T1 face Karmine Corp in Worlds 2026 quarterfinal decider
The gist
T1 meet Karmine Corp in the Worlds 2026 quarterfinal at 22:00 UTC, a best-of-five.
Karmine Corp are Europe's last team left against the defending champions.
How it unfolded
- Jun 29, 2026At the MSI Play-In, T1 swept Karmine Corp 3-0.
- Jul 18, 2026At the Esports World Cup semifinal in Paris, Karmine Corp beat T1 2-1, losing game one then winning games two and three.
- Nov 6, 2026Karmine Corp vs T1 closes the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals at 22:00 UTC, a best-of-five with Fearless Draft; the winner plays Dplus KIA or Bilibili Gaming.
Key terms
- Worlds
- The annual international League of Legends tournament organized by Riot Games that crowns a world champion each season.
- best-of-five
- A playoff format where the winner is decided by total points or goals scored across two legs.
- Fearless Draft
- A draft format in which champions already picked in earlier games of a series cannot be picked again.
Source: Wikipedia