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LPL goes winless as LCK sweeps Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage opener

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LPL goes winless as LCK sweeps Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage opener

The Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage opened on October 23 with a result nobody had seen before: all four LPL teams lost their first match. Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, Dplus KIA and T1 went the other way, giving the LCK a perfect 4-0 start across eight best-of-one games.

As GosuGamers put it, this was the first time in Worlds history that every LPL side failed to win in the opening round of the Swiss Stage. The first draw had set up four straight Korea against China meetings, and the LCK took every one of them. The matchups themselves were laid out in our Swiss Stage preview.

Gen.G beat Invictus Gaming after IG had held a slight edge in the early stages, according to Hotspawn. Hanwha Life Esports had a far easier time against Top Esports, with Zeka on Locke the standout in a one-sided win.

T1 produced one of the quickest games of the day, closing out LØS in around 24 minutes behind Doran’s Jayce and Oner’s Lee Sin. Dplus KIA had to work harder against G2 Esports, where SkewMond’s Jarvan IV gave the LEC’s top seed a strong early game in a contested match that DK still closed out.

The other two Chinese defeats came at the hands of Europe. Movistar KOI stayed ahead of Bilibili Gaming for most of their game despite a few untidy teamfights, while Karmine Corp beat Anyone’s Legend with the jungle and support pairing doing much of the damage.



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