South Korea has had an uncharacteristic dip in performance over the last few years, dropping out of international League of Legends tournaments left, right, and center. Last year was meant to be different. T1 were back on top, Griffin looked better than ever, and Damwon were on pace for rookie stardom. But while the LCK had moments of brilliance, the region failed to make it to the Worlds finals for the second year running. But it’s not over for Korea yet. Korea’s endless pool of talent means the region should never be underestimated. It can always bounce back. A Korean team has won the League world championship five times and fans shouldn’t be surprised if they make it a sixth later this year. T1 performed exceptionally well in the 2020 Spring Split with Gen.G and DragonX coasting just behind them. If the LCK can keep up this momentum, it has a real shot at Worlds 2020. Here’s a look at all of the rosters going into the 2020 LCK Summer Split. Afreeca Freecs Top lane: Kim “Kiin” Gi-in Jungle: Lee “Dread” Jin-hyeok Mid lane: Kim “ALL IN” Tae-yang ADC: Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun Support: Son “Jelly” Ho-gyeong Coach: Jeong “NoFe” No-chul APK Prince Top lane: Jeon “ikssu” Ik-soo Jungle: Sung “Flawless” Yeon-jun Mid lane: Kim “Cover” Joo-eon ADC: Lee “HyBriD” Woo-jin Support: Park “Secret” Ki-sun Coach: Kim “Sickness” San-ha Damwon Gaming Top lane: Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon Jungle: Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu Mid lane: Heo “ShowMaker” Su ADC: Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun Support: Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee Coach: Lee “Zefa” Jae-min Gen.G Top lane: Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee Jungle: Kim “Clid” Tae-min Mid lane: Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong ADC: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk Support: Kim “Life” Jeong-min Coach: N/A Hanwha Life Esports Top lane: Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin Jungle: Kang “Haru” Min-seung Mid lane: N/A ADC: Park “Viper” Do-hyeon Support: Son “Lehends” Si-Woo Coach: Son “Kezman” Dae-young KT Rolster Top lane: Kim “SoHwan” Jun-yeong Jungle: Kim “bonO” Gi-beom, Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong Mid lane: Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng ADC: Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram Support: Park “TusiN” Jong-ik Coach: Kang “Hirai” Dong-hoon SANDBOX Gamng Top lane: Park “Summit” Woo-tae Jungle: Kim “OnFleek” Jang-gyeom Mid lane: Kim “Kim” Jae-yeon, Yoo “FATE” Su-hyeok ADC: Moon “Route” Geom-su Support: Kang “Gorilla” Beom-hyun Coach: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi T1 Top lane: Kim “Roach” Kang-hui Jungle: Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan Mid lane: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok ADC: Park “Teddy” Jin-seong Support: Lee “Effort” Sang-ho Coach: Kim Jeong-soo Team Dynamics Top lane: Lee “Rich” Jae-won Jungle: Kim “Beyond” Kyu-seok Mid lane: Lee “Kuzan” Seong-hyeok ADC: Seo “Feiz” Dae-gil Support: Kim “GuGer” Do-yeop Coach: Bae “sBs” Ji-hun
South Korea has had an uncharacteristic dip in performance over the last few years, dropping out of international League of Legends tournaments left, right, and center. Last year was meant to be different. T1 were back on top, Griffin looked better than ever, and Damwon were on pace for rookie stardom. But while the LCK had moments of brilliance, the region failed to make it to the Worlds finals for the second year running. But it’s not over for Korea yet. Korea’s endless pool of talent means the region should never be underestimated. It can always bounce back. A Korean team has won the League world championship five times and fans shouldn’t be surprised if they make it a sixth later this year. T1 performed exceptionally well in the 2020 Spring Split with Gen.G and DragonX coasting just behind them. If the LCK can keep up this momentum, it has a real shot at Worlds 2020. Here’s a look at all of the rosters going into the 2020 LCK Summer Split. Afreeca Freecs Top lane: Kim “Kiin” Gi-in Jungle: Lee “Dread” Jin-hyeok Mid lane: Kim “ALL IN” Tae-yang ADC: Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun Support: Son “Jelly” Ho-gyeong Coach: Jeong “NoFe” No-chul APK Prince Top lane: Jeon “ikssu” Ik-soo Jungle: Sung “Flawless” Yeon-jun Mid lane: Kim “Cover” Joo-eon ADC: Lee “HyBriD” Woo-jin Support: Park “Secret” Ki-sun Coach: Kim “Sickness” San-ha Damwon Gaming Top lane: Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon Jungle: Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu Mid lane: Heo “ShowMaker” Su ADC: Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun Support: Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee Coach: Lee “Zefa” Jae-min Gen.G Top lane: Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee Jungle: Kim “Clid” Tae-min Mid lane: Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong ADC: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk Support: Kim “Life” Jeong-min Coach: N/A Hanwha Life Esports Top lane: Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin Jungle: Kang “Haru” Min-seung Mid lane: N/A ADC: Park “Viper” Do-hyeon Support: Son “Lehends” Si-Woo Coach: Son “Kezman” Dae-young KT Rolster Top lane: Kim “SoHwan” Jun-yeong Jungle: Kim “bonO” Gi-beom, Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong Mid lane: Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng ADC: Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram Support: Park “TusiN” Jong-ik Coach: Kang “Hirai” Dong-hoon SANDBOX Gamng Top lane: Park “Summit” Woo-tae Jungle: Kim “OnFleek” Jang-gyeom Mid lane: Kim “Kim” Jae-yeon, Yoo “FATE” Su-hyeok ADC: Moon “Route” Geom-su Support: Kang “Gorilla” Beom-hyun Coach: Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi T1 Top lane: Kim “Roach” Kang-hui Jungle: Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan Mid lane: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok ADC: Park “Teddy” Jin-seong Support: Lee “Effort” Sang-ho Coach: Kim Jeong-soo Team Dynamics Top lane: Lee “Rich” Jae-won Jungle: Kim “Beyond” Kyu-seok Mid lane: Lee “Kuzan” Seong-hyeok ADC: Seo “Feiz” Dae-gil Support: Kim “GuGer” Do-yeop Coach: Bae “sBs” Ji-hun