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The main event of the summer on the League of Legends professional scene continues. LCK Summer 2023 gives matches from top world-class teams with play-offs matches from the South Korea Summer Split.
There are 4 teams left in the chase for a slot at Worlds 2023 and a $270,000 cash reward. However, after this match, there will be 3.
Let's talk about the first round of the LCK Summer 2023 lower play-offs. A match between KT Rolster and HLE.
The winner of the bout will go to the next stage, where he will wait for the loser in the pair T1/Gen.G. The loser will go to the regional finals of Korea with 4 plyasem LCK Summer 2023 in his portfolio.
Let's see who goes where.
Let's go.
KT Rolster uniforms
Let's open the match breakdown with an analysis of KT Rolster's playing form. In this match they play the first number one.
The League of Legends betting sites believe in a quick success of KT Rolster. The odds for their victory are at around 1.2.
There is no need to be surprised by this state of affairs. KT Rolster, at least this season, are a head or two above their future opponents.
Last season, KT Rolster went around and around the high places. It's safe to say they blew it.
For 2022, KT Rolster celebrated a Top 7 at LCK Spring 2022 and a Top 5 at LCK Summer 2022. The main "achievement" was making it to the Top 4 Regional Finals, but it was useless: they still didn't make it to Worlds 2022.
The new season was better. In the first LCK Spring 2023 KT Rolster climbed all the way to the top 3. They were beaten only by Gen.G, who knocked out Bdd and company with the score 1-3.
- Gen.G lineup: Kiin, Cuzz, Bdd, Aiming, Lehends.
At LCK Summer 2023 KT Rolster clearly want to at least repeat the result of the spring. In the group stage, KT rolled over all of their opponents, closing it out with a 17-1 score.
In the first play-offs match, KT Rolster chose T1 as their opponent. It's hard to say if this decision was a mistake, but Rolster lost 2-3 and now have to return to the cup race from the bottom of the grid.
KT Rolster's most popular champions
Fiora (5 games, 60% wins) was the most often sent to the top line. There was also Jax (3 games, 100% wins), Camile (2 matches, 100% wins), Irelia (2 matches, 100% wins).
In the forest Maokai (7 matches, 85% wins), Sejuani (4 games, 75% wins), Viego (2 matches, 100% wins).
The centre line was occupied by Azir (5 matches, 80% wins), Sylas (3 games, 66% wins), Kassadin (2 matches, 100% wins), Ryze (2 games, 50% wins).
Shooters set is standard: Varus (4 games, 50% wins), Lucian (4 games, 100% wins).
Sapports are diverse: Nami (3 games, 100% wins), Ashe (3 games, 0 wins), Varus (2 games, 100% wins), Miss Fortune (2 games, 100% wins).
Hanwha Life Esports uniforms
Let's move on to the analysis of Hanwha Life Esports uniforms. In this match, the team will play in the status of an outsider.
This is what the bookmakers are hinting at. In this match, the odds for HLE victory is at around 4.
All because of too confident game KT Rolster in the group stage. HLE, on the other hand, can boast of their play-offs record.
HLE, being a solid mid-tier, can reach the late stages of the regular split. And it started to happen only in 2023. Before that, in the 2022 season, HLE were the worst team in the race, twice finishing in the top 10 in regular splits.
They managed to improve by 2023, after a major Reshuffle. Two reigning world champions joined the HLE roster, which significantly strengthened the club.
- HLE roster: Kingen, Grizzly, Zeka, Viper, Life .
With the addition of Zeka and Kingen to the HLE lineup, it was clearly more vigorous. So much so that they made it to the top 4 of LCK Spring 2023. The latest addition to HLE is Grizzly, a jungler who got promoted from the academic roster.
It seems to be working out pretty well. HLE finished in the top 3 in the regular season, which with teams like Dplus, T1 and other top teams is pretty good.
In the first play-offs match HLE warmed up against DRX. The nominally reigning world champions couldn't do anything against their visions and HLE easily closed the match with a score of 3-0.
The next match ended with the exact opposite. HLE faced Gen.G and Chovy and company didn't feel their opponent: an easy 3-0 for Gen.G.
Hanwha Life Esports Champions
HLE utilise a wide pool of characters for the top line. The most popular are Gnar (12 matches, 75% wins), KSante (5 matches, 40% wins), Ornn (4 matches, 75% wins), and Sion (4 matches, 50% wins).
Sejuani (9 matches, 11% wins), Vi (7 matches, 85% wins), Elise (4 games, 75% wins) appear most often in the forest.
Azir (9 games, 55% wins), Sylas (5 matches, 80% wins), Kassadin (5 matches, 80% wins), Akali (4 matches, 100% wins) appear on the centre line.
Shooters are chosen as standard: Zeri (11 matches, 63% wins), Varus (7 matches, 42% wins), Caitlyn (7 games, 57% wins), Lucian (5 matches, 80% wins).
From the supporting heroes choose Lulu (10 games, 70% wins), Heimerdinger (7 matches, 42% wins), Lux (6 matches, 66% wins), and also Nami (4 matches, 75% wins).
History of head-to-head meetings HLE - KT Rolster
This season the teams have played 5 times. Not once HLE could not win.
Predicted result of the match HLE - KT Rolster
In this match I expect a quality League of Legends. I'm very curious to see if KT Rolster will not lose their fervour after a great group stage and if they will not tilt after a disappointing loss to T1. So far it looks as if HLE have very little chance, but they can still qualify for the card.
Bottom line: 3-1 win for KT Rolster.
