T1 beat Deflus Kia 3-1 in the third round of the 2024 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Playoff held at Grand Seoul LCK Arena in central Seoul on Sunday. T1 started the game on a shaky ground due to loss in the first set and won three sets down, displaying potential from the second set down. With the victory, T1, which advanced to the final, will be able to wrap up the summer stage in Gyeongju.
Coach Kim Jung-kyun, who was interviewed after the match, looked cheerful. In addition to the result of the defeat in the Hanwha Life Insurance match, he also won a ticket to Gyeongju. “I wanted to win a ticket to Gyeongju more than ever,” coach Kim said. “I lost the first set today, but after that, the players and staff modified well and played well, so I’m happy to win a ticket to Gyeongju.”
T1 lost 0-3 to Hanwha Life e-Sports in the second round of the playoffs. Given the lackluster performance and result, it was a game that could affect the remaining playoff schedules. However, T1 showed a different side against D-Plus Kia on the day. It was not that he made mistakes, but he made necessary plays at every important moment to advance to the finals. 파워볼실시간
Head coach Kim Jung-kyun also said while looking back at the last Hanwha Life Insurance match, there seemed to be no significant difference in terms of content regardless of the score. “Personally, I lost the Hanwha Life Insurance match 0 to 3, but looking back, I didn’t think there was such a big gap,” coach Kim said with a smile. “I thought if I supplement what I need to do, I will have a completely different performance.”
Meanwhile, T1’s ‘Kumayushi’ Lee Min-hyung also achieved 1,500 kills in his LCK career on the same day. Lee Min-hyung became the eighth long-distance dealer to succeed in 1,500 kills, following ‘Deft’ Kim Hyuk-kyu’ and ‘Teddy’ Park Jin-sung. Manager Kim Jung-kyun said, “Sincerely congratulations on 1,500 kills, I think we have only 1,500 kills now. I hope you do as well as you have done until 3,000 kills and 6,000 kills.”
In order for T1 to advance to the final, it must beat Hanwha Life, which suffered a loss in the second round of the PO. In addition, if it wins the Hanwha Life Insurance match, it can confirm its advance to the World Championship (LOL World Cup). Coach Kim Jung-kyun said, “If I win the Hanwha Life Insurance match, I can earn a lot of time because the LOL World Cup is a direct match, but I want to go to the final stage separately from him, so I only think about that.”
“If it’s an operation before the race, I think we should look back and organize it if it’s an operation, if it’s an operation, and if it’s an anti-pick, I think we should prepare so that we don’t regret it and show it all at the game on that day,” he said. “It’s my personal opinion, but I don’t think (the result) will ever come out like the last game this time,” coach Kim Jung-kyun said with confidence.
