Leave it to Azael, Kobe, and Meteos to break down another packed week of League of Legends news on The Dive Driven by Kia! It seems more and more likely that Deft may make a triumphant return from military service, while Los Ratones’ playoff hopes are officially over in the LEC. The buzz around LCK’s Coach Comms led our hosts to ponder: are players practicing in scrims like they’re playing on stage? Some clearly are… Darkwings and Huhi are showing up for Sentinels and KryRa looks right at home with DSG. With week one of playoffs here, audiences are left with one final question: which team is going to make a full run?
LCS returns on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14th at 1pm PT/4pm ET for SEN vs DSG. We’ll see you there!

Come see the LCS live at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles starting Friday, February 20th for Week 2 of Lock-In Playoffs! Tickets are on sale now! https://www.tixr.com/groups/lcs/

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

4:44 - International Updates // Deft & Los Ratones

16:09 - SEN vs TLAW Recap

33:04 - Scrims vs Stage

39:31 - LYON vs DSG Recap

51:13 - SR vs DIG Recap

59:25 - LAST CHANCE: TLAW vs DIG Recap

1:10:30 - FLY vs C9 Recap // Bracket Breakdown

1:28:01 - Lock-In Playoffs Lookahead

1:34:53 - “Literal Word Champion”

This episode of The Drive Driven by Kia begins with a check-in pit stop with Europe; where, shockingly, Los Ratones won… again?! Next, Kobe, Azael, and Meteos break down everything you need to know in Patch 26.3: Mel’s rework, Phase Rush buff, adjusted gold collection, and more! Meanwhile, NA pro-play has us asking quite a few questions: Is jungle out of control? Dignitas finally has a full roster, but what does that mean for their performance? And… what is Saint doing? With our final round of the Swiss Bracket and the Last Chance elimination match this weekend, we may get some answers. Oh, and have you heard of Literal “Word” Champion?

LCS returns Saturday, February 7th at 1PM PT/4PM ET for TLAW vs SEN. We’ll see you there!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro, Los Ratones Wins Again?!

8:20 - Patch 26.3, New Changes Galore!

29:18 - LYON vs C9 Recap

40:57 - DIG vs SEN Recap

53:21 - DSG vs FLY Recap

1:04:53 - TLAW vs SR Recap

1:11:53 - Looking Forward: Week 3

1:34:31 - Literal “Word” Champion

LCS Lock-In kicked off with a weekend of incredible matches, and our hosts break it all down game-by-game by dissecting clutch team fights and highlighting key power plays in this week’s episode of The Dive Driven by Kia. FlyQuest proves that they are more than ready to contend, while Inspired continues to produce jungling masterclasses. It’s already shaping up to be a very exciting start to the season… and we’re just getting started! LCS Lock-In returns on January 31st at 1pm for an epic showdown between Cloud9 Kia and LYON. See you then!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:41 - FlyQuest Check-In

00:14:02 - Item-Focused Champions

00:19:56 - Shopify Rebellion Check-In

00:31:27 - TLAW vs C9 Recap

00:50:27 - DSG vs SEN

01:00:20 - LYON vs DIG

01:16:28 - Lookahead & Predictions - Weekend 2

01:31:17 - Revising Power Rankings

The LCS is back – and so is The Dive Driven by Kia for our 10th year! Kobe, Azael and Meteos bond over their shared struggles on the Rift and break down Patch 26.2 (will quests end lane swapping for good?). Looking forward to Week 1 of Lock-In, there are new rosters and power rankings to discuss, from LYON’s Inspired to Shopify Rebellion’s rookie Zinie. The LCS Lock-In kicks off with Cloud9 Kia versus Team Liquid on January 24th at 1pm PT - we’ll see you there!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro, year 10 of The Dive

10:20 - Recent Summoner’s Rift Experiences

21:35 - New Season, New Gameplay

38:38 - Patch 26.2 Notes

49:26 - Power Rankings; Cloud9 Kia vs Team Liquid

1:03:14 - Role/Lane Swapping in 2026

1:11:32 - Shopify Rebellion

1:19:43 - LYON

1:25:22 - Sentinels

1:30:28 - FlyQuest

1:44:55 - Dignitas

1:45:10 - Disguised

It’s the season finale of The Dive Driven by Kia! Kobe, Azael and Meteos discuss LCS format updates for 2026 and reports of Busio joining the LEC. But first, we break down another historic Worlds Finals as T1 Faker wins his third consecutive World Championship, tying him with another legendary mid laner, SKT Faker. Wait, I’m reading that those are the same guy… so that means… Faker has SIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES?!

That’s all for Season 9 of The Dive Driven by Kia. Thank you all so much for tuning in and see you in the new year for Season 10!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & Recapping the T1 v. KT Series

8:03 - Drafting Late Game in Fearless

25:51 - KT’s Tournament Journey

28:51 - T1’s Tournament Journey

41:56 - LCS - Looking at Next Season

51:27 - Thank you to the Dive Viewers!

FAKER. EIGHT. WORLD. FINALS.

At this point, what more can you even say? The Unkillable Demon King has done it again — carrying T1 back to the Worlds Finals for an unbelievable eighth time. His plays were unreal, his reads were perfect, and his legacy just keeps getting stronger. You can never, ever count Faker out.

Plus… is Quid really joining Team Liquid? The Dive crew reacts to the rumors and what it could mean for the LCS heading into next year.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro & Team Liquid Roster Rumors

9:12 - Worlds Condensed Format

16:38 - Semifinals: KT vs GEN

40:44 - Semifinals: T1 vs TES

50:06 - Nami’s Usefulness in Pro-Play

55:35 - The Game from T1’s Point of View

1:13:25 - The T1 System

1:17:43 - Predictions for Finals

NA is officially OUT of Worlds — and the Dive crew is here to unpack everything that went down in the last days of Swiss Stage. From the wild drafts to broken champs, Kobe, Azael, and Meteos will be breaking down every major storyline heading into Quarterfinals. Is Neeko actually busted? Can G2 take down TES? Can T1 defend their title? Tune in to find out!

Worlds returns on Tuesday, October 28th and at 12:00am PT (midnight) where HLE takes on Gen.G.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:32 - NA out of Worlds

8:31 - Stakes/expectations/reality at Worlds

16:31 - What are these drafts?

20:20 - Neeko is broken

27:06 - Gen.G vs Worlds

37:02 - Quarterfinal Champion/Gameplay Breakdown

43:07 - Deeper look at KT vs CFO

53:48 - G2 vs TES, an even match?

1:06:38 - AL vs T1, can the underdog win?

1:19:56 - Quarterfinal Predictions!

Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Dive, Driven by Kia! It's Worlds time!

In this episode, Kobe joins the crew from China and we dive right into the wild opening match of Worlds — SKT vs IG, with TheShy putting on a show as always. We’ve also got the matchup everyone’s been waiting for: FLY vs G2, (and Azael’s already calling it). Plus, a preview of the next big matches and some spicy discussion on the meta — from Sion to Rek’Sai and everything in between.

0:00 Intro

3:22 T1 vs IG Series

9:07 Sion is so OP

15:27 Qiyana jungle seems strong

22:16 Meteos’ opinion on Rek’sai & the tank meta

29:23 FlyQuest’s performance and uncertainty

44:20 NA vs EU rivalry

58:15 Mid lane meta

1:02:06 GEN vs TES preview

1:07:58 HLE vs CFO preview

1:15:14 BLG vs VKS preview

1:18:57 MKOI vs TSW preview

1:24:08 100T vs T1 preview