Worlds 2026 Results and Standings Tracker: Swiss Stage, Knockouts and Final
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| Author ESTNN Esports News
This page tracks every result of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship. It covers the Swiss Stage in Allen, Texas, through to the final at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on November 14, and is updated after each day of play with results, records and the next pairings.
Content
- Worlds 2026 at a glance
- Swiss Stage final standings (after Round 5, October 31)
- Round 4 eliminations and Round 5 results (October 30 and 31)
- Quarterfinal and semifinal results (November 3 to 8)
- Quarterfinals schedule as published before November 6
- Swiss Stage standings (earlier update, after Round 4 on October 29)
- Round 4 results (October 28 and 29)
- Round 4 eliminations and Round 5 schedule (October 30 and 31, played)
- Swiss Stage standings (earlier update, after Day 4 on October 26)
- Day 4 results (October 26)
- Round 4 schedule as published (October 28 to 30)
- Swiss Stage standings (after Day 3, October 25)
- Round 1 results (October 23)
- Round 2 results (October 24)
- Day 3 results (October 25)
- Day 4 schedule (October 26, played)
Worlds 2026 at a glance
| Stage | Dates | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play-In | Oct 15 to 18 | Los Angeles | Done: Karmine Corp qualified |
| Swiss Stage | Oct 23 to 26, Oct 28 to 31 | Allen, Texas | 16 teams, 3 wins to qualify, 3 losses to go home |
| Quarterfinals and semifinals | Nov 3 to 8 | Allen, Texas | Best-of-five |
| Final | Nov 14 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn | Best-of-five |
The prize pool is $5 million, with $1 million for the champion. Fearless Draft applies throughout.
Swiss Stage final standings (after Round 5, October 31)
The Swiss Stage is over: eight teams reached the quarterfinals and eight were eliminated. Timesaver.gg is the only outlet we found with the October 30 and 31 results, so every score below is attributed to it.
| Record | Teams |
|---|---|
| 3-0 (qualified) | Gen.G, Dplus KIA |
| 3-1 (qualified) | T1, Invictus Gaming, TOP Esports |
| 3-2 (qualified) | Karmine Corp, LYON, Bilibili Gaming |
| 2-3 (eliminated) | Hanwha Life Esports, LOS, Movistar KOI |
| 1-3 (eliminated) | CTBC Flying Oyster, Team Liquid Alienware, G2 Esports |
| 0-3 (eliminated) | Team Secret Whales, Anyone’s Legend |
Round 4 eliminations and Round 5 results (October 30 and 31)
| Date | Time (ET) | Time (Paris) | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | 4 p.m. | 21:00 | Team Liquid Alienware vs LOS | LOS 2-1; Team Liquid Alienware eliminated |
| Oct 30 | 7 p.m. | 00:00 (Oct 31) | G2 Esports vs Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports 2-0; G2 Esports eliminated |
| Oct 31 | 1 p.m. | 18:00 | Movistar KOI vs Karmine Corp | Karmine Corp 2-0; Movistar KOI eliminated |
| Oct 31 | 4 p.m. | 21:00 | LOS vs LYON | LYON 2-1; LOS eliminated |
| Oct 31 | 7 p.m. | 00:00 (Nov 1) | Hanwha Life Esports vs Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming 2-0; Hanwha Life Esports eliminated |
The two teams that survived the October 30 elimination series, LOS and Hanwha Life Esports, both went out in Round 5. Karmine Corp, LYON and Bilibili Gaming all got through at 3-2.
Quarterfinal and semifinal results (November 3 to 8)
| Series | Result | Games | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invictus Gaming vs TOP Esports | Invictus Gaming 3-1 | IG won games 1, 3 and 4; TOP won game 2 | Strafe, GameDaily |
| Gen.G vs LYON (November 4) | Gen.G 3-0 | Gen.G won all three games (19-8, 22-6, 16-10 per Strafe) | Strafe, Timesaver.gg |
| Dplus KIA vs Bilibili Gaming (November 5) | Bilibili Gaming 3-0 | Bilibili Gaming won all three games | Strafe, GosuGamers, win.gg |
| T1 vs Karmine Corp (November 6) | T1 3-1 | Game scores not read | Timesaver.gg (only source found) |
| Gen.G vs Invictus Gaming, semifinal 1 (November 7) | Gen.G 3-0 | Gen.G reach the final | Timesaver.gg (only source found) |
| Bilibili Gaming vs T1, semifinal 2 (November 8) | Bilibili Gaming 3-1 | Bilibili Gaming won games 1, 3 and 4; T1 won game 2 | Hotspawn, GGRecon (game-by-game recap) |
Gen.G swept LYON 3-0 on November 4, winning all three games, and will meet Invictus Gaming in the first semifinal on Saturday, November 7 (Strafe, Timesaver.gg).
Final: Gen.G vs Bilibili Gaming, listed for Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM EST (8 PM Paris) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (Timesaver.gg). GGRecon gives the same date and the same 2 PM ET start. Hotspawn describes the date as “next Sunday”, which does not match the other two. Our Worlds 2026 final preview covers the date, the time and the matchup.
Quarterfinals schedule as published before November 6
The quarterfinals are best-of-five series from Tuesday, November 3, through November 6, the semifinals are on November 7 and 8, and the final is on November 14 in Brooklyn. Timesaver.gg’s bracket preview lists TOP Esports vs Invictus Gaming on November 3, Gen.G vs LYON on November 4 and T1 vs Karmine Corp on November 6. Timesaver.gg now lists Dplus KIA vs Bilibili Gaming for Thursday, November 5 and T1 vs Karmine Corp for Friday, November 6; start times for those two series were not confirmed when this page was updated. Both semifinals start at 4 PM CST (5 PM ET, 11 PM Paris): Gen.G vs Invictus Gaming on Saturday, November 7, then the winners of the two remaining quarterfinals on Sunday, November 8.
Swiss Stage standings (earlier update, after Round 4 on October 29)
Five teams are through to the playoffs with two Round 4 series still to play. Records for October 28 are per Timesaver.gg; the October 29 results are per Egamersworld, the only outlet we found for those two series.
| Record | Teams |
|---|---|
| 3-0 (qualified) | Gen.G, Dplus KIA |
| 3-1 (qualified) | T1, Invictus Gaming, TOP Esports |
| 2-2 (Round 5 on October 31) | Movistar KOI, LYON, Bilibili Gaming, Karmine Corp |
| 1-2 (elimination series on October 30) | Team Liquid Alienware, LOS, G2 Esports, Hanwha Life |
| Eliminated | Team Secret Whales, Anyone’s Legend (0-3), CTBC Flying Oyster (1-3) |
Round 4 results (October 28 and 29)
T1 and Invictus Gaming took the two October 28 qualification series, and Karmine Corp swept CTBC on October 29 to stay alive. TOP Esports lost the opening game, then beat Bilibili Gaming 2-1 to become the second LPL team in the playoffs, after Invictus Gaming.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | What it decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | T1 | 2-0 | Movistar KOI | T1 qualified at 3-1; Movistar KOI dropped to 2-2 |
| Oct 28 | Invictus Gaming | 2-1 | LYON | Invictus Gaming qualified at 3-1; LYON dropped to 2-2 |
| Oct 29 | Karmine Corp | 2-0 | CTBC Flying Oyster | CTBC eliminated at 1-3; Karmine Corp survive at 2-2 |
| Oct 29 | TOP Esports | 2-1 | Bilibili Gaming | TOP Esports qualified at 3-1; Bilibili Gaming dropped to 2-2 |
Round 4 eliminations and Round 5 schedule (October 30 and 31, played)
Two elimination series remain in Round 4. The two winners join Movistar KOI, LYON, Bilibili Gaming and Karmine Corp in the 2-2 pool, so six teams play Round 5 for the last three places. Pairings had not been published when this page was updated. The quarterfinal draw takes place on October 31 and the quarterfinals start on November 3.
| Date | Time (ET) | Time (Paris) | Match | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | 4 p.m. | 21:00 | Team Liquid Alienware vs LOS | Loser eliminated |
| Oct 30 | 7 p.m. | 00:00 (Oct 31) | G2 Esports vs Hanwha Life | Loser eliminated |
| Oct 31 | 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. | 18:00, 21:00, 00:00 (Nov 1) | Round 5: three best-of-three series among the six 2-2 teams | Winners qualify, losers are eliminated |
Swiss Stage standings (earlier update, after Day 4 on October 26)
Per Timesaver.gg, updated October 27. Gen.G and Dplus KIA are qualified, and Team Secret Whales and Anyone’s Legend are eliminated.
| Record | Teams |
|---|---|
| 3-0 (qualified) | Gen.G, Dplus KIA |
| 2-1 | Movistar KOI, LYON, Invictus Gaming, TOP Esports, T1, Bilibili Gaming |
| 1-2 | Hanwha Life, G2 Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster, Karmine Corp, LOS, Team Liquid Alienware |
| 0-3 (eliminated) | Team Secret Whales, Anyone’s Legend |
Day 4 results (October 26)
| Match | Winner | Format |
|---|---|---|
| CTBC Flying Oyster vs T1 | T1 | Bo1 |
| Bilibili Gaming vs Karmine Corp | Bilibili Gaming | Bo1 |
| LOS vs Team Secret Whales | LOS 2-0 | Bo3 |
| Team Liquid Alienware vs Anyone’s Legend | Team Liquid Alienware 2-0 | Bo3 |
Round 4 schedule as published (October 28 to 30)
Times converted from CDT to Eastern. Our Round 4 schedule article has the stakes for each match.
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | 4 p.m. | Movistar KOI vs T1 | Winner qualifies |
| Oct 28 | 7 p.m. | LYON vs Invictus Gaming | Winner qualifies |
| Oct 29 | 4 p.m. | CTBC Flying Oyster vs Karmine Corp | Loser eliminated |
| Oct 29 | 7 p.m. | Bilibili Gaming vs TOP Esports | Winner qualifies |
| Oct 30 | 4 p.m. | Team Liquid Alienware vs LOS | Loser eliminated |
| Oct 30 | 7 p.m. | G2 Esports vs Hanwha Life | Loser eliminated |
Swiss Stage standings (after Day 3, October 25)
| Record | Teams | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | Dplus KIA, Gen.G | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2-1 | Invictus Gaming, Top Esports, Movistar KOI, LYON | One win from qualifying |
| 1-1 | T1, CTBC Flying Oyster, Karmine Corp, Bilibili Gaming | Finish Round 3 on October 26 |
| 1-2 | Hanwha Life Esports, G2 Esports | One loss from elimination |
| 0-2 | LOS, Team Secret Whales, Team Liquid Alienware, Anyone’s Legend | Best-of-three elimination series on October 26 |
Records are taken from the official results as reported by Strafe and GosuGamers. This table is updated after each day of play.
Round 1 results (October 23)
| Winner | Loser | Key note |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | Invictus Gaming | Chovy and Canyon took over the late-game fights |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Top Esports | One-sided win; Top started without ZUIAN |
| Movistar KOI | Bilibili Gaming | Supa’s Ezreal gave KOI an early bot lane lead |
| Karmine Corp | Anyone’s Legend | Canna’s quadra kill on Jax; upset of the LPL first seed |
| Dplus KIA | G2 Esports | G2 led 7-0 in kills early, then lost a decisive skirmish |
| CTBC Flying Oyster | Team Liquid | CFO denied objectives and outscaled Liquid |
| T1 | LOS | Expected win for the three-time defending champions |
| LYON | Team Secret Whales | Berserker went 13/1/5 on Ezreal |
Day one belonged to the LCK and the LEC’s underdogs. All four Korean teams won, all four LPL teams lost, and Europe’s two lower seeds, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp, both beat Chinese opponents. G2 were the only LEC team to lose.
Round 2 results (October 24)
| Bracket | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | Dplus KIA | T1 |
| 1-0 | Movistar KOI | CTBC Flying Oyster |
| 1-0 | Gen.G | Hanwha Life Esports |
| 1-0 | LYON | Karmine Corp |
| 0-1 | G2 Esports | LOS |
| 0-1 | Invictus Gaming | Team Secret Whales |
| 0-1 | Top Esports | Anyone’s Legend |
| 0-1 | Bilibili Gaming | Team Liquid Alienware |
All Round 2 games were best-of-one. Dplus KIA won the all-LCK game against T1, and Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports. Top Esports, Invictus Gaming and Bilibili Gaming gave the LPL its first wins after a winless opening day. Our Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 2 preview covers the build-up to those games.
Day 3 results (October 25)
| Match | Format | Winner | Score | Loser | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 bracket | Best-of-three | Dplus KIA | 2-0 | Movistar KOI | Smash scored the first pentakill of Worlds 2026, on Kai\u2019Sa, in Game 1 |
| 2-0 bracket | Best-of-three | Gen.G | 2-1 | LYON | LYON took Game 1; Gen.G won the next two |
| 1-1 bracket | Best-of-one | Invictus Gaming | 1-0 | Hanwha Life Esports | IG won in 28 minutes |
| 1-1 bracket | Best-of-one | Top Esports | 1-0 | G2 Esports | TES won in 28 minutes |
Dplus KIA and Gen.G are the first two teams into the quarterfinals, both with perfect 3-0 records. The bigger shock came in the best-of-one games. Hanwha Life Esports, the LCK’s second seed, and G2 Esports, the LEC champions, both lost and now sit at 1-2, one defeat from going home.
Day 4 schedule (October 26, played)
| Time (ET) | Match | Format | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 p.m. | T1 vs CTBC Flying Oyster | Best-of-one | Winner to 2-1, loser to 1-2 |
| 2 p.m. | Karmine Corp vs Bilibili Gaming | Best-of-one | Winner to 2-1, loser to 1-2 |
| 3 p.m. | LOS vs Team Secret Whales | Best-of-three | Loser eliminated |
| 4 p.m. | Team Liquid Alienware vs Anyone’s Legend | Best-of-three | Loser eliminated |
The Swiss Stage then pauses until October 28. Round 4 sends the 2-1 teams into best-of-three qualification matches and the 1-2 teams into elimination matches. Our Worlds 2026 Swiss Day 4 preview breaks down T1 vs CTBC and the two elimination series.
For the full schedule of the season’s remaining events, see our esports calendar, and for the opening-day preview, read Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage: Round 1 schedule and format.
Featured image: Worlds knockout stage (Photo: Bruce Liu via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0).
Photo: Chris Yunker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (archive image from the 2013 League of Legends World Championship).