Gen.G extended its unbeaten start to the 2025 LCK regular season with a commanding sweep of Dplus KIA, while kt Rolster was handed a straight-set loss by T1 during the league’s first off-site Roadshow matches at the Suwon Convention Center on May 3–4.

Gen.G continued its dominant run, improving to 10–0 in the split and stretching its head-to-head streak against Dplus KIA to 19 wins. The champions maintained even kill counts through the early stages of the opener before Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon's Taliyah combo secured key objectives and closed out the 25-minute victory. In Game 2, Kim "Kiin" Gi-in's Gwen spearheaded the team’s mid-game surge, and Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk's Kai’Sa polished off skirmishes, delivering another 2–0 result.

The following day, kt Rolster’s homecoming could not replicate last year’s upset of T1. Despite early aggression from their Galio and Azir picks, kt failed to contain T1 jungler Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun's Xin Zhao ultimate in crucial fights, falling 0–2. In the second contest, kt built an 8–3 kill lead by 20 minutes but relinquished control around Dragon and Baron Nashor, allowing T1 to complete the sweep.

On the economic front, BNK FEARX bottom-laner Nam "Diable" Dae-geun earned Week 5 Gold King honors, averaging over 16,000 gold per game with standout performances on Kalista and Kai’Sa. His +115 gold per eight-minute advantage ranked second only to Hanwha Life’s Park "Viper" Do-hyeon, highlighting the growing importance of early-lane dominance.

Attention now turns to Week 6, which debuts Patch 25.09 and a new Ionia-themed Summoner’s Rift. Changes include a single late-game Voidspawn spawn and a unified Rift Herald, "Atakhan, Bringer of Ruin," shifting strategic emphasis toward dragon control and bottom-lane strength. Top teams Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports and BNK FEARX—each boasting elite duos—will test these updates, notably in the May 10 matchup between Gen.G’s Ruler and BNK’s Diable.