LCK Second Division League 2025 LCK Challengers League opens the third round of the regular season on the 21st

Jul 16, 2025

LCK Second Division League 2025 LCK Challengers League opens the third round of the regular season on the 21st





'2025 LCK Challengers League' (hereinafter referred to as LCK CL), the official second-tier league of the 'League of Legends', will resume its schedule starting with the third round of the regular season from the 21st.

LCK CL finished the second round of the regular season after playing on May 30. Depending on the performance of the first and second rounds, 10 teams will be reorganized into 'Challenge Group' and 'Trial Group', and the remaining seasons will be played under each group system.




The challenge group included the top five teams, KT Rollster, DRX, BNK Pierx Youth, T1 Esports Academy, and Gen.G Global Academy, while the trial group consisted of DN Freaks, OK Savings Bank Brion, Hanwha Life eSports, Nongshim Red Force and D+ Kia.

In the 3rd to 5th rounds of the regular season, which starts on the 21st, it will be played in a triple round robin method within each group, and the season player and the team that will advance to the playoffs will be determined according to the final performance. The teams ranked first and second in the challenge group will go straight to the second round of the playoffs, while the teams ranked third and fourth will advance to the first round of the playoffs. The 5th place in the challenge group and the 1st to 3rd place teams in the trial group compete for tickets to the playoffs from the play-in.

In addition, the LCK CL game schedule and start time have been partially changed. From the third round, it will be held every Monday to Friday, and Monday and Tuesday matches will be broadcast live at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at WDG Studios Hongdae (Mapo, Seoul). From Wednesday to Friday, matches will be played at 2 p.m., with some being broadcast via costliming.




Meanwhile, 'LCK Roadshow 2025 T1 Home Ground' will be held for three days from the 25th, and LCK CL matches will be held along with LCK matches. The LCK CL match will be played by T1 Esports Academy and Gen.G Global Academy at 1 p.m. on the 25th, and T1 Esports Academy and DRX on the 27th.

Tickets for LCK CL on-site viewing can be booked through the ticket link 72 hours before the start of the game and can be issued at the on-site kiosk. The ticket price is 10,000 won for R seats, and you can purchase up to four tickets per person.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.