The 2025 League of Legends official “second division” circuit, the LCK Challenger Series (“2025 LCK CL”), will resume competition beginning Monday, July 21, with the start of Round 3 of the regular season.
The LCK CL concluded its Round 2 slate on Friday, May 30. Based on teams’ combined records from Rounds 1 and 2, the ten participants were re-split into two pools— the “Challenge Group” and the “Trial Group”—for the remainder of the season.
Challenge Group (5 teams):
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KT Rolster
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DRX
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BNK FEARX Youth
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T1 Esports Academy
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Gen.G Global Academy
Trial Group (5 teams):
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DN Freecs
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OKSavingsBank BRION
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Hanwha Life Esports
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Nongshim RedForce
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Dplus KIA
From July 21 onward (Rounds 3–5), each group will play a triple round-robin within itself. Final standings will determine which teams advance directly to the Playoffs and which must compete in the Play-In stage:
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Challenge Group 1st–2nd: advance directly to Playoffs Round 2
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Challenge Group 3rd–4th: enter Playoffs Round 1
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Challenge Group 5th & Trial Group 1st–3rd: begin in the Play-In, fighting for Playoffs berths
Revised Match Schedule & Broadcast Details
Starting in Round 3, LCK CL matches run Monday through Friday each week:
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Monday & Tuesday: live from WDG Studio Hongdae (Mapo, Seoul) at 5 PM and 7 PM KST
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Wednesday–Friday: single match each day at 2 PM KST, with select games available via co-streaming
Round 3, Week 1 Highlights
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July 21 (Mon), 5 PM KST: Trial Group opener—Dplus KIA vs. Nongshim RedForce
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July 21 (Mon), 7 PM KST: Challenge Group clash—DRX vs. KT Rolster
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July 22 (Tue), 5 PM KST: Challenge Group—Hanwha Life Esports vs. OK Savings Bank Breon
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July 22 (Tue), 7 PM KST: Challenge Group—BNK FEARX Youth vs. Gen.G Global Academy
“LCK Roadshow 2025 – T1 Home Ground”
From Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27, the “LCK Roadshow 2025 – T1 Home Ground” event will feature both primary LCK matches and select LCK CL contests:
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July 25 (Fri), 1 PM KST: T1 Esports Academy vs. Gen.G Global Academy
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July 27 (Sun), time TBD: T1 Esports Academy vs. DRX
Ticketing Information
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Tickets go on sale via TicketLink 72 hours before each match and may also be purchased at on-site kiosks.
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Price: KRW 10,000 for Reserved (R) seats; limit of 4 tickets per person.
Governance & Production
The 2025 LCK CL is organized and promoted by the LCK League Corporation, overseen operationally by the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA), produced by WDG, and sponsored by Woori Bank.
