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
DRX vs NS Game 1
DRX vs NS Bans
| DRX | NS |
Yone  |
 Vi |
Gwen  |
 Naafiri |
Azir  |
 Taliyah |
Varus  |
 Viktor |
Rumble  |
 Sion |
DRX vs NS Picks
| DRX | NS |
Rich  |
 Kingen |
Sponge  |
 GIDEON |
Ucal  |
 Calix |
LazyFeel  |
 Jiwoo |
Andil  |
 Lehends |
Winner: NS
Although DRX had a decent performance in this game, NS was able to strike back quite fiercely with Jiwoo's Draven getting a significant lead over LazyFeel. This time around, the objectives went in the favor of NS as their snowball led to a very convincing 1-0 start to the series.
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DRX vs NS Game 2
DRX vs NS Bans
| DRX | NS |
| Yone |
Vi |
Azir  |
Naafiri |
Sejuani  |
Taliyah |
Alistar  |
 Ezreal |
Orianna  |
 Xayah |
DRX vs NS Picks
| DRX | NS |
Rich  |
 Kingen |
Sponge  |
 GIDEON |
Ucal  |
 Calix |
LazyFeel  |
 Jiwoo |
Andil  |
 Lehends |
Winner: DRX
This time around, NS was able to get some early game leads both in terms of kills and objectives as Lehends' Shen was at the forefront of the team's success. DRX, however, struggled to keep up with the tempo provided by the global ults on the side of NS and began losing out crucial resources, thus further accelerating NS' snowball.
Against all odds, DRX was able to outplay NS time and time again as the unsuccessful Nocturne ultimates were negated by the Poppy and Braum thus stabilizing the game state and eventually DRX taking the reins and going 1-1 in this series.
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NS vs DRX Game 3
NS vs DRX Bans
| NS | DRX |
Naafiri  |
Vi |
Sion  |
 Yone |
Annie  |
 Sejuani |
Ezreal  |
 Nautilus |
Wukong  |
 Rell |
NS vs DRX Picks
| NS | DRX |
| Kingen |
 Rich |
GIDEON  |
 Sponge |
| Calix |
Ucal |
Jiwoo  |
 LazyFeel |
Lehends  |
 Andil |
Winner: NS
A far better performance for NS given the major throw from the previous game. DRX seemed poised to give it their all as they found sucess in some fights, but NS managed to hold the line and steadily build up their lead.
Finally, NS found an amazing engage which allowed them to push out DRX and ultimately win the series 2-1. Although DRX showed signs of life, they were unable to match the macro and team fighting of NS this time around.
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