The first split of the official League of Legends 2nd team league, '2025 LCK Challengers League Kickoff,' will open on the 13th with a match between D.N. Freaks and Nongshim RedForce.
The LCK Challengers League (LCK CL) is a professional league featuring the second teams of LCK teams.
According to the team draft results, the HERALD group includes ▲KT Rolster, ▲DRX, ▲BNK PIERX Youth, ▲T1 Esports Academy, and ▲D.N. Freaks, while the DRAKE group includes ▲Dplus Kia, ▲Gen.G Global Academy, ▲Hanwha Life Esports, ▲OK Savings Bank Brion, and ▲Nongshim RedForce.
The opening match will begin at 2 p.m. on the same day with a game between D.N. Freaks and Nongshim RedForce. Following that, at 4:30 p.m., there will be a match between T1 Esports Academy and OK Savings Bank Brion, and at 7 p.m., a game between BNK PIERX Youth and Hanwha Life Esports will take place.
The matches will be held at WDG Studio Hongdae, and tickets for on-site viewing can be reserved from Ticketlink starting 72 hours before the match.