Hanwha Life Esports defeated T1 3-1 in the 2026 LCK Playoffs Finals Qualifier held at the KSPO Dome in Olympic Park, Seoul, on the 12th, advancing to the Grand Finals. Hanwha Life Esports will now face Gen.G for the 2026 LCK championship title at 2:00 PM on the 13th. Eliminated with today's loss, T1 failed to reclaim the LCK throne once again this year. T1's last LCK title came in the 2022 Spring Split.
In Game 4, Hanwha Life Esports comfortably navigated the laning phase across all lanes. 'Delight''s Rakan roamed mid to take down 'Faker''s Azir, while in the top lane, 'Kanavi''s Cho'Gath chained skills with 'Zeus''s Gnar to eliminate 'Doran''s Jax. With momentum looking grim for T1 from the early game, just like in previous matches, everything hinged on whether 'Peyz' could carry on Jinx.
Hanwha Life Esports even targeted 'Keria''s Tahm Kench with a bot dive. Although 'Oner''s Nocturne flew in with his ultimate and traded for Cho'Gath, Azir was picked off in the river near the dragon pit. After cleanly securing the Rift Herald, Hanwha Life Esports set up for their third dragon stack. Pushing their opponents back so far they couldn't even approach, Hanwha Life Esports stacked their third dragon at just 17 minutes and deployed the Rift Herald mid to destroy the outer mid turret.
Hanwha Life Esports caught Jax in a bot dive using Cho'Gath and Gnar, but T1 answered by punishing Cho'Gath for overextending his turn. At the 21-minute mark, the gold gap between the two teams was around 3,000 gold. T1 desperately needed to stop Hanwha Life Esports from taking the Dragon Soul. However, Jax was caught out before the dragon spawned, allowing Hanwha Life Esports to claim the Dragon Soul at just 22 minutes.
Denying T1 vision in their jungle and securing Baron Nashor, Hanwha Life Esports destroyed the top inhibitor turret. Winning the next teamfight cleanly, Hanwha Life Esports defeated T1 with a 3-1 set score to advance to the Grand Finals.
