T1 3-1 Dplus Kia — LCK 2026 Results & Stats

TL;DR: T1 won the LCK 2026 playoff series 3-1 over Dplus Kia because Keria became the team’s spine, averaging a 12.3 KDA while giving T1 the engage, protection, and recovery needed to bend four wildly different games around their scaling strengths.

Key Takeaways

• Keria was the series MVP: his support rotation through Rakan, Alistar, Karma, and Renata Glasc delivered defining control, highlighted by 1/0/27 and a 28.00 KDA on Karma in Game 3 and 94% KP in Game 4.
• The decisive moment came in Game 3, when T1 turned a tied series into control of the whole map: Peyz went 12/3/12 on Sivir, while T1 converted 4 dragons to 1 and 2 barons to 0.
• T1 won the series 3-1 despite Dplus Kia claiming Game 2 20-12; Games 1 and 3 lasted 42:50 and 41:20, proving T1 could survive prolonged pressure before closing.

Before the Series

The pre-match call favored T1 at 58.5% to Dplus Kia’s 41.5%, but Dplus Kia’s +2,456 average gold difference explained the danger: they could seize early control before T1’s scaling arrived. That tension defined the series. Peyz, projected as the pivotal carry with +220 gold at 15 and a 27.4% damage share, had to endure pressure, while ShowMaker’s +239 at 15 threatened to dictate the mid lane.

The champion predictions also came true, though not always in the expected way. Rumble, Vi, Jayce, Anivia, and Gnar all appeared. Rumble helped T1 create Game 1’s decisive corridors, while Vi and Gnar could not turn Dplus Kia’s early control into a finish. Jayce delivered the promised poke in Game 2, but Anivia failed to establish the terrain control T1 needed.

Game 1 — Setting the Tone

T1 opened with a 14-7 win in 42:50, ending a three-game skid without ever pretending the early game was comfortable. Dplus Kia built advantages through Smash’s +556 GoldDiff@15 on Lucian and ShowMaker’s +299 on Taliyah, while collecting 3 dragons and 6 towers.

But Keria’s Rakan turned the map into T1’s kind of fight. His 1/1/10 line and 11.00 KDA repeatedly gave Peyz’s Xayah room to recover from -556 gold at 15 and finish 8/2/2. The 54% live draft edge favored T1, and it translated: Doran’s Rumble did not dominate statistically at 1/3/5, but Equalizer created the cramped spaces where T1’s scaling carries could punish.

Game 2 — The Pivot

Dplus Kia’s 20-12 answer in 31:20 was the reminder that T1’s path was never straightforward. T1 held roughly +3041 gold at 15, with Peyz’s Mel ahead +1824, and Doran’s Jayce posted 3/3/4 with +1052. Yet their forecasted Anivia could not stabilize the map: Faker finished 1/5/7.

Instead, Dplus Kia found a comeback structure through Career’s Lulu, who ended 1/0/16 for a 17.00 KDA and 85% kill participation. ShowMaker’s deathless 6/0/9 Ryze converted stability into pressure, helping erase T1’s four-dragon advantage. The 53% live model edge for Dplus Kia held, even as the early gold story briefly suggested otherwise.

Game 3 — The Climax

At 1-1, T1 made the series theirs. The 52% draft model lean toward T1 proved meaningful as Oner’s Skarner absorbed Dplus Kia’s first engage and Keria’s Karma erased its consequences. Keria’s 1/0/27 and 93% kill participation transformed every skirmish into a test Dplus Kia could not finish.

Then Peyz made the scaling prediction concrete. His 12/3/12 Sivir drove a 30-13 victory in 41:20, backed by 84.3k to 72.6k gold and 9 towers to 3. This was not merely a win; it changed the emotional and strategic center of the BO5.

Aftermath

Game 4 showed why the series belonged to T1 even when the draft numbers did not. Dplus Kia held roughly +1,814 gold@15, and the live model gave them 54%. Career’s Seraphine was ahead +915, Siwoo’s Jax added +450, and ShowMaker’s Annie had +284.

T1 still closed 18-10 in 31:30. Keria’s Renata Glasc turned a -915 gold@15 deficit into 2/2/15 and 94% KP, while Oner’s Naafiri finished 8/1/2 for a 10.00 KDA. Dplus Kia’s predicted draft edge failed because T1’s support-led recovery was stronger than its early lead.

Polymarket Trajectory

Polymarket began with T1 at 55%, a narrow series favorite that accurately captured both their eventual superiority and Dplus Kia’s capacity to disrupt them. Game 1 strengthened that view, pushing T1 to 72% after the favorite delivered. Game 2 then reset the series narrative: Dplus Kia’s win brought T1 back to 54%, exposing how little room there was between the teams once early pressure became real.

The market read the final two games as near coin flips, but T1’s execution increasingly separated them from those prices. Its largest signal was not a single draft percentage; it was the recurring ability of Keria and T1’s carries to survive deficits. That pattern mattered more than Dplus Kia’s early advantages.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-09-06 12:07 UTC.*