GenG completed the common season of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Rounds 1-2 with a flawless sequence document of 18-0, claiming the coveted title of ‘the right break up’.
This makes them the second workforce ever to take action within the fashionable format of the LCK after T1’s run in 2022 Spring.
Recognized for being one of the crucial aggressive leagues on this planet, and the league with T1, GenG have licensed their standing because the workforce to beat going into the Mid Seasional Invitational (MSI).
GenG defeat OK Brion in LCK Rounds 1-2
Earlier in the present day, GenG stared down OKSavingsBank Brion (BRO), who had been their last impediment between them and the right break up.
BRO is perhaps one of many backside three groups within the league, nonetheless, they shouldn’t be underestimated.
The Bros have induced some upsets through the season, having crushed the chances to take down groups like T1 and Dplus KIA.
A lot to the LCK host Daniel ‘dGon’ Gonzales’ pleasure.
It’s no secret that the host of the English broadcast of the LCK has been considered one of BRO’s largest followers for the reason that season started.
His fellow broadcast expertise jumped on this in a short time to tease the host at each alternative.
Sadly for dGon and BRO, it wasn’t meant to be as GenG took the sequence 2-0 with midlaner Jeong ‘Chovy’ Ji-hoon, as soon as once more gaining one other Participant of the Match title.
GenG safe the right break up within the LCK
The workforce have dominated the common season within the LCK because of their potential to manage the map and teamfight prowess.
To really cement their standing as the most effective workforce within the league, GenG went undefeated for over a month in a 21-game win streak.
Which means they secured 2-0 clear sweeps towards groups like T1, Dplus KIA, and DRX alongside the way in which.
They finish Rounds 1-2 of the LCK undefeated and head into LCK 2025 Highway to MSI because the primary seed.
GenG now enter the historical past books because the second workforce ever to finish the right break up.
Though it might truly make them the third workforce to take action when older seasons, equivalent to ChampionsWinter 2013-2014.
The event, run by OnGameNet, noticed groups play in a single spherical robin inside their group of three different groups.
Again then, it was none aside from T1, identified on the time as SKT T1 Okay, who accomplished the right break up with their 2013 World Championship profitable roster.
Highway to MSI
All of the roads are resulting in MSI, as groups try to qualify for the second main worldwide occasion of the yr.
This yr, the LCK has a brand new format, which permits groups to compete for 2 locations at this yr’s MSI and Esports World Cup.
Dubbed ‘Highway to MSI’, the highest two groups of Rounds 1-2, each GenG and Hanwha Life Esports will solely must win one sequence to qualify.
In the meantime, the opposite prime six groups will combat it out within the ‘King of the Hill’ type decrease bracket.
The top of Rounds 1-2 has come all the way down to the wire, as the results of Dplus KIA’s match towards fourth-place Nongshim RedForce might show decisive for themselves and KT Rolster.
The match will determine fifth and sixth place between the 2, figuring out their later season and marketing campaign for this yr’s World Championship.
Ddplus KIA will face a formidable Nongshim RedForce on Sunday, June 1st, at 9am BST.
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