LCK Cup 2026

• LCK Cup
• 2026 Season

• Overview
• Group Battle
• Play-In
• Playoffs
• Game History
• Champion Stats
• Player Stats

[e][h]LCK Cup 2026

League Information

Series:

LCK

Organizer:

Riot Games

Sponsor(s):

Woori Bank
CHZZK
UPbit
POSCO
Cass
LG UltraGear
JW Pharmaceutical
Golden Dew
Logitech G
Secretlab
CGV

Type:

Offline

Location:

 Seoul
 Kowloon City

Venue:

LoL PARK
Kai Tak Arena
(LB Final & Grand Final)

Format:

Group Battle:
Single Round-Robin
Play-In:
Double Elimination
Playoffs:
Double Elimination

Start Date:

2026-01-14

End Date:

2026-03-01

Teams:

10

Version:

Patch 26.1 – Patch 26.3

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Chronology

2025 LCK Cup

2025 Season

2026 Season

Season Opening

LCK Cup 2026 is a pre-season tournament that determines the teams to qualify for the first international event of the 2026 season, 2026 First Stand. The tournament features ten teams and begins with a Single Round Robin Group Battle played in Best-of-Three/Five matches, followed by a Double Elimination Play-In and finally a Double Elimination Bo5 Playoffs.

The participating lineup includes ten partner teams — BRION, Dplus, DRX, FEARX, SOOPers, Gen.G Esports, Hanwha Life Esports, T1, Nongshim RedForce, and KT Rolster.

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 Teams Results Format Broadcast

Prize Pool

Place

Qualifies To

Participant

 1st

 FST

Gen.G Esports

 2nd

 FST

FEARX

 3rd

-

Dplus

 4th

-

T1

 5th

-

SOOPers

 6th

-

DRX

 7th

-

Nongshim RedForce

 8th-9th

-

BRION

KT Rolster

 10th

-

Hanwha Life Esports

Award

Participant

Finals MVP

Canyon 

Participating Teams

Show rosters

Compact view

BRION

BRION

Main

Subs

Staff

Casting

GIDEON

Roamer

Teddy

Namgung

Fisher

DNP

SSONG

Head Coach

Duke

Coach

Dplus

Dplus

Main

Staff

Siwoo

Lucid

ShowMaker

Smash

Career

cvMax

Head Coach

PoohManDu

Coach

Hachani

Coach

DRX

DRX

Main

Subs

Staff

Rich

Willer

Ucal

Jiwoo

Andil

Vincenzo

DNP

Joker

Head Coach

NaeHyun

Coach

Saroo

Analyst

FEARX

FEARX

Main

Subs

Staff

Clear

Raptor

VicLa

Diable

Kellin

Daystar

DNP

Edo

Head Coach

Rather

Coach

LirA

Coach

SOOPers

SOOPers

Main

Subs

Staff

DuDu

Pyosik

Clozer

deokdam

Peter

Life

oDin

Head Coach

Ggoong

Assistant Coach

Minit

Coach

Millimas

Analyst

Gen.G

Gen.G Esports

Main

Staff

Kiin

Canyon

Chovy

Ruler

Duro

Ryu

Head Coach

Lyn

Coach

Nova

Coach

Hanwha Life

Hanwha Life Esports

Main

Staff

Zeus

Kanavi

Zeka

Gumayusi

Delight

Homme

Head Coach

Mowgli

Coach

Sin

Coach

KT Rolster

KT Rolster

Main

Subs

Staff

PerfecT

Cuzz

Bdd

Aiming

Ghost

Pollu

Score

Head Coach

Museong

Coach

S0NSTAR

Coach

NS RedForce

Nongshim RedForce

Main

Subs

Staff

Kingen

Sponge

Scout

Taeyoon

Lehends

Calix

DNP

DanDy

Head Coach

Chelly

Coach

Crazy

Coach

T1

T1

Main

Staff

Doran

Oner

Faker

Peyz

Keria

kkOma

Head Coach

Tom

Coach

Mata

Coach

Results

Group Battle

Week 3

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Group Standings

1.

Group_Baron

5–5

12–12

0

5p

1.

Group_Elder

5–5

12–12

0

5p

1.

Group_Baron

10–10

27–24

+3

10p

2.

Group_Elder▼1

10–10

24–27

-3

10p

1.

Group_Baron

13–12

39–32

+7

16p

2.

Group_Elder

12–13

32–39

-7

14p

	3 - 0 Feb 1	2 - 0 Jan 24	2 - 0 Jan 17	2 - 0 Jan 22	2 - 0 Jan 15
	2 - 1 Jan 16	3 - 0 Jan 31	2 - 0 Jan 23	2 - 1 Jan 25	2 - 1 Jan 18
	2 - 0 Jan 18	1 - 2 Jan 21	3 - 2 Jan 30	0 - 2 Jan 15	1 - 2 Jan 23
	1 - 2 Jan 24	0 - 2 Jan 16	1 - 2 Jan 14	1 - 3 Jan 29	2 - 1 Jan 21
	1 - 2 Jan 22	0 - 2 Jan 14	1 - 2 Jan 25	1 - 2 Jan 17	2 - 3 Jan 28

Week 3

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Group Elder

1.

Dplus

2–0

4–0

+4

2.

FEARX

2–0

4–1

+3

3.

KT Rolster

1–1

2–3

-1

4.

Hanwha Life Esports

0–2

1–4

-3

4.

DRX

0–2

1–4

-3

1.

Dplus

3–1

6–3

+3

2.

FEARX

2–2

5–5

0

3.

Hanwha Life Esports▲1

2–2

5–6

-1

4.

KT Rolster▼1

2–2

4–6

-2

5.

DRX▼1

1–3

4–7

-3

1.

FEARX▲1

3–2

8–6

+2

2.

Dplus▼1

3–2

6–6

0

3.

DRX▲2

2–3

7–9

-2

4.

KT Rolster

2–3

6–9

-3

5.

Hanwha Life Esports▼2

2–3

5–9

-4

Week 3

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Group Baron

1.

Gen.G Esports

2–0

4–0

+4

2.

T1

2–0

4–2

+2

3.

Nongshim RedForce

1–1

2–2

0

4.

SOOPers

0–2

1–4

-3

4.

BRION

0–2

1–4

-3

1.

Gen.G Esports

4–0

8–0

+8

2.

T1

4–0

8–3

+5

3.

Nongshim RedForce

1–3

4–6

-2

4.

SOOPers

1–3

4–7

-3

5.

BRION▼1

0–4

3–8

-5

1.

Gen.G Esports

5–0

11–0

+11

2.

T1

5–0

11–3

+8

3.

Nongshim RedForce

2–3

7–8

-1

4.

SOOPers

1–4

5–10

-5

5.

BRION

0–5

5–11

-6

 Click here for detailed results of the Group Battle matches

Play-In

Round 1

Round 1

R1

Round 2

Round 2

R2

Qualified

Qualified

Qual.

Q

DRXDRX

2

BRIONBRO

1

February 6, 2026 - 17:00 KST

DRX

2:1(Bo3)

BRION

24:07

34:31

30:05

MVP: Jiwoo

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

View match details

DplusDK

2

DRXDRX

0

February 7, 2026 - 17:00 KST

Dplus

2:0(Bo3)

DRX

25:36

27:50

MVP: ShowMaker

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

Dplus has selected DRX as their round 2 opponent.

View match details

DplusDK

KT RolsterKT

0

SOOPersDNS

2

February 6, 2026 - 19:45 KST

KT Rolster

0:2(Bo3)

SOOPers

49:35

30:10

MVP: deokdam

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2

View match details

NS RedForceNS

1

SOOPersDNS

2

February 7, 2026 - 18:54 KST

NS RedForce

1:2(Bo3)

SOOPers

30:20

31:59

45:31

MVP: DuDu

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

View match details

SOOPersDNS

Play-In Finals

Qualified

Qualified

Qual.

Q

DRXDRX

3

NS RedForceNS

0

February 8, 2026 - 17:00 KST

DRX

3:0(Bo5)

NS RedForce

27:38

32:46

31:45

MVP: Jiwoo

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

View match details

DRXDRX

Playoffs

Upper Bracket Round 1

Upper Bracket Round 1

UB Round 1

UBR1

Upper Bracket Round 2

Upper Bracket Round 2

UB Round 2

UBR2

Upper Bracket Final

Upper Bracket Final

UB Final

UBF

Grand Final

Grand Final

Final

GF

DplusDK

3

DRXDRX

2

February 13, 2026 - 17:00 KST

Dplus

3:2(Bo5)

DRX

33:44

41:53

41:54

27:01

30:03

MVP: ShowMaker

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4
	Game 5

View match details

Gen.GGEN

3

DplusDK

1

February 14, 2026 - 17:00 KST

Gen.G

3:1(Bo5)

Dplus

31:09

40:35

31:52

44:51

MVP: Chovy

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

GEN has selected DK as their round 2 opponent.

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FEARXBFX

3

SOOPersDNS

2

February 12, 2026 - 17:00 KST

FEARX

3:2(Bo5)

SOOPers

28:25

37:41

25:23

30:02

37:19

MVP: Raptor

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4
	Game 5

BFX has selected DNS as their round 1 opponent.

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T1T1

1

FEARXBFX

3

February 15, 2026 - 17:00 KST

T1

1:3(Bo5)

FEARX

31:13

34:11

27:25

27:49

MVP: Raptor

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

View match details

Gen.GGEN

3

FEARXBFX

1

February 21, 2026 - 17:00 KST

Gen.G

3:1(Bo5)

FEARX

31:46

33:34

28:37

23:15

MVP: Kiin

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

View match details

Lower Bracket Round 1

Lower Bracket Round 1

LB Round 1

LBR1

Lower Bracket Round 2

Lower Bracket Round 2

LB Round 2

LBR2

Lower Bracket Round 3

Lower Bracket Round 3

LB Round 3

LBR3

Lower Bracket Final

Lower Bracket Final

LB Final

LBF

SOOPersDNS

3

DRXDRX

1

February 19, 2026 - 17:00 KST

SOOPers

3:1(Bo5)

DRX

30:00

28:34

27:39

36:31

MVP: Pyosik

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

View match details

DplusDK

3

SOOPersDNS

1

February 20, 2026 - 17:00 KST

Dplus

3:1(Bo5)

SOOPers

37:42

38:04

32:51

29:52

MVP: Smash

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4

View match details

T1T1

2

DplusDK

3

February 22, 2026 - 17:00 KST

T1

2:3(Bo5)

Dplus

34:57

29:04

39:11

33:53

31:33

MVP: Lucid

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3
	Game 4
	Game 5

View match details

FEARXBFX

3

DplusDK

0

February 28, 2026 - 16:00 HKT

FEARX

3:0(Bo5)

Dplus

28:54

34:56

30:54

MVP: Raptor

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

Match is held in Hong Kong.

View match details

Gen.GGEN

3

FEARXBFX

0

March 1, 2026 - 16:00 HKT

Gen.G

3:0(Bo5)

FEARX

27:53

24:07

30:54

MVP: Canyon

	Bans
	Game 1
	Game 2
	Game 3

Match was held in Hong Kong.

View match details

Format

• Group Battle - January 14 - February 1
  • 10 teams are split into two groups
  • Each plays a single-round robin against teams from the opposite group
    • Teams from each group with the same seed face each other in Week 3 (the 'Super Week')
  • All matches in Weeks 1 and 2 are Bo3 using Fearless Draft
  • Super Week matches are Bo5 using Fearless Draft
  • Groups gain 1 point for every Bo3 win
  • Groups gain 2 points for every Bo5 win
  • The group with more points becomes the Winner Group and the other group becomes the Loser Group
    • Top 2 teams from the Winner Group advance to Round 2 of playoffs
    • Top team from the Loser Group advances to the Round 1 of playoffs
    • Bottom 3 teams from the Winner Group and middle 3 teams of the Loser Group advance to the Play-In Stage.
      • Among the teams advancing to the Play-In Stage, 2 teams with most wins receive byes into Play-In Round 2
    • Bottom team of the Loser Group is eliminated.
• Play-In - February 6 - 8
  • Double Elimination
• Playoffs - February 12 - March 1
  • Double Elimination
  • All matches are Bo5 using Fearless Draft
  • Top two teams qualifiy for FST 2026

Broadcast

Streams

Language
Streams

Broadcast Talent

• Korean Broadcast
• English Broadcast
• Vietnamese Broadcast
• Show All

• Hosts:
  •  Bae Hye-ji
  •  Lee Eun-bin
  •  Youn Soo-bin

• Casters:
  •  Caster Jun (Jeon Yong-june)
  •  Dankun (Kim Eui-joong)
  •  SEONG K (Seong Seung-heon)

• Commentators:
  •  CloudTemplar (Lee Hyun-woo)
  •  Ggoggo (Go Su-jin)
  •  Pony (Lim Ju-wan)
  •  Prince (Lee Chae-hwan)
  •  UmTi (Eom Seong-hyeon)

• Analysts:
  •  Ggoggo (Go Su-jin)
  •  Helios (Shin Dong-jin)
  •  Pony (Lim Ju-wan)
  •  Prince (Lee Chae-hwan)
  •  UmTi (Eom Seong-hyeon)

• Observer:
  •  JonnaStrong (Lee Jin-sae)

• Caster:
  • TBA

• Commentator:
  • TBA

• Host:
  • TBA

• Analyst:
  • TBA

• Translator:
  • TBA

• Play-by-Play Caster:
  • TBA

• Color Caster:
  • TBA

Additional Data

Patch Information

Stages	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Play-In	Playoffs
Patch	26.1		26.2		26.3
Disabled

Pentakills

Date	Stage	Player	Team	Vs.	Champion	Role	KDA	VOD	Match Details
January 25, 2026 - 20:13 KST	Week 2	Aiming			Yunara	Bot	11/3/4		Details
February 1, 2026 - 17:00 KST	Week 3	Kiin			Aurora	Top	8/0/9		Details
February 12, 2026 - 17:00 KST	Playoffs	deokdam			Yunara	Bot	11/1/8		Details
March 1, 2026 - 16:00 HKT	Playoffs	Ruler			Yunara	Bot	8/0/6		Details

Statistics

		Picks					Blue Side				Red Side				Bans		Picks & Bans
	Champion	∑	W	L	WR	%T	∑	W	L	WR	∑	W	L	WR	∑	%T	∑	%T	Details
1	Yunara	36	19	17	52.78%	29.51%	18	11	7	61.11%	18	8	10	44.44%	28	22.95%	64	52.46%	Show  Yunara Detailed Statistics Played By Teams Team ∑ W L WR 1 DRX 7 3 4 42.86% 2 NS 5 4 1 80.00% 3 DNS 5 2 3 40.00% 4 DK 4 3 1 75.00% 5 GEN 4 3 1 75.00% Played With Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Lulu 10 5 5 50.00% 2  Neeko 7 4 3 57.14% 3  Taliyah 7 4 3 57.14% 4  Xin Zhao 7 2 5 28.57% 5  Ambessa 6 6 0 100.00% Played Against Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Corki 14 8 6 57.14% 2  Ryze 9 6 3 66.67% 3  Azir 8 3 5 37.50% 4  Renekton 8 3 5 37.50% 5  Ambessa 7 4 3 57.14%
2	Ryze	35	23	12	65.71%	28.69%	20	12	8	60.00%	15	11	4	73.33%	13	10.66%	48	39.34%	Show  Ryze Detailed Statistics Played By Teams Team ∑ W L WR 1 DK 6 4 2 66.67% 2 BRO 5 1 4 20.00% 3 BFX 4 4 0 100.00% 4 GEN 4 4 0 100.00% 5 T1 4 2 2 50.00% Played With Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Ambessa 9 5 4 55.56% 2  Renekton 8 5 3 62.50% 3  Jarvan IV 7 5 2 71.43% 4  Sivir 5 4 1 80.00% 5  Ezreal 5 3 2 60.00% Played Against Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Taliyah 18 11 7 61.11% 2  Yunara 9 3 6 33.33% 3  Wukong 6 6 0 100.00% 4  Corki 6 4 2 66.67% 5  Alistar 6 3 3 50.00%
3	Xin Zhao	33	15	18	45.45%	27.05%	13	6	7	46.15%	20	9	11	45.00%	9	7.38%	42	34.43%	Show  Xin Zhao Detailed Statistics Played By Teams Team ∑ W L WR 1 DRX 8 4 4 50.00% 2 GEN 4 3 1 75.00% 3 T1 4 2 2 50.00% 4 BFX 4 1 3 25.00% 5 DK 3 2 1 66.67% Played With Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Azir 10 3 7 30.00% 2  Yunara 7 2 5 28.57% 3  Corki 6 3 3 50.00% 4  Rakan 5 4 1 80.00% 5  Varus 5 4 1 80.00% Played Against Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Jarvan IV 9 4 5 44.44% 2  Orianna 8 3 5 37.50% 3  Wukong 7 4 3 57.14% 4  Ambessa 6 4 2 66.67% 5  Ezreal 6 4 2 66.67%
4	Taliyah	33	13	20	39.39%	27.05%	11	4	7	36.36%	22	9	13	40.91%	3	2.46%	36	29.51%	Show  Taliyah Detailed Statistics Played By Teams Team ∑ W L WR 1 KT 6 1 5 16.67% 2 DRX 5 3 2 60.00% 3 NS 5 1 4 20.00% 4 BRO 4 2 2 50.00% 5 BFX 4 1 3 25.00% Played With Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Vi 12 6 6 50.00% 2  Corki 8 3 5 37.50% 3  Gnar 7 4 3 57.14% 4  Yunara 7 4 3 57.14% 5  Rakan 6 3 3 50.00% Played Against Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Ryze 18 7 11 38.89% 2  Ezreal 8 4 4 50.00% 3  Jarvan IV 8 3 5 37.50% 4  Ambessa 7 4 3 57.14% 5  Azir 6 4 2 66.67%
5	Jarvan IV	32	16	16	50.00%	26.23%	17	10	7	58.82%	15	6	9	40.00%	21	17.21%	53	43.44%	Show  Jarvan IV Detailed Statistics Played By Teams Team ∑ W L WR 1 DK 7 4 3 57.14% 2 BFX 5 2 3 40.00% 3 NS 4 3 1 75.00% 4 DRX 4 1 3 25.00% 5 DNS 4 0 4 0.00% Played With Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Ryze 7 5 2 71.43% 2  Azir 7 3 4 42.86% 3  Gwen 6 4 2 66.67% 4  Sivir 5 3 2 60.00% 5  K'Sante 4 3 1 75.00% Played Against Champion ∑ W L WR 1  Xin Zhao 9 5 4 55.56% 2  Taliyah 8 5 3 62.50% 3  Vi 7 3 4 42.86% 4  Ambessa 6 3 3 50.00% 5  Varus 6 2 4 33.33%
		122 games played					64W - 58L (52.46%)				58W - 64L (47.54%)
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Country Representation

#	Country / Region	Representation	Players
1	South Korea	52 / 52 (100%)	Aiming, Andil, Bdd, Canyon, Career, Casting, Chovy, Clear, Clozer, Cuzz, Delight, deokdam, Diable, Doran, DuDu, Duro, Faker, Ghost, GIDEON, Gumayusi, Jiwoo, Kanavi, Kellin, Keria, Kiin, Kingen, Lehends, Life, Lucid, Namgung, Oner, PerfecT, Peter, Peyz, Pollu, Pyosik, Raptor, Rich, Roamer, Ruler, Scout, ShowMaker, Siwoo, Smash, Sponge, Taeyoon, Teddy, Ucal, VicLa, Willer, Zeka, Zeus

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