T1, Invictus Gaming Reach Worlds 2026 Quarterfinals

T1 swept Movistar KOI 2-0 in the fourth round of the League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage, improving to 3-1. Movistar KOI fell to 2-2.

The opening game lasted nearly 40 minutes and ended with T1 holding a 20-10 kill advantage. Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon, playing Ambessa, found an opening on Movistar KOI AD carry David “Supa” Martínez García during a dragon fight, helping T1 win the engagement.

T1 finished the second game in 25 minutes and 39 seconds with a 22-9 kill advantage. Ryu “Keria” Min-seok secured first blood with a mid-lane roam while playing Karma. Jungler Mun “Oner” Hyeon-jun also stole a dragon with Jarvan IV. T1 built a lead of more than 10,000 gold before ending the series.

Invictus Gaming earned its third Swiss Stage win by defeating LYON, which dropped to 2-2. The Chinese team had previously beaten Team Secret Whales and Hanwha Life Esports after losing to Gen.G in its opening match. With Kang “TheShy” Seung-lok and Song “Rookie” Eui-jin on its roster, Invictus Gaming became the first Chinese team to qualify for the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals.

Movistar KOI and LYON remain in contention. Both teams will play one final best-of-three series on Oct. 31. The winners will advance to the quarterfinals, while the losers will be eliminated. Their opponents will be determined after the fourth round concludes.

Dplus KIA and Gen.G had already qualified with 3-0 records. T1 and Invictus Gaming join them at 3-1, filling four of the eight quarterfinal spots.

The remaining fourth-round matches are scheduled for Oct. 29 and 30. Karmine Corp will face CTBC Flying Oyster in an elimination match, followed by Top Esports against Bilibili Gaming in a playoff-qualification match. Team Liquid will play LOS, and Hanwha Life Esports will face G2 Esports in the other two matches.

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