Karmine Corp, LYON and BILIBILI GAMING Take the Last Worlds 2026 Knockout Spots
GAME MODE Staff·Nov 2, 2026· 3m read
Karmine Corp and BILIBILI GAMING won 2-0 and LYON 2-1 on Saturday. The quarterfinal draw sets T1 against Karmine Corp and Gen.G against LYON.
Three best-of-three matches on Saturday, October 31, filled the last places in the Worlds 2026 knockout stage. Karmine Corp beat Movistar KOI 2-0, LYON beat LOS 2-1, and BILIBILI GAMING beat Hanwha Life Esports 2-0. All three winners finish the Swiss stage at 3-2, while Movistar KOI, LOS and Hanwha Life Esports go home at 2-3.
That completes the eight-team bracket. Gen.G Esports and Dplus KIA went through unbeaten at 3-0, and Invictus Gaming, TOP ESPORTS and T1 qualified at 3-1.
How the three deciders went
- Karmine Corp 2-0 Movistar KOI. Karmine Corp, who came through the Play-In, were 1-2 after losses to LYON and BILIBILI GAMING. They then won two straight series without dropping a game: 2-0 over CTBC Flying Oyster on Thursday and 2-0 over Movistar KOI. Movistar KOI started 2-0 and then lost three series in a row.
- LYON 2-1 LOS. LYON opened with wins over Team Secret Whales and Karmine Corp, then lost 2-1 series to Gen.G and Invictus Gaming before beating LOS. LOS had come back from 0-2 with series wins over Team Secret Whales and Team Liquid Alienware.
- BILIBILI GAMING 2-0 Hanwha Life Esports. BLG lost their opening match to Movistar KOI and fell 2-1 to TOP ESPORTS in Round 4, then swept Hanwha Life Esports. Hanwha Life had beaten TOP ESPORTS on the first day and G2 Esports 2-0 on Friday to reach the decider.
Final Swiss stage standings
| Record | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | Gen.G Esports, Dplus KIA | Quarterfinals |
| 3-1 | Invictus Gaming, TOP ESPORTS, T1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3-2 | BILIBILI GAMING, Karmine Corp, LYON | Quarterfinals |
| 2-3 | Hanwha Life Esports, Movistar KOI, LOS | Eliminated |
| 1-3 | G2 Esports, CTBC Flying Oyster, Team Liquid Alienware | Eliminated |
| 0-3 | Anyone's Legend, Team Secret Whales | Eliminated |
Who plays whom in the quarterfinals
Riot drew the quarterfinals at random, with each 3-0 team facing one of the 3-2 qualifiers as the format requires and the other four teams drawn into the remaining two matches. Every quarterfinal starts at 4 PM CST (22:00 UTC).
| Date | Quarterfinal |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 3 | TOP ESPORTS vs Invictus Gaming |
| Wednesday, November 4 | Gen.G Esports vs LYON |
| Thursday, November 5 | Dplus KIA vs BILIBILI GAMING |
| Friday, November 6 | T1 vs Karmine Corp |
That puts Karmine Corp, who came through the Play-In, against T1 in the last quarterfinal, and LYON and BILIBILI GAMING against the two unbeaten teams.
When the knockouts are played
Every knockout match is a best-of-five. The stage runs from November 3 to 14 in Allen, Texas, and Brooklyn, New York.
- Semifinals: Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, at 4 PM CST (22:00 UTC).
- Final: Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM EST (19:00 UTC) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where K/DA and True Damage perform at the opening ceremony.
