T1 Esports Academy vs Dplus Kia Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-01-26
Professional League of Legends match between T1 Esports Academy and Dplus Kia Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-01-26. The game lasted 32:52 on patch 26.02. T1 Esports Academy defeated Dplus Kia Challengers, finishing the game 25-14 in kills (T1 Esports Academy led by 11). This was game 2 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
T1 Esports Academy picked Sion, Qiyana, Galio, Kai'Sa, Karma and banned Malphite, Vi, Varus, Gwen, Alistar.
Dplus Kia Challengers picked Ambessa, Pantheon, Taliyah, Corki, Neeko and banned Orianna, Jayce, Ryze, Akali, Ahri.
Objectives and map control
T1 Esports Academy secured 2 dragons; Dplus Kia Challengers secured 2.
Baron count: T1 Esports Academy 0, Dplus Kia Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: T1 Esports Academy 8, Dplus Kia Challengers 2.
Player scoreboard
T1 Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Haetae | Sion | 3/2/7 | 5.00 | 264 | 8.0 | 27,763 | 25.3% | 11,730 | 4,709 | 45 | 40.0% |
| Jungle | Painter | Qiyana | 9/4/11 | 5.00 | 238 | 7.2 | 22,044 | 20.1% | 16,985 | 6,652 | 76 | 80.0% |
| Mid | Guti | Galio | 6/2/13 | 9.50 | 299 | 9.1 | 24,087 | 22.0% | 14,369 | 5,839 | 33 | 76.0% |
| Bot | Cypher | Kai'Sa | 6/3/6 | 4.00 | 296 | 9.0 | 24,612 | 22.4% | 17,208 | 5,334 | 46 | 48.0% |
| Support | Cloud | Karma | 1/3/19 | 6.67 | 48 | 1.5 | 11,124 | 10.1% | 9,873 | 3,952 | 166 | 80.0% |
Dplus Kia Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jaehyuk | Ambessa | 1/3/5 | 2.00 | 295 | 9.0 | 35,264 | 29.7% | 11,856 | 5,101 | 57 | 42.9% |
| Jungle | Sharvel | Pantheon | 2/7/3 | 0.71 | 231 | 7.0 | 15,597 | 13.1% | 12,300 | 5,171 | 44 | 35.7% |
| Mid | Garden | Taliyah | 4/7/4 | 1.14 | 269 | 8.2 | 22,949 | 19.3% | 12,979 | 5,216 | 41 | 57.1% |
| Bot | Wayne | Corki | 7/3/4 | 3.67 | 313 | 9.5 | 33,014 | 27.8% | 16,878 | 6,398 | 47 | 78.6% |
| Support | Loopy | Neeko | 0/5/7 | 1.40 | 39 | 1.2 | 11,922 | 10.0% | 8,311 | 3,933 | 138 | 50.0% |
Match standout
Guti (Mid) on Galio closed the game with 6/2/13 (KDA 9.50), dealing 24,087 damage to champions (22.0% of team damage) and farming 14,369 gold. Final score for the winning side (T1 Esports Academy): 25 kills, 8 towers, 2 dragons, 0 barons.
