Zeus's crucial Aurora ultimate, KDF's three marksmen take the Baron, T1 makes a comeback to defeat KDF
Live broadcast on August 14th: The LCK Summer Split regular season has reached its final week, and today's second match is KDF versus T1!
In the first game, Cuzz's Nidalee suppressed Oner's Sejuani, but two ganks on the top lane were countered successfully by Oner's Sejuani, resulting in Zeus's Gnar starting 2-0! In the mid-game dragon fight, Faker's Yone was caught out, allowing KDF to secure the soul point dragon. Later, Keria's Rell missed all her engage abilities, and KDF's double carries managed to secure a 0-for-3 trade and the wind dragon soul! Although T1's bot lane trio managed to steal the Baron, in the elder dragon fight, KDF relied on DuDu's Renekton and BuLLDoG's Aurora to clean up the battlefield after Cuzz was caught out. KDF, with three dragons, caught T1's top and jungle on the top lane and directly pushed the high ground to win the first game!
Starting lineups:
Kwangdong Freecs : Top: DuDu, Jungle: Cuzz, Mid: BuLLDoG, Bot: Leaper, Support: Andil
T1 : Top: Zeus, Jungle: Oner, Mid: Faker, Bot: Gumayusi, Support: Keria
BP phase:
Blue side KDF: Pick: Aurora, Nidalee, Ezreal, Karma, Renekton
Ban: Kalista, Lillia, Ashe, Kennen, Jayce
Red side T1: Pick: Yone, Sejuani, Miss Fortune, Gnar, Rell
Ban: Tristana, Maokai, Rumble, K'Sante, Braum
Post-game stats:
POG:
Match details:
[3:37] Cuzz's Nidalee tried to dive Oner's Sejuani in the jungle with DuDu's Renekton, but Zeus's Gnar jumped and flashed to buy time for his teammates to arrive. Oner's Sejuani stayed to help tank the damage, and with the help of the turret, they counter-killed Cuzz's Nidalee for first blood!
[6:08] T1 started the dragon, but Cuzz's Nidalee hit it with a spear and jumped into the pit to smite steal it! KDF also secured the first batch of Shelly!
[9:18] Cuzz's Nidalee ganked top lane but was perfectly countered by Oner's Sejuani! Oner's Sejuani used her ultimate to first target Renekton, and then Zeus's Gnar transformed and dove the turret to kill Nidalee! T1 secured a 2-for-0 trade!
[12:13] After securing a Shelly, Cuzz's Nidalee moved bot to help her team stop T1 from taking the dragon. KDF then secured the second dragon of the game, the wind dragon soul!
[14:42] T1 grouped up to take the Rift Herald!
[18:01] In the dragon fight, Keria's Rell engaged on KDF's mid and support, but his teammates couldn't follow up in time! Faker's Yone tried to solo kill Aurora but ran into Cuzz's Nidalee and got caught out! KDF secured the soul point dragon!
[24:20] In the soul fight, Keria's Rell missed her engage, and Zeus's mini Gnar was caught out on the flank. Faker's Yone entered the dragon pit but did nothing and had to use his ultimate to escape, only to be caught by Leaper's Ezreal! KDF secured a 0-for-3 trade and the wind dragon soul! They then turned to Baron, and T1's jungle and support duo forced their way into the pit, allowing Gumayusi's Miss Fortune to steal the Baron! However, none of the three survived! Zeus's Gnar was caught again in the jungle by KDF's trio! KDF effectively secured a 0-for-7 trade, taking the gold lead!
[30:45] The elder dragon respawned, BuLLDoG's Aurora hit a big ultimate on two targets, but KDF couldn't kill Sejuani and instead, Cuzz's Nidalee was bursted down by Yone's E and Miss Fortune's ultimate! However, Faker's Yone was too squishy and died, DuDu's Renekton killed Gnar, and they chased all the way to the high ground to kill Gumayusi's Miss Fortune! KDF secured a 2-for-4 trade, took down the mid inhibitor tower, and then secured the elder dragon!
Faker's Azir disrupted the formation, and no one could handle Zeus's Rumble, who dealt massive damage! T1 executed a 2-for-4 trade! They evened the score!
On August 14th, the LCK Summer Split regular season reached its final week, and today's second match was KDF versus T1!
In the deciding game, KDF switched lanes to protect EZ's development, but T1's mid-jungle duo kept up the pressure, allowing Gumayusi's Caitlyn to take the lead! In the mid-game, KDF's three marksmen with 6 bugs kept splitting, making it difficult for T1, and the economic gap between the two sides did not widen! However, T1 seized the opportunity of KDF's TP timing difference and successfully rushed Baron to gain the initiative! In the crucial Dragon Soul fight, BuLLDoG's Tristana made a huge mistake, giving Zeus's Aurora the chance to land key ultimates, helping T1 come back from behind to defeat KDF, securing their tenth win and confirming their playoff qualification!
Starting Lineups:
Kwangdong Freecs : Top DuDu, Jungle Cuzz, Mid BuLLDoG, Bot Leaper, Support Andil
T1 : Top Zeus, Jungle Oner, Mid Faker, Bot Gumayusi, Support Keria
BP Phase:
Blue Side KDF: Pick: Nidalee, Tristana, Ezreal, Nautilus, Gnar
Ban: Kalista, Ashe, Vi, Varus, Senna
Red Side T1: Pick: Aurora, Viego, Azir, Caitlyn, Braum
Ban: Maokai, Rumble, K'Sante, Renekton, Leona
Post-match Data:
POG:
Match Details:
[6:20] T1 secured the first Dragon! KDF took the first three Rift Scuttlers!
[7:05] T1 forced a 3v2 in the bot lane, with Oner's Viego diving under DuDu's Gnar TP to kill Leaper's Ezreal for first blood! DuDu's Mega Gnar landed and killed Oner's Viego, then both sides pulled back. Keria's Braum flashed to escape with a sliver of health, and eventually, Gumayusi's Caitlyn secured another kill, making it a 2-for-2 trade!
[11:14] T1 took down the bot turret, KDF secured 6 bugs, and T1 took the second Dragon! This game had an Earth Dragon Soul!
[17:11] The third Dragon spawned, and T1 grouped up to kill Andil's Nautilus and then secured the Dragon Soul point! Cuzz's Rift Herald hit three and forcefully curved to destroy T1's mid turret!
[23:30] In the Dragon Soul fight, Cuzz's Nidalee secured the Dragon with Smite! Faker's Azir entered the fight and pushed DuDu's Mega Gnar away, resulting in a 1-for-2 trade for T1! Both sides pulled back!
[25:30] T1 grouped up and sacrificed Zeus's Aurora, rushed Baron, and then retreated with four members!
[29:03] Andil's Nautilus was heavily damaged in the Dragon fight, and then hooked Zeus's Aurora but failed to kill him. On the flank, Faker's Azir was targeted by Mega Gnar, BuLLDoG's Tristana with 1/3 HP jumped in but failed and was killed by Oner's Viego! T1 secured the Earth Dragon Soul, chased down and killed Cuzz's Nidalee, making it a 0-for-4 trade! They then pushed KDF's mid inner turret! The economic gap was nearly 8K!
[32:25] T1 grouped up and secured the second Baron, Leaper's Ezreal without Flash was sniped by Gumayusi's Caitlyn after being hit by Aurora's ultimate! T1 split-pushed and took down the top inhibitor turret and mid inhibitor! The economic gap was over 10K!
[35:05] KDF's four members flanked but were opened up by T1, who directly pushed down the bot inhibitor and heavily damaged BuLLDoG's Tristana! Zeus's Aurora turned back with an ultimate to help finish the cleanup! T1 wiped out KDF and ended the game, coming from behind to win and securing their tenth victory, essentially confirming their playoff spot!
