The KeSPA Cup match played on 2026-08-18 between DN SOOPers and Nongshim RedForce ended with a win for DN SOOPers. The two teams combined for 57 kills, so this was a fight-heavy game. Over 38:54 of play, that many kills means the KDA below reflects teamfight participation more than lane advantage. The total gold gap was only 1,811, so resources alone did not decide this game. DN SOOPers finished narrowly ahead, and in games like this a single objective or a single fight is usually what settles it. On objectives, Towers split 12 to 5, and DN SOOPers took the larger share.

Looking at Sharvel, the pick was Pantheon and the line reads 8/9/9. The gold and damage share in the scoreboard show what kind of game it was. 3,506 is the end-of-game gold gap deokdam built over Diable in the Bot matchup, the largest positional gap in this game. The draft started with DN SOOPers removing Lucian and Nongshim RedForce removing Poppy. Those first two cards set the direction of the draft. Game 2 of the series. The series ran to 3 games in total, and the patch applied was 16.16.