What's at stake

A best-of-three match determines which team earns LCK round points and improves its Rounds 1–2 standing.

Bets settle on map outcomes and a range of prop markets: 2–0 sweeps, total maps, first blood, dragon counts, and rare events like pentakills or quadrakills.

Who's in play

KT Rolster and Hanwha Life Esports bring their LCK rosters, coaches, and game plans to this series.

Individual impact typically centers on each side's jungler and AD carry, whose early plays and carry performance shape first bloods, kill totals, and multi-kill chances.

What drives it

Draft phase and champion priority set the game's strategic template before the first fight.

In-play forces — vision, early skirmishes, jungle pathing, lane snowballing, and mid-game rotations — determine objective control, map count, dragon tallies, and the likelihood of pentakills or high kill games.

What to watch

Watch early jungle proximity and first-10-minute gold differences for signals about first blood, dragon trades, and whether the series will need a third map.

Track the live draft, Game 1 result, dragon spawn windows, major teamfight outcomes, and any roster swaps or timeout usage that could flip Game 2 prop markets.