Karmine Corp beat MVK Esports 3-0 to take the last Swiss Stage place at Worlds 2026. The French organisation becomes Europe's third team in the main event and opens against the LPL Split 3 champions.
Karmine Corp are through to the Swiss Stage of the League of Legends World Championship for the first time. In Los Angeles, the Round 4 decider went their way. Mid laner kyeahoo took the MVP award. Next comes a best-of-one in Allen, Texas. Anyone’s Legend will be waiting when the Swiss Stage opens.
The run did not start comfortably. KC opened on 15 October against Cloud9 and needed all five games to win. That series almost ended their tournament.
KC then met MVK in Round 2 on 16 October and sent the Vietnamese team into the lower bracket. MVK fought back by beating FURIA 3-1 in Round 3 on 17 October. FURIA had knocked out Cloud9 by the same scoreline the day before.
MVK’s lower-bracket win earned them a second meeting with KC in the decider. The format left little room for error. Four teams played a double-elimination bracket. Every match was a best-of-five using Fearless Draft, and only the winner moved on.
KC still see room to improve. Jungler Yike spoke to Hotspawn after qualifying. He felt the team was playing at around 80% of its peak.
KC drew LPL first seed Anyone’s Legend in Round 1. The French side are the LEC’s third seed. Elsewhere, G2 face Dplus KIA and Movistar KOI face Bilibili Gaming.
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