Hanwha Life Esports Challengers vs Nongshim Esports Academy — a LCK CL match played on 2026-02-09, and the win went to Nongshim Esports Academy. With 10 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 28:29. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 11,979, 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: 10 for Nongshim Esports Academy against 0 for the other side.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Lucy, who finished on Corki with a KDA of 6/0/0. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Bot: Lucy ahead of Pyeonsik by 3,288. The draft started with Hanwha Life Esports Challengers removing Rumble and Nongshim Esports Academy removing Neeko. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. Game 1 of the series. The series ran to 5 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.3.