DN SOOPers Defy the Market to Close Out Nongshim

TL;DR: DN SOOPers closed the LCK series against Nongshim RedForce by winning Game 2 in 30:40, overturning a 36% market chance. Sharvel’s Lee Sin created a decisive jungle gap, turning a favorable Nongshim draft projection into a 27-16 DN SOOPers victory.

Key Takeaways

• Sharvel put DN SOOPers ahead with a remarkable +1585 GoldDiff@15 on Lee Sin, converting jungle control into 9/1/16 and a game-breaking tempo advantage.
• DN SOOPers won the kill race 27-16 and the tower count 9-3, proving their execution was far sharper than the 36% pre-game market expectation.
• Scout entered as Nongshim RedForce’s carry hope, but his Orianna finished 3/4/5 with a -163 GoldDiff@15, unable to provide the snowball predicted before the series.

Early Game

Nongshim RedForce began the day as 72% series favorites, while the live draft model still gave them 50% in Game 2. The predicted priority picks all arrived: Varus, Orianna, and Lee Sin. Diable gave Nongshim early bottom-lane value on Varus, holding +791 GoldDiff@15 despite ending 4/5/5.

But the game’s early map belonged to the jungle. Sharvel repeatedly found the lanes before they could stabilize, while his 93% kill participation translated pressure into kills and objectives. Sponge could not answer on Pantheon, slipping to -1585 GoldDiff@15 and 2/5/6 as DN SOOPers seized control.

The Turning Point

The supposed draft edge never materialized. Nongshim’s engage tools around Shen, Pantheon, and Orianna looked dependable on paper, but DN SOOPers denied the clean setups required to make that composition work. Lee Sin delivered exactly as the pre-draft patch trend suggested, making every opening costly.

Meanwhile, DuDu turned the top-side gamble into a threat. His Vayne posted 6/2/5, surviving an early -391 GoldDiff@15 to become a split-push and skirmish problem. Clozer added 5/3/11 on Cassiopeia, ensuring DN’s fights had both lockdown and sustained damage.

Closing Out

DN SOOPers converted their lead with clinical objective control: 9 towers to 3, 1 baron to 0, and 65.5k gold to 55.7k. Nongshim did claim 2 dragons to 1, but those dragons could not compensate for the map collapsing around them.

deokdam finished 6/4/12 on Jhin, while Peter supplied 1/6/18 on Alistar to keep the carries protected through the final engagements. DN SOOPers extended their series lead rather than allowing an equalizer, closing the BO3 with a 2-0 result.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced DN SOOPers at only 36% at draft close, favoring Nongshim RedForce at 64%, and the market did not read this game correctly. It saw Nongshim’s stronger projected draft shell, but did not anticipate how thoroughly Sharvel would break the jungle matchup. The +1585 GoldDiff@15 gap erased the practical value of Nongshim’s engage composition before its scaling could matter. The broader pre-match market had DN at 28%, so the day’s first win shifted belief somewhat, but not enough to predict this closeout. This result closes the series 0-2, and the full series-market wrap-up belongs in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-08 12:51 UTC.*