Nongshim RedForce and FEARX Advance to LCK 2026 Play-In, While DRX 's Season Ends

Nongshim RedForce and FEARX Advance to LCK 2026 Play-In, While DRX 's Season Ends

Nongshim RedForce and BNK FEARX have secured their spots in the Play-In of LCK 2026, while KIWOOM DRX has lost its chance to continue fighting for the playoffs, despite having one match left. This outcome was determined on August 20th after Nongshim RedForce 's victory over DRX in the Rise Group.

Nongshim RedForce outplayed KIWOOM DRX with a score of 2-0. The best player of the match was the top laner of Nongshim RedForce , Kim "Kingen" Gon Bu. Over the two games, he averaged 3.8 kills, 1 death, and 6.4 assists. His kill participation was 73%, his average damage was 25.3k, and his income reached 434 gold per minute. 

In the second match of the day, Hanwha Life Esports defeated Dplus KIA with a score of 2-0. The MVP of the series was the mid laner of Hanwha Life Esports , Kim "Zeka" Gon Woo. On average, across the two games, he achieved 9.4 kills, 1.5 deaths, and 9.1 assists. His kill participation was 80%, his average damage reached 37.4k, and his income was 492 gold per minute. 

LCK 2026 runs from April 1st to September 13th. Teams are competing for three slots at Worlds 2026.