The LCK CL match played on 2026-05-29 between Nongshim Esports Academy and Dplus Kia Challengers ended with a win for Dplus Kia Challengers. With 19 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 34:55. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 9,572, with Dplus Kia Challengers 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: 11 for Dplus Kia Challengers against 3 for the other side.

The standout line on the winning side belongs to Garden, who finished on Anivia with a KDA of 4/2/2. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Jungle: Lucid ahead of MihawK by 3,621. Varus was the first champion Nongshim Esports Academy removed, while the opening ban from Dplus Kia Challengers was Orianna. On patch 16.10, this counts as game 1 within a series of 2.