{"id":41235,"date":"2025-02-19T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T00:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41235"},"modified":"2025-02-19T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T00:04:16","slug":"hanwha-life-esports-advance-to-lck-cup-2025-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/hanwha-life-esports-advance-to-lck-cup-2025-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanwha Life Esports advance to LCK Cup 2025 grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another intense playoff matchday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> Champions Korea (LCK) Cup 2025 saw Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) battle Dplus KIA (DK) in a high-stakes best-of-five series.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams vying for a spot in the grand final, the series delivered electrifying moments, unconventional drafts, and nail-biting gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, HLE emerged victorious with a 3-2 series win, sending DK to the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THEY CANNOT BE STOPPED IN GAME 5! \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLEofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HLEofficial<\/a> win in Round 3 and are first to advance to the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCK<\/a> CUP FINALS! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81pZD0ttBf\">pic.twitter.com\/81pZD0ttBf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCK (@LCK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCK\/status\/1892190664332296445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Game 1: Viper\u2019s Xayah Dominates<\/h2>\n<p>HLE kicked off the series with a commanding 17-4 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Park &#8220;Viper&#8221; Do-hyeon\u2019s Xayah was the driving force, delivering a flawless 7\/0\/6 performance while topping the damage charts.<\/p>\n<p>Kim &#8220;Zeka&#8221; Geon-woo also shined on Yone, posting a 3\/1\/10 KDA and controlling the mid lane.<\/p>\n<p>With calculated team play and superior macro, HLE secured an early lead in the series.<\/p>\n<h2>Game 2: DK Strikes Back with Aiming\u2019s Varus<\/h2>\n<p>DK answered in dominant fashion, securing a crushing 29-7 victory to even the series.<\/p>\n<p>Kim &#8220;Aiming&#8221; Ha-ram\u2019s Varus (11\/1\/9) spearheaded the assault, relentlessly dismantling HLE in team fights.<\/p>\n<p>Choi &#8220;Lucid&#8221; Yong-hyeok on Lillia (8\/1\/7) controlled the jungle with aggressive pathing and objective control.<\/p>\n<p>DK\u2019s superior execution set the stage for a fierce contest.<\/p>\n<h2>Game 3: DK Takes Control<\/h2>\n<p>The momentum stayed with DK in game three, as they overpowered HLE with a 25-11 win.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming continued his stellar form, this time on Zeri (9\/1\/11), while Heo &#8220;ShowMaker&#8221; Su\u2019s Ryze (6\/3\/13) orchestrated crucial plays from the mid lane.<\/p>\n<p>DK\u2019s early-game dominance and precise coordination in team fights secured them a 2-1 series lead, putting them on match point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IT&#39;S NOT OVER UNTIL IT&#39;S REALLY OVER!<br \/>AIMING &amp; LUCID GO 2v5 AND ACE!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iRHdoztMnI\">pic.twitter.com\/iRHdoztMnI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCK (@LCK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCK\/status\/1892160315451957491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Game 4: Zeka\u2019s Sylas Forces a Decider<\/h2>\n<p>HLE refused to back down, delivering a clinical 12-5 win in game four.<\/p>\n<p>Viper\u2019s Ashe (3\/1\/4) provided consistent pressure with long-range poke, while Han &#8220;Peanut&#8221; Wang-ho\u2019s Nidalee (5\/1\/5) played an aggressive jungle style that kept DK on the back foot.<\/p>\n<p>However, the defining moment came from Zeka\u2019s Sylas, who executed a brilliant backdoor play to force game five and keep HLE\u2019s hopes alive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zeka starts up SILVER SCRAPES with a BACKDOOR! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlCtMk0kjf\">pic.twitter.com\/RlCtMk0kjf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCK (@LCK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCK\/status\/1892175597151101136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Game 5: HLE Closes the Series in Epic Fashion<\/h2>\n<p>With everything on the line, the final game was a spectacle of strategic depth and mechanical brilliance.<\/p>\n<p>DK surprised with an unconventional draft featuring ShowMaker on Kled, Aiming on Mel, and Choi &#8220;Zeus&#8221; Woo-je on Olaf.<\/p>\n<p>The game remained razor-thin even past the 30-minute mark as both teams traded objectives and kills.<\/p>\n<p>The turning point came when HLE secured Baron Nashor and their third drake.<\/p>\n<p>Seizing the moment, Zeus\u2019s Olaf charged into DK\u2019s backline, eliminating Aiming and relentlessly hunting down Jeon &#8220;Siwoo&#8221; Si-woo\u2019s Gragas.<\/p>\n<p>His performance proved pivotal in securing HLE\u2019s 18-13 victory, sealing the series and earning him the MVP title.<\/p>\n<p>With this thrilling victory, Hanwha Life Esports advanced to the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK Cup<\/a> final, just one step away from claiming the inaugural championship.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dplus KIA now awaits the winner of the Gen.G vs. Nongshim RedForce match as they fight for another chance at the title.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">Esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hanwha Life Esports defeated Dplus KIA 3-2 in a high-stakes best-of-five series of the LCK Cup 2025 to earn themselves a spot in the grand final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":38258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2951,452,94,3824,24],"class_list":["post-41235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-dplus-kia","tag-hanwha-life-esports","tag-lck","tag-lck-cup","tag-league-of-legends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41235"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41240,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41235\/revisions\/41240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}