LoL Esports Week One Results Recap: HLE, AL and G2 Slump
The first week of LoL Esports action saw the introduction of First Selection. A vast majority of teams decided to take the first pick in the draft. The teams responded by picking Blue Side. The LCK and LCP also introduced Coach Voice. It allows coaches to communicate with their players during a match. Results-wise, most went as expected, but G2 Esports, Hanwha Life Esports, and Anyone’s Legend struggled in the opening week.
LoL Esports: LCK Week One Results
KT Rolster and DN SOOPers kicked off the 2026 LCK season with a nail-biting series. Many of the matches went as fans expected. Both of Nongshim Redforce’s series had shocks. NS convincingly lost 2-0 to BFX, but followed the loss by defeating HLE 2-0. T1 survived a scare after narrowly defeating DRX in the final series of the week.
January 14th
- KT Rolster 2-1 DN Soopers
- Dplus 2-0 HANJIN BRION
January 15th
- Gen.G Esports 2-0 DRX
- FearX 2-0 Nongshim Redforce
January 16th
- DN Soopers 0-2 Dplus KIA
- Hanwha Life Esports 1-2 T1
January 17th
- BRION 1-2 FearX
- Gen.G Esports 2-0 KT Rolster
January 18th
- Nongshim Redforce 2-0 Hanwha Life Esports
- DRX 1-2 T1
LoL Esports: LPL Week One Results
With Viper joining Bilibili Gaming, they soared to a 3-0 week in the LPL. Top Esports, with a new jungler and bot lane, expectedly went 0-2. Split 2 2025 champions, Anyone’s Legend had a difficult start without Coach Tabe. They lost to BLG and Tabe’s new team, JD Gaming.
January 14th
- Weibo Gaming 2-1 Invictus Gaming
- JD Gaming 2-0 Top Esports
January 15th
- Ultra Prime 0-2 LGD Gaming
- Invictus Gaming 0-2 Anyone’s Legend
- Weibo Gaming 1-2 Bilibili Gaming
January 16th
- Oh My God 0-2 LNG Esports
- EDward Gaming 0-2 Team WE
January 17th
- Anyone’s Legends 2-1 Bilibili Gaming
- JD Gaming 1-2 Invictus Gaming
January 18th
- Top Esports 0-2 Bilibili Gaming
- JD Gaming 2-1 Anyone’s Legend
LoL Esports: LEC Week One Results
The LEC Versus, featuring twelve teams, saw some surprising results. G2 Esports lost both of their series, while SK Gaming upset Fnatic. Los Ratones’ entrance into the LEC has been disappointing, following their losses to FNC and Karmine Corp Blue. Movistar KOI took down their two rivals in the form of G2 and Karmine Corp.
January 17th
- Los Ratones 0-1 Fnatic
- Shifters 0-1 GiantX
- Team Heretics 0-1 Natus Vincere
- Team Vitality 1-0 SK Gaming
- Karmine Corp Blue 0-1 Karmine Corp
- Movistar KOI 1-0 G2 Esports
January 18th
- Team Heretics 0-1 Shifters
- Los Ratones 0-1 Karmine Corp Blue
- Team Vitality 0-1 Natus Vincere
- SK Gaming 1-0 Fnatic
- G2 Esports 0-1 GiantX
- Movistar KOI 1-0 Karmine Corp
LoL Esports: LCP Week One Results
After dominating the LCP last year, CTBC Flying Oyster lost their first series of the year. The result does not come as a surprise, considering they lost the majority of their roster. Team Secret Whales sits on top of the standings, winning their first two series.
January 16th
- Ground Zero 1-2 Team Secret Whales
- Deep Cross Gaming 2-0 SoftBank Hawks Gaming
January 17th
- GAM Esports 2-0 CTBC Flying Oyster
- Detonation FocusMe 0-2 MVK Esports
January 18th
- Ground Zero 2-1 Deep Cross Gaming
- Team Secret Whales 2-0 Softbank Hawks Gaming
LoL Esports: CBLOL Week One Results
Last year’s MSI representatives, FURIA, are top of the standings after winning all three of their opening series. paiN Gaming, without TitaN, went 0-3. The team suspended the long-standing AD carry following sexual harassment allegations against him. The LTA South Champions, Vivo Keyd Stars, lost to LOS, but remain at a 2-1 record.
January 17th
- Vivo Keyd Stars 1-0 paiN Gaming
- Red Canids 1-0 Fluxo W7M
- FURIA 1-0 LOUD
- LOS 1-0 Vivo Keyd Stars
- Leviatán 0-1 FURIA
January 18th
- Fluxo W7M 0-1 LOS
- PaiN Gaming 0-1 FURIA
- Vivo Keyd Stars 1-0 Fluxo W7M
- PaiN Gaming 0-1 Loud
- Leviatán 0-1 Red Canids
More LoL Esports Coverage
- LoL Esports Schedule Week 2
- LCK Schedule
- LEC Versus Schedule
- LCS Lock-In Information
