One spot remained for the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage. Karmine Corp asserted their dominance from the start. They never relented, even controlling the chaos in Game 1. Yike, Kyeahoo, and Busio were instrumental in shutting down MVK Esports. The LCP third seed could not contend with the firepower. Kratos and Chika lost out in their lanes. MVK sees their year end. However, they showed everyone that the LCP is a force to be reckoned with. KC advance to the Swiss Stage to face Anyone’s Legend.
Worlds 2026: Series Summary
The rematch went as expected. MVK played mostly standard in the first two games. They could not get ahead of KC. The first two games were finished before the Nexus died. The LEC third seed controlled every aspect until game three. The third game was chaotic. MVK started with a level 1 invade. Harky joined Gury on Yike’s top camps. They successfully pushed him away. Unfortunately, the top dive failed. Chaos ensued from that point. Despite losing members, KC always traded up. MVK gave it their all; it was a valiant effort. But they were second-best from start to finish.
Player Ratings
Karmine Corp
Canna – 6.3
- Jayce (7), Galio (6), Zaahen (6)
For the first two games, Canna did what the team needed. He kept Kratos quiet. Once the team played for his lane, he delivered. The only shaky game was on Zaahen, where he kept fighting Kratos to the death.
Yike – 7.3
- Lee Sin (7), Qiyana (8), Naafiri (7)
Yike understood his role perfectly. Gury tried to throw him off his game. Yike never gave him the satisfaction. He played around his lanes to flush Gury out.
Kyeahoo – 7.7 (Total Apex Player of the series)
- Cassiopeia (8), Ryze (8), Viktor (7)
Kyeahoo dominated mid lane. He kept Chika at bay, allowing Yike to play how he wanted. Kyeahoo was always around to help his jungler.
Caliste – 6.7
- Zeri (7), Yunara (6), Ezreal (7)
Most of the series was not about bot lane. That being said, Caliste always had a lead over Harky. He got a little crazy in game three after MVK handed him a lead. He wanted to test his mechanics; most of the time, he succeeded.
Busio – 7.3
- Yuumi (7), Lulu (7), Leona (8)
You rarely see perfect roam timing from Yuumi. However, Busio managed that in game one. He was calm in the chaos of game three. He read every play his opponents tried to force.
MVK Esports
Kratos – 4.0
- Yorick (4), Rumble (3), Yone (5)
As expected, Kratos could not drag Canna down. He got one chance in game three. To his credit, he outplayed Canna a couple of times.
Gury – 3.7
- Jarvan IV (3), Malphite (3), Aatrox (5)
Gury’s style was crushed in the series. Yike read him from start to finish. Gury could not leverage his lanes. He even needed Harky’s level 1 to help him invade Yike.
Chika – 2.7
- Akali (3), Hwei (3), Locke (2)
Chika’s worst series of the tournament. His two consecutive Akali deaths caused the game to snowball. He struggled in the rest of the series. Kyeahoo outplayed him at every turn.
Harky – 3.3
- Ashe (4), Lucian (4), Twitch (2)
Harky failed to execute Twitch. The pick was meant to cheese the early game. However, it did not work out. For the other two games, Caliste outpaced him.
SiuLoong – 4.3
- Seraphine (4), Milio (4), Camille (5)
SiuLoong kept MVK in game three. However, he kept getting the kills. That meant his team remained behind. Camille was not meant to carry in this draft.
The Swiss Stage Draw
The Swiss Stage draw took place after the series conclusion. Here are the matchups for Round 1:
- Gen.G Esports Versus Invictus Gaming
- Team Liquid Versus CTBC Flying Oyster
- Anyone’s Legend Versus Karmine Corp
- G2 Esports Versus Dplus KIA
- Hanwha Life Esports Versus Top Esports
- LOS Versus T1
- Team Secret Whales Versus LYON
- Bilibili Gaming Versus Movistar KOI
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