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
HLE vs DNF Game 1
HLE vs DNF Bans
| HLE | DNF |
Rumble  |
 Vi |
Kalista  |
 Yone |
Taliyah  |
 Jayce |
Alistar  |
 Rakan |
Varus  |
 Lucian |
HLE vs DNF Picks
| HLE | DNF |
Zeus  |
 DuDu |
Peanut  |
 Pyosik |
Zeka  |
 BuLLDoG |
Viper  |
 Berserker |
Delight  |
 Life |
Winner: HLE
Zeus' Kennen was quite the terrifying champion in this first game, despite DNF trying their hardest to weather the storm. Overall, HLE did not have the best of performances, but managed to take control of the game and steadily deny resources from DNF. Zeus almost got a pentakill on his Kennen which further proves how deadly he can be on this champion. Ultimately, HLE managed to tear down DNF's base and kick off the series 1-0.
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DNF vs HLE Game 2
DNF vs HLE Bans
| DNF | HLE |
Yone  |
Vi |
Nidalee  |
 Taliyah |
Jayce  |
 Rumble |
Ambessa  |
 Annie |
Aatrox  |
 Orianna |
DNF vs HLE Picks
| DNF | HLE |
DuDu  |
 Zeus |
Pyosik  |
 Peanut |
BuLLDoG  |
 Zeka |
| Berserker |
 Viper |
Life  |
 Delight |
Winner: HLE
Although DNF's bot lane had a great laning phase, Zeus' Vladimir was once again quite the team fight threat following a messy drake fight going in the favor of HLE. With HLE's great macro and objective control, they steadily pushed DNF into a corner as by the 30-minute mark a whopping 6K gold lead gave the second best team in the LCK the opportunity to close out the series in a somewhat convincing 2-0 fashion.
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