OK Savings Bank Brion Wins 2024 LCK Academy Series Second Half
Nov 26, 2024
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The 2024 LCKAS Academy League Playoff was held at Big Place Studios in Gangnam-gu, Seoul from the 23rd to the 24th, with OK Savings Bank Brion Academy, T1 Esports Academy Rookies, BNK Pierx Academy and D+ Kia Youth advancing.
In the first match of the semifinals on the first day of the playoffs, T1 won 3-2 against D-Plus after a close game in a full set to advance to the final. In the second game that followed, Brion beat BNK 3-1 and decided to face T1.
In the final that followed, Brion won his first championship since his foundation with a 3-0 landslide victory over T1. In particular, Brion, who did not lose a single set against T1 during the full-league tournament, showed overwhelming performance in both the final and the final.
OK Savings Bank Brion Academy 'Vincenzo'Ha Seung-min said, `Before the opening of the league, I had anxiety about the team's teamwork and performance, but I was able to gradually improve my skills by working with my team members"This tournament was a great personal motivation. After returning to the Challengers League, the goal is to ultimately play in LCK and be on the LOL World Cup stage," he said.
Brion, who won the final championship, was awarded the trophy and 8 million won in prize money. T1, the runner-up team, was given 3 million won in prize money, and D+ and BNK, which are tied for third, were given 1 million won in prize money, respectively.
The LCK AS Academy League is a competition hosted by the LCK Corporation and organized by the Korea e-Sports Association, and is an official league under LCK where academy teams from LCK teams participate. It hosts the annual Open Tournament-Tryout-Academy League twice, providing a venue for opportunities and challenges for prospects preparing to make their professional debut.
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