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 28:20 on patch 26.01. Nongshim Esports Academy defeated Dplus Kia Challengers, finishing the game 16-6 in kills (Nongshim Esports Academy led by 10). This was game 2 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Nongshim Esports Academy picked Gnar, Vi, Ahri, Corki, Rakan and banned Azir, Orianna, Rumble, Poppy, Lulu.
Dplus Kia Challengers picked Yorick, Qiyana, Galio, Yunara, Bard and banned Neeko, Malphite, Aphelios, Nautilus, Alistar.
Objectives and map control
Nongshim Esports Academy secured 3 dragons; Dplus Kia Challengers secured 1.
Baron count: Nongshim Esports Academy 0, Dplus Kia Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: Nongshim Esports Academy 9, Dplus Kia Challengers 3.
Player scoreboard
Nongshim Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Janus | Gnar | 5/1/6 | 11.00 | 264 | 9.3 | 26,290 | 33.6% | 13,608 | — | 44 | — |
| Jungle | MihawK | Vi | 3/2/3 | 3.00 | 211 | 7.5 | 8,682 | 11.1% | 10,643 | — | 69 | — |
| Mid | SeTab | Ahri | 5/2/4 | 4.50 | 254 | 9.0 | 21,564 | 27.5% | 11,497 | — | 45 | — |
| Bot | Lucy | Corki | 3/1/6 | 9.00 | 306 | 10.8 | 16,454 | 21.0% | 15,293 | — | 25 | — |
| Support | Pleata | Rakan | 0/0/11 | 11.00 | 30 | 1.1 | 5,347 | 6.8% | 8,036 | — | 130 | — |
Dplus Kia Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jaehyuk | Yorick | 3/6/0 | 0.50 | 240 | 8.5 | 16,523 | 25.5% | 11,385 | — | 38 | — |
| Jungle | Sharvel | Qiyana | 2/3/2 | 1.33 | 215 | 7.6 | 17,719 | 27.4% | 12,675 | — | 46 | — |
| Mid | Garden | Galio | 0/2/4 | 2.00 | 264 | 9.3 | 9,776 | 15.1% | 9,864 | — | 32 | — |
| Bot | Wayne | Yunara | 1/4/1 | 0.50 | 263 | 9.3 | 9,341 | 14.4% | 12,060 | — | 28 | — |
| Support | Loopy | Bard | 0/1/5 | 5.00 | 29 | 1.0 | 11,370 | 17.6% | 6,907 | — | 122 | — |
Match standout
Janus (Top) on Gnar closed the game with 5/1/6 (KDA 11.00), dealing 26,290 damage to champions (33.6% of team damage) and farming 13,608 gold. Final score for the winning side (Nongshim Esports Academy): 16 kills, 9 towers, 3 dragons, 0 barons.
