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LCK’s Gen.G will look to make his first-ever final appearance at this year’s LOL World Cup. Photo courtesy of = Riot Games

LCK’s T1 is trying to win the LOL World Cup for the fifth time this year. Photo courtesy of = Riot Games

‘6th meeting of fate. Will it be again this time?’

Korea’s nemesis in many sports is by far Japan. However, with e-sports the situation is different. China can be considered as Korea’s best rival.

In terms of the overall size, investment and interest of the esports industry, China has already surpassed Korea, but Korea is still superior, at least in terms of skills. Be that as it may, it goes without saying that the two countries still have a heated competitive structure and create synergies thanks to the presence of rivals.

As of the 26th, the final structure between Korea (LCK) and China (LPL) has already been completed regardless of the results of the semi-finals, with the ‘2024 League of Legends World Championship’ (Lold Cup) now only one match and the final In China, No. 1 seed Billy Gaming, who won both the LPL spring and summer seasons this year, reached the LOL World Cup finals for the first time in history, while Korea will play the semifinals on the 27th (Korean time ). , with LCK Yanggang Gen.G and T1 to determine Billy’s opponent in the finals.

In the case of the first competition held in 2011, both Korea and China were in the early days of League of Legends, and considering that even professional teams have not yet been properly formed, there has never been a Korean or Chinese team been. team in the finals for 13 years since 2012, the first year of the LOL World Cup.

Among them, South Korea has won eight times and finished second six times, while China has won three times and finished second four times to share the LOL World Cup. In the past, the two countries have faced each other in five finals, demonstrating South Korea’s absolute dominance with four wins and one defeat. It is the sixth face-to-face meeting this year.

First of all, Billy’s rise is not easy, so it is expected to be an easy match. Bilibili was on the verge of elimination by losing to LNG and T1 in the same region in the Swiss leg (round 16), but later survived by winning against PSG and G2. In the quarterfinals, Billibilli, who started the tournament by beating Hanwha Life e-Sports, the No. 1 in LCK, 3-1 to win the tournament, closed out Weibo Gaming in the same region 3-0 in the semifinals. and ran to the finals. Now that the world’s best topliner ‘Bin’Cheon Zevin has been fully revived, he has fully regained the strength of the LPL’s strongest team this year.

LCK Fate rivals Gen.G and T1 met again en route to the LOL World Cup finals. T1 is the defending champion and the best player in a recognized international competition, aiming to win its fifth ever LOL World Cup. He only entered the LOL World Cup as LCK’s fourth seed, but he still invokes ‘crazy mode’ in international matches. In LCK, Gen.G has recently shown a particularly weak performance, which is a more difficult crisis for T1 than the final. Gen.G’s momentum has dropped to the point where he reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 win after struggling with Flyquest, who is considered a weak player in the quarter-finals, so it’s a great opportunity to make up for the disappointment in LCK to make.

Gen.G won its first-ever championship by beating Billy Billy in two consecutive international competitions in the MSI held in May, so he is confident heading into the finals. However, Samsung Galaxy, a full team, has won two LOL World Cups, but since it took over the team in 2017 and changed its name to Gen.G, it has only reached the semi-finals twice and has to overcome the curse, which is never been to the final stages of the LOL World Cup before meeting Billy. The final match between South Korea and China will be held on November 2 at the O2 Arena in London, England.