The opening weekend of the LCK Road to MSI gave Dplus KIA a high and a low inside two days. The young roster swept Hanjin BRION 3-0 on Saturday, then went out to KT Rolster on Sunday after leading the series. KT advance; Dplus are out.
Dplus KIA sweep BRION as Showmaker steps up
Dplus opened the bracket in control. They swept Hanjin BRION 3-0, with Showmaker that made a clear difference — he took the series apart and left LoL Park with the MVP, capping a turnaround for a player who had struggled to hit his prime level all split.
Little of that form had shown during the regular season. Dplus went 11-7 across Rounds 1-2 without ever settling — a young, talented roster that rarely put it together. They finished top three at the LCK Cup 2026, missed qualification for First Stand, and at one point for a full series in favour of the academy jungler. The sweep set up a Round 2 meeting with .
