Worlds 2026 Round 3: Swiss Stage Schedule and Pairings

The third round will run Sunday, Oct. 25, and Monday, Oct. 26. Matches begin at 10 a.m. PT each day. Teams were paired according to their Swiss Stage records. Matches between 1-1 teams are best-of-one, while matches involving 2-0 or 0-2 teams are best-of-three.

Sunday’s schedule starts with Hanwha Life Esports against Invictus Gaming at 10 a.m. PT. G2 Esports will face Top Esports at 11 a.m., followed by Movistar KOI against Dplus KIA at noon and Gen.G against LYON at 1 p.m.

Movistar KOI, Dplus KIA, Gen.G and LYON enter Sunday with 2-0 records. The winners of the two best-of-three matches will finish 3-0 and qualify for the quarterfinals. The losing teams will move to the 2-1 group and get another chance to qualify.

Hanwha Life Esports, Invictus Gaming, G2 Esports and Top Esports have 1-1 records. The winners of Sunday’s best-of-one matches will move to 2-1, leaving them one win from qualification. The losers will fall to 1-2 and need to win their next series to avoid elimination.

Monday’s matches begin with CTBC Flying Oyster against T1 at 10 a.m. PT and Bilibili Gaming against Karmine Corp at 11 a.m. LOS will face Team Secret Whales at noon, while Team Liquid Alienware will meet Anyone’s Legend at 1 p.m.

LOS, Team Secret Whales, Team Liquid Alienware and Anyone’s Legend have 0-2 records and will play best-of-three elimination series. The losing teams will be eliminated from Worlds 2026. The winners will remain in the tournament with 1-2 records. T1 enters its match after losing to Dplus KIA in the second round.

The Swiss Stage uses team records to determine advancement to the knockout phase. Teams that reach three wins qualify for the quarterfinals, while teams that reach three losses are eliminated. Teams with 2-1 and 1-2 records continue to additional Swiss Stage matches.

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