The LCK opener is also boring? The most exciting showdown is actually scheduled after the New Year

★ Game Horseshoe Original

The first leg of the LCK season has been announced

The 10 LCK teams are divided into the Great Dragons and the Ancient Dragons, and the first group stage will be played in two groups, that is, each team will play all the teams in the other group once in Bo3, and the final group with the most wins will be the upper bracket and the other group will be the lower bracket. The top two teams in the upper bracket advance to the playoffs, while the bottom two teams in the lower bracket are eliminated, leaving the other teams to compete for the other four promotion spots in the play-in round.

The schedule of the LCK group stage has also been announced, with a total of 20 Bo3 games before the year, and it is still played 5 days a week, 2 Bo3 games per day. Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday, but there is no holiday for much longer than in the past, only 27-28-29-30 for four days without games, which is only 2 days off from the normal weekly schedule (last year, it was 10 days).

Focus Battles

The opening game is average, it is BRO vs. DRX, and there is nothing to watch. The second match of the first day was also terrible, DNF vs. NS. This is also the least interesting opening day schedule scheduled by the LCK in recent years. For example, last year's second match on the first day was T1 vs. GenG. So what are the key battles and strong dialogues in this year's group confrontation and the previous year?

On January 16th, the second DK vs. T1 (Beryl returned to the 17-year-old DK vs. Zeus vs. Doran's T1)

On January 17th, the first GenG vs. HLE (HLE after Zeus joined vs. GenG after Ruler returned)

On January 19th, the first KT vs. HLE (Is KT, which has a slightly weak lineup this year, still worthy of the top five?) ）

On January 24th, the second T1 vs. KT (traditional repertoire news agency battle)

On January 25th, the first HLE vs. DK match

If BRO's strength is really not a flash in the pan on Kespa, but really stronger than DK, then they will be interesting to watch against GenG on the 23rd and KT on the 25th. Since it is necessary to fight for more wins, the LCK's mode of confrontation in 2 groups is more like a team competition, and it still depends on whose weak team is stronger. Therefore, every Bo3 game seems to be important, after all, no matter how good the team is, you can only win 5 Bo3 games at most. However, most people will definitely just want to see the matchups between these famous teams.

The highest popularity is scheduled after the year

The match between T1 and GenG was scheduled for the first match on February 1st, and since it was a group match, there were no matches like HLE vs. T1 and GenG vs. DK/KT. However, all teams will complete four Bo3 games before the year, and only the last round will be left after the four-day break, which is actually not a long time apart. The play-in tournament will be held on February 7, the playoffs will be held on February 12, and the champion will be determined on February 23. The LCK is fast-paced in order to cater to the new season of First Stand.

Who will be eliminated at the bottom of the lower bracket?

To put it simply, it is to look at BFX and DNF, as well as NS and DRX, who is worse in these two sets. BFX is FOX, which is the former LSB, and it is not good to have many newcomers. DNF is the former KDF, but Cvmax left the team to join JDG, and also signed a Korean aid from North America, which is not good.

And DRX and NS, at least there are a lot of familiar veterans in the lineup. For example, Rich, Kingen, Ucal, Teddy, Lehends, and many more. Although most of them are players that other strong teams don't want to throw away, they do have a lot of experience in the LCK compared to a pure rookie lineup.

So all things considered, GenG's Ancient Dragons seem to be a little stronger. But after all, KT is also a lot weaker, and it is still too difficult to get BFX and DNF to win GenG and DK, and DRX and NS to win HLE and T1. In the end, it may still be a competition, who is the best 2 teams in the group who abuse vegetables more ruthlessly. The more strong and weak 2-0s, the easier it is to become the winner's bracket.

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