On September 20, at LoL Park in Seoul, Hanwha Life Esports swept KT Rolster 3-0 in the Winners’ Bracket of the 2025 LCK Playoffs Round 3. KT had just defeated Gen.G in a close 3-2 series, but HLE’s form was simply too strong and overwhelming on the day.
After the match, head coach Choi “DanDy” In-gyu and jungler Han “Peanut” Wang-ho sat down for an interview.

Q: How do you feel about today’s victory?
DanDy: I’m happy we won 3-0. It shows just how well the players performed.
Peanut: I don’t think many people expected us to be the first team to make it to the grand finals, so that makes this even more satisfying.

Q: What do you think went particularly well in this 3-0 sweep?
DanDy: We didn’t expect them to pull off a level-one lane swap. Some of our prepared strategies came out, some didn’t, but the players adapted really well.
Peanut: Our start in Game 1 was really solid, and I feel like we won nearly every skirmish today. That was encouraging.

Q: HLE had struggled in previous playoffs, but this time you’re the first to qualify for the finals.
DanDy: This is our first time advancing directly to the finals from the upper Bracket. The process this year was tough, but we overcame it together through constant feedback.
Peanut: We endured the difficult times, and now it feels like we’re finally reaping the rewards.

Q: Two 3-0 series in a row—surely you still have strategies you haven’t shown yet?
DanDy: It’s definitely a positive that we could save our Game 4–5 strategies. Whoever we face will probably find that troublesome.

Q: This was the last LCK match at LoL Park, and you closed it out with a clean win.
Peanut: I don’t like leaving regrets behind. As the final matchday at LoL Park drew closer, I really felt its weight, so I’m glad we won such an important match. Of course, the LCK grand finals are still ahead, and I want to win the championship. Personally, today will probably be the most memorable day I’ve had competing at LoL Park.

Q: Any words heading into the grand finals?
DanDy: Whoever we go up against, the way we’re playing now gives me full confidence we’ll come out on top
Peanut: We faced T1 and KT on our way to the finals. We didn’t get to meet Gen.G, but regardless of who advances, we’ll be ready to take them down.

Q: Lastly, anything you’d like to say to the fans?
DanDy: Thank you to all the fans. The most important match, the finals, is still ahead, and we’ll return even stronger.
Peanut: I’m so happy we won, and I want to make sure we finish the story with a happy ending in the finals. We’ve owed so much to LoL Park over the years, and I just want to say thank you to everyone.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.