T1 qualifies for LCK season playoffs with top-four finish

T1, the winningest organization in League of Legends Champions Korea history, has locked in a playoff berth for the 2026 LCK season after securing a top-four finish in the regular season standings. In a league where ten teams fight for six playoff spots under a double-elimination format, T1’s consistent ability to place among the top tier of Korean League of Legends, split after split, year after year, is the kind of sustained excellence that gets taken for granted precisely because they make it look routine. What the qualification means The 2026 LCK season runs from January through September or October. Six teams ultimately advance to the playoff bracket, which uses a double-elimination format designed to reward the strongest regular-season performers with favorable seeding. T1 finished fourth in the LCK Cup 2026, which confirmed their playoff eligibility. Their regular season records in recent splits tell the story of a team that doesn’t just qualify but competes at the very top, posting series records of 14-4 and 16-8 in key stretches of play. Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G have been the other consistent contenders in the upper echelon of the LCK standings, forming a trio of orga...