LCK 2025 Season

Rounds 1-2 (April 2nd - June 1st, 2025)

• Features a Double Round-Robin format.

• All matches are Best-of-3 (Bo3) utilizing the Fearless Draft system.

• The top 6 teams qualify for the Road to MSI.

Rounds 3-5 (July 23rd - August 31st, 2025)

• The 10 teams are split into two groups based on their standings from Rounds 1-2:

  • Legend Group: Comprises the top 5 teams from Rounds 1-2.

  • Rise Group: Comprises the bottom 5 teams from Rounds 1-2.

• Features a Triple Round-Robin format, and team records from Rounds 1-2 carry over.

• All matches are Best-of-3 (Bo3) utilizing the Fearless Draft system.

• Progression:

  • The top 2 teams from the Legend Group advance directly to Playoffs Round 2.

  • The 3rd and 4th place teams from the Legend Group advance to Playoffs Round 1.

  • The bottom team from the Legend Group and the top 3 teams from the Rise Group advance to the Play-In stage.

  • The bottom 2 teams from the Rise Group are eliminated.

Play-In (September 3rd - 7th, 2025)

• Features a Double Elimination bracket.

• All matches are Best-of-5 (Bo5) utilizing the Fearless Draft system.

• The top 2 teams advance to Playoffs Round 1.

Playoffs (September 10th - 28th, 2025)

• Features a Double Elimination bracket.

• All matches are Best-of-5 (Bo5) utilizing the Fearless Draft system.

• The top 3 teams qualify for the World Championship.

• Special Condition: If Gen.G Esports (the MSI Champion) finishes in the top 3, the 4th place team will qualify for Worlds as the 4th seed from the LCK.