Прогноз на матч: Gen.G - Hanwha Life Esports | LoL

The battles continue in South Korea in the main event of the prestigious LCK Championship. At stake is a cash prize of ~289,000, two entries to the Mid-Season Invitational 2023, and importantly, the title of South Korean champion.

The play-offs began with two first-round matches, where the stellar DPlus have already said goodbye to their ambitions. In addition, KT Rolster have advanced to the next round of the main stage where they will play T1.

Let's talk about the clash between Gen.G and HLE. A match with a seemingly clear outcome can bring a lot of interesting things.

Gen.G Esports qualified to the main stage of the tournament, finishing in 2nd place in the group stage. The team finished the regular season with a 13-5 record.

Hanwha Life Esports finished the regular season in 5th place. The team finished the group stage with a score of 10-8.

Let's try to figure out who will be stronger in this clash and advance in the playoff net further, and who will have to play at the bottom of the table with no margin for error.

Gen.G Esports

Let's start the match review with an analysis of Gen.G Esports' playing form. The team is seen as the favorite of this confrontation.

Bookmakers are confident in the imminent triumph of last summer's champions. The chance of Gen.G Esports to win is estimated at odds in the region of 1.3.

It is worth realising that such a figure for the Korean region does not put a cross on the opposing side. Given the overall level of the teams and the bo5 factor, 1.3 to win gives hope of seeing a colourful League of Legends.

Gen.G Esports line-up

Gen.G Esports have had a benchmark roster at all times. The spring 2023 season was no exception.

Gen.G Esports players

• Doran
• Peanut
• Chovy
• Peyz
• Delight

Chovy catches the eye immediately. The iconic Korean midfielder has been playing for Gen.G Esports since November 2021 and was the creator of the Gen.G legacy.

He is assisted in the post by Doran and Peanut, two other recognisable performers. Newcomers to Gen.G are Peyz and Delight, who joined the team at the start of the season and have established themselves as a stable duo-bot.

Gen.G Esports' performance

Last season Gen.G rapidly climbed to the top of the South Korean Legends League. They managed to win the 2022 Summer Split and reach the top 4 of Worlds 2022.

At the LCK Spring 2023 Gen.G with their new duo-bot managed to take 2nd place in the group stage. The team finished 13-5 in the group stage.

Gen.G finished the regular season with a 30-15 score on the cards.

Gen.G champions

The most frequent champions on the top line were KSante (9 games, 66% wins), Gnar (9 games, 77% wins). Also had Jayce (8 games, 75% wins), Jax (5 games, 60% win rate).

Vi (11 games, 81% win rate), Wukong (11 games, 54% win rate) were the most frequent appearances in the forest. Other players also appeared in Sejuani (7 games, 71% win rate), Maokai (6 games, 83% win rate).

Taliyah (6 games, 66% wins), Azir (6 games, 50% wins) appeared in midrange. Sylas appeared 5 times, with a win rate of 80%.

Zeri appeared on the bot most often (13 games, 76% win rate). Also picked Varus (77% wins in 9 games), Lucian (5 games, 20% wins).

Of the supporters, Lulu (9 games, 66% wins), Karma (7 games, 85% wins), Heimerdinger (5 games, 60% wins).

Hanwha Life Esports uniforms

Hanwha Life Esports will oppose Gen.G. They will have to fight in the status of the outsider, but everything is not clear.

Bookmakers do not believe in the success of HLE, however, do not rush to bury the team. Although the odds are around 3, that's not a deal-breaker for their chances of success.

HLE have grown in quality in the new season. Yes, the team failed to take the top 2 and reach the top net because the competition in the region is big, but there are the same T1 and Gen.G Esports.

Hanwha Life Esports

Last week's decathlon has strengthened HLE, as we can see from the results. Similar is to be expected when signing two reigning world champions, although Liquid in North America could argue with the statement.

Hanwha Life Esports players

• kingen
• Clid
• Zeka
• Viper
• Life

In terms of personal stats, it's not all smooth sailing. Kingen is clearly falling out, with a 46% utility factor. The 2022 World Champion has clearly slipped and it will be difficult for him to hold his own against Doran, but the game doesn't end with the top and the rest of the performers must come into play here.

As far as I am concerned, the duo-bot from HLE looks more solid than Gen.G. This has already been proven in the playoffs.

Hanwha Life Esports performance

Hanwha Life Esports finished the LCK Spring 2023 group stage in 5th place in the standings. The team finished it with a stage of 10-8 and 24-21 on the cards.

In the first round of the playoffs, HLE played against DPlus, where they had less chance of winning due to their opponent's big-name roster, but it was not to be. HLE closed out the game with a 3-1 win.

Hanwha Life Esports champions

HLE use a wide pool of characters on the top line. The most popular are Gnar (12 matches, 75% wins), KSante (5 matches, 40% wins), Ornn (4 matches, 75% wins), Sion (4 matches, 50% wins).

Sejuani (9 matches, 11% wins), Vi (7 matches, 85% wins), Elise (4 games, 75% wins) appear most often in the forest.

Azir (9 games, 55% wins), Sylas (5 games, 80% wins), Kassadin (5 games, 80% wins), Akali (4 games, 100% wins) appear in the centre line.

The standard shooters are: Zeri (11 matches, 63% wins), Varus (7 matches, 42% wins), Caitlyn (7 matches, 57% wins), Lucian (5 matches, 80% wins).

Of the supporting heroes are Lulu (10 games, 70% wins), Heimerdinger (7 matches, 42% wins), Lux (6 matches, 66% wins) and also Nami (4 matches, 75% wins).

History of head-to-head encounters

The teams have played 2 games during the regular season. Each has a win, but Gen.G closed their series with a no-hitter, while HLE started the game on 3 cards.

The outcome of the match

Selecting the winner of the match team Gen.G certainly would not be a mistake. However, I'm not entirely sure about the current Gen.G.

Hanwha Life Esports has players with experience against Gen.G back in the past year, at Worlds 2022 and it seems like it could work. All in all, I would hazard a guess for a win for Hanwha Life Esports as they have already defeated one super team and are on a moral high ground to repeat their first round playoff success.

Bottom line: victory for HLE.