After a victory in the second game of the series, HLE is on the brink of advancing to the Grand Finals of the LCK Playoffs. KT has failed to regain their form from their series against GenG. The third game was close until the first teamfight. HLE ran away with the first fight win and took over from there. HLE advances to the Final and secures at least the second LCK seed at the World Championship.
LCK 2025: Delight Plays Camille Support
For a period last year, Camille Support garnered popularity for its backline threat. After Riot nerfed the strategy, teams stopped picking her in Support. Delight has pulled out the champion in game three of the series. KT left Yunara available but picked Smolder as a response. Will KT do the same lane swap that they utilized from game one, by sending Smolder top alone?
KT Composition
- PerfecT – K’Sante
- Cuzz – Nocturne
- Bdd – Ryze
- deokdam – Smolder
- Peter – Nautilus
HLE Composition
- Zeus – Ambessa
- Peanut – Sejuani
- Zeka – Twisted Fate
- Viper – Yunara
- Delight – Camille
LCK 2025: KT Initiates the Lane Swap
KT brings the Smolder lane swap that HLE used against T1. The reason for it is to get Smolder out of a challenging lane while giving him more opportunities to stack on the enemy top laner. Eventually, Peter made his way to the top lane and called Cuzz to join him. They dived Zeus to garner first blood, but Peter dropped in response.
LCK 2025: HLE Crush Teamfights
KT managed to keep the game close for the early game and parts of the mid-game. In the first Drake fight, HLE emerged with five kills, four going to Zeus’ Ambessa, with Viper stealing away the pentakill. From that point onwards, KT stood no chance in the game. In every fight, HLE targeted deokdam’s Smolder with Delight, always using his ultimate on the dragon. HLE crushed the game to win the series and advance to the LCK Grand Finals.
Game Three Ratings
KT
- PerfecT – 5
- Cuzz – 6
- Bdd – 6
- deokdam – 5
- Peter – 4
HLE
- Zeus – 9
- Peanut – 8
- Zeka – 8
- Viper – 9
- Delight – 8
Player of the Game – Viper
Series Ratings
KT
- PerfecT – 5.0
- Cuzz – 5.3
- Bdd – 5.7
- deokdam – 5.0
- Peter – 5.7
HLE
- Zeus – 7.7
- Peanut – 7.7
- Zeka – 7.3
- Viper – 7.7
- Delight – 8.7
Player of the Series – Delight
Peanut Victory in Final LoL Park Series
HLE’s 3-0 series victory sends them through to the LCK Grand Final. They will play at the Inspire Arena in Incheon. Before the series, Peanut announced that this is his final year before heading to the military. The series against KT will be his last at LoL Park. KT waits in the Lower Bracket for the winner of GenG and T1.
