Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Round 1 Recap: LCK Goes 4-0 And LPL Goes Winless

The first round of the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage wrapped up on Friday, October 23, with all four LCK teams securing victories and every LPL representative losing their opening match. European teams Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp also picked up wins against Chinese opposition in the League of Legends World Championship.

Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Round 1 Results

Here are all eight results, listed in the order the matches were played:

• Gen.G 1-0 Invictus Gaming
• Hanwha Life Esports 1-0 Top Esports
• Movistar KOI 1-0 Bilibili Gaming
• Karmine Corp 1-0 Anyone's Legend
• Dplus KIA 1-0 G2 Esports
• CTBC Flying Oyster 1-0 Team Liquid
• T1 1-0 LOS
• LYON 1-0 Team Secret Whales

It was the first time since the Swiss Stage was introduced in 2023 that all Chinese representatives lost their opening matches. Karmine Corp, which qualified through the Play-In Stage, defeated LPL's first seed Anyone's Legend, while Movistar KOI took down Bilibili Gaming. Defending world champions T1 also opened their campaign with a convincing win over LOS in under 25 minutes.

Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Round 2 Matchups

Round 2 takes place on Saturday, October 24. The eight opening-round winners move into the 1-0 pool, while the eight losing teams will compete in the 0-1 pool.

Unlike Round 1, there are no regional restrictions in the draw. Teams from the same region can now face each other, resulting in matchups such as Hanwha Life Esports vs Gen.G in the LCK and Top Esports vs Anyone's Legend in the LPL.

Here are all eight Round 2 matchups in the official order, with start times in Central Daylight Time (CDT) and UTC:

• 12 PM CDT / 17:00 UTC: Top Esports vs Anyone's Legend (0-1 pool)
• 1 PM CDT / 18:00 UTC: CTBC Flying Oyster vs Movistar KOI (1-0 pool)
• 2 PM CDT / 19:00 UTC: G2 Esports vs LOS (0-1 pool)
• 3 PM CDT / 20:00 UTC: LYON vs Karmine Corp (1-0 pool)
• 4 PM CDT / 21:00 UTC: Invictus Gaming vs Team Secret Whales (0-1 pool)
• 5 PM CDT / 22:00 UTC: Hanwha Life Esports vs Gen.G (1-0 pool)
• 6 PM CDT / 23:00 UTC: Dplus KIA vs T1 (1-0 pool)
• 7 PM CDT / 00:00 UTC (October 25): Bilibili Gaming vs Team Liquid Alienware (0-1 pool)

* Start times are scheduled and may change depending on the duration of earlier matches.

All Round 2 matches will be played as best-of-one (Bo1). Teams that reach 2-0 will be one win away from qualifying for the quarterfinals, while those that fall to 0-2 will be one loss away from elimination. Matches that determine advancement or elimination will be played as best-of-three (Bo3) series.

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