LCKMay 25, 2026Faker vs ShowMaker: EWC Qualifier Spotlight
TL;DR
T1 (Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, three-time World Champion) face Dplus KIA (Heo "ShowMaker" Su, 2020 World Champion) in an EWC 2026 qualification match in the LCK. This highlights package, published May 25, 2026, collects all games from the series and contributes to LCK qualification for EWC 2026. Both clubs enter the May qualifiers with their LCK regular season placements influencing regional seeding.
Watch on YouTubeT1 and Dplus KIA faced off on May 25, 2026 in an EWC 2026 qualification match, and this video collects all games from that series. The video title lists ALL GAMES on Onivia's channel, signaling complete coverage of the matchups played that day. The match sits inside the LCK qualification pathway for EWC 2026, with regional berths at stake during the May 2026 window.
T1 enter the qualifier carrying a long historical record, the organization having won multiple World Championship titles since 2013. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok is T1's marquee name, Faker holding three World Championship titles across his career. T1's spring split placement factors into their path toward EWC qualification during the 2026 season.
Dplus KIA carry DK's competitive lineage, the organization tracing back to DAMWON Gaming which won the 2020 World Championship. Heo "ShowMaker" Su remains the mid lane figure most associated with that lineage since 2020, ShowMaker credited widely for his performances during that period. Dplus KIA's results in the LCK regular season and qualifiers determine their seeding for EWC 2026, with May matches influencing regional placement.
EWC 2026 qualification matches allocate spots to the international event later in 2026, the qualification window concentrated in the spring and early summer for most regions. Onivia published this highlights package on May 25, 2026 at 11:00:16Z, matching the video's metadata timestamp on the channel. This ALL GAMES compilation gives coaches, commentators, and fans a single reference for the entire series between T1 and Dplus KIA on that date.
Watchers focusing on the mid lane matchup between Faker and ShowMaker can use the May 25 video to compare the two players across multiple games in the series. Analysts tracking LCK representation at EWC 2026 will treat the outcome of these qualifiers as a key input for regional seeding. The full-series highlights on Onivia provide the primary public record of the T1 versus Dplus KIA qualifier from May 25, 2026.
