JD Gaming rebounded from an opening-map loss to top KT Rolster 3-1 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Knockout Stage at the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Busan, South Korea.
Yunfeng “MISSING” Lou captured MVP honors for JD Gaming.
KT Rolster opened with a 30-minute win on red, but undeterred, JDG evened the match with a 26-minute victory on blue. JDG followed with a pair of triumphs – in 27 minutes and 34 minutes – on red.
JD Gaming advanced to the semifinal round, which will be played Nov. 12 against the winner of Sunday’s quarterfinal contest between LNG Esports and T1.
The knockout round concludes with the Nov. 19 grand final at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
League of Legends World Championship results: 1. $445,000, TBD 2. $333,750, TBD 3-4. $178,000, TBD, TBD 5-8. $100,125, Gen.G Esports, NRG, KT Rolster, TBD 9-11. $72,312.50, Dplus, Fnatic, G2 Esports 12-14. $71,187.50, MAD Lions, Cloud9, GAM Esports 15-16. $50,062.50, Team Liquid, Team BDS 17-18. $38,937.50, Team Whales, PSG Talon 19-20. $33,375, LOUD, CTBC Flying Oyster 21-22. $22,250, Rainbow7, DetonatioN_FocusMe
–Field Level Media
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