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This page tracks every result of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship. It covers the Swiss Stage in Allen, Texas, through to the final at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on November 14, and is updated after each day of play with results, records and the next pairings.
Worlds 2026 at a glance
| Stage | Dates | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play-In | Oct 15 to 18 | Los Angeles | Done: Karmine Corp qualified |
| Swiss Stage | Oct 23 to 26, Oct 28 to 31 | Allen, Texas | 16 teams, 3 wins to qualify, 3 losses to go home |
| Quarterfinals and semifinals | Nov 3 to 8 | Allen, Texas | Best-of-five |
| Final | Nov 14 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn | Best-of-five |
The prize pool is $5 million, with $1 million for the champion. Fearless Draft applies throughout.
Swiss Stage standings (after Round 1)
| Record | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1-0 | Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, Movistar KOI, Karmine Corp, Dplus KIA, CTBC Flying Oyster, T1, LYON |
| 0-1 | Invictus Gaming, Top Esports, Bilibili Gaming, Anyone’s Legend, G2 Esports, Team Liquid, LOS, Team Secret Whales |
Round 1 results (October 23)
| Winner | Loser | Key note |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | Invictus Gaming | Chovy and Canyon took over the late-game fights |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Top Esports | One-sided win; Top started without ZUIAN |
| Movistar KOI | Bilibili Gaming | Supa’s Ezreal gave KOI an early bot lane lead |
| Karmine Corp | Anyone’s Legend | Canna’s quadra kill on Jax; upset of the LPL first seed |
| Dplus KIA | G2 Esports | G2 led 7-0 in kills early, then lost a decisive skirmish |
| CTBC Flying Oyster | Team Liquid | CFO denied objectives and outscaled Liquid |
| T1 | LOS | Expected win for the three-time defending champions |
| LYON | Team Secret Whales | Berserker went 13/1/5 on Ezreal |
Day one belonged to the LCK and the LEC’s underdogs. All four Korean teams won, all four LPL teams lost, and Europe’s two lower seeds, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp, both beat Chinese opponents. G2 were the only LEC team to lose.
Round 2 pairings (October 24)
| Bracket | Match |
|---|---|
| 1-0 | Dplus KIA vs T1 |
| 1-0 | CTBC Flying Oyster vs Movistar KOI |
| 1-0 | Hanwha Life Esports vs Gen.G |
| 1-0 | LYON vs Karmine Corp |
| 0-1 | G2 Esports vs LOS |
| 0-1 | Invictus Gaming vs Team Secret Whales |
| 0-1 | Top Esports vs Anyone’s Legend |
| 0-1 | Team Liquid vs Bilibili Gaming |
Round 2 is still best-of-one. The all-Korean games, Dplus KIA vs T1 and Hanwha Life vs Gen.G, will leave two LCK teams at 1-1.
For the full schedule of the season’s remaining events, see our esports calendar, and for the opening-day preview, read Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage: Round 1 schedule and format.
Featured image: Worlds knockout stage (Photo: Bruce Liu via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0).
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