Tag Archives: Worlds 2026

October 9, 2026

League of Legends

Worlds 2026 Countdown: Liquid and LYON Arrive, ZUIAN Misses Out on Visa Issues

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With the group stage of the League of Legends World Championship drawing closer, the final pieces of the 2026 puzzle are falling into place. A few developments from the past week show how much can shift before a single Worlds match is played. Liquid and LYON head west with momentum... read more

October 8, 2026

League of Legends

Team Liquid Beat LYON 3-1 to Win LCS Summer and End Inspired’s Title Streak

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The North American League of Legends scene has a new summer champion: Team Liquid defeated LYON 3-1 in the LCS Summer final on October 4, 2026, ending the title run of Inspired and claiming the trophy in convincing fashion. For LYON, the final was the last hurdle in a season... read more

September 27, 2026

League of Legends

LYON Survive Shopify Rebellion’s Cinderella Run to Claim Final LCS Worlds 2026 Spot

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LYON have secured the final League Championship Series (LCS) spot for the League of Legends World Championship, closing out a 3-1 gauntlet win over Shopify Rebellion on September 26. The result sends LYON to Worlds alongside Cloud9 and Team Liquid, completing North America's three-team delegation for this year's tournament. The... read more

September 25, 2026

League of Legends

G2 Esports Sweep Movistar KOI 3-0 to Win LEC Summer 2026 Title

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G2 Esports closed out another League of Legends European season in dominant fashion, sweeping Movistar KOI 3-0 in the LEC Summer 2026 grand final on September 20 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France. The result stretched G2's grip on the region to four consecutive LEC titles and 20 trophies... read more

September 23, 2026

League of Legends

Invictus Gaming Beat JDG 3-1 to Claim China’s Last Worlds 2026 Spot: TheShy and Rookie Head to the Swiss Stage in Texas

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Invictus Gaming are going back to Worlds. The 2018 world champions beat JD Gaming 3-1 in the lower-bracket final of the LPL Regional Finals, taking China’s fourth and final ticket to the League of Legends World Championship. With that result, the Chinese line-up for Worlds 2026 is complete: Anyone’s Legend,... read more

September 21, 2026

League of Legends

G2 Esports Sweep MKOI 3-0 in Nice for a Fourth Straight LEC Title and a 20th Trophy – Perkz Wins His First as Head Coach

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The LEC Summer 2026 Finals ended the way almost every European League of Legends event has ended this year: with G2 Esports holding the trophy. On Sunday evening at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, G2 swept Movistar KOI 3-0 in the grand final, completing a domestic season in which they... read more

September 20, 2026

League of Legends

MKOI Sweep Karmine Corp 3-0 in Nice to Set Up an LEC Summer Final Against G2 – While Invictus Gaming Beat JDG to Claim China’s Last Worlds 2026 Spot

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Two of the biggest open questions before the League of Legends World Championship 2026 were settled within hours of each other on Saturday. In Nice, Movistar KOI dismantled Karmine Corp 3-0 in front of a French home crowd to reach the LEC Summer grand final against G2 Esports. In China,... read more

September 15, 2026

League of Legends

Anyone’s Legend Break the BLG Curse: 3-1 in the LPL Grand Final Hands AL China’s Top Worlds Seed as Tarzan Takes Finals MVP

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Seven times lucky. Anyone's Legend beat Bilibili Gaming 3-1 in the 2026 LPL Grand Final on September 13, lifting the Chinese championship trophy after losing every single series they had played against BLG this year. The win hands AL China's first seed at Worlds 2026 and ends BLG's attempt to... read more

September 14, 2026

League of Legends

Gen.G Go Back-to-Back: 3-1 Over Hanwha Life Seals a Second Straight LCK Title as Ruler Takes Finals MVP

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Different year, same ending. Gen.G defeated Hanwha Life Esports 3-1 in the 2026 LCK Finals on September 13 to lift the Korean trophy for the second season in a row – and by the exact same scoreline against the exact same opponent as in 2025. The win also locks Gen.G... read more

September 9, 2026

League of Legends

LCK 2026 Finals Media Day: Gen.G, T1 and Hanwha Life Name the Threats That Worry Them Most – Zeus, T1’s Bot Lane and Gen.G’s Macro in Focus

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The 2026 League of Legends Champions Korea season comes down to three teams, and on September 8 all of them sat in the same room. Gen.G, T1 and Hanwha Life Esports each sent their head coach and two players to CHZZK LoL Park in Seoul for the LCK Finals media... read more

September 6, 2026

League of Legends

Dplus KIA Are Back at Worlds – and Face T1 Today for a Higher LCK Seed

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Dplus KIA have booked the last Korean ticket to the League of Legends World Championship. A 3-1 win over KT Rolster in the LCK lower bracket on Thursday secured the spot and ended a two-year drought for the 2020 world champions, who missed Worlds entirely in 2025. The reward comes... read more

September 2, 2026

League of Legends

Gen.G Sweep kt Rolster 3-0 to Lock a Seventh Straight Worlds Trip — and the LCK Board Tightens

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Gen.G Esports have booked their place at the 2026 World Championship, sweeping kt Rolster 3-0 in Upper Bracket Round 2 of the LCK playoffs on Sept. 1. It is their seventh consecutive Worlds qualification, and for anyone tracking the League of Legends betting market, it is the cleanest form signal... read more

August 31, 2026

League of Legends

Fnatic Miss Worlds for the First Time in a Decade — and Europe’s Outright Board Needs a Rewrite

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Fnatic will not play at the League of Legends World Championship this year. GIANTX knocked them out of the LEC Summer Split on Aug. 30, ending a run of ten straight Worlds appearances and closing out a season that had been drifting away from the organisation for weeks. The number... read more

August 29, 2026

League of Legends

Demacia Cup Goes Global in October: 12 Teams, Six Regions, and a Market With No History

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League of Legends' longest-running Chinese offseason event is leaving China. TJ Sports and Huya have rebuilt the Demacia Cup as the 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational, a 12-team tournament running from Oct. 3 to 17 with representation from the LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP and CBLOL. After more than a... read more