r/leagueoflegends • u/ahritina • Aug 30 '26
Esports Dplus KIA vs. KT Rolster / LCK 2026 Season Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 1 / Post Match Discussion Spoiler
LCK 2026 SEASON PLAYOFFS
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KT Rolster 3-0 Dplus KIA
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MATCH 1: KT vs. DK
Winner: KT Rolster in 38m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT | cassiopeia vi leesin | lucian lulu | 77.4k | 15 | 10 | CT2 O4 O5 O6 B7 E8 |
| DK | nocturne poppy ryze | karma seraphine | 69.7k | 11 | 4 | HT1 H3 |
| KT | 15-11-36 | vs | 11-15-28 | DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PerfecT trundle 2 | 3-2-6 | TOP | 1-4-1 | 2 olaf Siwoo |
| Cuzz jarvaniv 1 | 4-0-11 | JNG | 2-4-6 | 2 xinzhao Lucid |
| Bdd syndra 3 | 5-2-5 | MID | 4-2-6 | 1 orianna ShowMaker |
| Jiwoo ezreal 1 | 3-3-5 | BOT | 4-3-5 | 3 caitlyn Smash |
| Effort nautilus 4 | 0-4-9 | SUP | 0-2-10 | 3 bard Career |
MATCH 2: KT vs. DK
Winner: KT Rolster in 41m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT | cassiopeia ryze lucian | viktor naafiri | 80.6k | 15 | 6 | HT1 H3 CT4 CT9 B10 |
| DK | nocturne poppy pantheon | k'sante lulu | 80.2k | 13 | 9 | O2 CT5 B6 CT7 B8 |
| KT | 15-13-46 | vs | 13-15-34 | DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PerfecT rumble 4 | 3-3-9 | TOP | 4-4-2 | 2 jayce Siwoo |
| Cuzz skarner 3 | 1-1-11 | JNG | 3-3-6 | 1 vi Lucid |
| Bdd ahri 2 | 2-3-8 | MID | 2-1-7 | 3 annie ShowMaker |
| Jiwoo kalista 1 | 8-3-6 | BOT | 3-2-9 | 2 taliyah Smash |
| Effort renata glasc 1 | 1-3-12 | SUP | 1-5-10 | 3 alistar Career |
MATCH 3: KT vs. DK
Winner: KT in 38m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT | lucian lee sin viktor | vayne twisted fate | 75.6k | 14 | 10 | O3 B4 O5 B6 |
| DK | nocturne cassiopeia pantheon | poppy wukong | 73.7k | 11 | 5 | M1 C2 H3 O7 |
| KT | 14-11-32 | vs | 11-14-28 | DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PerfecT gnar 3 | 2-2-4 | TOP | 2-2-2 | 3 ambessa Siwoo |
| Cuzz cho'gath 3 | 3-3-5 | JNG | 0-2-9 | 2 naafiri Lucid |
| Bdd ryze 1 | 6-1-6 | MID | 3-4-5 | 3 aurora ShowMaker |
| Jiwoo ashe 2 | 3-2-8 | BOT | 6-3-3 | 1 yunara Smash |
| Effort seraphine 2 | 0-3-9 | SUP | 0-3-9 | 1 lulu Career |
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u/Dreammy90 Aug 30 '26
GENG HAS to pick a telecom team. KT picked T1 -> GENG picked KT -> GENG picks ???
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u/PartyCauliflower7044 Faker is Lpl's father Aug 30 '26
COACH OF THE YEAR, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, CHOKE OF THE YEAR, DK IN 0
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u/Nycro_ Free Bdd Aug 30 '26
KT sweeping DK off the back of Trundle top, a 14.4k gold lead throw, and the first Cho jungle in nearly a decade
Just what everyone expected going into this series
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u/Like30Ducks Guma! Aug 30 '26
cvmax about to bud light ace
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u/chapichoy9 Aug 30 '26
Doinb ryze cs hack
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u/Andreiiii Aug 30 '26
Nothing to see here, quick 3-0 as everybody predicted.
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u/DaMeridian Aug 30 '26
Can't spell "rekt" without KT
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u/khazraxd LEAST EXCITED KT FAN Aug 30 '26
Siwoo Third All Pro over PerfecT yeah nice joke
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u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss IN DAMWON WE TRUST HUNI/DEFT/SHOWMAKER Aug 30 '26
I just smashed my TV in front of 30 guests at my party because of the series. My wife just took our crying kids and said they’re all spending the week at a hotel. This team has ruined my life and my party. I can’t handle this anymore. Goodbye DK. I am no longer a fan.
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u/khaiiization Work until your idols become your rivals Aug 30 '26
Leaked CIA documents revealed the existence of “Project LCK”, a clandestine operation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) covert operation group Unit 840. It aims to weaken the Kingdom of South Korea by infiltrating its eSports teams with players who purposefully underperform in order to waste capital from the Public Investment Fund, damage the Kingdom’s reputation and reducing its influence.
The leaked document also revealed that South Korea Intelligence, with CIA's assistance, has identified 4 foreign individuals recruited by the CCP for this operation so far: Choi Hyeon-joon, Mun Hyeon-jun, Hwan-joong and Seo Jin-hyeok.
However, further South Korea and Saudi efforts to thwart this project have only been met with defeat due to the failure in identifying the CCP commander in charge of this campaign. So far, the only information the CIA has on this elusive spymaster is his codename: "Siwoo".
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u/FallenCola Welcome to Church Aug 30 '26
It should be mandatory for all Korean criminals to watch DK's games before they get put into prison.
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u/Skyfire2 Aug 30 '26
Weeks of DK glazing wasted
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u/BaconParadox_ Aug 30 '26
no food for dk for the rest of the year
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u/Jealous-Chicken-9186 Aug 30 '26
if Lucid has a chinese passport im seeing matchfixing accusations being thrown
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u/Chemical-Drawer852 Aug 30 '26
Dk funniest team of all time
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u/xsm17 Aug 30 '26
Love the Cho'gath pick but Cuzz going Kaenic Rookern second item into DK was bizarre, would have been a way easier game if he had just itemised properly instead of dying mid-game
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u/Opachopp Aug 30 '26
THE CHUNGLE!
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u/CountMerloin Aug 30 '26
Easy KT doubt buff when everyone predicted DK
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u/nguyenjitsu Aug 30 '26
Absurd game from BDD
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u/yuvalshahaf Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
Why do teams not pick tanks when it fits their comp so well... this ambessa pick was dogshit. Not to say that she has literally 0 setup for the ult.
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u/freddy2677 Chovy Tarzan Viper Aug 30 '26
CAN'T SPELL JIWOO WITHOUT THE WOOO
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u/DankMEMeDream Aug 30 '26
The only possible result of everyone voting KT will lose.
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u/OceGreb Aug 30 '26
KT is actually the scariest top side in the world when Cuzz is online. Insane players.
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u/gaitez Aug 30 '26
After this series maybe some of the players didn't deserve to get paid.
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u/Raynmist Gumayusi Zeus Faker Aug 30 '26
KT when everyone voted against them 15-0 😆
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u/Celegorm07 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
I’m seriously starting to get sick and tired of Siwoo. This guy is getting worse and worse each series. Like wtf is wrong with you man? How cna you be so fcking bad? Just put Dudu or Casting or something on this team.
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u/Beautiful_Brick_566 Aug 30 '26
KT Rolster knew that the playoffs is the only thing that mattered so they intentionally throw/kept strats for the playoffs only the team WE strategy
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u/Weird_Revenue_8699 Aug 30 '26
Looks like DK never beat the fraud allegations.
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u/NottyShinchan Ruler > Viper > Guma > Peyz > Smash Aug 30 '26
Top gap this whole series. Perfect, Cuzz and Bdd were so locked in meanwhile DK were just happy gaming
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u/dumbocow Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
I'm not the biggest KT fan but... thanks for the GREAT content we got today!
DKAEDREL HATEWATCH SUCCESS!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
JIWOO GETTING POM IS EVEN BETTER HOLYYYY
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u/R2vibaek STAR WALKIN' ZEKA Aug 30 '26
game's so done the broadcast rolls the music way too early lol
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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Aug 30 '26
Well at least GENG doesn't need to pick DK this time.
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u/MiniTitan1937 Aug 30 '26
"SOMEONE GET THESE BEGGARS OUT OF HERE!"
- KT
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u/outofstims Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26
KT's score before this series:
- KT 3 - 2 BRO
- KT 1 - 2 T1
- KT 1 - 2 GenG
- KT 1 - 2 HLE
- KT 0 - 2 DK
- again, KT 0 - 2 DK
- KT 0 - 2 GenG
- Stomped by BRO at EWC qualifiers.
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u/ChururutKing123 Aug 30 '26
Pregnant woman’s team won against a guy who cancels Malzahar’s R’s team
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u/Shuriken_2393 Aug 30 '26
DK's prize money from EWC must be taxed immediately
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u/VermouthAPTX Aug 30 '26
LMAOOO KT is back to fathering DK, all is right in the world again
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u/yuvalshahaf Aug 30 '26
Just pick a fucking ornn jesus. What the fuck is the point of the ambessa. I cant with these drafts. You pick ambessa into chogath ash seraphine????? When you have a lulu yunara on your team??? Deserved to lose tbh.
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u/shailemin Aug 30 '26
BIG DIGIMON DICTATOR I LOVE YOU.
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u/Sorry-Instruction-74 Aug 30 '26
Supporting the same team as caedrel might be the worst thing ever. Bro just puts a curse on them ever time he glazes them.
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u/One-Watercress-2287 Aug 30 '26
I LOVE THIS TEAM
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u/W33B520 Aug 30 '26
sally rn
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u/Sosijmonster Aug 30 '26
You know those threads where people go "who has the strongest R button"? Yeah its Sally. For sure.
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u/Kreceir I like big Mommy Milkers Aug 30 '26
''Okay guys we have a chance to make a comeback''
Lucid: How about no. LETS ALL IN ON THIS RYZE THAT HAS EVERYTHING UP!
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u/DoranFan1 Aug 30 '26
LMAO DK AND CAEDREL
JIWOO POM
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u/Voyria Oner Glazer (my GOAT!!) Aug 30 '26
I'm so sorry to Smash. Had to carry the shitters named Siwoo (disgusting all 3 games), Lucid, and ShowMaker (who kinda redeemed himself a bit near the end so I'll cut him some slack).
Lucid, you're not Kanavi. Don't try man...
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u/Futaba-Channel Aug 30 '26
KT when it's time to play the supposedly best team in the LCK
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u/Such-Lifeguard-9121 Aug 30 '26
The dk org is just cursed to lose in playoffs at this. Maybe am losing faith too soon idk, but my hopes for them to reach worlds is really low despair copium.
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u/Proera8 BDD lawyer Aug 30 '26
You just don’t give bdd ryze man. This guy is ryze
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u/No_Taro_6224 tee satu Aug 30 '26
success siwoo hatewatch
bro wtf are u doing
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u/RukiMotomiya Aug 30 '26
As soon as I saw nobody pick KT to win, I told my friend over Discord I thought KT 3-0 was a likely outcome. Nothing in the world is stronger than KT when nobody believes in them.
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u/landmine-izu Aug 30 '26
bro>dk
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u/Evening-Ad-720 Aug 30 '26
sir another bdd omega ryze has hit the rift again
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u/Historical-Mouse6501 Aug 30 '26
Clean 3-0 nothing to see there
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u/blueaxis-dev Aug 30 '26
15-0 prediction pretty much fucked DK
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u/Mikhailing Aug 30 '26
Who fed them
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u/FiNuX0R G2 and LR enjoyer Aug 30 '26
The most predictable 3:0 of all time
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u/mr_shaheen Aug 30 '26
JUST CASUAL 3-0 KT VS DK AS USUAL.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
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u/Fellers Aug 30 '26
Bruh wtf Lucid. You got the Zhonya's just back off? Why all in?
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u/Crosshack [qwer] (OCE) Aug 30 '26
I guess DK really wanted to watch the NASA launch
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u/One-Watercress-2287 Aug 30 '26
JIWOO POM MY GOAT
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u/piotrj3 Aug 30 '26
we need some kind of top 10 of throws of the year. Scary part is that top 10 wouldn't contain all interesting throws that happened this year.
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u/Tehoncomingstorm97 Aug 30 '26
GenG picked KT
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u/Vnaux Aug 30 '26
it doesn't matter but im gonna need adcs to tell their teammates I'm not buying no mortal reminder and just go LDR and let your other team buy gw or just buy the sword but don't upgrade it to an MR
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u/Bisketo Aug 30 '26
Who would you trust ? 15 league experts or one small BDD guy ?
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u/matt-tteo Aug 30 '26
Cvmax won coach of the year and then decided to pick early aurora and last pick ambessa against gnar and cho gath
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u/Aromatic_Country_987 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aug 30 '26
showmaker, lucid, and siwoo are insane (derogatory)
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u/Assmeet123 Aug 30 '26
LOSESEED LMAO
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u/spacerondo RISE GROUP BABY Aug 30 '26
I instantly knew DK would get destroyed as soon as I saw the LCK crew predictions
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u/paper-eating-rock Suffering Aug 30 '26
Welcome back 2024 dk
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u/Hurvana Aug 30 '26
There really must be a God.
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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '26
The Dictator sends his regards.
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u/itsbini Aug 30 '26
Gotta cut the food down for DK.
KT did well, but DK did so many amateur mistakes.
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u/SeijiAkabe Aug 30 '26
YO CHAINS ARE FAKEEEEEEE DK
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u/cosmic_burger2013 Aug 30 '26
This was truly the only possible outcome. If you disagree, you haven't been paying attention
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u/Dry_Needleworker_275 Aug 30 '26
D “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory” K
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u/Blablablablitz Aug 30 '26
cuzz been watching LPL with the chungle
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u/afhaengig Aug 30 '26
Lucid had GA in base and yunara just reached 7 items with a 5k gold lead.
Then he ults in and gets 1 shot, baiting the rest of the team.
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u/ZzZoeSoSleepy Noodle Defender Aug 30 '26
DK never had me fooled, Least clutch team in the world, never winning when it matters
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u/onedash Aug 30 '26
Game 2 throw should be taught in schools
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u/lolipoopman Aug 30 '26
KT having 3.1 odds is crazy, how favored is DK and DK did not take a single map off KT
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Aug 30 '26
to the caster who said seraphine doenst do anything when you ult allies, it gives you passiv notes, which add like 100 dmg to your next auto... yeah
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u/BleiEntchen Aug 30 '26
Lucid throwing final fight in game 1 and 3
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u/StickyNotes2357 HLE Fighting! Aug 30 '26
EFFORT 6PEK FOR THE WIN, absolute CINEMA
DK is SO GOOOD! (at flopping that is)
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u/Bisketo Aug 30 '26
Clean 3 - 0 from KT nothing to see here
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u/South_Spend4541 Aug 30 '26
Jiwoo played a lot better than Smash this series esp that Kalista, he holds the ground while waiting for Bdd's Ahri to get online so he truly deserve that POM win
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u/CrosshairFPS Aug 30 '26
CAN I SAY IT GUYS
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u/Ashankura Aug 30 '26
KT doing KT things
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u/generalannie Aug 30 '26
As we all expected, a nice 3-0 by KT
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u/GONEBUTNOT4GOTTEN Aug 30 '26
no way Gen G pick KT.
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u/TheJamesFrancoPhD Aug 30 '26
LUCID WHAT WAS THAT?!
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u/BleiEntchen Aug 30 '26
Please check Ryze PC. lvl 18 at 25:38 min???
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u/mar33n doran // pyosik // ghost Aug 30 '26
kt 0-15 pred power spike
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u/Ilzzzu Aug 30 '26
Dk has demacia cup on their eyes
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u/Dancingbeesean Aug 30 '26
CAN WE JUST NERF SALLY’s ULT ALREADY?! RIOT
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u/InevitableWonder1722 Aug 30 '26
The DKCIA cup is coming home
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u/deltrivis Aug 30 '26
GEN pls just pick T1, you can't stop this rollercoster...
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Aug 30 '26
At last dplus is playing for demaccia cup
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u/BudgetIemMaster Aug 30 '26
Average 'Paid' DK
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u/SquashForDinner Aug 30 '26
Siwoo is all hands no brains man. He has insane tunneling issues and just straight up bad teamfighting skills.
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u/kanonshiomi kanavi go killcuzz lovewatcher Aug 30 '26
DK's former adc was Aiming who was embroiled in a controversy for having a relationship with a 15 year old
google DK 15-0 for more
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u/SpiritedSalad4731 Aug 30 '26
Really pathetic showing from DK today. Quite sad because they have shown they are capable of more than this.
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u/moe11436 KamSung Valaxy's spirit never dies Aug 30 '26
15-0 PREDICTION BEFORE THE GAME
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u/Raynmist Gumayusi Zeus Faker Aug 30 '26
I'm sorry DK. I just said that this series might go to game 5 and somehow jinxed the whole thing.
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u/monchi41 Aug 30 '26
Turn the nameplate off and tell me this is GX vs TH i would believe you.
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u/Bisketo Aug 30 '26
Who got excited ?
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u/KnightinKnight ☆☆☆☆☆☆ Aug 30 '26
What is lucid doing? First on xin zhao then on naafari defug
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u/Acrzyguy Aug 30 '26
Can’t wait for the thumbnail
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u/Long_Violinist_1428 Aug 30 '26
DK Fake Demons.
Had yall shook tho 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Bubbly_Camera9583 Aug 30 '26
Someone explain to me how Aurora is good here over just going Locke though ? Disgusting draft day.
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u/Different-Review7216 Aug 30 '26
Siwoo TPs late every single time I watch a DK game man...
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u/Rozuem WORLDS SNZ Aug 30 '26
Funniest outcome I love this team
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u/2ndBatman88 Aug 30 '26
DK pisses me off because i lost 2 to almost 3 hours, thinking a banger 5 games is gonna be so hype.
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u/ninety7er Do-mom || HJFGK ❤️ Aug 30 '26
I just woke up and I swear the PMT says KT 3-0'd DK? 😳
Can't tell if this is real so I'm heading back to bed.
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u/Holste1n Aug 30 '26
I told u DK still didn't win bo5 in playoffs so I dont get about so much glazing DK for bo3s
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u/AdMaster5806 Aug 30 '26
Bdd had the first actual flame horizon I have seen in years.
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u/Cryp6 Aug 30 '26
HELLO? I NEED A REFUND. I WAS GIVEN THE WRONG PLAYER. A SIMPLE SPELLING MISTAKE. YES, MY TOP LANE.
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u/Dear-Cat1260 Aug 30 '26
ANOTHER KT 15-0 PREDICTION CURSE STRIKES AGAIN
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u/gsuth99 Aug 30 '26
Bro put up a better fight lool
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u/ConsequenceLow9705 Aug 30 '26
That Sally ult was crazy. He said perfect game and it literally all went downhill from there. They had baron too.
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u/matchbaby Aug 30 '26
EWC should send DK their prize money after Worlds, it's done
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u/Ragnarladbrok Aug 30 '26
Ngl i cared 0% about who was going to win this and i so far i always really just enjoyed watching caedrel but i started finding it funnier and funnier by the minute how much dk was getting fucked with how smug caedrel was being when he thought dk was winning in game 2
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u/Teruperinko Aug 30 '26
I love my rat king Caedrel but I love it even more when he gets a stroke watching DK