Some order was restored on day two of the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage. There were no significant upsets. Invictus Gaming earned the LPL’s first win in a non-mirror matchup. Abecamees the first LPL team to go 0-2 at the main stage since 2017. Dplus KIA pulled off another pivotal late-game fight to defeat T1 towards the end of the day. Bilibili Gaming recovered by sending Team Liquid to 0-2.
Worlds 2026: Top Esports Versus Anyone’s Legend
Drafts and Player Ratings
Top Esports
- 369 – Ambessa (7)
- Tian – Nocturne (7)
- Creme – Locke (8 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- JackeyLove – Kalista (6)
- Zhuo – Renata Glasc (6)
Anyone’s Legend
- Breathe – Rumble (5)
- Tarzan – Jarvan IV (5)
- Shanks – Orianna (4)
- Hope – Lucian (6)
- Kael – Milio (5)
Summary
AL took an early lead. Hope and Kael won the 2v2 against JackeyLove’s all-in. At the same time, Creme solo-killed Shanks. Tian recovered the game with two kills. TES had a shaky fight around the Drake. Their lead was slipping. JackeyLove and 369 woke up. They carried a fight around the Baron. From then on, Creme and 369 tore through AL. Their ultimates were perfect in the teamfight.
Worlds 2026: CTBC Flying Oyster Versus Movistar KOI
Draft and Player Ratings
CTBC Flying Oyster
- Rest – Olaf (3)
- Shad0w – Lee Sin (3)
- POUT – Akali (4)
- Doggo – Tristana (4)
- Kino – Lulu (4)
Movistar KOI
- Myrwn – Trundle (7)
- Elyoya – Qiyana (8 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Jojopyun – Cassiopeia (7)
- Supa – Kalista (7)
- Alvaro – Renata Glasc (7)
Summary
It was a calm and controlled MKOI victory. There were a couple of shaky early game moments. But once they got control, they never relented. Even when CFO got a couple of picks, MKOI were winning across the map. They played controlled throughout. No one made a significant mistake as they moved to the 2-0 bracket.
Worlds 2026: G2 Esports Versus LOS
Drafts and Player Ratings
G2 Esports
- BrokenBlade – K’Sante (7)
- SkewMond – Lee Sin (9 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Caps – Locke (3)
- Hans Sama – Ezreal (6)
- Labrov – Karma(6)
LOS
- Zest – Jayce (6)
- Curse – Nocturne (5)
- Fiesty – Orianna (6)
- Duduhh – Kalista (4)
- Ackerman – Renata Glasc (5)
Summary
LOS came out fighting. After burning Labrov’s Flash, they earned the first blood. G2 bit back thanks to SkewMond’s mid lane gank. It got shaky as SkewMond and his bot lane got disconnected. Caps died multiple times throughout the game. SkewMond woke up and had an exceptional Lee Sin performance. He carried G2 over the line. The game did go to Elder Dragon. That was because of G2’s mistakes.
Worlds 2026: LYON Versus Karmine Corp
Draft and Player Ratings
LYON
- Dhokla – Galio (8 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Inspired – Wukong (6)
- Saint – Syndra (7)
- Berserker – Yunara (6)
- Isles – Lulu (7)
Karmine Corp
- Canna – Rumble (3)
- Yike – Lee Sin (5)
- Kyeahoo – Cassiopeia (5)
- Caliste – Kalista (6)
- Busio – Renata Glasc (7)
Summary
Yike had the first important play of the game, earning first blood for Caliste. The KC lanes win, and the gold lead climbs. KC wins the first teamfight thanks to Busio’s Hostile Takeover. The next fights were decided by Busio not getting Bailout on Caliste. LYON’s teamfighting reigned supreme. Berserker overplayed his hand in the Nexus, giving Caliste space to carry. However, Canna made a vital positioning mistake. Even with Caliste’s heroics, KC could not stop LYON.
Worlds 2026: Team Secret Whales Versus Invictus Gaming
Draft and Player Ratings
Team Secret Whales
- Pun – Shen (6)
- Hizto – Qiyana (4)
- Dire – Locke (6)
- Eddie – Ezreal (5)
- Bie – Alistar (6)
Invictus Gaming
- TheShy – K’Sante (8 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Wei – Nocturne (6)
- Rookie – Orianna (6)
- JiaQi – Ashe (6)
- Meiko – Seraphine (6)
Summary
TSW pushed a lead early. Hizto gave Pun a lead, while Dire solo-killed Rookie. Pun had a perfect Stand United to save Dire. The fights became scrappy. TSW and IG fought tooth and nail. An IG player died in most fights. However, TSW could not get past TheShy on K’Sante. He dominated team fights, including a solo kill on Hizto in the final fight.
Worlds 2026: Hanwha Life Esports Versus Gen.G Esports
Draft and Player Ratings
Gen.G Esports
- Kiin – Rumble (7)
- Canyon – Qiyana (8 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Chovy – Syndra (7)
- Ruler – Ezreal (7)
- Duro – Leona (7)
Hanwha Life Esports
- Zeus – Ambessa (4)
- Kanavi – Pantheon (3)
- Zeka – Taliyah (5)
- Gumayusi – Jhin (5)
- Delight – Alistar (3)
Summary
Delight struggled in this game. He had to be the engagement point. However, Gen.G read every play he went for. When Delight found an angle, HLE were not ready. The lack of coordination meant HLE never found the fight they wanted. The only pick was on Ruler. That did not garner momentum. Gen.G were near flawless, dominating every play.
Worlds 2026: T1 Versus Dplus KIA
T1
- Doran – Jayce (5)
- Oner – Vi (6)
- Faker – Anivia (6)
- Peyz – Caitlyn (6)
- Keria – Neeko (6)
Dplus KIA
- Siwoo – K’Sante (5)
- Lucid – Jarvan IV (5)
- ShowMaker – Viktor (6)
- Smash – Kalista (6)
- Career – Renata Glasc (7 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
Summary
For the second day in a row, DK needed one teamfight to win. T1 always had the gold lead. However, it was never insurmountable. DK kept them within reaching distance. Even after DK gave Cloud Soul, they did not give up. T1 had a positional advantage on the Elder. They had to give it up because of ShowMaker’s teleport. Career lived the initial engage and landed the perfect Hostile Takeover on Peyz to win the game.
Worlds 2026: Team Liquid Versus Bilibili Gaming
Draft and Player Ratings
Team Liquid
- Morgan – K’Sante (4)
- Josedeodo – Jarvan IV (3)
- Quid – Locke (4)
- Yeon – Ezreal (3)
- CoreJJ – Karma (4)
Bilibili Gaming
- Bin – Camille (6)
- XUN – Lee Sin (6)
- Knight – Orianna (7 – Total Apex Player of the Game)
- Viper – Jhin (7)
- ON – Nautilus (7)
Summary
BLG were angry today. The game took a while to get started. The first kills were only at the Grubs. BLG pushed their advantage. Their only mistake was XUN and Bin engaging too far. After that, BLG reset and waited until the next Drake fight. That fight snowballed the game. They ended the game after the 30-minute mark with the Baron.
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