T1 Esports Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers: LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff — 2026-01-23
Professional League of Legends match between T1 Esports Academy and Hanwha Life Esports Challengers in LCK CL 2026 Season Kickoff on 2026-01-23. The game lasted 21:56 on patch 26.01. T1 Esports Academy defeated Hanwha Life Esports Challengers, finishing the game 25-6 in kills (T1 Esports Academy led by 19). This was game 2 of a best-of-3 series.
Draft
T1 Esports Academy picked Ryze, Pantheon, Yone, Zeri, Alistar and banned Jayce, Vi, Varus, Aphelios, Nautilus.
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers picked Rumble, Wukong, Taliyah, Lucian, Braum and banned Malphite, Neeko, Akali, Sivir, Ezreal.
Objectives and map control
T1 Esports Academy secured 2 dragons; Hanwha Life Esports Challengers secured 0.
Baron count: T1 Esports Academy 1, Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 0.
Towers destroyed: T1 Esports Academy 9, Hanwha Life Esports Challengers 0.
Player scoreboard
T1 Esports Academy
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Haetae | Ryze | 7/1/5 | 12.00 | 237 | 10.8 | 18,876 | 26.2% | 12,155 | — | 22 | — |
| Jungle | Painter | Pantheon | 8/2/4 | 6.00 | 155 | 7.1 | 16,045 | 22.2% | 10,271 | — | 46 | — |
| Mid | Guti | Yone | 4/0/3 | 7.00 | 255 | 11.6 | 13,356 | 18.5% | 11,530 | — | 25 | — |
| Bot | Cypher | Zeri | 6/1/8 | 14.00 | 207 | 9.4 | 17,458 | 24.2% | 12,222 | — | 46 | — |
| Support | Cloud | Alistar | 0/2/18 | 9.00 | 24 | 1.1 | 6,446 | 8.9% | 7,144 | — | 69 | — |
Hanwha Life Esports Challengers
| Role | Player | Champion | K/D/A | KDA | CS | CS/min | Damage | DMG% | Gold | Gold@15 | Vision | KP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Panther | Rumble | 2/8/2 | 0.50 | 152 | 6.9 | 10,766 | 19.5% | 7,436 | — | 14 | — |
| Jungle | Jackal | Wukong | 0/4/5 | 1.25 | 136 | 6.2 | 7,463 | 13.5% | 7,239 | — | 33 | — |
| Mid | Cracker | Taliyah | 0/3/2 | 0.67 | 203 | 9.3 | 14,400 | 26.1% | 7,235 | — | 13 | — |
| Bot | Pyeonsik | Lucian | 4/4/1 | 1.25 | 194 | 8.8 | 15,115 | 27.4% | 10,701 | — | 32 | — |
| Support | Bluffing | Braum | 0/6/6 | 1.00 | 20 | 0.9 | 7,366 | 13.4% | 5,638 | — | 69 | — |
Match standout
Cypher (Bot) on Zeri closed the game with 6/1/8 (KDA 14.00), dealing 17,458 damage to champions (24.2% of team damage) and farming 12,222 gold. Final score for the winning side (T1 Esports Academy): 25 kills, 9 towers, 2 dragons, 1 barons.
