LoL Worlds 2026: Top Esports come back against BLG, Karmine Corp stay alive
Top Esports reach the quarterfinals after trailing Bilibili Gaming 0-1. Europe's Karmine Corp knock out CTBC Flying Oyster and keep their hopes alive.
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The fifth quarterfinalist at the League of Legends World Championship in Allen, Texas, has been decided: in an all-Chinese round-four clash of the Swiss stage, Top Esports beat Bilibili Gaming 2-1. BLG won game one comfortably in 27 minutes, but TES levelled after a Baron fight in 37 minutes and took game three in 27 minutes with a 17-3 kill score. Gen.G, Dplus KIA, T1, Invictus Gaming and Top Esports are now in the knockout stage; Bilibili Gaming get one last chance in round five.
In an elimination match, French LEC side Karmine Corp stayed in the tournament, sweeping CTBC Flying Oyster from the Pacific league LCP 2-0. Game one lasted 27 minutes; in game two, KC turned things around after 36 minutes by winning an Elder Dragon fight, after CFO had taken the first Baron and the Dragon Soul. CFO are out, as are Team Secret Whales and Anyone's Legend.
On 30 October (local time), Team Liquid face LOS and G2 Esports take on Hanwha Life Esports – in both matches the loser is eliminated. The Swiss stage ends on 31 October. Quarterfinals and semifinals follow from 3 to 8 November in Allen, with the final on 14 November at the Barclays Center in New York.