)