The defending champion LCK Geng continues to top the group stage of LCK Spring with a record of 17 wins – 1 loss. The only defeat of Geng this season is to lose 0-2 against KT Rolster at week 4. Despite the newly changed 3 members, Doran, Peanut and Delight, Geng has added quality individuals such as Kiin, Canyon and Lehends. With the top of the table, Geng will be selected in the second round of the LCK LCK LCK 2024.
Behind Geng is the defending champion of T1 and Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) with achievements and 15 wins and 3 losses. However, T1 is ranked above due to the difference (+24 compared to +19). After the defeat against Geng in the first week, T1 held a good performance when winning the series. Meanwhile, HLE, though quite struggling after the first phase, gradually regained his performance to finish the group stage with the horizontal score of T1. However, the lower difference caused HLE to play from the first round of the play-off. Finally, Peanut and his teammates chose Kwangdong Freecs in the first Bo5 match.
KT Rolster and Kia Dplus (DK) are two teams behind the HLE on the rankings. KT finished the group stage with 11 wins – 7 losses and the other Dplus (DK) won 9 – lost 9. Two teams were in bad form in the group stage. Although KT suddenly won Geng 2-0 at week 4, it was difficult in the remaining matches such as the victory of Drx (2-1) or NS (2-1). In addition, KT also constantly lost to the above teams, so it only ranked 4 after the group stage. Meanwhile, DK encountered many problems in the first weeks and gradually regained their forms in the weeks after the rookies like Lucid and Aiming began to get acquainted with the team. However, the 5th group stage position makes DK not select the opponent in the first round of the play-off so they have to meet KT.
Kwangdong Freecs (KDF) is the last team to play-off LCK Spring 2024. KDF also has no good form after the first week but gradually returns since replacing gunner Taeyoon with Bull. After that, KDF won unexpected victories like KT (2-0) or DK (2-0). Although in the last week, KDF could not be in high form, but it could still enter the play -off round with a record of 7 – 11 losses. Arranged right after the KDF on the rankings is Fearx (FOX) with 6 wins – 12 losses. In the LCK group stage 2024, Fox lost to most teams standing above, winning only 1 match against KDF (2-1) at week 8. Despite losing KDF 1 point on the rankings, Fox needs a lot of changes to compete for tickets to the LCK play-off summer 2024.
Finally, the three teams at the bottom of the table are NS Redforce, Drx and Brion. In particular, NS ranked 8th with 4 wins – 14 losses and the other two teams have 3 wins and 15 losses. NS keeps most of the team playing in the 2024 season, only Don Callme into the official line. Although many matches make it difficult for big teams such as defeating KT (1-2) at week 7 or losing to T1 (1-2) at week 5, the NS team has not been able to compete with the representatives in the above group. Drx after the noisy transfer season when recruiting Rascal – Teddy duo but cannot improve the achievement compared to the 2023 season. Brion also retains the most important player is Morgan but the upper line born in 2001 cannot pull the teammates from the end of the table when members like Gideon, Karis or Envyy have made mistakes in important situations. The possibility, Brion is forced to change the squad if you want to compete at the position at the upcoming summer LCK.
After the group stage, the LCK LCK Play -off round 2024 will take place from March 30 to April 14 with the first match of HLE – KDF, on March 31 will be the KT – DK match. According to the Spring LCK formula 2024, the two teams leading the group stage will go to the semi -finals, 2 teams 3 and 4 will confront the 5th and 6th teams. In addition, the two teams in the final and representatives of LCK attended Mid-Season Invitational in Chengdu, China from May 1-19.
