On the 22nd, when KT Rolster caught Dplus Kia, Ki-in “Kiin” Kim was chosen as the first-class contributor to the first set. Right laner Kim “Kanna” Chang-dong chose Renekton first, and he chose Queen to gain an advantage in the lane match. After the laning match, Diple Kia's operation was paralyzed through a split push.
Queen is a minority champion. He is vulnerable to ganking due to his low stamina, but players and coaches do not favor him because his presence as a champion will fade if he is killed for making a single mistake in front of the lane. But he is also a champion who can expect great returns if he makes no mistakes. Queen, who hits opponents one-sidedly throughout the game, is a nightmare for Bruisers and tanks.
And KT's top laners have no hesitation in bringing out such non-mainstream champions, high-risk, high-return champions. Having previously used Lucian, Kalista, Bane, Tristana, and Akshan on the top line, he plays with confidence that he will not slip while walking on a tightrope.
KT's ban picks this summer are more diverse because you can choose a unique champion from the top line. Looking at KT's ban-pick notes, in addition to Queen, the top line includes a mix of mainstream and non-mainstream champions such as Renekton, Malphite, Kale, Scion, Ornn, Jax, and Gragas. If you add Bom's data, a few more main weapons of Kim Ki-in, such as Urgot, Camille, and Ryze, will be added.
I met Kim Ki-in right after the Diple Starvation and talked about the long-distance champion.He said, “After my professional debut, I played a lot of distance champions and enjoyed it again,” and “I don’t feel any pressure when I play.” In the summer of 2017, Kim Ki-in's 'LoL Champions Korea (LCK)' debut partner was Lucian. He said, “I practiced Top Lucian a lot from his debut season. He feels more comfortable with distance champions.”
In fact, other top laners in the LCK also tinker with ranged champions in the ban/pick window. Rumor has it that a certain player picked Bain in a scrim and produced good results. But a scrim is just a scrim. Currently, Kim Ki-in is the only one who can confidently bring out a ranged champion and play well in real life.
It is the confidence that comes from sufficient research backed up. Queen's item builds are divided into several branches. For a while, the 'Stormraker' build, which has strengths in pursuit and kiting, was in the limelight. However, Kim Ki-in chose a build with 'Static's Dagger' as a 1-core item in the Diple Starvation. Static's dagger is an item that many players are studying for various champions because it can clear lines quickly.
Kim Ki-in saw that the ability to push the line is directly related to the performance of the queen. “Queen is a champion with good mobility, 무료 스포츠중계 so the faster you push the line, the better,” he said. “I personally thought it was a good item, so I chose it.” In fact, he harassed his opponent with the way he quickly pushed the line and joined the main team by surprise.
There is another reason why he is getting good reviews these days. Officials unanimously say that Kim Ki-in's strength is his excellent air-defense balance. He shines in attack power in match-ups where he has to hit, and his defense power in the composition where he has to endure. If his offensive ability stood out in the first set of the game against Dipple, where he played Queen, his defensive ability stood out in the second set.
In the second set matchup against Kim Chang-dong with Renekton vs. Kennen, Kim Ki-in won another decision victory. He quickly closed the distance with Kim Chang-dong around the 11th minute and scored a solo kill using his ultimate 'Kangshin'. It was the moment when Diple Kia's victory plan disappeared.
Regarding this, Kim Ki-in said, “There is no specific know-how (in the matchup with the distance champion). It was good to catch the opponent’s mistake.” Then, he recalled, “Kennen has to adjust the distance while ‘Lightning Speed (E)’ is on cooldown,” and “I was able to get a solo kill by digging into the opponent’s failure to adjust the distance at the moment.”
The roller coaster rides hotter in the summer than in the spring. KT, with the five cogwheels meshing smoothly, finished the third week of the summer season with 5 wins and 1 loss and 2nd place alone. As the team achieved good results, there was an incident where the career of Nangjungjichu, who played over 500 matches on the LCK stage and was unable to exceed 50% of his career win rate despite being a veteran who was ranked 6th in the number of matches played, was highlighted. Kim Ki-in, who debuted in the summer season of 2017, played 569 matches on the LCK stage. He went 280-289. The win rate is 49.2%.
The team he has been with the most is T1. He stuck 74 times, winning 31 times and losing check here 43 times. The team with the most victories is Hanwha Life Esports. He stuck 63 times and won 41. The highest wall was Genji, who failed to cross 45 out of 68 attempts.