Hanwha Life e-Sports grabs Defensive Champion with Defending Champion and arrives in the LCK Cup final
Feb 19, 2025
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Hanwha Life Insurance was the first to win the final ticket in the winner's group match of the 2025 LCK Cup Playoff at LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 19th, with a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over D-Plus Kia, which had been undefeated until the previous game.
In particular, Hanwha Life Insurance proved that it was the team that prepared the best for the 「Pearless Draft」 introduced from the LCK Cup by winning a close race of up to five sets, following T1 and Gen.G in the first round of the playoffs. Although the LCK Cup is not a regular league, Hanwha Life Insurance is on the verge of winning two consecutive tournaments after winning the summer season last year. As Choi Woo-je, who was recruited in a surprise move ahead of this season, began to work properly with existing players, and instilled experience and confidence in the team to win two consecutive LOL World Cups during the T1 period, Hanwha Life Insurance has achieved a momentum of 'Hwarong Peak'.
Hanwha Life Insurance won completely in 28 minutes from the first set and took the lead in D-Plus, which has won all six games in this LCK Cup, starting from the group stage.
But again, D-plus was strong. In the second set, D-Plus, which balanced the set score based on a strong upper body combination, was pushed to the middle of the third set, the most intense match of the day, and the two aces who have been in charge of D-Plus since last year, including 'Lucid'Choi Yong-hyuk and 'Aming'Kim Haram, took the lead by winning a come-from-behind victory with tremendous carry power to catch all the Champs of Hanwha Life.
Hanwha Life, which was in crisis, pressed its opponent hard from the beginning of the fourth set, completely won the game to the fifth set, and Choi Woo-je, who chose Olaf, led the attack as in the fifth set of the last T1 match, completing the team's come-from-behind victory.
As a result, Hanwha Life Insurance will try to win the LCK Cup for the first time in the final match to be held at the same place on the 23rd. On the other hand, D-plus, who lost to Hanwha Life for the first time in the tournament, will meet the winner of Gen.G and Nongshim Red Force on the 20th and aim to go to the finals once again on the 22nd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
