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The Afreeca Freecs opened up Week 9, Day 5 of League of Legends Champions Korea with an incredibly easy 2-0 sweep of Longzhu Gaming on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea.
While Longzhu (8-7, 19-19 match record) started Game 1 with first blood, Afreeca quickly fired back with a kill of its own to make things even going into the early-mid game. The game stayed close for quite some time, despite the fact that Longzhu mid laner Yong-jun "Fly" Song's Aurelion Sol was dominant up to that point. A 2-for-0 fight at 22 minutes gave way to a Baron that took Afreeca's gold lead from 300 to 5,500 gold by the time the buff ended. Coinciding with this late-game surge, Afreeca mid laner Lee "KurO" Seo-haeng's Taliyah woke up late, going from a 1/0/0 KDA (kills/deaths/assist) at the 22-minute mark to a game-high 7/1/4 KDA at the end. This allowed Afreeca (8-7, 17-18 match record) to easily break into Longzhu's base for a 29-minute win.
While Game 2 took an exceedingly long time to conclude, the end result wasn't all that surprising. Afreeca started with first blood, parlaying it into an almost 2,000-gold lead just from farming and an early Infernal Drake. Longzhu managed to fight back with strong teamfighting, breaking the game open with a Baron secure at 25 minutes. Afreeca quickly took out three members of Longzhu to essentially nullify the buff, however, clawing back into the lead. Before picking up a Baron kill at 34 minute, Afreeca had put together a massive 5,000-gold lead, which was bolstered when Afreeca capitalized on the Baron buff. Instead of blitzing its way to a win, though, Afreeca was much more methodical with its approach, taking its time to wrap up the 49-minutes win and complete the sweep. Afreeca jungler Lee "Spirit" Da-yoon's Lee Sin was a monster in the win, posting a stellar 3/1/0 KDA.
The Afreeca Freecs will turn right around and hit the stage against Jin Air Green Wings at 4 a.m. on Tuesday, while Longzhu Gaming won't be back until Thursday at 4 a.m. to take on Kongdoo Monster.