On January 26, another game day of the LCK Cup 2025 took place. Two matches were played — T1 versus Nongshim RedForce and KT Rolster versus OKSavingsBank BRION. In this material, we have summarized these matchups.

T1 vs Nongshim RedForce

This time, Smash once again stepped in instead of Gumayusi, which could have been an advantage for NRF, but unfortunately, Smash is a very strong and young player who has been showing incredible performance for the second match in a row. This time, he outperformed the opponent's bot lane along with Keria, thus creating enough space for the jungler and the entire team. After the mid-game, T1 pulled ahead in gold and made almost no mistakes, giving NRF no chance for a comeback on the first map.

A map on which Oner simply dominated. His Lillia, with a score of 10/1/2, left Nongshim RedForce with no chance for a comeback. Thanks to this, both top lane and jungle were utterly destroyed. This led to T1's victory in this series with a score of 2:0.

KT Rolster vs OKSavingsBank BRION

The match ended quite unexpectedly. Considering BRION's impressive victory over Gen.G, everyone expected the same level of play against KT Rolster. And for half of the first map, we saw glimpses of it, but unfortunately, after numerous mistakes towards the end of the game, they lost this map, and KT Rolster opened this series.

The second map was truly fierce in terms of fighting. We note another great game by BRION's ADC Hype this time on Jhin. He was the main driving force of the team on this map, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough for a win. The team's jungler, HamBak, had a game that did not go well, ending the map with a score of 2/8/6. Thus, BRION falls to KT Rolster on the second map as well.

Team standings in groups

Matches in this tournament take place between teams from opposite groups: "Baron" and "Elder." However, earned points are counted within their group. The tournament organizers aim to break the routine of professional tournaments with this setup.

The LCK Cup 2025 is held in a format of group stage and playoffs with 10 teams, divided into two groups. Each group consists of 5 teams, and the seeding was based on the results of the 2024 tournaments. A place at the First Stand 2025 is at stake. You can find all the information about the tournament at this link.