LCK CL 2026 Kickoff

LCK CL 2026 Kickoff
LCK CL 2026 Kickoff
Tournament Information
Organizer	WDG
Rulebook	Rulebook
Sponsor(s)	Woori Bank
Location & Dates
Region	KRKorea
Event Type	Online
Country	; South Korea
Start Date	2026-01-12
End Date	2026-03-03
Broadcast
Schedule	Spoiler-Free Schedule; Export to Google Calendar
Social Media & Links

Overview

Kickoff

Rounds 1-2

Rounds 3-4

Season Play-In

Season Playoffs

Overview

The LCK Challengers League 2026 Kickoff (LCK CL 2026 Kickoff) is the first split of Korea's secondary league featuring rosters from all ten LCK organizations.

Overview

Format

10 teams participate
- Matches use "Hard Fearless Draft", champions can only be picked once by either team during the series

Group Stage

2 groups of 5 teams
Teams play against all teams from the opposite group once
The group with more points will be named "Winners Group", while the other one will be the "Losers Group"
- Top two teams from the Winners Group and top team from the Losers Group advance to Playoffs
- Bottom three teams from the Winners Group and 2nd to 4th place teams from the Losers Group advance to Play-In
- Bottom team from the Losers Group is eliminated
Winning a best of three grants one point, winning a best of five during "Super Week" grants two points
Allows the use of Coach Comms
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Play-In

Bottom 3 teams from the Winners Group and 2nd to 4th place teams from the Losers Group participate
- Teams are seeded by their amount of series wins
Round 3 is best of five
All other matches are best of three
Top 3 teams qualify for Playoffs

Playoffs

6 teams participate
- Top 2 teams from the Winners Group + top team from the Losers Group + the 3 qualifiers from Play-In
All matches are best of five

Prize Pool

₩ 15,000,000 South Korean Won are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	Prize	Prize (%)	Team
1	₩15,000,000	100%	⁠⁠TBD
2			⁠⁠TBD
3			⁠⁠TBD
4			⁠⁠TBD
5-6			⁠⁠TBD
5-6			⁠⁠TBD
7			⁠⁠TBD
8-9			⁠⁠TBD
8-9			⁠⁠TBD
10			⁠⁠TBD

Participants

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Rosters By Game

Player Chart


BNK FEARX Youth
⁠⁠
Kangin
Zephyr
FIESTA
Slayer
Luon
Dopil


BRION Challengers
⁠⁠
DDahyuk
Dinai
Tempester
OddEye
PlanB
Cheoni


DN SOOPers Challengers¹
⁠⁠
Lancer
DDoiV
Flip
Enosh
Quantum
RapidStar
Cube


DK Challengers
⁠⁠
Jaehyuk
Sharvel
Garden
Wayne
Loopy
Woong
Sungmin


DRX Challengers
⁠⁠
Frog
Winner
AKaJe
LazyFeel
Minous
Frozen
Catch


Gen.G Global Academy
⁠⁠
Ripple
Courage
Kemish
MUDAI
Lumos
Jerry


HLE Challengers
⁠⁠
Panther
Jackal
Cracker
Pyeonsik
Bluffing
Sensation


KT Challengers
⁠⁠
Sero
Sylvie
Hwichan
FenRir
Effort
Spark
Lilac


NS Esports Academy
⁠⁠
Janus
Mihawk
SeTab
Lucy
Pleata
bon0


T1 Esports Academy
⁠⁠
Haetae
Painter
Guti
Cypher
Cloud
DooTi
Nagne

¹ DN Freecs Challengers renamed to DN SOOPers Challengers prior to the tournament.^[1]

Results

Group Stage

LCK CL Kickoff 2026 Group Herald

Team

Series

Games

Str

1

⁠

⁠DRX Challengers

1 - 0

100%

2 - 0

100%

+2

1W

1

⁠

⁠Nongshim Esports Academy

1 - 0

100%

2 - 0

100%

+2

1W

3

⁠

⁠BNK FEARX Youth

0 - 1

0%

0 - 2

0%

-2

1L

3

⁠

⁠Gen.G Global Academy

0 - 1

0%

0 - 2

0%

-2

1L

3

⁠

⁠T1 Esports Academy

0 - 1

0%

0 - 2

0%

-2

1L

Group Total: 2 points

LCK CL Kickoff 2026 Group Drake

Team

Series

Games

Str

1

⁠

⁠BRION Challengers

1 - 0

100%

2 - 0

100%

+2

1W

1

⁠

⁠Dplus Kia Challengers

1 - 0

100%

2 - 0

100%

+2

1W

1

⁠

⁠KT Rolster Challengers

1 - 0

100%

2 - 0

100%

+2

1W

4

⁠

⁠DN SOOPers Challengers

0 - 1

0%

0 - 2

0%

-2

1L

4

⁠

⁠Hanwha Life Esports Challengers

0 - 1

0%

0 - 2

0%

-2

1L

Group Total: 3 points

Play-In

Round 1

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

Round 2

Qualification Match

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

Qualification Match

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

⁠

⁠TBD

BO3

Round 3

Qualification Match

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Playoffs

Round 1

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Losers' Bracket

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Round 2

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

R2 Lower Seed

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Round 3

R2 Higher Seed

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Round 4

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Finals

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

⁠

⁠TBD

BO5

Match Schedule

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Results|Schedule

CD|You|PST|CET|KST

Launch Predictions

Patch: 26.01
[showhide] Week 1
Sun 11 Jan - Thu 15 JanMon 12 Jan - Fri 16 JanMon 12 Jan - Fri 16 Jan2026,1,12,05,00 - 2026,1,16,05,00

Sun 2026-01-11
Mon 2026-01-12
Mon 2026-01-12
2026,1,12,05,00
NS.EA⁠⁠	2	0	12 January 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,1,12,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠DNS.C
2026,1,12,07,00
BFX.Y⁠⁠	0	2	12 January 2026 07:00:00 +00002026,1,12,07,0023:0008:0016:00	⁠⁠BRO.C
Mon 2026-01-12
2026,1,12,09,00
T1.EA⁠⁠	0	2	12 January 2026 09:00:00 +00002026,1,12,09,0001:0010:0018:00	⁠⁠KT.C
Tue 2026-01-13
Tue 2026-01-13
Tue 2026-01-13
2026,1,13,08,00
GEN.GA⁠⁠	0	2	13 January 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,1,13,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠DK.C
2026,1,13,10,00
DRX.C⁠⁠	2	0	13 January 2026 10:00:00 +00002026,1,13,10,0002:0011:0019:00	⁠⁠HLE.C
Wed 2026-01-14
Thu 2026-01-15
Thu 2026-01-15
2026,1,15,05,00
GEN.GA⁠⁠	15 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,15,05,0021:0006:0014:00		⁠⁠HLE.C
2026,1,15,05,00
BFX.Y⁠⁠	15 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,15,05,0021:0006:0014:00		⁠⁠DNS.C
2026,1,15,05,00
T1.EA⁠⁠	15 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,15,05,0021:0006:0014:00		⁠⁠BRO.C
Thu 2026-01-15
Fri 2026-01-16
Fri 2026-01-16
2026,1,16,05,00
NS.EA⁠⁠	16 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,16,05,0021:0006:0014:00		⁠⁠DK.C
2026,1,16,05,00
DRX.C⁠⁠	16 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,16,05,0021:0006:0014:00		⁠⁠KT.C

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Week 2
Sun 18 Jan - Thu 22 JanMon 19 Jan - Fri 23 JanMon 19 Jan - Fri 23 Jan2026,1,19,05,00 - 2026,1,23,05,00

Sun 2026-01-18
Mon 2026-01-19
Mon 2026-01-19
2026,1,19,05,00
GEN.GA⁠⁠	19 January 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,1,19,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠KT.C
2026,1,19,07,00
DRX.C⁠⁠	19 January 2026 07:00:00 +00002026,1,19,07,0023:0008:0016:00	⁠⁠DK.C
Mon 2026-01-19
2026,1,19,09,00
BFX.Y⁠⁠	19 January 2026 09:00:00 +00002026,1,19,09,0001:0010:0018:00	⁠⁠HLE.C
Tue 2026-01-20
Tue 2026-01-20
Tue 2026-01-20
2026,1,20,08,00
T1.EA⁠⁠	20 January 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,1,20,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠DNS.C
2026,1,20,10,00
NS.EA⁠⁠	20 January 2026 10:00:00 +00002026,1,20,10,0002:0011:0019:00	⁠⁠BRO.C
Wed 2026-01-21
Thu 2026-01-22
Thu 2026-01-22
2026,1,22,05,00
DRX.C⁠⁠	22 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,22,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠BRO.C
2026,1,22,05,00
BFX.Y⁠⁠	22 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,22,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠DK.C
2026,1,22,05,00
NS.EA⁠⁠	22 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,22,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠KT.C
Thu 2026-01-22
Fri 2026-01-23
Fri 2026-01-23
2026,1,23,05,00
T1.EA⁠⁠	23 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,23,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠HLE.C
2026,1,23,05,00
GEN.GA⁠⁠	23 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,23,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠DNS.C

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Week 3
Sun 25 Jan - Wed 28 JanMon 26 Jan - Thu 29 JanMon 26 Jan - Thu 29 Jan2026,1,26,05,00 - 2026,1,29,05,00

Sun 2026-01-25
Mon 2026-01-26
Mon 2026-01-26
2026,1,26,05,00
T1.EA⁠⁠	26 January 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,1,26,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠DK.C
Mon 2026-01-26
2026,1,26,08,00
NS.EA⁠⁠	26 January 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,1,26,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠HLE.C
Tue 2026-01-27
Tue 2026-01-27
2026,1,27,05,00
DRX.C⁠⁠	27 January 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,1,27,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠DNS.C
Tue 2026-01-27
2026,1,27,08,00
BFX.Y⁠⁠	27 January 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,1,27,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠KT.C
Wed 2026-01-28
Thu 2026-01-29
Thu 2026-01-29
2026,1,29,05,00
GEN.GA⁠⁠	29 January 2026 05:00:00 +0000-2026,1,29,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠BRO.C

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Play-In Round 1
Sun 1 Feb - Mon 2 FebMon 2 FebMon 2 Feb2026,2,02,05,00 - 2026,2,02,08,00

Sun 2026-02-01
Mon 2026-02-02
Mon 2026-02-02
2026,2,02,05,00
TBD⁠⁠	2 February 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,2,02,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠TBD
Mon 2026-02-02
2026,2,02,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	2 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,02,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Play-In Round 2
Mon 2 Feb - Tue 3 FebTue 3 FebTue 3 Feb2026,2,03,05,00 - 2026,2,03,08,00

Mon 2026-02-02
Tue 2026-02-03
Tue 2026-02-03
2026,2,03,05,00
TBD⁠⁠	3 February 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,2,03,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠TBD
Tue 2026-02-03
2026,2,03,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	3 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,03,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Play-In Round 3
Wed 4 FebWed 4 FebWed 4 Feb2026,2,04,08,00 - 2026,2,04,08,00

Wed 2026-02-04
Wed 2026-02-04
Wed 2026-02-04
2026,2,04,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	4 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,04,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Playoffs Round 1
Sun 8 Feb - Tue 10 FebMon 9 Feb - Tue 10 FebMon 9 Feb - Tue 10 Feb2026,2,09,05,00 - 2026,2,10,08,00

Sun 2026-02-08
Mon 2026-02-09
Mon 2026-02-09
2026,2,09,05,00
TBD⁠⁠	9 February 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,2,09,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠TBD
Mon 2026-02-09
2026,2,09,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	9 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,09,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD
Tue 2026-02-10
Tue 2026-02-10
Tue 2026-02-10
2026,2,10,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	10 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,10,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Playoffs Round 2
Sun 22 Feb - Tue 24 FebMon 23 Feb - Tue 24 FebMon 23 Feb - Tue 24 Feb2026,2,23,05,00 - 2026,2,24,08,00

Sun 2026-02-22
Mon 2026-02-23
Mon 2026-02-23
2026,2,23,05,00
TBD⁠⁠	23 February 2026 05:00:00 +00002026,2,23,05,0021:0006:0014:00	⁠⁠TBD
Mon 2026-02-23
2026,2,23,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	23 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,23,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD
Tue 2026-02-24
Tue 2026-02-24
Tue 2026-02-24
2026,2,24,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	24 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,24,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Playoffs Round 3
Thu 26 FebThu 26 FebThu 26 Feb2026,2,26,08,00 - 2026,2,26,08,00

Thu 2026-02-26
Thu 2026-02-26
Thu 2026-02-26
2026,2,26,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	26 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,26,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Playoffs Round 4
Wed 25 Feb - Mon 2 MarWed 25 Feb - Mon 2 MarWed 25 Feb - Mon 2 Mar2026,2,25,08,00 - 2026,3,02,08,00

Wed 2026-02-25
Wed 2026-02-25
Wed 2026-02-25
2026,2,25,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	25 February 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,2,25,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD
Mon 2026-03-02
Mon 2026-03-02
Mon 2026-03-02
2026,3,02,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	2 March 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,3,02,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

Patch: TBD
[showhide] Finals
Tue 3 MarTue 3 MarTue 3 Mar2026,3,03,08,00 - 2026,3,03,08,00

Tue 2026-03-03
Tue 2026-03-03
Tue 2026-03-03
2026,3,03,08,00
TBD⁠⁠	3 March 2026 08:00:00 +00002026,3,03,08,0000:0009:0017:00	⁠⁠TBD

VODs & Match Links

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VODs & Match Links

[showhide]

Week 1

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠NS.EA

⁠

⁠DNS.C

2 - 0

Sim Ji-soo

Kuro

Mihawk

NS.EA

DNS.C

NS.EA

DNS.C

Vod

NS.EA

DNS.C

NS.EA

DNS.C

Vod

⁠

⁠BFX.Y

⁠

⁠BRO.C

0 - 2

Sim Ji-soo

Kuro

OddEye

BFX.Y

BRO.C

BFX.Y

BRO.C

Vod

BRO.C

BFX.Y

BRO.C

BFX.Y

Vod

⁠

⁠T1.EA

⁠

⁠KT.C

0 - 2

Sim Ji-soo

Kuro

Hwichan

KT.C

T1.EA

KT.C

T1.EA

Vod

T1.EA

KT.C

T1.EA

KT.C

Vod

⁠

⁠GEN.GA

⁠

⁠DK.C

0 - 2

Sim Ji-soo

Nuclear

Garden

DK.C

GEN.GA

DK.C

GEN.GA

Vod

DK.C

GEN.GA

DK.C

GEN.GA

Vod

⁠

⁠DRX.C

⁠

⁠HLE.C

2 - 0

Sim Ji-soo

Nuclear

Minous

HLE.C

DRX.C

HLE.C

DRX.C

Vod

DRX.C

HLE.C

DRX.C

HLE.C

Vod

⁠

⁠GEN.GA

⁠

⁠HLE.C

TBD

GEN.GA

TBD

⁠

⁠BFX.Y

⁠

⁠DNS.C

TBD

BFX.Y

TBD

⁠

⁠T1.EA

⁠

⁠BRO.C

TBD

T1.EA

TBD

⁠

⁠NS.EA

⁠

⁠DK.C

TBD

NS.EA

TBD

⁠

⁠DRX.C

⁠

⁠KT.C

TBD

DRX.C

TBD

[showhide]

Week 2

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠GEN.GA

⁠

⁠KT.C

TBD

⁠

⁠DRX.C

⁠

⁠DK.C

TBD

⁠

⁠BFX.Y

⁠

⁠HLE.C

TBD

⁠

⁠T1.EA

⁠

⁠DNS.C

TBD

⁠

⁠NS.EA

⁠

⁠BRO.C

TBD

⁠

⁠DRX.C

⁠

⁠BRO.C

TBD

⁠

⁠BFX.Y

⁠

⁠DK.C

TBD

⁠

⁠NS.EA

⁠

⁠KT.C

TBD

⁠

⁠T1.EA

⁠

⁠HLE.C

TBD

⁠

⁠GEN.GA

⁠

⁠DNS.C

TBD

[showhide]

Week 3

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠T1.EA

⁠

⁠DK.C

TBD

⁠

⁠NS.EA

⁠

⁠HLE.C

TBD

⁠

⁠DRX.C

⁠

⁠DNS.C

TBD

⁠

⁠BFX.Y

⁠

⁠KT.C

TBD

⁠

⁠GEN.GA

⁠

⁠BRO.C

TBD

[showhide]

Play-In Round 1

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Play-In Round 2

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Play-In Round 3

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Playoffs Round 1

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Playoffs Round 2

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Playoffs Round 3

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Playoffs Round 4

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

[showhide]

Finals

Team 1

Team 2

Score

PBP

Color

MVP

Blue

Red

1st Sel

Side Sel

Pick Sel

VODs

⁠

⁠TBD

⁠

⁠TBD

TBD

Individual Awards

"Player of the Match" Standings

Player of the Match Standings

Rank	Points	Player
1	100	Garden
1	100	Hwichan
1	100	Mihawk
1	100	Minous
1	100	OddEye

Season Awards

Finals MVP

Media

Streams

SOOP
CHZZK

Broadcast Talent

Korean
- Sim "Sim Ji-soo" Ji-soo – Play-by-Play Caster
- Shin "Nuclear" Jeong-hyeon – Color Caster
- Lee "Kuro" Seo-haeng – Color Caster

Venue

Playoffs
Seoul
WDG Studio Hongdae
Capacity - 600

94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Articles & Videos

Interviews

Announcements

Additional Content

Additional Links

References

↑ DN SOOPers' X Post x.com

[1] DN SOOPers' X Post x.com

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