MVP qualifies for LCK Summer, knocks out Kongdoo Monster
In a series where the games grew progressively longer, MVP knocked out tenth-place LCK Spring team, Kongdoo Monster 3-1 to qualify for LCK Summer 2016.
In spite of dominating this past season of Challengers Korea Spring, MVP looked shaky against Kongdoo, and often relied on extensive dragon stacking or clutch smites from jungler Kim “Beyond” Kyu-seok.
As a veteran esports organization, MVP are no strangers to League of Legends, having previously formed MVP Blue, MVP White and MVP Red. While Red was short-lived, Blue and White went on to become the two Samsung teams that dominated Korea in 2014. MVP rejoined LoL this past December with a brand-new roster for Challengers Korea Spring 2016.
Along with ESC Ever, MVP rounds out the ten competing teams in the LCK 2016 Summer Split. They will join the eight teams which remain from the spring: SK Telecom T1, the ROX Tigers, KT Rolster, the Jin Air Green Wings, the Afreeca Freecs, Samsung Galaxy, Longzhu and CJ Entus.
Kongdoo Monster, a team formed from the wreckage of the NaJin organization, was eliminated with this loss. They join SBENU Sonicboom, who was beaten yesterday 3-0 by ESC Ever, in being the second Champions team this year eliminated by a Challengers Korea squad.
Emily Rand is a staff writer for theScore eSports. You can follow her on Twitter.