With the first round robin almost complete, we head into week 4 with high expectations out of the title contenders in Challengers Korea. Most of the teams playing today are likely to be featured in the playoffs, with Brion Blade looking to retake first place as they take on Spear Gaming who are attempting to rebound their way back to the top! Meanwhile afterward, Jin Air Greenwings look to have a tuneup match against Asura Gaming, who are trying to still pick up their first match win.







Brion Blade

Brion Blade is still looking to be a top-three team in the league, sitting in third place after an impressive 2-0 dismantling of Asura Gaming. With that much-needed confidence builder in the rear-view mirror of Brion Blade, their sights are now set onto a recently struggling Spear Gaming. Brion Blade is still pulling off their VSG cosplay, constantly making mass-subs mid-match despite the clear optimal roster never being used (Wizer/Doil/FireRain/Hollow/Minit), and if they don’t stop playing musical chairs with their roster soon, it will prove to be their downfall just as it was for VSG. Their key to winning is figuring out their optimal roster, and of course, putting Doil on Nidalee since no one seems to ban it.







Spear Gaming

On the note of spear throwing, Spear Gaming love throwing!

Let me say one thing: Spear Gaming did not deserve to win against OZ. Poor management of the first game along with a stupid throw in game 2 that let OZ win a team fight despite being down nearly 7K gold should have been enough to give Spear their third loss in a row. However, OZ forgot one thing: They have Ian as their mid laner and BroCColi as their jungler. Because of this, Spear Gaming was somehow able to come away with the win, and now have to deal with a team that thrives against misplays. If Spear Gaming want to win here, their key to victory is bringing back the slow and methodical play that led them to a 2-0 start, and not panicking if a single teammate is about to get picked off and feeling forced to fight… Also just hit the damn turret!





Jin Air Greenwings

Although Jin Air had a fantastic start to the season, week 3 proved that this team is incapable of promoting back into the LCK in their current form. This squad was dismantled against title contenders like Team Dynamics and Seorabeol Gaming, and later this week they will have to face Brion Blade. Still, Asura Gaming is the perfect game for this team to take on before facing what should be a formidable opponent. They dont really have a key to victory since this win is as good as guaranteed, however, they shouldn’t disrespect their opponents. I think that it would be best for Jin Air to draft winning solo lanes so that they can get a confidence boost before facing much better opponents.

Asura Gaming

Asura Gaming is, surprisingly, still unable to pick up a match win. Many thought this squad would be able to get their first win against a struggling Element Mystic, however, they were outclassed fairly confidently. The inconsistency of Asura Gaming is starting to become a worry, though this is to be expected from a squad as new as this. This will be the last chance for Asura Gaming to figure themselves out before the legendary showdown of the “perfect” teams on day 3 of this week when they take on OZ Gaming, who also have yet to pick up a match win. Still, if Asura DO want to win this game, their key to victory is taking advantage of a low morale Jin Air, and continuing the early and aggressive play to further tilt the team.









A new week of Challengers Korea means we are back on our normal schedule, so western fans should be able to watch Brion Blade take on Spear Gaming. That match starts Thursday, February 27th at 2 PM KST (9:00 PM PST Wednesday), while Jin Air Greenwings VS Asura 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.