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LCK 2025
Series LCK
Location Seoul, South Korea
Dates 2025 Season (three splits)
Winner 
Gen.G
Gen.G Timeline And Navigation
Overview
The 2025 LCK season introduced Riot's single-season format for Korea, replacing the old Spring/Summer split cycle with one multi-stage campaign from January to September.
Season Highlights
- LCK Cup Winner:
Hanwha Life Esports (First Stand representative) - Season Champion: Gen.G (first champion of the single-season era)
- Worlds Allocation: Korea secured 4 Worlds seeds.
Format Flow
- LCK Cup (Jan-Feb): pre-season cup with Fearless Draft.
- Rounds 1-2 (Apr-Jun): double round robin for MSI race.
- Rounds 3-5 (Jul-Sep): split into Legend (top 5) and Rise (bottom 5) groups before finals.
Season Finals
Play-In
Upper Round 1
OKSavingsBank Brion 1
Nongshim RedForce 3
BNK FearX 3
Dplus KIA 2
Lower Round 1
OKSavingsBank Brion 1
Dplus KIA 3
Upper Qualification Match
Nongshim RedForce 1
BNK FearX 3
Lower Qualification Match
Nongshim RedForce 0
Dplus KIA 3
Playoffs
Upper Round 1
T1 3
Dplus KIA 2
KT Rolster 3
BNK FearX 1
Lower Round 1
Dplus KIA 3
BNK FearX 1
Upper Round 2
Hanwha Life 3
T1 0
Gen.G 2
KT Rolster 3
Lower Round 2
T1 3
Dplus KIA 1
Lower Round 3
Gen.G 3
T1 2
Upper Final
Hanwha Life 3
KT Rolster 0
Lower Final
KT Rolster 0
Gen.G 3
Grand Final
Hanwha Life 1
Gen.G 3
Gen.G wins LCK 2025 Season Standings & Worlds Qualification
| Place | Team | Season Status | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | Gen.G | LCK Champion | Worlds Seed #1 |
| 🥈 2nd | Hanwha Life | Runner-up | Worlds Seed #2 |
| 🥉 3rd | KT Rolster | Season Finals | Worlds Seed #3 |
| 4th | T1 | Season Finals | Worlds Seed #4 |
| 5th | BNK FearX | Season Finals | - |
| 6th | Dplus KIA | Season Finals | - |
Gen.G Hanwha Life KT Rolster T1 LCK Cup 2025
Result: Hanwha Life Esports defeated Gen.G (3-2) in the finals to qualify for the First Stand Tournament.
Group Baron
| Pos | Team | W-L | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T1 | 4-1 | Adv. Play-Ins |
| 2 | Hanwha Life | 3-2 | |
| 3 | OKSavingsBank Brion | 1-4 | |
| 4 |  DN Freecs | 1-4 | |
| 5 | BNK FearX | 0-5 | Eliminated |
Group Elder
| Pos | Team | W-L | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dplus KIA | 5-0 | Adv. Playoffs |
| 2 | Gen.G | 3-2 | |
| 3 | KT Rolster | 3-2 | |
| 4 |  DRX | 3-2 | Adv. Play-Ins |
| 5 | Nongshim RedForce | 2-3 |
Regular Season: Rounds 1 & 2
Road to MSI: Gen.G (1st) and T1 (via King-of-the-Hill bracket) secured Korea's two seeds for MSI 2025.
| Pos | Team | Record | Qualification Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gen.G | 18-0 | MSI Seed 1 |
| 2 | Hanwha Life | 14-4 | MSI Qual Match |
| 3 | T1 | 11-7 | Road to MSI |
| 4 | Nongshim RedForce | 10-8 | Road to MSI |
| 5 | KT Rolster | 10-8 | Road to MSI |
| 6 | Dplus KIA | 10-8 | Road to MSI |
| 7 | BNK FearX | 6-12 | - |
| 8 | OKSavingsBank Brion | 5-13 | - |
| 9 | DRX | 5-13 | - |
| 10 | DN Freecs | 1-17 | - |
Regular Season: Rounds 3-5
Post-MSI, the league split into the Legend Group (Top 5) and Rise Group (Bottom 5). Records carried over.
Legend Group
| Team | Overall Rec | Post-Season Seed |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | 29-1 | Playoffs R2 |
| Hanwha Life | 20-10 | Playoffs R2 |
| T1 | 20-10 | Playoffs R1 |
| KT Rolster | 14-16 | Playoffs R1 |
| Nongshim RedForce | 10-20 | Play-Ins |
Rise Group
| Team | Overall Rec | Post-Season Seed |
|---|---|---|
| Dplus KIA | 19-11 | Play-Ins |
| BNK FearX | 14-16 | Play-Ins |
| OKSavingsBank Brion | 11-19 | Play-Ins |
| DRX | 9-21 | Eliminated |
| DN Freecs | 4-26 | Eliminated |
Participating Teams
LCK Cup 2025
- BNK FearX
BNK FearX
- TOP
- Clear
- JNG
- Raptor
- MID
- VicLa
- BOT
- Diable
- SUP
- Kellin
- DN Freecs
DN Freecs
- TOP
- DuDu
- JNG
- Pyosik
- MID
- BuLLDoG / Pungyeon
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Life
- Dplus KIA
Dplus KIA
- TOP
- Siwoo
- JNG
- Lucid
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Aiming
- SUP
- BeryL
- DRX
DRX
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Sponge
- MID
- Ucal
- BOT
- LazyFeel / Teddy
- SUP
- Andil
- Gen.G
Gen.G
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Duro
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Zeka
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Delight
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- PerfecT
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Way
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Kingen
- JNG
- GIDEON
- MID
- Fisher
- BOT
- Jiwoo
- SUP
- Lehends
- OKSavingsBank BRION
OKSavingsBank BRION
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- HamBak
- MID
- Clozer
- BOT
- Hype / Bull
- SUP
- Pollu
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi / Smash
- SUP
- Keria
LCK Rounds 1–2 2025
- BNK FearX
BNK FearX
- TOP
- Clear / Soboro
- JNG
- Raptor
- MID
- VicLa / Daystar
- BOT
- Diable
- SUP
- Kellin
- DN Freecs
DN Freecs
- TOP
- DuDu
- JNG
- Pyosik / DDoiV
- MID
- BuLLDoG / Pungyeon
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Life
- Dplus KIA
Dplus KIA
- TOP
- Siwoo
- JNG
- Lucid
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Aiming
- SUP
- BeryL
- DRX
DRX
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Sponge
- MID
- Ucal / kyeahoo
- BOT
- Teddy / LazyFeel
- SUP
- Andil / Pleata
- Gen.G
Gen.G
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Duro
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Zeka
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Delight
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- PerfecT / Casting
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- deokdam / Paduck
- SUP
- Peter
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Kingen
- JNG
- GIDEON
- MID
- Fisher / Calix
- BOT
- Jiwoo / vital
- SUP
- Lehends
- OKSavingsBank BRION
OKSavingsBank BRION
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Ellim / HamBak / Croco
- MID
- Clozer
- BOT
- Hype / Bull
- SUP
- Pollu
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi / Smash
- SUP
- Keria
LCK Rounds 3–5 2025
- Gen.G
Gen.G
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- Duro
- Hanwha Life Esports
Hanwha Life Esports
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Zeka
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Delight
- KT Rolster
KT Rolster
- TOP
- PerfecT
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- deokdam
- SUP
- Peter / Way
- Nongshim RedForce
Nongshim RedForce
- TOP
- Kingen
- JNG
- GIDEON
- MID
- Calix
- BOT
- Jiwoo / Trigger
- SUP
- Lehends
- T1
T1
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- BNK FearX
BNK FearX
- TOP
- Clear
- JNG
- Raptor
- MID
- VicLa
- BOT
- Diable
- SUP
- Kellin
- DN Freecs
DN Freecs
- TOP
- DuDu
- JNG
- Pyosik
- MID
- BuLLDoG
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Life / Quantum
- Dplus KIA
Dplus KIA
- TOP
- Siwoo
- JNG
- Lucid
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Aiming
- SUP
- BeryL
- DRX
DRX
- TOP
- Rich
- JNG
- Sponge
- MID
- kyeahoo
- BOT
- Teddy
- SUP
- Andil
- OKSavingsBank BRION
OKSavingsBank BRION
- TOP
- Morgan
- JNG
- Croco
- MID
- Clozer
- BOT
- Hype
- SUP
- Pollu