LCK Rings In 2024 Spring Split: What to Expect from Day 1

League of Legends

16 Jan

Foo Zen-Wen

The LCK is the South Korean professional League of Legends league. It currently includes 10 teams that will play 18 Bo3s over 9 Weeks. The LCK is set to begin its Spring Split on the 17th of January, and will run until the 24th of March. The top 6 teams will advance to the Spring Playoffs. The Spring Playoffs consists of a single into double-elimination bracket, played in Bo5 format. More details to come in the following weeks.

This comprehensive viewer guide will list opening matchups for Day 1, complete Week 1 schedule, information on how to watch the streams live, as well as any changes that may be coming for the specific league in 2024. Any roster changes done during the off-season may also be cross referenced with our comprehensive Rostermania tracker.

LCK Spring Split 2024 Opening Matchups

DRX vs Nongshim RedForce [9am CET // 17.1]

Teddy vs Jiwoo. Veteran vs Rookie. A clash of ADCs. Credit: David Lee/Riot Games

DRX comes in with a lineup drawn mostly from their academy. Their brightest star comes in the form of former T1 ADC Teddy, who will have his work cut out for him on this roster. Facing off against them is Nongshim, a team comprised largely of the same team from last year.

Gen.G vs T1 [11.30am CET // 17.1]

LCK Champions vs World Champions, this one is a clash for the ages. Credit: Liu YiCun/Riot Games

Three-time defending LCK Champions face off against the newest World Champions. While T1 may have run it back with the same faces, Gen.G has been doing some workshopping in the off-season, bringing on some new fierce talent in the form of Canyon, Kiin, and Lehends to fire themselves up.

OKSavingsBank BRION vs Dplus KIA [9am CET // 18.1]

Dplus is coming in with an intensely stacked roster this year. Can OK Brion clutch up? Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

Dplus is bringing the heat this season with Showmaker, Kingen, and Aiming leading the charge. Against them stands OK Brion, running it back with a mix of old and new talent. The arrival of gideon and Envyyy may just be enough to activate Morgan, so this matchup certainly has the makings of a spicy one.

KT Rolster vs FearX [11.30am CET // 18.1]

KT Rolster runs it back with an old DRX classic lineup. Credit: Fernando Decillis/Riot Games

KT Rolster is running into 2024 with an old DRX special, bringing on Pyosik, Deft, and Beryl to round out their roster. This exciting combo once shook the League world. Can they do it again? On the other side of the Rift, FearX (formerly Liiv Sandbox) bring back their roster from 2023 with a few new faces.

Hanwha Life Esorts vs DRX [9am CET // 19.1]

Hanwha brings some serious firepower this season with some old faces and some new heavyweights. Credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games

Hanwha Life becomes Gen.G 2.0 with new jungler Peanut and top laner Doran. Combined with former World Champion Zeka and ADC mega star Viper, its a deadly recipe for success. Should be a clean series against DRX.

T1 vs Kwangdong Freecs [11.30am CET // 19.1]

A feisty addition in Cuzz for the Freecs may not be enough to stop T1’s roll. Credit: Lee Aiksoon/Riot Games

Lastly, we have Kwandong Freecs, bringing it back with their old roster from 2023, and implementing veteran Jungler Cuzz to take the reins. How will they fare against T1?