The LCK is back with a thunder, following the victory at the First Stand tournament by HLE, many fans and analysts are excited to see how the region has adapted to Fearless Draft, as well as the meta.
With MSI 2025 on the horizon, all of the LCK teams are looking to secure a spot at the next international tournament and defeat some of the strongest teams in the world. With that being said, let's take a look at the HLE vs KT match from the 2025 LCK Round 1-2.
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2025 LCK Round 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 KT Game 1
HLE vs KT Bans
| HLE | KT |
Varus  |
 Yone |
Vi  |
 Gwen |
Kalista  |
 Naafiri |
Miss Fortune  |
 Ashe |
Nautilus  |
 Leona |
HLE vs KT Picks
| HLE | KT |
Zeus  |
 PerfecT |
Peanut  |
 Cuzz |
Zeka  |
 Bdd |
Viper  |
 deokdam |
Delight  |
 Peter |
Winner: HLE
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KT vs HLE Game 2
KT vs HLE Bans
| KT | HLE |
| Varus |
Vi |
| Yone |
Naafiri |
Sejuani  |
 Corki |
Maokai  |
 Poppy |
Nocturne  |
 Viego |
KT vs HLE Picks
| KT | HLE |
| PerfecT |
 Zeus |
Cuzz  |
 Peanut |
Bdd  |
 Zeka |
| deokdam |
Viper |
Peter  |
 Delight |
Winner: KT
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HLE vs KT Game 3
HLE vs KT Bans
| HLE | KT |
| Poppy |
Yone |
Ahri  |
Vi |
| Corki |
 Aurora |
Rell  |
 Akali |
| Nautilus |
 Braum |
HLE vs KT Picks
| HLE | KT |
Zeus  |
 PerfecT |
| Peanut |
Cuzz |
Zeka  |
 Bdd |
| Viper |
deokdam |
Delight  |
Peter |
Winner: HLE
HLE looked far better than in their first match of the season, however KT put up quite the fight, with a very clutch Baron take, equalizing the game state. But a massive throw around the Baron led HLE to victory, leading the series 1-0.
Although things looked far different in the second game for KT, HLE once again found a miracle play and wiped the floor and secured themselves the Baron, slowing down KT's advance. However, it was not enough to stop KT's comp as they were able to strike back and turn the series 1-1.
In the final nail-biting game, both teams seemed equally matched both in terms of macro and team fights. A massive fight for HLE gave them just enough of a lead to start pushing KT into the corner, especially with Atakhan GA. Zeus' Jax was simply much too strong, winning the series for HLE 2-1.
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