Hanwha Life Esports Challengers vs Nongshim Esports Academy: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-02-09
Professional League of Legends match between Hanwha Life Esports Challengers and Nongshim Esports Academy in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-02-09. The game lasted 37:34 on patch 26.03. Hanwha Life Esports Challengers defeated Nongshim Esports Academy, finishing the game 21-7 in kills (Hanwha Life Esports Challengers led by 14). This was game 2 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers picked Sion, Wukong, Ryze, Ezreal, Alistar and banned Neeko, Vi, LeBlanc, Poppy, Kai'Sa.
Nongshim Esports Academy picked Gnar, Pantheon, Anivia, Lucian, Bard and banned Varus, Orianna, Rumble, Kennen, Ambessa.
Objectives and map control
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers secured 4 dragons; Nongshim Esports Academy secured 1.
Baron count: Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 1, Nongshim Esports Academy 1.
Towers destroyed: Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 9, Nongshim Esports Academy 3.
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers claimed the chemtech dragon soul.
Player scoreboard
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Panther | Sion | 2/0/8 | 10.00 | 250 | 6.7 | 13,839 | 12.2% | 12,440 | 4,856 | 57 | 47.6% |
| Jungle | Jackal | Wukong | 6/1/9 | 15.00 | 268 | 7.1 | 19,029 | 16.8% | 16,172 | 5,664 | 85 | 71.4% |
| Mid | Cracker | Ryze | 5/4/6 | 2.75 | 351 | 9.3 | 24,234 | 21.4% | 16,476 | 5,216 | 44 | 52.4% |
| Bot | Pyeonsik | Ezreal | 7/1/8 | 15.00 | 379 | 10.1 | 48,077 | 42.4% | 20,590 | 6,062 | 55 | 71.4% |
| Support | Bluffing | Alistar | 1/1/13 | 14.00 | 29 | 0.8 | 8,113 | 7.2% | 10,306 | 3,432 | 157 | 66.7% |
Nongshim Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Janus | Gnar | 0/2/4 | 2.00 | 383 | 10.2 | 23,037 | 26.4% | 14,949 | 5,317 | 67 | 57.1% |
| Jungle | MihawK | Pantheon | 4/6/3 | 1.17 | 218 | 5.8 | 15,223 | 17.4% | 13,192 | 5,469 | 59 | 100.0% |
| Mid | SeTab | Anivia | 1/4/4 | 1.25 | 333 | 8.9 | 23,734 | 27.2% | 13,910 | 5,602 | 73 | 71.4% |
| Bot | Lucy | Lucian | 0/7/2 | 0.29 | 300 | 8.0 | 14,204 | 16.3% | 12,973 | 5,036 | 39 | 28.6% |
| Support | Pleata | Bard | 2/2/4 | 3.00 | 46 | 1.2 | 11,106 | 12.7% | 9,813 | 3,643 | 206 | 85.7% |
Match standout
Jackal (Jungle) on Wukong closed the game with 6/1/9 (KDA 15.00), dealing 19,029 damage to champions (16.8% of team damage) and farming 16,172 gold. Final score for the winning side (Hanwha Life Esports Challengers): 21 kills, 9 towers, 4 dragons, 1 barons.
