LCK Cup 2026 is a pre-season tournament that determines the team to qualify for the first international event of the 2026 season, 2026 First Stand. The tournament features ten teams and begins with a Single Round Robin Group Battle played in Best-of-Three/Five matches, followed by a Double Elimination Play-In and finally a Double Elimination Bo5 Playoffs.

Tournament Format

Group Battle - 10 teams are split into two groups
Each plays a single-round robin against teams from the opposite groupTeams from each group with the same seed face each other in Week 3 (the 'Super Week')
All matches in Weeks 1 and 2 are Bo3 using Fearless Draft
Super Week matches are Bo5 using Fearless Draft
Teams gain 1 point for every Bo3 win
Teams gain 2 points for every Bo5 win

The group with more points becomes the Winner Group and the other group becomes the Loser GroupTop 2 teams from the Winner Group and the top team from the Loser Group advance to the playoffs
Bottom 3 teams from the Winner Group and middle 3 teams of the Loser Group advance to the Play-In Stage.
Bottom team of the Loser Group is eliminated.

Play-In -Double Elimination

Playoffs - Double Elimination
All matches are Bo5 using Fearless Draft
Top two teams qualifiy for FST 2026