The match between BNK FEARX and Nongshim RedForce in Round 3 of the '2026 LoL Champions Korea (LCK)', held on the 1st at LoL PARK in Jonggak, ended in a 2:1 victory for Nongshim.

BNK FEARX invaded the enemy jungle to take down Lehends' Shen, securing the first kill. Raptor's Jarvan then headed to the top lane to take down Kingen's Rumble. Although BNK FEARX aggressively invaded the enemy jungle again in Game 1, Nongshim successfully dodged Jarvan's initiation and won the ensuing skirmish through focused fire, pulling ahead in gold.

Even without major teamfights, Nongshim widened the gold gap through superior macro play and took down VicLa's Viktor while pushing the top tier-1 tower. Despite being at a disadvantage, BNK FEARX fought as well as they could and managed to trade kills evenly, but Nongshim maintained a significant gold lead to comfortably take Game 1.

In Game 2, VicLa's Cassiopeia solo-killed Scout's Syndra at level 3. Meanwhile, in the top lane, Raptor's Lee Sin executed a clean dive to take down Kingen's Jayce. Nongshim managed to avoid a total collapse by gaining an advantage in a 2v2 fight in the bottom lane.

Nongshim showed signs of a comeback with a strong performance in a teamfight between the mid lane and the Dragon pit. However, BFX dominated the subsequent engagements with clean teamfighting, securing consecutive victories and taking Baron to avenge their Game 1 loss and tie the series 1-1.

In the final third game, BNK FEARX completely dominated the early game. Following a first kill on Lehends' Leona, they successfully countered an enemy top-lane dive to take down Sponge's Pantheon, and Kingen's Renekton was caught three times, completely shattering the top-lane balance. However, Nongshim turned the tide by perfectly countering an overextended bottom-lane attack from BNK FEARX, eventually securing three Dragon stacks to complete the comeback.

Nongshim continued to gain advantages in subsequent skirmishes, secured the Dragon Soul and Baron, and easily won the final teamfight to defeat BFX 2-1, marking their second consecutive win following their victory against KRX.