Dplus Kia Challengers vs Nongshim Esports Academy: LCK CL 2025 Season Rounds 3-5 — 2025-08-26
Professional League of Legends match between Dplus Kia Challengers and Nongshim Esports Academy in LCK CL 2025 Season Rounds 3-5 on 2025-08-26. The game lasted 35:58 on patch 25.16. Dplus Kia Challengers defeated Nongshim Esports Academy, finishing the game 27-8 in kills (Dplus Kia Challengers led by 19). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Dplus Kia Challengers picked Rumble, Jarvan IV, Galio, Corki, Bard and banned Taliyah, Gwen, Wukong, Alistar, Poppy.
Nongshim Esports Academy picked K'Sante, Xin Zhao, Annie, Varus, Neeko and banned Azir, Pantheon, Yunara, Jhin, Sivir.
Objectives and map control
Dplus Kia Challengers secured 4 dragons; Nongshim Esports Academy secured 1.
Baron count: Dplus Kia Challengers 1, Nongshim Esports Academy 0.
Towers destroyed: Dplus Kia Challengers 10, Nongshim Esports Academy 2.
Player scoreboard
Dplus Kia Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jaehyuk | Rumble | 6/2/13 | 9.50 | 287 | 8.0 | 28,118 | 26.4% | 15,104 | — | 32 | — |
| Jungle | Sharvel | Jarvan IV | 6/2/19 | 12.50 | 235 | 6.5 | 19,928 | 18.7% | 14,798 | — | 57 | — |
| Mid | Garden | Galio | 8/2/17 | 12.50 | 298 | 8.3 | 20,926 | 19.6% | 15,802 | — | 34 | — |
| Bot | Wayne | Corki | 6/1/12 | 18.00 | 329 | 9.2 | 30,087 | 28.2% | 16,933 | — | 26 | — |
| Support | Berr | Bard | 1/1/22 | 23.00 | 47 | 1.3 | 7,635 | 7.2% | 10,146 | — | 140 | — |
Nongshim Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Burdol | K'Sante | 0/5/3 | 0.60 | 282 | 7.8 | 12,311 | 13.3% | 12,053 | — | 36 | — |
| Jungle | Sylvie | Xin Zhao | 3/8/4 | 0.88 | 219 | 6.1 | 16,058 | 17.3% | 11,966 | — | 44 | — |
| Mid | Fisher | Annie | 0/5/6 | 1.20 | 290 | 8.1 | 18,165 | 19.6% | 12,600 | — | 40 | — |
| Bot | Trigger | Varus | 5/3/0 | 1.67 | 353 | 9.8 | 31,361 | 33.9% | 16,409 | — | 35 | — |
| Support | Crack | Neeko | 0/6/5 | 0.83 | 29 | 0.8 | 14,741 | 15.9% | 7,959 | — | 159 | — |
Match standout
Berr (Support) on Bard closed the game with 1/1/22 (KDA 23.00), dealing 7,635 damage to champions (7.2% of team damage) and farming 10,146 gold. Final score for the winning side (Dplus Kia Challengers): 27 kills, 10 towers, 4 dragons, 1 barons.
