On August 23, the final matchday of the 2026 LoL Champions Korea (LCK) regular season took place at Chzzk LoL Park in Jongno. The first match was a decider for second place in the Legend Group between Hanwha Life Esports and T1, with Hanwha Life Esports securing a 2-0 sweep to hold onto second place. Having locked in second place, Hanwha Life Esports advances directly to Round 2 of the playoffs.

Choi "Zeus" Woo-je's Jayce kicked off Game 1 with a solo kill. In response, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun's Xin Zhao immediately ganked the top lane to take down Jayce, and Choi "Doran" Hyeon-jun's K'Sante answered right back with a solo kill of his own. Seo "Kanavi" Jin-hyeok's Lee Sin then teamed up with Yoo "Delight" Hwan-joong's Alistar to heavily target the bottom lane, widening the gap.

T1 countered fiercely. Even while at a disadvantage, they exploited openings from Hanwha Life Esports to steadily pile up kills and took the first two dragon stacks. However, around the 20-minute mark, in a teamfight in front of Baron, Kim "Zeka" Geon-woo's Cassiopeia set up with her ultimate, followed by a charge from the well-fed Lee Sin that secured a triple kill, handing Hanwha Life Esports a massive teamfight victory. The prize was an early Baron.

Ahead of the second Baron, Jayce was picked off, but Hanwha Life Esports caught Orianna in return to seize the opportunity. Believing they would not lose an even-numbered fight, Hanwha Life Esports initiated the battle, unilaterally sweeping up three kills before marching into T1's Nexus alongside the rejoining Jayce to end the game.

In Game 2, the decisive moment came around the 11-minute mark in the bottom lane. With the kill score tied 3-3, Hanwha Life Esports executed a bold bottom-lane dive led by Zeus's Teleport on Kennen, sweeping up four kills to instantly open a massive lead. Taking full control, Hanwha Life Esports continuously initiated fights across the map, adding more kills and rapidly rolling the snowball.

After securing Baron at the 20-minute mark, Hanwha Life Esports built an 8,000 gold lead and pushed down the middle lane to destroy the inhibitor. T1 made a final stand in front of the top inhibitor tower, but the gap in power was simply too large. Eliminating Faker's Ryze in the blink of an eye, Hanwha Life Esports scored an Ace to put an end to the match.