The annual awards of the League of Legends Championship Korea (LCK) took place on December 29, 2024. Focusing on boasting of their reputation among the esports community, the LCK Awards 2024 shone on those individuals as well as their teams that excelled markedly during the whole season. In this year’s edition of the ceremony, several teams that participated in the tournament were recognized for their efforts over the course of the season alongside newly introduced award categories that acknowledged contributions from both players and non-players.
Major Highlights in LCK Awards 2024
Popularly known as the Unkillable Demon King, the G.O.A.T., Faker bagged the Player of the Year award again in the 2024 LCK Awards, once again proving the argument that he is one of the greatest players in League of Legends history. This is his second consecutive year of winning this award, as he was the winner of the 2023 LCK Awards.
In addition to Faker’s achievement, ZOFGK completely owned the awards this year by winning each prestigious player award across all significant categories: Top Player of the Year, Jungle Player of the Year, Mid Player of the Year, Support Player of the Year, and Bottom Player of the Year. Significantly, all these players: Zeus, Oner, Faker, Keria, and Gumayusi, repeated their victories from the previous year’s LCK Awards, thus proving that these players were at the top of the game for more than just one season.
Main Awards and Winners
The main awards at the LCK Awards 2024 were the more prominent among several in recognizing and celebrating the performers of the season, as well as the serious intensity and high caliber competition evidenced by the league. These awards were given to players demonstrating remarkable performance throughout the year, with real game-changing results on their teams.
- Best Coach
Kim “Kim” Jung-su (Gen.G)
- Rookie of the Year
Choi “Lucid” Yong-hyeok (Dplus KIA)
- Regular Season MVP
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G)
- All LCK 1st Teams
Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu (Gen.G)
Son “Lehends” Si-woo (Nongshim)
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G)
Ryu “Keria” Min-seok (T1)
Kim “Kiin” Ki-in (Gen.G)
- Player of the Split
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G)
Special Awards and Winners
New exciting categories were added to the existing ones when it comes to the LCK Awards for the year 2024, thereby accommodating and recognizing the different talents and contributions within esports, simultaneously significantly attuned to the evolving faces of competitive gaming.
- Global Marketing Award
Hanwha Life Esports
- Special Achievement Award
Max “Atlus” Anderson
- Best Showmanship Award
Park “Teddy” Jin-seong (DRX)
- Most YouTube Thumbnails Award
Heo “ShowMaker” Su (DK)
- Patriot Award
Jeon “Caster Jun” Yong-jun
- Golden Dew Duo Award
Ryu “Keria” Min-seok (T1)
Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyung (T1)
- Cass First Blood Award
Mun “Oner” Hyeon-jun (T1)
Choi “Lucid” Yong-hyeok (DK)
- JW Pharmaceuticals Rift Vision Award
Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-gyu (FOX)
- Logitech Best Power Play
Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram (DK)
- MUSINSA Stylish Play of the Year
Park “Teddy” Jin-seong (DRX)
- LG UltraGear Objective Steal Award
Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu (GEN)
- Woori Bank Gold King
Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram (DK)
- OP.GG Search King Award
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1)
Conclusion
Without a doubt, it is one of the absolutely most competitive seasons of LCK in the history of the league. The results of LCK Awards 2024 serve to absolutely recognize the performance that has already transpired during the year and to look back at what had been at its best for league competition. Such would be the case for newcomers, having lots of opportunities to further awards, and the existing award winners having the excitement of several new award categories: each proceeds not being an indication to oneself, but the entire community has inspired these compositions in the history of a community rather than of an individual, and the new awards promise much for the veterans and new stars alike.
