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
DNF vs GEN Game 1
DNF vs GEN Bans
| DNF | GEN |
Jayce  |
 Vi |
Pantheon  |
 Sejuani |
Rumble  |
 Kalista |
Nautilus  |
 Miss Fortune |
Ezreal  |
 Varus |
DNF vs GEN Picks
| DNF | GEN |
DuDu  |
 Kiin |
Pyosik  |
 Canyon |
BuLLDoG  |
 Chovy |
Berserker  |
 Ruler |
Life  |
 Duro |
Winner: GEN
Although DuDu's Ambessa got a solo kill onto Kiin, his Gwen was able to very quickly get quite the lead further snowballing GEN's advantages as DNF struggled to find the angle in team fights.
So far, GEN has never lost a series, and given their performance with a somewhat questionable comp, they might remain undefeated. In the end, GEN perfectly executed a team fight and kicked off the series 1-0.
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DNF vs GEN Game 2
DNF vs GEN Bans
| DNF | GEN |
| Jayce |
Vi |
| Rumble |
Sejuani |
| Pantheon |
Kalista |
| Nautilus |
 Kai'Sa |
Varus  |
 Poppy |
DNF vs GEN Picks
| DNF | GEN |
DuDu  |
 Kiin |
Pyosik  |
 Canyon |
BuLLDoG  |
 Chovy |
Berserker  |
 Ruler |
Life  |
 Duro |
Winner: GEN
A more slow change of pace as GEN was able to get a lot of kills onto Ruler's Ezreal early on, but DNF remained resilient. As the game went on, GEN steadily generated quite the gold lead over DNF, and after a huge fight going down in the bot lane, all hope seemed lost for the underdogs.
An absolute stomp on the side of GEN as they got themselves another clean 2-0 victory.
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