DN SOOPers Extend Their LCK Lead With Bot-Lane Rout

TL;DR: Needing one more win to close the LCK 2026 BO3, DN SOOPers overwhelmed Kiwoom DRX in 26:40. deokdam built a decisive bot-lane advantage on Caitlyn, while Clozer controlled fights with Syndra as DN SOOPers claimed 4 dragons to 0 and sealed a commanding 2-0.

Key Takeaways

• deokdam earned a +1495 GoldDiff@15 on Caitlyn, turning a bot-lane edge into the engine of DN SOOPers’ snowball.
• Clozer posted an 8.00 KDA on Syndra, providing the stable mid-lane control Kiwoom DRX could not break.
• DN SOOPers finished with a 12-2 kill score and 56.1k to 42.0k gold, proving this LCK game was decided long before the Nexus fell.

Building the Lead

DN SOOPers entered Game 2 with the chance to close the series after their Game 1 win, and the early map immediately tilted their way. deokdam turned Caitlyn’s range into a punishing lane advantage, reaching +1495 GoldDiff@15 while contributing 50% KP to the pressure that boxed Kiwoom DRX into its own side of the map.

In mid, Clozer made Syndra the calm center of every developing skirmish, ending on 2/0/6 and an 8.00 KDA. Top side also favored DN SOOPers: DuDu’s Mordekaiser built a +673 GoldDiff@15, denying Kiwoom DRX the stable front line needed to contest the river.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The 14k final gold lead was not merely a result of kills; it reflected complete ownership of the map. DN SOOPers took 9 towers to 0, 4 dragons to 0, and 1 barons to 0, converting every advantage into another area Kiwoom DRX could no longer safely enter.

Peter’s Bard finished 0/1/8, helping the team turn picks into objectives rather than chasing a flashy score. On the other side, Ucal’s Ryze delivered 1/1/1, but the pre-draft spotlight pick did not deliver the scaling influence predicted from its rising 75% WR trend; DN SOOPers’ early control never allowed it room to take over.

The Final Push

With the map stripped bare, DN SOOPers did not give Kiwoom DRX a reset window. Sharvel’s Naafiri went 4/0/3, finding the clean executions that kept the game one-sided, while Aiming’s Ezreal was held to 1/4/0 under relentless pressure.

The final push was the natural conclusion of a disciplined stomp: a 12-2 kill score, an uncontested Baron, and a 26:40 finish that made DN SOOPers’ League of Legends superiority unmistakable.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced DN SOOPers at 58% at draft close, and Game 2 validated that modest favorite status emphatically. The market correctly identified the likely winner, while the execution revealed a larger gap than the price suggested: the Caitlyn lane advantage became a +1495 gold lead by 15 minutes, and Kiwoom DRX never answered DN SOOPers’ objective control. The series had already leaned toward DN SOOPers at 55% before Game 1, so the day reinforced rather than reversed that expectation. This result closes the series 2-0, with the full series-market wrap-up belonging in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-22 13:04 UTC.*