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T1 Beat Karmine Corp 3-1, Set Up Worlds 2026 Semifinal Against BLG
T1 defeated Karmine Corp 3-1 on Friday, November 6, to advance to the Worlds 2026 semifinals in League of Legends. The South Korean team have now reached the top four at six consecutive World Championships, keeping their hopes of a fourth straight title alive.
The defeat eliminates Karmine Corp from the tournament. The French organization was the LEC's last remaining team in the knockout stage.
T1 Reach Their Sixth Straight Worlds Semifinal
In the T1 vs. Karmine Corp series, the South Korean side took a 2-0 lead with kill scores of 23-7 and 20-9. Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan stood out in both games, finishing Game 1 with 11/1/6 on Yunara and Game 2 with 8/1/7 on Kai'Sa.
Karmine Corp fought back in Game 3, the longest of the series, winning with an 8-6 kill score after 43 minutes and 35 seconds. T1 then closed out the series in Game 4, finishing with 17 kills to KC's eight in 35 minutes and 20 seconds. Peyz delivered another strong performance, going 11/0/5 on Miss Fortune.
T1 have reached at least the semifinals at every World Championship since 2021, when they were eliminated by DWG KIA. In 2022, they finished runners-up after losing the final to DRX. They went on to win three consecutive world titles in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
The organization are now chasing a fourth straight World Championship and a seventh world title overall.
T1 to Face Bilibili Gaming on Sunday
T1's next opponent will be Bilibili Gaming. The T1 vs. BLG semifinal is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 2 PM PT / 4 PM CST (Texas) / 5 PM ET / 11 PM CET (7 PM BRT) in Allen, Texas. The Chinese team secured their place in the final four after sweeping Dplus KIA 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
The matchup is a rematch of the Worlds 2024 final, which T1 won 3-2. In the other semifinal, Gen.G and Invictus Gaming will meet on Saturday, November 7, at 2 PM PT / 4 PM CST (Texas) / 5 PM ET / 11 PM CET (7 PM BRT). The winners will advance to the grand final on November 14 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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