In the final match of Week 5, Day 1 in League of Legends Champions Korea, SK Telecom T1 bounced back from a Game 1 loss on Tuesday to take down Longzhu Gaming in a 2-1 series.
Longzhu got off to a great start in Game 1 with a first blood just under four minutes into the game for an early advantage. While SKT secured the first three dragons, Longzhu maintained a lead throughout on the back of its superior teamfighting and tower control. Despite seeing SKT close the gold deficit gap with a Baron at the 38-minute mark, Longzhu used the subsequent Elder Dragon to once again jump out to a 4,000 gold lead and break into the SKT base. With the base in shambles, one last Baron at the 45-minute mark was all Longzhu needed to finish off the SKT Nexus for a 49-minute win.
SKT top laner Seung-Hoon "Huni" Heo was given Camille in Game 2 and got his team off to a much better start by securing first blood on top laner Koo "Expession" Bon-taek's Renekton just under four minutes into the game. SKT then locked up the first tower in the bottom lane after a series of messy teamfights. As the game progressed, SKT grew its lead exponentially while striking down Longzhu at every turn, not allowing Longzhu any avenue for a comeback. SKT picked up the Baron 29 minutes in and used one final 5-for-0 ace to seal the 34-minute win.
While Longzhu did manage to get the first blood early on in Game 3, SKT quickly rebounded to take full control over the game. With little teamfighting occurring in the early game, SKT amassed its gold lead through control of dragons and towers. This lead continued to grow until SKT finally made it truly insurmountable with a 21-minute Baron that netted five towers and a whopping seven kills. One last Baron at the 28-minute mark allowed SKT to make a final push for the win, securing the 2-1 series win.