The final matches of the group stage of LCK Spring 2024 are attracting a lot of attention from fans, even though the teams for the playoffs are almost fully determined at this point. However, T1’s recent losses have heated up the race for second place like never before. Additionally, Gen.G certainly wants to create positive psychological momentum by finishing the group stage in the best way possible. Therefore, this year’s LCK Spring 2024 group stage may be exciting until the very last match.
Therefore, the match between Gen.G and Dplus KIA on the afternoon of March 17 (Vietnam time) also drew significant attention. The result truly surprised many viewers. No one expected a DK team, which was deemed much weaker and had even been swept by T1 (the defeated team of Gen.G), would make the LCK champions sweat to secure a victory. In fact, if they had been more careful in the decisive skirmishes in game 3, DK could have created a “earthquake”.
However, Oner and Aiming were the two names mentioned frequently after DK’s unfortunate defeat. First, it was Aiming with his questionable “Herald driving” into the ground in game 2. No one understood why Aiming climbed onto the Herald and drove this buff straight to the Bottom Lane while DK’s Mid Lane turret could have easily been taken with just one hit. According to many opinions, DK and Gen.G were maintaining a relatively balanced game at that time. But Aiming took the Herald elsewhere, “helping” Gen.G push straight to DK’s Mid Lane turret and even secure a kill on ShowMaker.
Next, there is a player who didn’t participate in this match at all – Oner. Lucid’s shining performance with Lee Sin made many viewers immediately think of Oner. Although he was using a champion that could be considered his specialty, Oner was very ineffective in matches against Gen.G and Hanwha Life Esports. Particularly, in the match against HLE, Oner’s Lee Sin had little impact. One comment even bluntly stated: “Oner should take a pen and paper to learn from Lucid’s Lee Sin against Canyon.”
DK showed great resilience against Gen.G and suffered a regrettable defeat. But this also indicates that DK will no longer be easily bullied, and in the playoffs, even Gen.G or T1 need to be wary of ShowMaker and his teammates on their path to conquest.