Peanut explains how new LCK playoffs double elimination format helped Gen.G win the championship title
Never lose faith.
Gen.G Esports’ veteran jungler,Han “Peanut” Wang-ho, just won his sixth trophy in his eighth year of his esports career.
Gen.G, the underdogs, defeatedT1in thefinals of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) 2023 Spring Splitwith a score of 3-1.
Given their previous record against T1 during the regular season, many, including all of the LCK’s casters and analysts — except main observer Lee “Jonnastrong” Jin-sae — expected T1 to win.
Peanut and his team on the other hand, had other ideas. They have been working extra hard this season, and were determined to win.
Peanut had always believed that Gen.G was going to win
Peanut has showed confidence in his abilities and has been outspoken about it, both before and after the team was rebuilt for the 2023 season with a refreshed bot lane.
“Even before our match against T1, there was no sign of fear or insecurity from our team,” he said.
In the eyes of Gen.G, T1 has always been a beatable team, a key reason behind their victory. “I told our bot duo teammates that we could win even in the middle of the regular season,” he said. His comments became more meaningful now because they didn’t just end in words, but they produced results.
He added that they had benefited from the new double elimination system. They were able to experiment and try out different strategies because they knew they would be given a second chance.
As a result, they were able to improve over time and feel less nervous during the finals, especially after a nerve-racking match the day before againstKT Rolster.
Doran scores the 1v2 SOLO KILL!!#LCKpic.twitter.com/TQB0BBl92x
And Gen.G certainly looked more composed in their match against T1 was seemingly one-sided. Their victory could be attributed to T1’s lack of team cohesion and rushed plays, which allowed them to capitalize on errors.
At the same time, Gen.G also played aggressively and applied pressure, with outstanding performances from both top lanerChoi “Doran” Hyeon-joonand rookie and playoffs MVP bot lanerKim “Peyz” Su-hwan.
As for their future performance inMid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2023, Peanut felt relieved that T1 would be going with them. “I believe that having two teams in MSI will be less taxing; there will be less pressure on us since we won’t be the sole representative of LCK, so I hope we can give it our all during MSI,” he said.
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