Nongshim Esports Academy vs Kiwoom DRX Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Rounds 1-2 — 2026-04-10
Professional League of Legends match between Nongshim Esports Academy and Kiwoom DRX Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Rounds 1-2 on 2026-04-10. The game lasted 29:50 on patch 26.07. Nongshim Esports Academy defeated Kiwoom DRX Challengers, finishing the game 21-8 in kills (Nongshim Esports Academy led by 13). This was game 1 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
Nongshim Esports Academy picked Rumble, Xin Zhao, Viktor, Varus, Bard and banned Nocturne, Jarvan IV, Karma, Yunara, Ezreal.
Kiwoom DRX Challengers picked Ambessa, Vi, Aurora, Lucian, Nami and banned Pantheon, Ryze, Orianna, Ahri, Azir.
Objectives and map control
Nongshim Esports Academy secured 4 dragons; Kiwoom DRX Challengers secured 0.
Baron count: Nongshim Esports Academy 2, Kiwoom DRX Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: Nongshim Esports Academy 9, Kiwoom DRX 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 | Rumble | 4/2/6 | 5.00 | 258 | 8.7 | 24,168 | 23.4% | 12,639 | — | 44 | — |
| Jungle | MihawK | Xin Zhao | 3/1/13 | 16.00 | 214 | 7.2 | 18,785 | 18.2% | 12,452 | — | 54 | — |
| Mid | SeTab | Viktor | 8/3/4 | 4.00 | 269 | 9.0 | 32,166 | 31.2% | 13,957 | — | 26 | — |
| Bot | Lucy | Varus | 6/1/3 | 9.00 | 261 | 8.8 | 19,507 | 18.9% | 15,020 | — | 33 | — |
| Support | Pleata | Bard | 0/1/18 | 18.00 | 38 | 1.3 | 8,587 | 8.3% | 9,119 | — | 130 | — |
Kiwoom DRX Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Frog | Ambessa | 1/4/2 | 0.75 | 242 | 8.1 | 11,603 | 18.3% | 10,817 | — | 44 | — |
| Jungle | Winner | Vi | 4/5/1 | 1.00 | 171 | 5.7 | 9,999 | 15.8% | 11,304 | — | 55 | — |
| Mid | AKaJe | Aurora | 1/4/3 | 1.00 | 216 | 7.2 | 12,257 | 19.4% | 9,668 | — | 30 | — |
| Bot | Jiwoo | Lucian | 2/4/3 | 1.25 | 301 | 10.1 | 21,748 | 34.3% | 14,450 | — | 47 | — |
| Support | Minous | Nami | 0/4/5 | 1.25 | 29 | 1.0 | 7,745 | 12.2% | 7,437 | — | 101 | — |
Match standout
Pleata (Support) on Bard closed the game with 0/1/18 (KDA 18.00), dealing 8,587 damage to champions (8.3% of team damage) and farming 9,119 gold. Final score for the winning side (Nongshim Esports Academy): 21 kills, 9 towers, 4 dragons, 2 barons.