{"id":41310,"date":"2025-02-23T18:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=41310"},"modified":"2025-02-23T18:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T23:38:57","slug":"hanwha-life-esports-lift-inaugural-lck-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/hanwha-life-esports-lift-inaugural-lck-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanwha Life Esports lift inaugural LCK Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) pulled off a nearly four-hour thriller to capture the inaugural LCK Cup 2025 title, edging <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> heavyweight Gen.G 3-2 in a nail-biting best-of-five series.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, HLE\u2019s strategic executions saw them outplay Gen.G\u2019s Kim \u201cKiin\u201d Ki-in through smart middle and jungle manoeuvres, while Park \u201cViper\u201d Do-hyeon\u2019s performance during a critical late-game team fight set the tone in the first game.<\/p>\n<p>After trading maps for most of the series, the clash went the distance, and the LCK Cup final would be decided on a fifth map.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6 CONGRATULATIONS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCK<\/a> CUP CHAMPIONS, HLE! \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LyvfDgzgpB\">pic.twitter.com\/LyvfDgzgpB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCK (@LCK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCK\/status\/1893615975691342319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the match moving at a measured pace\u2014only one kill by the 28-minute mark\u2014a massive team fight erupted at 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>HLE capitalised on the chaos, taking down pivotal Gen.G players, including the renowned Jung \u201cChovy\u201d Ji-hun, and stormed the enemy Nexus by the 38-minute mark.<\/p>\n<p>In a storyline reminiscent of last year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK Summer<\/a> grand final, Hanwha Life Esports once again toppled Gen.G in a gruelling 5-game saga.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Gen.G\u2019s high-profile roster moves\u2014like the much-anticipated return of Park \u201cRuler\u201d Jae-hyuk\u2014their efforts couldn\u2019t withstand the combined star power and composure of HLE.<\/p>\n<p>Central to the victory was Choi \u201cZeus\u201d Woo-je, whose high-impact performance after his controversial move from T1 not only proved decisive in three wins but also earned him final MVP honours.<\/p>\n<p>His ability to flexibly play nearly any champion, aided by a fearless draft strategy, turned the tide when the series hung in the balance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the Woori Bank 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCK<\/a> CUP Finals MVP, Zeus! \ud83c\udfc5\u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzAH8rK3su\">pic.twitter.com\/kzAH8rK3su<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LCK (@LCK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCK\/status\/1893626420276216168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the LCK Cup doesn\u2019t directly alter seasonal records, the victory is a significant milestone.<\/p>\n<p>As champions, Hanwha Life Esports now secure their spot as the LCK\u2019s representative at the inaugural First Stand Tournament\u2014a global event set to debut in March.<\/p>\n<p>This win sends a resounding message that HLE are primed for bigger stages, with their eyes already set on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting guide\">LoL Worlds 2025<\/a> and beyond.<\/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 (HLE) claimed the inaugural LCK Cup 2025 title, edging League of Legends heavyweight Gen.G 3-2 in a nail-biting best-of-five series.<\/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":[3470,453,452,94,3824,24],"class_list":["post-41310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-choi-zeus-woo-je","tag-gen-g","tag-hanwha-life-esports","tag-lck","tag-lck-cup","tag-league-of-legends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41310","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=41310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41312,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41310\/revisions\/41312"}],"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=41310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}