Nongshim RedForce defeats Hanjin BRION in LCK Round 3-4 rematch

Nongshim RedForce picked up a crucial best-of-three win over HANJIN BRION on August 14, 2026, in the LCK Rise Group Rounds 3-4. The result flips the script on a matchup that had, for the first time in recent memory, tilted in BRO’s favor just over a week ago. Both squads entered the day clinging to the bottom half of the Rise Group standings, making this less of a showcase match and more of a survival bout. A rematch with real stakes On August 5, HANJIN BRION had beaten Nongshim RedForce 2-1, with BRO’s ADC Teddy earning Player of the Match honors. That result was notable because NS had historically owned the head-to-head against BRO. The August 5 upset broke a longstanding pattern of dominance. The rematch kicked off at approximately 10:00 UTC. NS secured the series victory, though the individual game scores from the August 14 match were not immediately detailed in post-match reporting. Rise Group math gets complicated The LCK’s Rise Group format sorts the league’s lower-seeded teams into a separate bracket where only the top three advance to the Season Play-In. Before the August 14 match, NS sat at 7 wins and 16 losses. BRO was marginally better at 8 wins and 14 losses. NS’s vict...