The new League of Legends competitive season has kicked off and the LCK has hit the ground guns blazing. Not only did the game receive massive gameplay changes for its new season, but Riot Games also incorporated a new way of playing the game on the professional stage.
Fearless Draft, a new neutral objective, Feats of Strength, and many more exciting changes will leave fans wanting more. With that being said, we will go over the match between Hanwha Life Esports and Nongshim RedForce from the second week of the 2025 LCK Cup.
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HLE vs NS Picks and Bans
We will take a look at the picks and bans for each game of the match. Since this LCK Split will use the Fearless Draft format, as the games go on, fewer champions will be available to both teams.
Game 1 HLE vs NS
Bans
| HLE | NS |
Rumble  |
 Skarner |
Sejuani  |
 Kalista |
Varus  |
 Ashe |
Leona  |
 Ezreal |
Jinx  |
 Ziggs |
Picks
| HLE | NS |
Zeus  |
 Kingen |
Peanut  |
 GIDEON |
Zeka  |
 Fisher |
Viper  |
 Jiwoo |
Delight  |
 Lehends |
Winner: HLE
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Game 2 NS vs HLE
Bans
| NS | HLE |
Zyra  |
Skarner |
Jayce  |
Kalista |
| Ashe |
Varus |
| Ezreal |
Leona |
| Jinx |
 Miss Fortune |
Picks
| NS | HLE |
| Kingen |
 Zeus |
| GIDEON |
 Peanut |
Fisher  |
 Zeka |
Jiwoo  |
 Viper |
Lehends  |
 Delight |
Winner: HLE
And that concludes the HLE vs NS match in the 2025 LCK Cup. With the new Fearless Draft. we are seeing players pick all kinds of champions we rarely get to see. In the end, HLE was able to sweep in with a clean 2-0 victory over NS.
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