Nongshim Esports Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-01-26
Professional League of Legends match between Nongshim Esports Academy and Hanwha Life Esports Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-01-26. The game lasted 22:34 on patch 26.02. Nongshim Esports Academy defeated Hanwha Life Esports Challengers, finishing the game 16-2 in kills (Nongshim Esports Academy led by 14). This was game 3 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
Nongshim Esports Academy picked Jayce, Sejuani, Yone, Ziggs, Alistar and banned Orianna, Varus, Kai'Sa, Tristana, Rakan.
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers picked Renekton, Nocturne, Azir, Kalista, Renata Glasc and banned Poppy, Aphelios, Vi, Kennen, Jax.
Objectives and map control
Nongshim Esports Academy secured 2 dragons; Hanwha Life Esports Challengers secured 1.
Baron count: Nongshim Esports Academy 1, Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: Nongshim Esports Academy 6, Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 0.
Player scoreboard
Nongshim Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Janus | Jayce | 9/0/6 | 15.00 | 202 | 8.9 | 25,659 | 32.9% | 11,835 | 4,830 | 29 | 68.8% |
| Jungle | MihawK | Sejuani | 3/0/10 | 13.00 | 170 | 7.5 | 12,241 | 15.7% | 9,800 | 4,711 | 42 | 50.0% |
| Mid | SeTab | Yone | 4/0/3 | 7.00 | 237 | 10.5 | 12,658 | 16.2% | 10,966 | 4,882 | 33 | 37.5% |
| Bot | Lucy | Ziggs | 5/1/7 | 12.00 | 228 | 10.1 | 22,566 | 29.0% | 12,477 | 5,196 | 26 | 37.5% |
| Support | Pleata | Alistar | 1/1/16 | 17.00 | 26 | 1.1 | 4,810 | 6.2% | 7,029 | 3,115 | 88 | 68.8% |
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Panther | Renekton | 2/7/0 | 0.29 | 165 | 7.3 | 10,467 | 20.7% | 7,368 | 3,881 | 18 | 100.0% |
| Jungle | Jackal | Nocturne | 0/3/2 | 0.67 | 143 | 6.3 | 10,650 | 21.1% | 7,016 | 4,233 | 39 | 100.0% |
| Mid | Cracker | Azir | 0/4/0 | 0.00 | 180 | 8.0 | 14,367 | 28.4% | 6,746 | 4,019 | 18 | 0.0% |
| Bot | Pyeonsik | Kalista | 0/3/0 | 0.00 | 227 | 10.1 | 8,583 | 17.0% | 8,205 | 4,390 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Support | Bluffing | Renata Glasc | 0/5/1 | 0.20 | 29 | 1.3 | 6,533 | 12.9% | 5,283 | 2,953 | 85 | 50.0% |
Match standout
Pleata (Support) on Alistar closed the game with 1/1/16 (KDA 17.00), dealing 4,810 damage to champions (6.2% of team damage) and farming 7,029 gold. Final score for the winning side (Nongshim Esports Academy): 16 kills, 6 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
