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LoL National Team Lands a Landslide Victory

[Asian Games] LoL National Team Lands a Landslide Victory Over Hong Kong and Kazakhstan... Advance to Quarterfinals




‘Chovy’ Jeong Ji-hoon and ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok take turns as starters


The eSports League of Legends (LoL) team that participated in the Hangzhou Asian Games (AG) easily defeated Hong Kong and Kazakhstan in the group stage and advanced to the quarterfinals. 바카라사이트


The national team won against Hong Kong in 23 minutes and 52 seconds in the Group A preliminary round match held at the Hangzhou Esports Center in China on the morning of the 25th.


Hong Kong went on the offensive from the beginning of the game, coming down to the Korean team's jungle and challenging them.


However, 'Keria' Ryu Min-seok (T1, 21) took the lead by catching jungler 'Kenny Chan' Chan Chi-yung, who came for a gank (surprise), in a bot lane battle.


'Ruler' Park Jae-hyuk (Jingdong Gaming, 25) and 'Zeus' Choi Woo-je (T1, 19) also blocked Hong Kong's subsequent counterattack and won the kill score one after another to secure the victory.


‘Chovy’ Jeong Ji-hoon (Gen.G, 22), who replaced team captain ‘Faker’ Lee Sang-hyeok (T1, 27) as the starting mid laner, also stands out for his teamwork with ‘Kanaby’ Seo Jin-hyuk (Jingdong Gaming, 23), leading Hong Kong in the entire line. was pushed unilaterally.


At around the 21st minute, thanks to the performances of Seo Jin-hyuk and Park Jae-hyuk, the national team obtained the Baron buff and won the subsequent large-scale battle (teamfight) against Hong Kong, putting a wedge in the game.


Korea gathered momentum and stormed into the Hong Kong team's base, earning a comfortable victory in 23 minutes.


Esports superstar Faker made his first appearance in the second group match against Kazakhstan.


Both teams attracted attention by using champions that were not often used in international competitions during the pick and ban (ban pick) stages.


Kazakhstan chose Karthus as their jungler, and Korea chose Velves.


As this was a match between a top team composed of players who had won multiple LoL international competitions and a team that was virtually new to the international stage, the difference in power was overwhelming.


Korea put pressure on Kazakhstan by getting kills in succession in all three lines - top, mid, and bottom - without the jungler's intervention.


Lee Sang-hyeok, who chose Yone, showed off his spirit by scoring 5 kills by the first 10 minutes in his first game as a starter.


Kazakhstan showed a fighting spirit centered on the bottom line, but was pushed back, giving up the main base after 15 minutes.


Korea secured a quick victory in 17 minutes, which is unusually fast for a professional level game, and confirmed its advancement to the quarterfinals as first place in Group A.


The national team will face Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. (Korean time) on the 27th.


If they defeat Saudi Arabia and advance to the semifinals, their opponent is expected to be China, the strong contender for the championship.


Esports was adopted as an official sport for the first time by AG this year.


There were a total of 7 detailed sports, and Korea participated in 4 of them: LoL, Battleground Mobile, FC Online, and Street Fighter V.

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