The LCK is back with a thunder, following the victory at the First Stand tournament by HLE, many fans and analysts are excited to see how the region has adapted to Fearless Draft, as well as the meta.
With MSI 2025 on the horizon, all of the LCK teams are looking to secure a spot at the next international tournament and defeat some of the strongest teams in the world. With that being said, let's take a look at the GEN vs NS match from the 2025 LCK Round 1-2.
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2025 LCK Round 1-2 Format
With Fearless Draft still in play, pro players will need to constantly adapt to an ever-shifting meta and draft their way to victory. Thankfully, there will be no best-of-one (Bo1) matches for this split so all of the teams will be able to give it their all.
Format
- 10 teams participate
- Double Round Robin
- All matches are best of three (Bo3)
- Top six teams qualify for Road to MSI
- Based on this rounds' results teams will be seeded into Rounds 3-5
- Top five teams will start in the Legend Group
- Bottom five teams will start in the Rise Group
GEN vs NS Game 1
GEN vs NS Bans
| GEN | NS |
Varus  |
 Kalista |
Sejuani  |
 Vi |
Rumble  |
 Jayce |
Alistar  |
 Xayah |
Jax  |
 Poppy |
GEN vs NS Picks
| GEN | NS |
Kiin  |
 Kingen |
Canyon  |
 GIDEON |
Chovy  |
 Fisher |
Ruler  |
 Jiwoo |
Duro  |
 Lehends |
Winner: GEN
A great start to the series with Kiin's Gwen scoring a solo kill onto Kingen's Diana. Afterwards, GEN was able to effectively use the pressure and collect important neutral objectives, slowly building up an almost 7K gold lead before the 20-minute mark. Not only did GEN beautifully play out most of the important team fights, but their macro was on point, leaving NS with seemingly no way of stabilizing the game state. Finally, GEN kicked off the series 1-0.
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NS vs GEN Game 2
NS vs GEN Bans
| NS | GEN |
| Varus |
Vi |
Galio  |
Sejuani |
| Poppy |
Kalista |
Leona  |
 Lillia |
| Rumble |
 Nocturne |
NS vs GEN Picks
| NS | GEN |
| Kingen |
 Kiin |
GIDEON  |
 Canyon |
Fisher  |
 Chovy |
Jiwoo  |
 Ruler |
Lehends  |
Duro |
Winner: GEN
GEN once again had some great early game plays that allowed them to successfully contest objectives. An all-around clean game from the LCK leaders as they mopped the floor with NS, despite a hero play from Lehends' Rakan. Ultimately, the series was a quick 2-0, further showcasing how strong the top teams of the region are.
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