'Great show character', saved DK from the edge of a cliff [Worlds Cup zoom-in]

The team's main players, ‘Showmaker’ Heo Su’ and ‘Canyon’ Kim Geon-bu, were the ones who saved Dplus Kia (DK), which was pushed to the brink.

In the 3rd round of the Swiss stage of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship (hereinafter referred to as Worlds) held at the KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 23rd, Diffl Kia earned its first win by defeating team BDS of the European League LEC.

Team BDS, who attracted a lot of attention with Adam 'Adam' Manane's victory as the champion, left the World Cup stage after this day's match.

Diffle Kia showed a different side from before in the first set.

It looked overwhelming.

At the beginning of the game, BDS gained momentum by catching an imaginary number in the mid line.

However, Defender Kia ‘Kanna’ Kim Chang-dong balanced the game by successfully achieving a solo kill after a fierce battle with Adam in the top lane.

After giving up the first dragon, Diplo Kia, who chased down the opponent and scored 2 kills, took the initiative and quickly rolled the snowball.

Diffl Kia, who widened the gold gap, took advantage of BDS's target from the bottom line and got 3 kills.

In this process, Heo Soo made perfect use of his ultimate as Nico and made great use of all four opposing players. 안전놀이터

In the second set, Kim Geon-bu went on a rampage from the start. Kim Geon-bu, who chose Lee Sin, chased down Adam of BDS and jungler Theo “Sheo” Borile, who came to the Defender Kia camp for counter-jungling, around the 3rd minute of game time, and caught Adam.

He then captured Sheo and took 2 kills from the start.

Afterwards, Diffl Kia, who continued to put pressure on their opponents, solidified their victory with a 5,000 gold gap by 3 points around 20 minutes into the game.

Afterwards, he attacked Baron Nashor (Baron), drew in his opponents, and together with Baron swept away his opponents, gaining an overwhelming advantage.

Diffl Kia, who continued to advance using the Baron buff, destroyed BDS' Nexus in about 24 minutes of game time, recording their first win in this Swiss stage.

Diffl Kia recorded one win and continued the spark of hope toward the quarterfinals.

Diple Kia, who joined the group with 1 win and 2 losses, will play another cliff-hanger match with GAM Esports (GAM) of the Vietnamese league, who also won 1 game today, on the 26th and 27th.

The Swiss stage, which was introduced starting from this year's World Cup, is a system in which the team that records 3 wins first advances to the quarterfinals, and the team that records 3 losses is eliminated.

Meanwhile, starting on the 26th through a draw that day

The matchup for the 4th round of the Swiss stage, which will be held until the 28th, has been decided.

In the group with 1 win and 2 losses, Cloud Nine, Fnatic, Mad Lions and Weibo Gaming will face off. In the group with 2 wins and 1 loss, T1 and Bilibili Gaming (BLG), KT Rolster and Lining Gaming (LNG), and G2 Esports and NRG will compete.