The EWC match played on 2026-05-12 between Hanwha Life Esports and Dplus Kia ended with a win for Hanwha Life Esports. 34 combined kills over 27:27 places this game inside the usual league range. The figures below are not skewed toward any single phase of the game. The total gold gap grew to 14,683, with Hanwha Life Esports ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. On objectives, Towers split 11 to 1, and Hanwha Life Esports took the larger share.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Zeka, who finished on Orianna with a KDA of 8/1/5. In the Bot matchup, Gumayusi finished 4,606 gold ahead of Smash. This compares end-of-game totals for the same position, so it is not a laning-phase figure on its own. The opening bans were Varus from Hanwha Life Esports and Rumble from Dplus Kia. Game 1 of the series. The series ran to 3 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.9.