BRO and DK are playing for two aspects in this series. The bragging rights of a better 2025 LCK head-to-head record and a spot in the final Playoffs qualifier against Nongshim. DK, as usual, began the series confidently with a dominant game one performance over BRO. But will they continue that momentum or fall in the second game of the series?
LCK 2025: Lack of Cohesion Versus Teamfight Dominance
The style of composition that DK has drafted is not horrible individually, but the goal is unclear. They have a mix of teamfight, pick, and sidelaning. The lack of range could prove to be their downfall. BRO, on the other hand, has a teamfight-oriented composition. If they have an advantage, it will become problematic for DK to play the game.
DK Composition
- Siwoo – Aurora
- Lucid – Wukong
- ShowMaker – Ryze
- Aiming – Lucian
- BeryL – Braum
BRO Composition
- Morgan – Rumble
- Croco – Xin Zhao
- Clozer – Orianna
- Hype – Corki
- Pollu – Alistar
LCK 2025: Slow Early Game Sees DK Get Objective Control
The early game saw minimal action. Even though Siwoo and Croco almost died, that was the only action. DK with the early lane priority in the mid lane and bot lane managed to secure the first Drake and three Grubs. The objectives gave DK an early win condition for the game.
LCK 2025: BRO Teamfighting Errors
While BRO had the better team fight composition, it did not matter. BRO took multiple fights that were either split or without vital resources. That gave Lucian Braum plenty of power and space to punish individual targets. DK built a significant gold advantage as a result.
LCK 2025: DK Happy Gaming
Despite the lead, DK took unfavorable fights, such as ShowMaker Realm Warping into BRO’s base alone. Fortunately, the gold lead was too big for BRO to circumvent as the game progressed. However, the mistakes do not bode well for the rest of the series as DK could get punished in more even game states.
Series Ratings
BRO
- Morgan – 6
- Croco – 4
- Clozer – 5
- Hype – 4
- Pollu – 6
DK
- Siwoo – 6
- Lucid – 7
- ShowMaker – 7
- Aiming – 8
- Beryl – 6
Player of the Game – Aiming
DK Always Win Game One
Getting hyped over a first-game victory is a mistake in a Bo5 series. With DK, there is less opportunity to be hyped. The number of times this team has won the first game of the series, to lose or struggle in the next two is ridiculous. Can BRO punish DK’s game two woes?
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