T1 ACADEMY @ DPLUS YOUTH

Winners’ final with a title-match berth at stake

This best-of-five winners’ final is part of the LCK Academy Series 2nd Championship playoffs; the champion will be decided on November 8. T1 Academy and Dplus Youth meet with a place in the grand final on the line.

Regular-season edge to T1

T1 Academy finished first in the league phase, with Dplus Kia Youth second. That gives T1 the stronger regular-season résumé, but the playoff bracket now resets the stakes.

Recent meetings favor T1

T1 Academy won the two teams’ October 2026 regular-season meetings 2–0, including their latest encounter on October 24. Dplus will need a different answer in this longer series.

Dplus has shown it can win this matchup in a series

The recent record is not the whole story: Dplus Youth beat T1 Academy 3–2 in their May playoff meeting. That result is a reminder not to treat the October sweeps as a guarantee in a best-of-five.

Pick Ideas

Angles drawn from the matchup analysis above and refreshed as the news changes. They are a separate read from the LineCrush pick for this matchup, so the two can land on different sides.

Lean: Over 3.5 maps

Both teams’ latest playoff series lasted at least four maps, which supports a close-series angle rather than expecting a quick sweep. No reliable match-specific odds were available to verify, so compare the price before considering a wager.