Nongshim Esports Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers — a LCK CL match played on 2026-05-15, and the win went to Nongshim Esports Academy. 25 combined kills over 29:26 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 9,138, with Nongshim Esports Academy ahead. At that size the item tiers differ, so the late-game combat figures should be read as numbers produced after the gap opened. The clearest objective gap came from Towers: 9 for Nongshim Esports Academy against 0 for the other side.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Lucy, who finished on Caitlyn with a KDA of 6/1/6. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Top: Janus ahead of Panther by 4,182. The opening bans were Varus from Nongshim Esports Academy and Orianna from Hanwha Life Esports Challengers. On patch 16.9, this counts as game 1 within a series of 3.