KT vs HLE Highlights: HLE Win 2-1, LCK Rounds 3-4 2026 Week 12
TL;DRHanwha Life Esports beat KT Rolster 2-1 in the best-of-three LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 series on Patch 26.15. KT took Game 1 in 37 minutes, finishing 28-9 in kills, then HLE won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 26 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeHanwha Life Esports and KT Rolster played a best-of-3 in the LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 on August 15, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
Hanwha Life Esports came in at 16-7 in third, and KT Rolster at 15-8 in fifth.
In their last two series at LCK 2026, Hanwha Life Esports beat T1 2-1 and lost to Gen.G 0-2, while KT Rolster lost to Dplus KIA 1-2 and Dplus KIA 0-2.
Hanwha Life Esports' lineup was Zeus in top, Kanavi in jungle, Zeka in mid, and the bot lane duo of Gumayusi and Bluffing. KT Rolster started PerfecT, Cuzz and Bdd in top, jungle and mid, with Jiwoo and Effort in the bot lane.
Homme, Mowgli, and Sin were Hanwha Life Esports' coaches for the event. Museong, Score, and Sonstar were KT Rolster's coaches for the event.
Hanwha Life Esports and KT Rolster had met 39 times since 2018, with KT ahead 22-17. KT Rolster had won 2 of the teams' 3 meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
HLEHanwha Life Esports
2 - 1
Hanwha Life Esports win
KTKT Rolster
Picks & Bans
3 games
KT Rolster
Hanwha Life Esports
Draft read
Bluffing moved between Karma and Rakan and Lulu across the series for Hanwha Life Esports. HLE saw Gumayusi on Jhin and Xayah and Yunara across the series. KT Rolster banned Camille 3 times and Cassiopeia twice.
Game 137:47
KT Rolster won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 37:47. KT Rolster won from blue side. Hanwha Life Esports drafted with first pick. KT was 1,788 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Bdd on Syndra led the opposing laner by 1,228 gold and 27 CS. KT finished 19 kills and 12.5k gold ahead. They were ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 3-0 in inhibitors. KT took first blood and the first Rift Herald and Baron, while HLE took the first dragon and tower.
Bdd led the damage chart for KT on Syndra, finishing 10/2/10 with 34,557 damage and 315 CS. A 6/2/17 game on Xin Zhao brought KT another 29,020 damage from Cuzz. Gumayusi was the top damage source for HLE, putting up 39,140 on Jhin in a 4/3/5 game. Zeus followed for HLE with 36,049 damage and a 2/5/4 line on Jayce.
Kills
28:9
Gold
80.8k:68.4k
Towers
10:3
Dragons
4:2
Barons
3:0
Game 224:32
Hanwha Life Esports won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 24:32. Playing blue side, Hanwha Life Esports won Game 2. HLE opened the draft with first pick. By 15 minutes, HLE had a 5,231 gold lead. In lane, Zeka on Akali led the opposing laner by 2,677 gold and 21 CS. At the end, HLE was 11 kills and 12.6k gold ahead. HLE led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. KT Rolster drew first blood and was first to the dragon, while HLE was first to the Rift Herald and the tower.
On Xayah, Gumayusi topped HLE's damage output at 19,290 and finished 2/2/9 and 263 CS. Zeka added 17,268 damage on Akali and ended the game 7/0/3. KT got its highest damage total from PerfecT, who dealt 17,678 on Rumble and finished 0/3/2.
Kills
15:4
Gold
52.7k:40.1k
Towers
8:0
Dragons
3:1
Barons
0:0
Game 326:09
Hanwha Life Esports won
Zeus finished Game 3 deathless for Hanwha Life Esports on Olaf, ending the game on a 5/0/6 scoreline. The blue-side win for HLE lasted 26:09. KT Rolster had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, HLE led by 5,586 gold. In lane, Zeus on Olaf led the opposing laner by 2,727 gold and 33 CS. The final gaps left HLE 13 kills and 14.3k gold ahead. HLE was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. They took first blood, first dragon, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
Zeus' Olaf dealt a team-high 18,724 damage for HLE, alongside a 5/0/6 scoreline and 222 CS. Zeka followed with 14,337 damage and a 3/1/5 line on Ahri. For KT, PerfecT led the damage numbers with 8,640 on Kled and a 1/4/3 line.
Kills
17:4
Gold
57.3k:43.0k
Towers
11:1
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Series read
Every game in the series was won from blue side. KT Rolster lost the series yet finished ahead in Barons (3-1). Gumayusi topped the series damage chart with 70,022 for Hanwha Life Esports. Gumayusi finished the series with 12 kills and 17 assists for HLE. Across the series, Zeus recorded 10 kills and 12 assists for HLE.
Next up
Coming up next: Gen.G vs KT Rolster in Rounds 3-4, set for August 19.
