If you placed a bet on HANJIN BRION to beat Nongshim RedForce in the LCK 2026 Rise Group, congratulations. You’re either very brave or very informed, because the historical record said you were wrong.
BRION defeated Nongshim in Rounds 3-4 of the LCK on August 5, 2026, an upset that caught attention not just in esports circles but on crypto prediction platforms where real money was riding on the outcome. Coinbase Predictions, among other platforms, had active markets on LCK match results.
The upset in context
Nongshim RedForce came into this match holding an approximately 16-7 all-time record against BRION. That’s not a rivalry. That’s a pattern of dominance.
Earlier in 2026, Nongshim had beaten BRION twice: a 2-1 series win on April 19 and a cleaner 2-0 on May 9. So the smart money, if you were just reading the historical data, pointed firmly in one direction.
