Peanut aids Hanwha Life Esports through First Stand with ex-rivals

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

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

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 workforce. It’s comprised of gamers who as soon as confronted off in opposition to one another in different settings similar to League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), now preventing aspect by aspect as allies.

Peanut confronted off in opposition to Choi ‘Zeus‘ Woo-je, a former toplaner for T1 in a number of LCK summer time 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 thought of a rival turning into a teammate, I by no means actually processed it that manner.

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

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 workforce confronted a couple of shut calls, together with the tiebreakers with Staff 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, to be able to show that we’re the true favourites, we simply must be extra expert with our best-of-fives and present a greater consequence 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 pressured to inhabit ‘each attainable comp you possibly can see,’ Peanut harassed the significance of an organised workforce.

“My teammates are enjoying fairly properly,” 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 properly.”