Hanwha Life e-Sports Beat Gen. G to Become the First LCK Cup Champion
Feb 23, 2025
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Hanwha Life again won the 2025 LCK Cup final at LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 23rd after a battle between Gen.G and Iljin and Iljin, winning the title for the second consecutive tournament following last year's summer season. Although the LCK Cup was a kind of stage to adapt to the new van-pick method of 'exploration' and 'Peerless Draft' held before the opening of the regular season, Hanwha Life Insurance is expected to continue its best performance in the regular season, which begins in April, with a performance that beats all top teams such as T1, Gen.G., and D-Plus to compete for this season's championship.
On top of that, Hanwha Life Insurance even wrote the real record of winning 3-2 in all four games from the first round to the final five sets of the playoffs, proving that it is the most optimized and well-prepared team for the peerless half-pick method that cannot rewrite the champion used in the previous set.
Hanwha Life Insurance used a kind of 'Equation' in which the winning game in this competition is sure to catch the first set. In addition to gaining the upper hand, he showed an interesting journey to secure a camp choice even when he was driven to the final set in the best-of-three or best-of-five multi-favorite system.
In particular, ahead of this season, Choi Woo-je, who led the team to two consecutive LOL World Cups in T1, was recruited from the FA market to further upgrade the completeness and experience of all positions, and Choi Woo-je led the championship with a decisive performance in the third and fifth sets not only in the previous playoff but also in the final. Hanwha Life Insurance will also compete as the LCK representative at this year's newly established international competition 'First Stand' held at the same place next month, aiming for the first champion.
Gen.G faced Hanwha Life Insurance for the second consecutive tournament following the final of last year's summer season despite the change of two players. Gen.G is expected to form a two-way structure with Hanwha Life by beating D-Plus Kia, which had been winning all six games from the third round of the PO to the previous game, 3-0.
D-Plus lost to Hanwha Life Insurance and Gen.G. in succession, and eventually faced the task of surpassing two teams to win this season, and T1 is expected to challenge not only good performances in the regular league but also three consecutive LOL World Cups, depending on how well Choi Hyun-joon, a transfer, will fill Choi Woo-je's vacancy and work with existing players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
