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\u201cWinning keyword? ‘Winning mentality’.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cWinning keyword? ‘Winning mentality’.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Kim Dae-ho, better known as C-Mac, guided Dplus KIA to a 2-1 victory over T1 in the first round of the 2026 LCK regular season at the LoL Park LCK Arena in Jongno, Seoul, on the 17th. The upset pushed Dplus KIA to 3-3 on the season after taking down a perennial powerhouse.<\/p>\n
After the match, Kim told reporters, \u201cIf I had to pick one key to the win, it would be a winning mentality.\u201d He admitted the phrase had felt like a clich\u00e9 at first and that the team almost folded in the middle of the third game. \u201cBut when I listened to the players\u2019 calls, I could tell a lot from their cadence and tone. They still believed they hadn\u2019t lost. It made me think \u2014 and even feel a little embarrassed. Watching them capitalize on the opponent\u2019s mistakes and grind out the victory left me in awe,\u201d he said, praising his squad.<\/p>\n
On the third set specifically, Kim explained, \u201cOur bot lane ran into trouble. Once Pyke got going, we couldn\u2019t match his tempo. Every time he tried something, he pulled it off. He hit a tipping point, and I thought we were finished \u2014 there didn\u2019t seem to be a way back.\u201d He smiled and added, \u201cStill, the players held up. I learned a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLucid\u201d Choi Yong-hyeok laughed and admitted, \u201cI don\u2019t remember much \u2014 I was that focused.\u201d He said the team talked through what each player could do and worked to find their individual roles. \u201cCareer\u201d Oh Hyung-seok pointed to trust as the foundation of the winning mentality: \u201cWe trusted one another. We played with the mindset that if each of us did our job, we\u2019d eventually win. As everyone\u2019s form improved, that trust grew,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kim tempered the praise with caution: \u201cBy current standards, we can be counted among the strong teams, but we have to maintain this level \u2014 three in a row \u2014 before we can truly claim that. We need to see more.\u201d He added, \u201cThis is about raising our baseline. If we go back, practice hard, analyze, and stay solid, we\u2019ll get a clearer picture of where Dplus KIA stands.\u201d<\/p>\n
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