“My teammates are playing quite well”: Peanut aids Hanwha Life Esports through First Stand with ex-rivals

Han ‘Peanut‘ Wang-ho advised Esports Insider that Hanwha Life Esports, comprised of former rivals turned teammates, are decided to “present a greater outcome” in future matches.

The Korean esports staff has confirmed to be the strongest roster thus far in League of Legends First Stand 2025, successful each match they’ve performed thus far.

That is the present sport historical past of Hanwha Life Esports in First Stand:

Ever because the landslide sweep in opposition to Prime Esports and CBTC Flying Oyster, the Korean area has been the favorite to win the League of Legends event.

And it involves no shock contemplating the members of its staff. It’s comprised of gamers who as soon as confronted off in opposition to one another in different settings corresponding to League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), now combating facet by facet as allies.

Peanut confronted off in opposition to Choi ‘Zeus‘ Woo-je, a former toplaner for T1 in a number of LCK summer season and spring tournaments. He’s additionally butted heads with Park ‘Viper‘ Do-hyeon, botlaner of Hanwha Life Esports, whereas he was nonetheless a part of Gen.G in LCK Summer season 2024.

Regardless of the distinctive circumstances, Peanut expressed that he solely ever noticed the positives of his new teammates.

In an interview with Esports Insider, he stated: “I by no means as soon as considered a rival turning into a teammate, I by no means actually processed it that method.

“So proper now, I’m so used to pondering {that a} good and expert and proficient participant has develop into part of our staff and is now my teammate. It’s as straight ahead as ‘somebody like Zeus is a a part of my staff.’”

That is the present line-up of Hanwha Life Esports for League of Legends 2025:

Followers, casters and gamers alike have acknowledged that Hanwha has assembled an extremely robust line-up comprised of former world champions.

Regardless of the reward, the Korean staff confronted just a few shut calls, together with the tiebreakers with Workforce Liquid and Karmine Corp.

Peanut stated: “Our efficiency was above common, and I feel we nonetheless see some components the place we have to repair. So I feel ultimately, in an effort to show that we’re the true favourites, we simply must be extra expert with our best-of-fives and present a greater outcome based mostly on that.” 

The First Stand additionally noticed the return of the Fearless Draft format, which prohibits gamers from utilizing beforehand chosen champions along with the usual bans.

In a sport the place gamers are compelled to inhabit ‘each doable comp you may see,’ Peanut pressured the significance of an organised staff.

“My teammates are taking part in fairly effectively,” he stated, “and I feel due to their excessive efficiency, they’re permitting and enabling me to play as a lot as I can and simply as effectively.”