Riot Video games has revealed its match schedule for the opening rounds of the LCK Cup 2026, set to happen from January 14th to March 1st.
The occasion will function all 10 LCK organisations competing for the title, in addition to two spots at First Stand 2026.
Gumayusi, the 2025 Worlds Finals MVP, performed a serious function in T1’s victory earlier than departing for Hanwha Life Esports. Zeus, then again, earned the Finals MVP award at Worlds 2023 beneath T1’s banner.
On January fifteenth, probably the most constant LCK crew of 2025, Gen.G Esports, will kick off its marketing campaign towards DRX. The previous might be trying so as to add the LCK Cup trophy to its assortment after profitable the Mid-Season Invitational, Esports World Cup, and the LCK Season final yr.
Right here is the entire schedule for the LCK Cup 2026, together with the main points in regards to the event format.
LCK Cup 2026 Format and Match Schedule
The ten partnered organisations have been divided into two teams of 5 – Elder and Baron. The groups should battle in a single round-robin format towards groups from the alternative group. Try the opening matches for the occasion beneath:
- January 14th: KT Rolster vs DN SOOPers
- January 14th: Dplus KIA vs BRION
- January fifteenth: Gen.G Esports vs DRX
- January fifteenth: BNK FEARX vs Nongshim RedForce
- January sixteenth: DN SOOPers vs Dplus KIA
- January sixteenth: Hanwha Life Esports vs T1
- January seventeenth: BRION vs BNK FEARX
- January seventeenth: Gen.G Esports vs KT Rolster
- January 18th: Nongshim RedForce vs Hanwha Life Esports
- January 18th: DRX vs T1
- January twenty first: Dplus KIA vs Nongshim RedForce
- January twenty first: DRX vs DN SOOPers
- January twenty second: BRION vs Hanwha Life Esports
- January twenty second: BNK FEARX vs Gen.G Esports
- January twenty third: KT Rolster vs T1
- January twenty third: Nongshim RedForce vs DRX
- January twenty fourth: Hanwha Life Esports vs DN SOOPers
- January twenty fourth: Dplus KIA vs Gen.G Esports
- January twenty fifth: T1 vs BNK FEARX
- January twenty fifth: KT Rolster vs BRION
- January twenty eighth: BRION vs DRX
- January twenty ninth: DN SOOPers vs BNK FEARX
- January thirtieth: Nongshim RedForce vs KT Rolster
- January thirty first: T1 vs Dplus KIA
- February 1st: Hanwha Life Esports vs Gen.G Esports
Following the Group Stage, the highest two groups from the Winner group, together with the top-ranked crew from the Loser group, will advance on to the Playoffs. In the meantime, the underside three squads from the Winner group and the squads ranked second to fourth within the Loser Group will transfer on to Play-Ins.
The double-elimination Play-Ins, working from February sixth to eighth, will ship the highest three groups to the Playoffs, scheduled from February twelfth to March 1st. The ultimate stage of the event may also function a double-elimination bracket.
In the long run, the highest two groups will symbolize the area at The First Stand Match, happening from March sixteenth to twenty second.
All of the matches might be streamed dwell on LCK’s official Twitch and YouTube channels.
