Nongshim RedForce Find Another Gear in LCK Closeout

TL;DR: With elimination stakes looming, Nongshim RedForce found another gear to close out HANJIN BRION in Game 2, winning 20-9 in 25:20. Their coordinated engage draft converted a narrow predicted edge into overwhelming map control, sealing the LCK series and overturning pre-series expectations.

Key Takeaways

• Scout’s Galio produced an exceptional 8/1/9, giving Nongshim RedForce the reliable follow-up damage and protection needed to turn every engage into territory.
• Diable stayed deathless at 4/0/7 on Corki, while his +631 GoldDiff@15 showed how decisively Nongshim RedForce stabilized the bot side.
• Nongshim RedForce finished with 10 towers to HANJIN BRION’s 1, converting their 57.0k gold total into a map-wide stranglehold.

Building the Lead

Nongshim RedForce entered the decisive map already ahead after Game 1, but this was the performance that made the series feel finished. Kingen’s Olaf began at a -966 GoldDiff@15 against Casting’s Vayne, yet the top-lane deficit never became the opening HANJIN BRION needed.

Instead, the composition’s timing arrived through darkness and instant reinforcement. Sponge’s Nocturne posted 4/2/10, repeatedly creating the first moment of chaos for Lehends’ Neeko to exploit with 0/2/11. Once those initiations landed, the Korean League of Legends match stopped being about isolated lanes and became about whether BRION could survive the next collapse.

The pre-draft watch list had highlighted Orianna, and the champion did appear. But Roamer could only reach 0/3/5; the predicted control-pick value never materialized because Nongshim RedForce denied the space needed for a decisive ultimate.

The Numbers Tell the Story

The final 20-9 kill score tells only part of the stomp. Nongshim RedForce claimed 2 dragons, 1 barons, and 10 towers, while HANJIN BRION managed 1 dragons, no barons, and just 1 towers. That objective disparity explained why the gold totals finished at 57.0k to 47.2k before the game reached 25:20.

Mid lane was the clearest expression of the difference. Scout translated his +345 GoldDiff@15 into a near-perfect presence around fights, while the opposing control mage was forced to react rather than dictate. On the other side of the map, Teddy’s Yunara went 3/4/1, and BRION’s carries never gained the protected front-to-back positions their draft required.

The live draft model gave Nongshim RedForce 50%, a razor-thin edge that absolutely materialized in-game. Its projected Nocturne-Galio-Neeko engage chain was simpler to execute, and the winners used it to snowball what became an almost 10k gold lead.

The Final Push

By the closing minutes, HANJIN BRION were defending scraps of their map rather than contesting its future. Casting did find 5/5/2 on Vayne, but even a +966 GoldDiff@15 could not offset the accelerating team gap.

Nongshim RedForce used their Baron-backed control to dismantle the remaining structures and close without allowing a reset. The result was not merely a win; it was a statement that their Game 1 momentum had become total authority.

Polymarket Market

Polymarket priced Nongshim RedForce at 57% against HANJIN BRION’s 42% when the draft closed, and the market read Game 2 correctly: the favorite delivered. It did not fully anticipate how quickly execution would turn that advantage into a one-sided 20-9 finish, with 10 towers to 1 and a 57.0k to 47.2k gold edge. Before the series, the market had favored BRION 54% to 46%, but the day’s first game and this draft flipped the practical narrative. This result closes the series 2-0, and the full series-market wrap-up belongs in the series recap.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-08-14 12:51 UTC.*