KT Clinched for Play-In R1, heading into LCK Regular Season Finale

has been confirmed as the team heading to the Play-In stage alongside the 5th-place team of the Legend Group. Falling to a 1-2 defeat against in their regular season finale and extending their losing streak to five matches, KT Rolster is now set to compete against the 1st-place team of the Rise Group on August 26 for the 5th seed in the Playoffs.

As a result, automatically secured 4th place and locked in their spot in Round 1 of the Playoffs. Having recorded the most wins in Rounds 3 and 4 alongside , Dplus KIA will conclude the regular season facing Gen.G in the Saturday Showdown. A victory in the Showdown would allow Gen.G to secure 1st place in the regular season.

Snapping a three-game losing streak, T1 closed the gap with to just one game. The two teams clash this Sunday, with the loser dropping to 3rd place and heading to Playoff Round 1. After briefly experimenting with roster changes in the second half by fielding "Painter" Kim Eun-hu and "Bluffing" Park Gyu-yong, both teams have recently returned to starters "Oner" Mun Hyeon-jun and "Delight" Yoo Hwan-joong.

With edging out 2-1 in the preceding match, KT Rolster's opponent remains undetermined. The final standings will all be decided on Sunday in the LCK Regular season final match, between BNK FearX and . While a victory would push Nongshim RedForce to the 10-win mark, they cannot advance to Play-In Round 1 due to set differential. BNK FearX will secure 1st place in the Rise Group with a win, but a loss will drop them to 3rd place.