Gen.G, who won against T1, counting down to No. 1 in the first and second rounds with 14 wins
May 18, 2025
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Gen. G. won 2-0 based on a first-set come-from-behind victory against T1 in the second round of the '2025 League of Legends Champions Korea" (LCK) at LCK Arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 18th, firmly securing the first place by winning all 14 games. He also set a new record in this category by winning 20 consecutive sets starting against BNK Pierx on April 16.
Gen. G. was trailing by 11-19 in the kill score until about 36 minutes in the first set, but after stealing the elder dragon in a battle in front of the Dragon's Nest, he caught all his opponents in a one-stroke fight and wrote a rare reversal drama that rushes to the opponent's Nexus to destroy them.
In the second set, Gen. G. continued to hunt objects from the beginning and aimed for the second half of the game, and when T1 went first to attack the baron at about 33 minutes and induced the battle 'Canyon' Kim Gun-bu took away the baron and defeated all the opponents in an advantageous buff situation, winning again and continuing a pleasant winning streak.
As a result, Gen.G. will secure at least second place even if he loses all four remaining games in the second round. In addition, the match between Gen.G and Hanwha Life e-Sports, which will be held on the 21st, can be said to be the de facto first-place match in the first and second rounds. If Gen.G wins on the day, it only needs to win one more victory in the remaining three games, because it will face lower teams such as DRX or OK Savings Bank Brion.
Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Insurance 2-0 in the opening game of this season. However, since then, Hanwha Life has maintained its second place with an unstoppable momentum of winning 11 consecutive games, which is expected to be the highlight of the second round.
Meanwhile, T1 remained in third place due to the defeat, but was chased by the fourth-place Nongshim Red Force by one game. Nongshim ranks fourth, while D-plus Kia and KT Rolster are tied with seven wins and seven losses, respectively, ranking fifth and sixth, respectively, depending on the difference in set gains and losses.
Among them, KT, which had a disappointing performance by falling to the bottom at the beginning of the season, won the Hanwha Life Insurance match on the 15th and recovered to a 50% winning rate. Attention is focusing on whether he will be able to make a turning point to return to the top five in the upcoming match against Nongshim on the 23rd.
The second round of the match will conclude on June 1, while the top six teams will compete in the MSI of international competitions, and the road to MSI" (playoff) will begin on June 7.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
