LCK, 2026-08-01. The matchup was Dplus Kia against Gen.G, and the result was a win for Dplus Kia. With 9 combined kills, fights were rare, and the game lasted 28:46. When kills are scarce, the gold and objective gaps are what explain the result. The total gold gap grew to 10,180, with Dplus Kia 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 10 to 1, and Dplus Kia took the larger share.

Looking at ShowMaker, the pick was Viktor and the line reads 3/1/2. The gold and damage share in the scoreboard show what kind of game it was. Comparing end-of-game gold position by position, the widest gap sits at Bot: Smash ahead of Ruler by 4,586. Nocturne was the first champion Dplus Kia removed, while the opening ban from Gen.G was Poppy. Game 1 of the series. The series ran to 2 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.14.