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Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) will take on Diplus Kia (DK) today.
The two teams are currently in 2nd and 3rd place respectively in the 2024 LCK (League of Legends Champions Korea) Summer Split.
In the LCK, the second-place team in the regular season advances directly to the second round of the playoffs.
Since Gen.G Esports is a strong contender for first place with 11 wins and 0 losses, the competition between Hanwha Life and Diplus Kia for second place is expected to be fierce. 메이저사이트
In that sense, the winner of today's match will gain an advantageous position.
Diplus Kia had the upper hand in the previous match between the two teams.
They won the 2024 LCK Summer opening match on the 12th of last month with a set score of 2 to 1.
However, Hanwha Life has since gained momentum, recording 9 wins and 1 loss, excluding the one loss they suffered against Gen.G.
They have recently recorded 5 consecutive wins in their matches.
Diplo Kia has also shown a high weight class by winning against all teams except Gen.G after losing to T1 in the first round.
In particular, they showed a strong high score by overwhelming the kill score of 20 to 0 in the recent match against Gen.G.
Since Hanwha Life and Diplo Kia had a fierce battle in the opening match with 3 sets lasting 45 minutes, it is difficult to predict the outcome.
The line to watch is the mid lane.
The point of interest is how Hanwha Life Insurance's 'Zeca' Kim Gun-woo will perform against 'Showmaker' Heo Su of DFK, who is currently in top form.
Heo Su performed well in both sets of the match against DRX on the 25th and took the sole POG (Player of the Game) award.
With this, he earned 700 POG points, which means the MVP of this season, and tied for first place with Gen.G jungler 'Canyon' Kim Gun-bu.
Although Kim Gun-woo's POG points are only 200, he is showing indicators that are not behind Heo Su.
Kim Gun-woo's KDA (kills and assists divided by deaths) is 6.7, ranking 2nd among LCK mid laners.
This excludes the indicators of 'Fate' Yoo Su-hyeok of OK Savings Bank Brion, who has only played 3 games.
Heo Su's KDA is 5.8, ranking 3rd.
The 15-minute gold gap, which indicates an advantage in lane, is also higher for Kim Gun-woo with 274 compared to Heo Su (182).
However, in terms of damage per minute (DPM), Heo Su is in second place with 718, while Kim Gun-woo is in the middle with 671.
The notable ban picks are Corki and LeBlanc.
Corki is the most popular mid champion along with Tristana this summer season.
With a ban pick rate of 85%, he is in second place after Tristana (95%), and he also boasts a win rate of 57%.
On the other hand, LeBlanc has a ban pick rate of only 13%.
Although it is not a mainstream pick, it is a card that players such as Heo Su and BNK FearX's 'Closer' Lee Ju-hyeon like to use.
The difference in the two players' tendencies is also noteworthy.
Kim Gun-woo has used Corki 5 times this season and achieved a perfect win.
On the other hand, he has not used LeBlanc even once.
On the other hand, Scarecrow used Corki only once and lost, while LeBlanc used it four times and recorded three wins.