29 August 2023
By Hyeonseok Choi
From August 24 to 26, the Worlds 2023 LoL Champions Korea (LCK) regional qualifier was held to get the 3rd and 4th seeds for the Worlds 2023. Among the four teams “KT, HLE, DK, and DRX”, KT and DK finally qualified for the Worlds 2023.
On the 24th, KT won 3-1 against HLE in round 1 of the LCK regional qualifier. With the victory, they confirmed their participation in the Worlds 2023 as the 3rd seed of LCK, and HLE crashed to the final round. It is the first time since 2018 that KT has advanced to the World Championship.
On the 25th, DK advanced to the final round of the LCK regional qualifier with a clean 3-0 win against DRX in round 2. As a result, the final round between DK and HLE was confirmed.
On the 26th, DK finally won 3-1 against HLE in the final round, and they qualified for the Worlds 2023 as the 4th seed of LCK. In the first set, they were defeated by a reversal, but they did not lose their concentration and won the second, third, and fourth sets, confirming DK's advance to World 2023. For the first time in LCK, they completed the 'advancement to the LOL World Championship for 5 consecutive years'.
By the end of the LCK regional qualifier, all four LCK seeds have been determined. 1st seed for GenG, 2nd seed for T1, 3rd seed for KT, and 4th seed for DK.