NS vs DNS Highlights: DNS Win 2-1, LCK Rounds 3-4 2026 Week 12
TL;DRDN SOOPers took the best-of-three LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 series 2-1 over Nongshim RedForce on Patch 26.15. NS took Game 1 in 25 minutes, finishing 20-9 in kills, then DNS won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 30 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeDN SOOPers and Nongshim RedForce played a best-of-3 in the LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 on August 12, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
DN SOOPers came in at 3-19 in fifth, and Nongshim RedForce at 7-15 in fourth.
In their last two series at LCK 2026, DN SOOPers beat Nongshim RedForce 2-0 and lost to DRX 0-2, while NS lost to HANJIN BRION 1-2 and DNS 0-2.
Nongshim RedForce fielded top laner Kingen, jungler Sponge, mid laner Scout, marksman Diable and support Lehends. DN SOOPers countered with DuDu, Sharvel, Clozer, deokdam and Peter in the same roles.
Ggoong and Minit were DN SOOPers' coaches for the event. Chelly, Crazy, and DanDy were Nongshim RedForce's coaches for the event.
DN SOOPers and Nongshim RedForce had met 21 times since 2021, with DNS ahead 11-10. Nongshim RedForce had won 2 of the teams' 3 meetings in the previous six months.
Series result
DNSDN SOOPers
2 - 1
DN SOOPers win
NSNongshim RedForce
Picks & Bans
3 games
Nongshim RedForce
DN SOOPers
Draft read
Across the series, Clozer played Cassiopeia and Galio and Akali for DN SOOPers. deokdam moved between Jhin and Ziggs and Xayah across the series for DNS. Nongshim RedForce banned both Bard and Camille 3 times.
Game 125:41
Nongshim RedForce won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 25:41. Nongshim RedForce won from blue side. DN SOOPers had first pick in the draft. At 15 minutes, NS led by 3,725 gold. In lane, Sponge on Jarvan IV led the opposing laner by 1,187 gold and 11 CS. NS finished 11 kills and 8.6k gold ahead. They were ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 1-0 in inhibitors. DNS had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. They took first blood and the first dragon and tower, while NS took the first Rift Herald and Baron.
Diable led the damage chart for NS on Ezreal, finishing 5/2/5 with 24,174 damage and 236 CS. Kingen added 18,045 damage on Kled and ended the game 5/1/8. DuDu was the top damage source for DNS, putting up 17,306 on Olaf in a 1/4/3 game.
Kills
20:9
Gold
54.4k:45.7k
Towers
8:1
Dragons
2:1
Barons
1:0
Game 230:27
DN SOOPers won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 30:27. Playing blue side, DN SOOPers won Game 2. First pick went to Nongshim RedForce. DNS was 3,401 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, DuDu on Jayce led the opposing laner by 1,788 gold and 28 CS. At the end, DNS was 19 kills and 8.7k gold ahead. DNS led 2-1 in Void Grubs and 2-0 in inhibitors. NS came out ahead 1-0 in Rift Heralds. DNS drew first blood and was first to the dragon, the Baron, and the tower, while NS was first to the Rift Herald.
On Ziggs, deokdam topped DNS' damage output at 32,152 and finished 7/2/9 and 257 CS. Clozer followed with 26,168 damage and a 5/1/8 line on Galio. NS got its highest damage total from Scout, who dealt 19,128 on Locke and finished 5/4/0.
Kills
25:6
Gold
64.5k:55.8k
Towers
10:5
Dragons
3:2
Barons
1:0
Game 328:46
DN SOOPers won
DN SOOPers edged a tight Game 3. The blue-side win for DNS lasted 28:46. DNS drafted with first pick. By 15 minutes, DNS had a 1,084 gold lead. In lane, deokdam on Xayah led the opposing laner by 1,107 gold and 11 CS. The final gaps left DNS 4 kills and 3.4k gold ahead. DNS was ahead 2-1 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. They took first blood, first Rift Herald, and first Baron, while Nongshim RedForce took first dragon and first tower.
deokdam's Xayah dealt a team-high 28,716 damage for DNS, alongside a 12/3/8 scoreline and 284 CS. A 2/4/14 game on Rumble brought DNS another 25,404 damage from DuDu. For NS, Kingen led the damage numbers with 27,984 on Yorick and a 3/5/8 line. Scout added 27,296 damage for NS on Syndra, ending at 8/2/4.
Kills
23:19
Gold
62.4k:59.0k
Towers
8:4
Dragons
1:2
Barons
2:0
Series read
Every game in the series was won from blue side. deokdam topped the series damage chart with 75,036 for DN SOOPers. deokdam finished the series with 21 kills and 22 assists for DNS. Across the series, Scout recorded 16 kills and 11 assists for Nongshim RedForce.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Nongshim RedForce vs HANJIN BRION in Rounds 3-4, set for August 14.
