Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 2: Schedule and Matchups

Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 2 is scheduled to begin Saturday, Oct. 24, in Allen, Texas. The eight best-of-one matches are divided between teams with 1-0 and 0-1 records after the opening round.

Top Esports and Anyone’s Legend will open the schedule at noon CDT (17:00 UTC) in the 0-1 pool. CTBC Flying Oyster and Movistar KOI will follow at 1 p.m. CDT (18:00 UTC) in the 1-0 pool.

G2 Esports will face LOS at 2 p.m. CDT (19:00 UTC), with both teams seeking their first win. LYON and Karmine Corp will play at 3 p.m. CDT (20:00 UTC) in the 1-0 pool.

Invictus Gaming and Team Secret Whales are scheduled for 4 p.m. CDT (21:00 UTC). Hanwha Life Esports will meet Gen.G at 5 p.m. CDT (22:00 UTC) in an all-LCK match between teams with 1-0 records.

Dplus KIA and T1 will play at 6 p.m. CDT (23:00 UTC). Bilibili Gaming and Team Liquid Alienware will close the day at 7 p.m. CDT, or midnight UTC on Oct. 25.

The listed start times may change if earlier matches last longer than expected. Unlike Round 1, the Round 2 draw has no regional restrictions. Teams from the same league can face each other, producing the LPL matchup between Top Esports and Anyone’s Legend and the LCK matchup between Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G.

A win in the 1-0 pool would give a team a 2-0 record and leave it one victory from advancing to the quarterfinals. A loss in the 0-1 pool would drop a team to 0-2 and leave it one defeat from elimination.

All four LPL teams lost their opening matches. G2 Esports and LOS also need wins after losing to Dplus KIA and T1, respectively.

Teams must record three wins before suffering three losses to reach the Knockout Stage. Beginning in Round 3, matches that decide qualification or elimination will be best-of-three series.

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