Azubu Frost, along with NaJin Sword, went on to represent South Korea in their first appearance at the League of Legends World Championship in October.

[citation needed] A tri-tournament annual circuit was soon set as the norm for the league's calendar year, now consisting of three seasons held in the winter, spring, and summer.

[citation needed] SK Telecom T1 K became the first team to successfully defend their title the following year, sweeping Samsung Galaxy Ozone in the finals of Champions Winter 2013–14 to cap off an undefeated tournament run.

[citation needed] SK Telecom T1 retained their crown in LCK Spring 2016, becoming the first team in competition history to win three consecutive titles.

Their streak of dominance was ended in LCK Summer 2016 by ROX Tigers (currently Hanwha Life Esports), who became only the second team to win the league since its restructuring.

[citation needed] SK Telecom T1 won their sixth title as an organization on 22 April 2017, by defeating KT Rolster in the finals of LCK Spring 2017.

[citation needed] Longzhu Gaming rebranded to Kingzone DragonX following the 2017 World Championship, and they defended their title in LCK 2018 Spring by defeating the Afreeca Freecs.

[9] DWG KIA (previously Damwon Gaming) won the title for both LCK Spring and Summer 2021, making them the champions for three consecutive splits.

To accommodate a new international tournament in March known as the First Stand, the league announced the LCK Cup, a "pre-season" tournament that sends the winner to the competition, as well as a merger of the two splits into one single season, with mid-season playoffs being held to determine Korea's MSI representatives and the end of season playoffs determining the LCK champion and Worlds representatives.