Korea and China battled on Summoner’s Rift today for the first time at the 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational when JD Gaming took down T1 3-2 to earn a spot in the gnd finals. In only the second full five-game series at the event, both teams treated fans from around the world to an incredible showing of mechanical skills and macro play at the highest level.
Across the five-game series, the story remained firmly in the hands of two of the best AD carries in the world: T1’s Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong and JDG’s Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk. Both were the centerpieces for their squad as team compositions were mainly built around them to complement and protect them for the later teamfights.