The 2026 LCK Challengers League (LCK CL) enters the playoffs on the 31st. With DN Supers and Kiwoom DRX passing the Play-In, the final six teams have been confirmed.

T1 Esports Academy and Dplus KIA advanced directly to Round 2 of the playoffs as first and second place in the Challenge Group, respectively. KT Rolster, Nongshim RedForce, DN Supers, and Kiwoom DRX will compete starting from Round 1 of the playoffs.

DN Supers secured the 5th seed on the 24th by defeating Trial Group 1st seed Kiwoom DRX 3-1. After taking Games 1 and 2 first, they sealed their victory in Game 4, with 'Lancer' Han Jeong-heum selected as POM.

On the same day, BNK FearX defeated Hanwha Life Esports 3-0. Kiwoom DRX then defeated BNK FearX 3-1 in the final round of the Play-In held on the 25th to secure the 6th seed. 'AKaJe' Choi Soo-hyuk, who recorded a pentakill in Game 4, was selected as POM, while last year's champion BNK FearX concluded their season in the Play-In.

All playoff matches will be played in a best-of-five format. In Round 1 of the Winners' Bracket, KT Rolster will face Kiwoom DRX at 2:00 PM on the 31st, while Nongshim RedForce will play against DN Supers at 5:30 PM.

The two teams that lose in Round 1 of the Winners' Bracket will play in the Losers' Bracket match on September 7 at 5:00 PM. On September 8 at 2:00 PM, T1 Esports Academy will play against the team they select from among the Winners' Bracket Round 1 winners. Dplus KIA will face the remaining winning team at 5:30 PM.

The playoff matches will be held at WDG Studio Hongdae in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Riot Games Korea is hosting and organizing the tournament, the Korea e-Sports Association is in charge of overall operations, and WDG is handling broadcast production. Woori Bank is participating as a sponsor.