Nongshim Esports Academy vs Dplus Kia Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-01-16
Professional League of Legends match between Nongshim Esports Academy and Dplus Kia Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-01-16. The game lasted 35:26 on patch 26.01. Nongshim Esports Academy defeated Dplus Kia Challengers, finishing the game 18-4 in kills (Nongshim Esports Academy led by 14). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Nongshim Esports Academy picked Ambessa, Jarvan IV, Ryze, Varus, Leona and banned Rumble, Orianna, Azir, Galio, Sion.
Dplus Kia Challengers picked K'Sante, Jayce, Taliyah, Ezreal, Karma and banned Vi, Malphite, Nautilus, Pyke, Gnar.
Objectives and map control
Nongshim Esports Academy secured 2 dragons; Dplus Kia Challengers secured 3.
Baron count: Nongshim Esports Academy 1, Dplus Kia Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: Nongshim Esports Academy 9, Dplus Kia Challengers 1.
Player scoreboard
Nongshim Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Janus | Ambessa | 2/1/2 | 4.00 | 334 | 9.4 | 25,401 | 27.0% | 14,551 | — | 51 | — |
| Jungle | MihawK | Jarvan IV | 4/2/11 | 7.50 | 224 | 6.3 | 14,443 | 15.4% | 14,197 | — | 91 | — |
| Mid | SeTab | Ryze | 4/0/5 | 9.00 | 371 | 10.5 | 18,271 | 19.4% | 16,660 | — | 63 | — |
| Bot | Lucy | Varus | 6/0/6 | 12.00 | 347 | 9.8 | 29,863 | 31.8% | 17,680 | — | 47 | — |
| Support | Pleata | Leona | 2/1/11 | 13.00 | 47 | 1.3 | 6,013 | 6.4% | 9,838 | — | 135 | — |
Dplus Kia Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jaehyuk | K'Sante | 0/3/1 | 0.33 | 333 | 9.4 | 18,002 | 18.5% | 12,030 | — | 59 | — |
| Jungle | Sharvel | Jayce | 2/4/1 | 0.75 | 302 | 8.5 | 28,503 | 29.3% | 15,585 | — | 94 | — |
| Mid | Garden | Taliyah | 0/5/0 | 0.00 | 330 | 9.3 | 14,466 | 14.9% | 12,334 | — | 53 | — |
| Bot | Wayne | Ezreal | 1/2/1 | 1.00 | 320 | 9.0 | 24,460 | 25.2% | 14,026 | — | 49 | — |
| Support | Loopy | Karma | 1/4/2 | 0.75 | 47 | 1.3 | 11,709 | 12.0% | 8,441 | — | 139 | — |
Match standout
Pleata (Support) on Leona closed the game with 2/1/11 (KDA 13.00), dealing 6,013 damage to champions (6.4% of team damage) and farming 9,838 gold. Final score for the winning side (Nongshim Esports Academy): 18 kills, 9 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
