The West’s second chance to qualify for the Worlds 2026 Bracket Stage slipped. Movistar KOI looked competitive in game one. But T1 slammed them in the second. LYON started slow, but ramped up in game two. The game three draft was nearly unplayable. They failed the early gank, and it was a slow burn into a loss. T1 and Invictus Gaming join Gen.G Esports and Dplus KIA in the Bracket Stage.
Worlds 2026: Movistar KOI Versus T1
Drafts and Player Ratings
Movistar KOI
- Myrwn (5.0) – Gnar (6), Ornn (4)
- Elyoya (4.5) – Qiyana (4), Xin Zhao (5)
- Jojopyun (3.0) – Akali (3), Viktor (3)
- Supa (3.5) – Kai’Sa (3), Ezreal (4)
- Alvaro (4.0) – Alistar (4), Seraphine (4)
T1
- Doran (8.0 – Total Apex Player of the Series) – Ambessa (8), Gwen (8)
- Oner (6.5) – Lee Sin (7), Jarvan IV (6)
- Faker (6.5) – Syndra (6), Orianna (7)
- Peyz (6) – Xayah (5), Jhin (7)
- Keria (7) – Nautilus (7), Karma (7)
Summary
After Elyoya burned Faker’s Flash, Jojopyun pulled the trigger and earned the first blood. MKOI outsmarted T1 around the Grubs to build a lead. The next few minutes saw MKOI dying in bad positions. T1 clawed back the gold. MKOI failed a dive on Faker and Peyz, and T1 won the fight. After pushing with Baron, T1 had a 4k gold lead. Myrwn almost killed Faker in the Infernal Soul fight. That dragged T1 away. Peyz died in the next Soul fight. That led MKOI to take Baron. The gold was the same for the final Drake. Doran caught Supa, and MKOI crumbled. Oner secured the Drake, and with all five members dead, T1 ended the game.
T1 stormed to an early lead. Jojopyun had the only pushing lane. He died to an early gank from Keria. Faker did die, but the side lanes were bleeding. After T1 dove Myrwn, they helped Doran survive. MKOI could not scale into the game. T1 won the Soul Point fight and skyrocketed to a 10k gold lead. They overextended in mid lane. Peyz died, giving up a 1k shutdown. But when it mattered, T1 crushed the Soul fight and ended the series.
Worlds 2026: Invictus Gaming Versus LYON
Drafts and Player Ratings
Invictus Gaming
- TheShy (5.3) – Ornn (7), Zaahen (3), Jayce (6)
- Wei (6.3 – Total Apex Player of the Series) – Vi (8), Lee Sin (5), Trundle (6)
- Rookie (5.7) – Aurora (7), Annie (6), Orianna (4)
- JiaQi (5.7) – Yunara (6), Jhin (4), Caitlyn (7)
- Meiko (6.0) – Lulu (7), Nautilus (4), Lux (7)
LYON
- Dhokla (5.0) – Rumble (4), Olaf (7), K’Sante (4)
- Inspired (5.7) – Nocturne (3), Qiyana (8), Xin Zhao (6)
- Saint (5.3) – Sylas (4), Taliyah (7), LeBlanc (5)
- Berserker (4.7) – Ezreal (5), Corki (6), Lucian (3)
- Isles (5.0) – Karma (4), Alistar (7), Milio (4)
Summary
Berserker and Isles leveraged Ezreal and Karma to build a lead. TheShy teleported for the first Drake and helped secure Drake and First Blood. Wei pulled the trigger on the next Drake fight, and they crushed it. IG dominated the mid-game. Even with an overextended Ornn ult and JiaQi caught out, IG won. Saint almost saved the play, but Wei denied him.
LYON came alive in the second game. The teamfighting combos came to fruition. Inspired and Isles landed perfect teamfights to build them a lead. Saint’s Walls forced IG into uncomfortable positions. Rookie dragged the game back into their favor. Dhokla found the angle two fights in a row. He ensured JiaQi could not play teamfights. IG were disconnected, and LYON tore through them.
LYON had a difficult early game for them to navigate. All eyes were on the bot lane. Inspired went for an early gank to get his bot lane ahead. However, JiaQi and Meiko outplayed it. With two losing side lanes, LYON fell behind. Inspired tried everything to stop the snowball. Rookie had two deaths, but that did not stop them. IG rolled through LYON and ended the series.
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