After two action-packed filled weeks, Challengers Korea teams should start to approach their mid-season form this week. Week 3 is usually the week when we see how the rest of the season will look (except that one time when bbq’s midseason form was delayed because of roster issues), and this week should be no different with plenty of too-close-to-tell matchups for us to watch!







We start the week with four different streaks at risk here, both the undefeated Jin Air Green Wings and the 3-1 Team Dynamics on two-match win streaks, afterwards the winless Asura Gaming will face off against Brion Blade, both teams coming off of losses. Which teams will prevail? Read on to find out!







Team Dynamics

Team Dynamics had a great week 2, finding their way back on top of the leaderboard after dethroning the undefeated Brion Blade in a close 2-1 victory (Fun Fact: This is the first match where red side went undefeated all three games since the last week 0f 2019 CK Summer Split regular season!). Though the match wasn’t the closest one we have seen this split, it was still one to watch for those new to the CK Scene. On the note of Dynamics though, they seem to be only improving since their first loss to Spear Gaming, however, Jin Air will be the true test to see if they are LCK worthy. The team looked sloppy leading up to objective fights, however as long as their recovery and cleanup from these fights remains on the better side, they should be able to bring out the sadplane.jpg for the first time this split.

Jin Air Green Wings

OZ vs JAG proved to be a very INTeresting match. We saw a Yi/Taric blind picked into Yaharong’s Mordekaiser which failed horribly, but don’t mistake this as dismissing his performance. Yaharong played out of his mind this series, making it impossible for OZ to even have a sliver of a chance to activate the Yi/Taric power spike, earning him 100 MVP points for his performance that match. Many look at this squad and one thing stands out: the cupcake schedule. The fact that their only two opponents have been bottom tier teams makes many doubt their legitimacy, however so long as Yaharong and TaNa are able to get winning lanes, I see no reason this team shouldn’t grab another win.





Asura Gaming

Every match, we see Asura improve just a tiny bit, specifically with the hyped-up proclaimed ‘super-rookies of CK’, Hinu (No, not Huni!) even picking up an impressive 2v1 double kill. They have yet to win a match, however they are still able to win games against top tier competition such as Spear Gaming and Dynamics. Although the 0-2 start looks ugly, and a win against Brion Blade is unlikely, Many don’t think Asura should be counted out just yet. They don’t have a key to victory for this match specifically, however so long as they take this match as an opportunity to improve, Asura have no reason to have their heads down if they lose tonight.

Brion Blade

Brion Blade had a really rough week 2. They hardly beat Element Mystic before narrowly losing against Team Dynamics. Luckily for Brion Blade, Asura should prove to be the perfect mix between a slight challenge and a tune-up game. Although I don’t expect a 2-0, Brion Blade are almost guaranteed to win their match tonight. However, if they don’t respect their opponents, there is a chance Asura can run off with their first win of the year. Brion Blade has a very simple key to victory: Respect your opponent and treat this like any other day. As long as they do this, they should be ready for the tough week 4 waiting for them.









Week 3 of Challengers Korea will be on the regular schedule, so the hyped-up match of Dynamics VS Jin Air should be early enough for western fans. That match starts Thursday, February 20th at 2 PM KST (9:00 PM PST Wednesday) as we start off with Brion Blade VS Seorabeol Gaming while Team Dynamics VS OZ Gaming will take place at 5 PM KST (Midnight PST). You can watch CK go down on AfreecaTV here, or for more information, you can visit the leaguepedia page here.