T1 Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers – LCK Challengers League Kickoff 2026 Group Stage LoL Match

T1 Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers League of Legends match ended 2 - 0 in favour of T1 Academy and was played on Jan 23, 2026 at 5:10 AM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the LCK Challengers League Kickoff 2026 Group Stage Group Stage.

Breakdown of the match

• T1 Academy won Game 1 with 18 -  11
• Hanwha Life Esports Challengers won Game 2 with 0 -  0

Key player statistics

• Most kills for the match was made by Cypher with 8 kills.
• Top creep scorer for the match was Pyeonsik with a CS of 344.
• Top kill participation for the match was made by Jackal with a KP of 100%.

Head-to-head stats

T1 Academy and Hanwha Life Esports Challengers had previously played each other 7 times . T1 Academy had won 4 times , Hanwha Life Esports Challengers had won 3 times and 0 matches were tied.

The prior match between them was played on May 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM in LCK Challengers League Kickoff 2026 Group Stage where T1 Academy won 2 - 1 .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted T1 Academy to win with 91.7% of the votes in their favor and 8.3% of the votes for Hanwha Life Esports Challengers .

Where to watch

The T1 Academy vs Hanwha Life Esports Challengers live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the LoL match calendar .

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