The LCK 2023 Summer season Break up kicked off on June 7 and after the primary week of play, one prime laner has been dominating practically all metrics, gapping most of his rivals.
Kwangdong Freecs’ prime laner Lee “DuDu” Dong-ju began with some of the spectacular begins of the break up, boasting a 35.0 KDA in 4 video games, in line with stats web site Games of Legends. He achieved a complete of 15 kills and 20 assists, dying solely as soon as in 4 video games towards DRX on Ok’Sante, in line with Games of Legends.
The numbers don’t cease there. The Korean participant additionally boasts the best gold and CS differential at quarter-hour, whereas additionally having the second-highest harm share amongst all prime laners at 29.5 %, and the best CS-per-minute.
To make a comparability, most prime laners common a sub-8.5 CS-per-minute, with their harm share averaging under 25 %. Solely two different gamers, NS RedForce’s prime laner DnDn and OKSavingsBank BRION’s Morgan, are above that threshold. The participant with the second-highest KDA amongst prime laners in Dplus KIA’s Canna, sitting at 6.9.
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Dudu and the whole KDF lineup delivered promising performances in the course of the first week of the break up, rapidly sweeping DRX and BRO. Whereas the 2 aren’t thought of robust lineups, KDF had been convincing of their victories and regarded a lot improved from the earlier break up, and appear to be a playoff-caliber workforce.
In a latest interview with Korizon Esports, head coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho confirmed that their sensible objective is ending within the prime six. The workforce has been sharpening their “base mechanics” over the previous months and now has what’s wanted to play the macro recreation. Having stated that, he additionally added that his workforce’s highest precedence proper now could be to enhance their preventing.
With eight weeks nonetheless left, Dudu and KDF nonetheless have time to see if they’ve what it takes to battle the highest groups. They’ll have their first check in Week 2 when they may face Gen.G Esports on Wednesday, June 14. If they’re able to take down Gen.G, then KDF is perhaps the actual darkish horse of the LCK Summer season Break up.
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