T1 Esports Academy vs DRX Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-02-09
Professional League of Legends match between T1 Esports Academy and DRX Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-02-09. The game lasted 26:49 on patch 26.03. T1 Esports Academy defeated DRX Challengers, finishing the game 23-6 in kills (T1 Esports Academy led by 17). This was game 4 of a best-of-5 series.
Draft
T1 Esports Academy picked Olaf, Trundle, Viktor, Varus, Poppy and banned Malphite, Naafiri, Kennen, Sivir, Lulu.
DRX Challengers picked Renekton, Nidalee, Taliyah, Jhin, Nautilus and banned Jayce, Vi, Orianna, K'Sante, Dr. Mundo.
Objectives and map control
T1 Esports Academy secured 2 dragons; DRX Challengers secured 0.
Baron count: T1 Esports Academy 1, DRX Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: T1 Esports Academy 9, DRX Challengers 1.
Player scoreboard
T1 Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Haetae | Olaf | 8/2/6 | 7.00 | 237 | 8.8 | 27,394 | 31.8% | 13,184 | — | 29 | — |
| Jungle | Painter | Trundle | 3/1/8 | 11.00 | 180 | 6.7 | 9,888 | 11.5% | 10,190 | — | 38 | — |
| Mid | Guti | Viktor | 7/1/4 | 11.00 | 287 | 10.7 | 24,086 | 28.0% | 13,586 | — | 27 | — |
| Bot | Cypher | Varus | 4/2/7 | 5.50 | 268 | 10.0 | 16,698 | 19.4% | 12,995 | — | 34 | — |
| Support | Cloud | Poppy | 1/0/13 | 14.00 | 40 | 1.5 | 8,063 | 9.4% | 8,051 | — | 116 | — |
DRX Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Frog | Renekton | 0/4/2 | 0.50 | 234 | 8.7 | 10,818 | 22.5% | 8,791 | — | 32 | — |
| Jungle | Winner | Nidalee | 2/3/2 | 1.33 | 202 | 7.5 | 10,766 | 22.4% | 10,033 | — | 53 | — |
| Mid | AKaJe | Taliyah | 1/6/4 | 0.83 | 189 | 7.0 | 9,173 | 19.1% | 8,163 | — | 30 | — |
| Bot | LazyFeel | Jhin | 3/4/1 | 1.00 | 242 | 9.0 | 12,523 | 26.1% | 11,293 | — | 22 | — |
| Support | Minous | Nautilus | 0/6/5 | 0.83 | 27 | 1.0 | 4,746 | 9.9% | 6,275 | — | 86 | — |
Match standout
Cloud (Support) on Poppy closed the game with 1/0/13 (KDA 14.00), dealing 8,063 damage to champions (9.4% of team damage) and farming 8,051 gold. Final score for the winning side (T1 Esports Academy): 23 kills, 9 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
