LCK Cup 2026 Match Review: Consistent Aggression is BFX’s Path to Victory
DN SOOPers have a mountain to climb against FearX. The Group Elder team has looked dominant at times in the LCK Cup. Today encapsulates BFX’s playstyle. They dominated parts of the series, but at the same time, nearly threw away their advantages. In the end, they managed to win the series 3-1. Group Elder now leads 2-0 in the week, needing one series victory to win the LCK Cup Group Battle.
LCK Cup 2026: DN SOOPers Versus FearX Match Review
Game One Draft
FearX – Blue Side
- Renekton
- Vi
- Azir
- Lucian
- Nami
DN SOOPers – Second Pick
- Sion
- Jarvan IV
- Orianna
- Yunara
- Lulu
Game One Summary
deokdam and Peter win the 2v2 fight after Diable dashes forward. The Polymorph timing from Peter was perfect, guaranteeing they won the trade. Pyosik’s continuous focus on VicLa guarantees a kill for Clozer. BFX punishes DNS’s mistakes in three consecutive fights to build their gold lead. BFX takes the Baron, but decides to pursue DNS instead of resetting. Only two players on the rift survive, deokdam and Kellin. BFX continues to struggle to close out the game as they play aggressively. Eventually, BFX finds the pivotal fight to win the game.
Total Apex Ratings
DN SOOPers
- DuDu – 5
- Pyosik – 5
- Clozer – 4
- deokdam – 7
- Peter – 6
FearX
- Clear – 8
- Raptor – 6
- VicLa – 5
- Diable – 6
- Kellin – 7
Player of the game – Clear
Game Two Draft
FearX – Blue Side
- Kennen
- Xin Zhao
- Ryze
- Corki
- Bard
DN SOOPers – First Pick
- Ambessa
- Wukong
- Taliyah
- Sivir
- Rakan
Game Two Summary
Raptor makes a couple of mistakes, which lead to the first blood for DNS. That is the only advantage that DNS has for the rest of the game. Every team fight and skirmish goes in favor of BFX. They manage to outplay DNS at every turn. At around twenty minutes into the game, multiple fights take place across the rift. The game gets a bit silly with kills traded. deokdam earns a 1k gold shutdown on Clear, but the gold remains in BFX’s advantage. BFX goes for the messiest end of the LCK Cup so far, but they take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Total Apex Ratings
DN SOOPers
- DuDu – 5
- Pyosik – 5
- Clozer – 4
- deokdam – 4
- Peter – 5
FearX
- Clear – 7
- Raptor – 6
- VicLa – 8
- Diable – 7
- Kellin – 8
Player of the game – Kellin
Game Three Draft
FearX – Blue Side
- Gnar
- Aatrox
- Aurora
- Ezreal
- Rell
DN SOOPers – First Pick
- K’Sante
- Lee Sin
- Syndra
- Kai’Sa
- Neeko
Game Three Summary
Life subs in for Peter in game three. The two bot lanes heavily trade with Kellin finding multiple engagements. BFX earns two kills, but they both go to Kellin. DNS fights back with kills on Raptor and Diable. The game starts to get shaky as DNS loses a skirmish on the top side. Fortunately for them, they win the second Drake fight and then begin to expand the gold lead. DuDu ults Raptor out of the pit to allow Pyosik to smite the Mountain Soul for free. Diable nearly clutches the ensuing fight, but deokdam eventually shuts him down. One stressful fight later, and DNS wins their first game of the day.
Total Apex Ratings
DN SOOPers
- DuDu – 7
- Pyosik – 7
- Clozer – 8
- deokdam – 7
- Life – 6
FearX
- Clear – 6
- Raptor – 4
- VicLa – 5
- Diable – 6
- Kellin – 5
Player of the game – Clozer
Game Four Draft
DN SOOPers – Blue Side
- Rek’Sai
- Sejuani
- Yone
- Ziggs
- Pantheon
FearX – First Pick
- Jax
- Lillia
- Jayce
- Jhin
- Leona
Game Four Summary
First blood goes to VicLa after Life and Kellin roam mid. Clozer gets a kill back, thanks to a setup from Pyosik. Despite a four-player Fate Sealed from Yone, BFX wins the first teamfight. DuDu earns the First Blood Tower. The teamfighting composition for DNS comes online on the second Drake. They earn three kills and the second Drake.
BFX sneaks away the Baron while DNS moves to the Drake. As a result, they get the gold lead. All the gold is on Diable, meaning BFX needs to play around him. DNS secures the Hextech Soul point, but loses the fight. All five members died in exchange for two. The remaining BFX players take the Baron. Diable oversteps on the Baron push, allowing DNS to catch him and delay the siege. One more Hail Mary from DNS fails on the Baron, meaning BFX wins the series.
Total Apex Ratings
DN SOOPers
- DuDu – 7
- Pyosik – 5
- Clozer – 6
- deokdam – 4
- Life – 5
FearX
- Clear – 7
- Raptor – 7
- VicLa – 5
- Diable – 8
- Kellin – 9
Player of the game – Kellin
Series Summary
BFX proved in this series that at their peak, they can demolish the weaker LCK teams. However, their hubris often gets the best of them, and they struggle to close out games at times. Diable, especially, plays in areas where he should not. Games one and four were examples of this. He kept dying on Lucian and nearly threw as he stepped too far on Jhin.
Their aggression is what makes them dominant and a joy to watch. For DNS, they struggled to get into the series. They made numerous mistakes throughout, which made it difficult for them to beat BFX. Game three was the cleanest game from DNS, but that had its issues. Clozer was a standout to help DNS win a game.
Total Apex Series Ratings
DN SOOPers
- DuDu – 6.0
- Pyosik – 5.5
- Clozer – 5.5
- deokdam – 5.5
- Peter – 5.5
- Life – 5.5
FearX
- Clear – 7.0
- Raptor – 5.8
- VicLa – 5.8
- Diable – 6.8
- Kellin – 7.3
Player of the series – Kellin
Other LCK Articles
- LCK Cup Week 1 Recap
- LCK Cup Week 2 Recap
- LCK Cup Week 3 Predictions
