Given the incredibly high level of competition in the LCK, it seems that T1 might just not be able to qualify for MSI this year, with HLE, DK, and GEN seemingly dominating the region.
Following several weeks of matches in the Spring Regular Season, we have seen some incredible developments, and given the Fearless Draft changes that have further elevated the competitive experience for both players and fans, League of Legends Esports is looking to become quite the powerhouse.
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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
DK vs BFX Game 1
DK vs BFX Bans
| DK | BFX |
Kalista  |
 Vi |
Azir  |
 Xin Zhao |
Pantheon  |
 Gwen |
Rakan  |
 Miss Fortune |
Poppy  |
 Alistar |
DK vs BFX Picks
| DK | BFX |
Siwoo  |
 Clear |
Lucid  |
 Raptor |
ShowMaker  |
 VicLa |
Aiming  |
 Diable |
BeryL  |
 Kellin |
Winner: DK
Although the early game was rather chaotic, DK were able to make use of their team comp and dominate BFX in team fights. Despite Diable's Ezreal trying to stabilize the game, DK had too huge of a gold lead and nullified the amount of drakes BFX had secured.
Finally, DK managed to kick off the series 1-0 after winning the first game with a very convincing final team fight.
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BFX vs DK Game 2
BFX vs DK Bans
| BFX | DK |
Sejuani  |
Vi |
Nidalee  |
 Kalista |
Xin Zhao  |
 Poppy |
Miss Fortune  |
 Rakan |
Varus  |
 Jinx |
BFX vs DK Picks
| BFX | DK |
Clear  |
 Siwoo |
Raptor  |
 Lucid |
VicLa  |
 ShowMaker |
Diable  |
 Aiming |
Kellin  |
BeryL |
Winner: DK
Although things seemed calm and collected with a few kills here and there, DK exploded the game wide open as BFX struggled to hold down their advances. Not only did DK's comp neutralize most of the engage potential of BFX, but ShowMaker finally got a chance to show off his Azir, along with Aiming's Zeri dominating the bot lane despite BeryL making some mistakes.
Overall, a very convincing 2-0 series victory from DK as things will only start heating up as MSI approaches.
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