RSS Feed

Tech Support

Coach Choi In-kyu, who achieved a great achievement of "winning for the first time in eight years" in his second year as a coach, "Order the last five sets of games without regret."


Hanwha Life defeated "strong enemy" Gen. G. in the final regardless of the "underdog" evaluation. For Hanwha Life Insurance's team, which has developed through the playoffs, coach Choi In-kyu called for a five-set "game without regret" and the players responded with a victory.

Hanwha Life Insurance beat Gen. G 3-2 in the final round of the summer season of the "2024 LOL Champions Korea (hereinafter referred to as LCK)" held at Gyeongju Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province on the afternoon of the 8th. With this victory, Hanwha Life Insurance stopped Gen. G's "five consecutive league losses" and "Golden Road (all national and international league wins in a single year) challenge" in addition to its second career championship. In addition, he will participate in the LOL World Championship (LOL World Cup) in Europe as an LCK champion.

Choi In-kyu, who was interviewed after the match, said, "The players' efforts were rewarded in this final." Choi cited Hanwha Life Insurance's experience accumulated through the playoffs as a factor for winning the final. "Through the T1 match, we have a more confident combination. I think the problems have been supplemented one by one, and the sense of victory has led to the victory," Choi said.

In this series, Banpick's direction had a lot of influence on in-game to some extent. In the last five sets, the war of nerves between the two teams reached its peak. Hanwha Life Insurance's decision to win was due to bluffing, which hid Jigs' choice until the end. Gen. G. made a judgment pointing to Korky with both Korky and Jigs, and Park Do-hyun, the "Viper" who picked Jigs, created a great synergy with Han Wang-ho, the "Penut" who chose his signature pick, Bai, and eventually lost.

Regarding the situation in the fifth set, Choi In-kyu said, "I was actually going to do Banpick similar to the fourth set," adding, "Gen.G. to the blue camp played Banpick. As a result, we turned to a combination that we can do well, such as Jigs, Bai, and Yone, and asked the players to play without regret."

Hanwha Life Insurance will head to the LOL World Cup with 1 LCK for the first time in eight years following the 2016 Rocks. Coach Choi In-kyu said, "The long-term goal was to win the LOL World Cup. I will not let go of the tension until the end and work hard to bear fruit."