Round 2 of the LCK 2025 Season is once again delivering banger series, given the results from the Round 1 matches, we can now see which 5 teams are ever so close to competing at MSI this year.
Given the Fearless Draft changes that have further elevated the League of Legends competitive experience for both players and fans, this year might be pivotal to the success of LoL Esports as a whole.
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2025 LCK Rounds 1-2 Format
With Fearless Draft still in play, pro players will need to constantly adapt to an ever-shifting meta and draft their way to victory. Thankfully, there will be no best-of-one (Bo1) matches for this split so all of the teams will be able to give it their all.
Format
- 10 teams participate
- Double Round Robin
- All matches are best of three (Bo3)
- Top six teams qualify for Road to MSI
- Based on this rounds' results teams will be seeded into Rounds 3-5
- Top five teams will start in the Legend Group
- Bottom five teams will start in the Rise Group
BFX vs DNF Game 1
BFX vs DNF Bans
| BFX | DNF |
Yone  |
 Vi |
Gwen  |
 Kalista |
Taliyah  |
 Varus |
Braum  |
 Neeko |
Senna  |
 Rakan |
BFX vs DNF Picks
| BFX | DNF |
Soboro  |
 DuDu |
Raptor  |
 Pyosik |
Daystar  |
 BuLLDoG |
Diable  |
 Berserker |
Kellin  |
 Life |
Winner: BFX
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DNF vs BFX Game 2
DNF vs BFX Bans
| DNF | BFX |
Kalista  |
 Taliyah |
| Gwen |
 Sion |
Varus  |
 Viktor |
Ezreal  |
 Senna |
Xayah  |
Neeko |
DNF vs BFX Picks
| DNF | BFX |
DuDu  |
 Soboro |
Pyosik  |
 Raptor |
BuLLDoG  |
 Daystar |
Berserker  |
 Diable |
Life  |
Kellin |
Winner: DNF
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BFX vs DNF Game 3
BFX vs DNF Bans
| BFX | DNF |
| Yone |
Kalista |
Sion  |
 Gwen |
Viktor  |
Taliyah |
Trundle  |
Neeko |
Nocturne  |
 Nautilus |
BFX vs DNF Picks
| BFX | DNF |
Soboro  |
 DuDu |
Raptor  |
 Pyosik |
Daystar  |
 BuLLDoG |
| Diable |
 Berserker |
Kellin  |
 Life |
Winner: BFX
Although the first game had some very close moments, DNF is still struggling to find their footing in the LCK either due to bad communication or simply the inability to synergize and find the correct plays. DNF managed to redeem themselves in the second game, punishing BFX and using their comp very effectively. Not only did DNF had a great laning phase but their teamfights were also very well-executed so there is still hope for the underdogs.
DNF dropped the ball in the third game of the series, seemingly overconfident from their previous win thus resulting in BFX getting a significant gold lead at the 15-minute mark. Finally, BFX were able to close out the series in a somewhat convincing 2-1 manner.
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