T1 vs HLE Highlights: HLE Win 2-1, LCK Rounds 3-4 2026 Week 11
TL;DR
Hanwha Life Esports took the best-of-three LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 series 2-1 over T1 on Patch 26.15. T1 took Game 1 in 29 minutes, finishing 19-2 in kills, then HLE won Games 2 and 3, none lasting longer than 34 minutes.
Watch on YouTubeThe LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 brought T1 and Hanwha Life Esports together for a best-of-3 on August 8, 2026, on Patch 26.15.
T1 entered at 16-5 in first, while Hanwha Life Esports was 15-6 in third.
At LCK 2026, T1 beat Gen.G 2-0 and Dplus KIA 2-0 in their last two series, while Hanwha Life Esports lost to KT Rolster 1-2 and Gen.G 1-2.
T1's lineup was Doran in top, Painter in jungle, Faker in mid, and the bot lane duo of Peyz and Keria. Hanwha Life Esports started Zeus, Kanavi and Zeka in top, jungle and mid, with Gumayusi and Delight in the bot lane.
Homme, Mowgli, and Sin were Hanwha Life Esports' coaches for the event. Easyhoon, Mata, and Tom were T1's coaches for the event.
T1 and Hanwha Life Esports had met 45 times since 2018, with T1 ahead 27-18. The teams had split their 4 meetings in the previous six months 2-2.
Series result
T1T1
1 - 2
Hanwha Life Esports win
HLEHanwha Life Esports
Picks & Bans
3 games
T1
Hanwha Life Esports
Draft read
Hanwha Life Esports saw Delight on Shen and Alistar and Karma across the series. Across the series, Gumayusi played Corki and Ziggs and Ezreal for HLE. T1 banned both Cassiopeia and Jayce twice.
Game 129:25
T1 won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 29:25. T1 won from blue side. Hanwha Life Esports opened the draft with first pick. At 15 minutes, T1 led by 3,772 gold. In lane, Painter on Pantheon led the opposing laner by 1,145 gold and 19 CS. T1 finished 17 kills and 17.4k gold ahead. They led 1-0 in Rift Heralds and 2-0 in inhibitors. HLE still led 3-0 in Void Grubs. T1 took first blood, first dragon, first Rift Herald, first Baron, and first tower.
Faker led the damage chart for T1 on Galio, finishing 4/0/11 with 23,659 damage and 289 CS. A 2/0/13 game on Jhin brought T1 another 20,907 damage from Peyz. Gumayusi was the top damage source for HLE, putting up 15,792 on Corki in a 1/4/1 game.
Kills
19:2
Gold
63.1k:45.7k
Towers
9:0
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Game 233:55
Hanwha Life Esports won
Hanwha Life Esports edged a tight Game 2. Playing red side, HLE finished Game 2 in 33:55. HLE had first pick in the draft. They were 1,689 gold up at 15 minutes. In lane, Zeus on Ambessa led the opposing laner by 962 gold and 11 CS. At the end, HLE was 3 kills and 4.8k gold ahead. HLE was ahead 3-0 in Void Grubs and 1-0 in inhibitors. T1 had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. HLE took first blood and the first tower, while T1 took the first dragon, Rift Herald, and Baron.
On Ziggs, Gumayusi topped HLE's damage output at 22,721 and finished 4/2/5 and 353 CS. Zeka added 16,960 damage on Orianna and ended the game 0/1/10. T1 got its highest damage total from Peyz, who dealt 20,370 on Caitlyn and finished 3/2/4.
Kills
9:12
Gold
63.1k:67.9k
Towers
2:7
Dragons
4:2
Barons
1:1
Game 334:53
Hanwha Life Esports won
Game 3 was the longest game of the series at 34:53. Hanwha Life Esports took Game 3 from blue side. First pick went to T1. By 15 minutes, HLE had a 858 gold lead. In lane, Faker on Viktor trailed the opposing laner by 944 gold but led by 7 CS. The final gaps left HLE 15 kills and 9.7k gold ahead. HLE led 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. T1 took first blood, while HLE was first to the dragon, the Rift Herald, the Baron, and the tower.
Gumayusi's Ezreal dealt a team-high 35,310 damage for HLE, alongside a 7/1/6 scoreline and 344 CS. For T1, Peyz led the damage numbers with 46,167 on Varus and a 8/5/2 line. Faker's Viktor supplied 34,282 damage and finished 1/6/4 for T1.
Kills
28:13
Gold
75.4k:65.7k
Towers
9:1
Dragons
4:1
Barons
2:0
Series read
Every game in the series was longer than the game before it. Peyz produced the series' highest damage total, recording 87,444 for T1. Peyz finished the series with 13 kills and 19 assists for T1. Across the series, Gumayusi recorded 12 kills and 12 assists for Hanwha Life Esports.
Next up
Up next: Gen.G vs Hanwha Life Esports in Rounds 3-4, set for August 13.
