KT, Park Bo-young, and Ailee are together 'T1 Home Party' I ruined it properly'Emperor' solo without any unexpected changes
Jun 30, 2024
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KT beat T1 2-1 in the first round of the '2024 League of Legends Champions Korea" (LCK) Summer Season held at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 29th, winning two consecutive games after four consecutive losses. It was a match of scale reminiscent of the LCK final, including actor Park Bo-young's 'Rose Delivery Ceremony' and singer Ailee's singing of the national anthem, but T1 failed to make use of its home advantage.
Since the introduction of the LCK franchise system, 7,000 spectators gathered as it is the first regular league game in the history of non-roll park. Moreover, the match between T1 and KT is a so-called 「Telecommunications Derby」, which is considered a meaningful match among fans. Although the two teams were rivals of fate in the past, there were many evaluations that it was difficult to see them as rivals as KT recently lost to foot T1. Again this season, KT failed to give expectations with a sluggish performance of 1-4 before beating T1.
However, KT, which has been strong in the summer season, was also different. The unilateral cheering of 6,500 T1 spectators did not discourage him.
KT, which lost in the first set, came from behind to win by catching two or three sets in a row with scary concentration and hindsight. Hong Chang-hyun's contribution to victory was high, showing an advantage in object fighting and operation. Rookie top liner `Perfect' Lee Seung-min, who was called up as a substitute for `Gi-in' Kim Ki-in last season, also seemed to have adjusted on this day.
KT, which ranked first with an overwhelming 17 wins and 1 loss in the summer season last year, fell short of expectations at all, losing four consecutive games in the first half of this summer. However, KT, which won its first victory of the season by defeating OK Savings Bank Brion 2-1 after a close game on the 27th, seems to be regaining its nickname 'Summer's KT' only after catching its archrival T1. In the future, four consecutive games with mid- and low-ranking teams are waiting, so we can expect to leap to the top again.
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Gen. G., who won four consecutive LCK titles and the MSI (Mid Season Invitational) in May, will take this momentum and participate in the 'League of Legends' event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the first time on July 4-7. If Gen.G maintains its current performance, it is evaluated that winning is not unreasonable. T1, which plays together, has recently slowed down, and this is especially true for China's Billy Gaming, which lost two consecutive games to Gen.G. in the last MSI, including the final.
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