Kingzone DragonX Take On the Flash Wolves in the LoL MSI Semi-Finals

By Zac Cameron · May 19, 2018 at 11:55 AM UTC

One more match is all that stands between these two teams and a spot in the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational Grand Finals.

The second last clash of the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational will see the LCK Champions Kingzone DragonX taking on the Victors of the LMS Spring Playoffs, the Flash Wolves. Though both teams have faced tough matches in the lead up to this event, this battle will prove to be one of the hardest they’ll face as they fight for the chance to take on Royal Never Give Up in the Grand Final.

Kingzone DragonX

The clear favourite coming into this event, the current champions of Korea were the de facto strongest team in the world, or so everyone assumed. The struggle to get to this stage was more than expected out of this squad, as they barely managed to scrape a 6-4 record in the group stage. The squad of top laner Kim "Khan" Dong-ha, jungler Moon "Cuzz" Woo-chan, mid laner Gwak "Bdd" Bo-seong, AD Carry Kim "PraY" Jong-in, support Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon, and substitute jungler Han "Peanut" Wang-ho have shown their strength already, but have also shown a lot of exploitable tactics that the Flash Wolves have already picked up on this tournament.

It won't be long before these teams will face off to the delight of the audience (LoL Esports Photos, Flickr)

Flash Wolves

The Flash Wolves started the group stage with such promise, showing dominating performances early on, going on an early 6 game winning streak. Their performance on the last two days was less impressive, barely managing to win a single match out of their remaining five if you include the tie-breaker game they played against RNG. The roster of top laner Su "Hanabi" Chia-Hsiang, jungler Kim "Moojin" Moo-jin, mid laner Huang "Maple" Yi-Tang, AD Carry Lu "Betty" Yu-Hung, support Hu "SwordArt" Shuo-Chieh, and substitute jungler Chen "Morning" Kuan-Ting will all need to recapture the fire they showed on the first few days of MSI if they want a shot at the Grand Prize.

These teams have already clashed twice in the MSI group stages, with the Flash Wolves coming out ahead both times. Already bearing a reputation as the “Korean Killers”, the Flash Wolves squad might have tradition on their side, but they’ll also need to step up their game if they want to take down the Korean Powerhouse of Kingzone DragonX. For more information on when these teams will clash, check out the official schedule page, here, and for more information on the other semi-final match from earlier today, check out the match recap, here.