Head coach Park Joon-hyung, who leads the Dplus Kia (DK) 2nd team, expressed his confidence, saying, “I will show you how different I can be with the same ban and pick.”
The DK 2nd team, led by coach Park, won the 2023 LCK Challengers League spring season regular league round 1 against Liv Sandbox with a set score of 2 to 1, held at WDG eSports Studio in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 14th.
Coach Park, who met with reporters after the game, said, “We were a little late in adapting to the meta this time, so we couldn’t practice the combination properly. I am sorry that I believed in the skills of the players and played the game.” 스포츠토토
DK hired Kang “Saint” Seong-in as the mid laner for the first set of the day instead of “Full-Bae” Jung Ji-hoon. “I played my role well as a sub, but I hired him with the thought that I had to experience the tournament to move on to the next level,” Park explained. “What I asked of ‘Saint’ is not an easy role. I was confident that I could do it, but the pressure of the tournament is different. I think you’ve been through this,” he added.
Director Park said that he instructed Jeong Ji-hoon, who was appointed from the second set, on the part where Kang Seong-in had difficulty. “The two players are clear. They asked for more mid-jungle movement.”
Regarding the 3rd set classic, he said, “The tempo of the opponent’s combination is very slow. We have room to roll well. However, due to lack of practice, I couldn’t digest the necessary parts well. In particular, I am grateful to the players who overcame well even though the ban picks were not good.”
The LCK CL has already entered the second round. Coach Park picked long-distance dealer Kim “Luffy” Dong-hyeon as the key player. Regarding the reason, “I am a friend with a clear rhythm, but I can do it, but there seems to be a part that is not expressed. If he draws out his potential well, he seems to be able to achieve good results.”
DK is considered a strong favorite to win this season. This is because the members at the time of last year’s championship were kept almost the same. Director Park said, “I think I have achieved some of what can be achieved from a single direction,” but said, “I will implement the practice direction so that I can show various things.”
He also expressed confidence, saying, “I will show you how to change significantly,” and “I will show you how much you can change with the same ban pick.”
