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Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Results: LCK Go 4-0 and LPL 0-4 in Round 1

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Every Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage result (Oct 23–31 CDT). In Round 1 on October 23, all four LCK teams (GEN, HLE, DK, T1) won and all four LPL teams lost, and Karmine Corp beat Anyone's Legend. All eight games with winners, length, kills, gold, dragons, every team's picks and K/D/A, and the Round 2 matchups, from official data. With AI analysis.

The Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage opened in Allen, Texas on October 23 (October 24 in Japan) with eight Bo1 games. All four LCK teams (GEN, HLE, DK and T1) won, and all four LPL teams (AL, BLG, TES and IG) lost. Play-In winners Karmine Corp (KC) beat Anyone's Legend (AL) (LoL Esports, Leaguepedia).

Round 2 starts on October 24 at 12 PM CDT (October 25, 2:00 JST), and two of the 1-0 matches are all-LCK: GEN vs HLE and T1 vs DK. This article lays out every Round 1 game's winner, length, kills, gold, dragons, and each team's picks and K/D/A from official match data, plus the Round 2 matchups and what an AI made of the data.

Written at 17:30 JST on October 24 (3:30 AM CDT). Results and stats come from LoL Esports' official match data (the official schedule and live stats); the winner and every player's K/D/A in all eight games were checked against Leaguepedia's scoreboards and all of them matched. Game length is Leaguepedia's record. We will add each round's results until the Swiss Stage ends on October 31 (November 1 JST).

Round 1 results: the higher pool won only two of eight

Local time (Oct 23, CDT)	Result (Bo1)	Length	Japan time (Oct 24)
12 PM	GEN (Pool 1) 1-0 IG (Pool 4)	26:01	2:00
1 PM	HLE (Pool 2) 1-0 TES (Pool 3)	23:51	3:00
2 PM	MKOI (Pool 3) 1-0 BLG (Pool 2)	38:41	4:00
3 PM	KC (Pool 4) 1-0 AL (Pool 1)	33:16	5:00
4 PM	DK (Pool 4) 1-0 G2 (Pool 1)	32:38	6:00
5 PM	CFO (Pool 4) 1-0 TLAW (Pool 1)	37:32	7:00
6 PM	T1 (Pool 3) 1-0 LOS (Pool 2)	24:26	8:00
7 PM	LYON (Pool 3) 1-0 TSW (Pool 2)	26:49	9:00

Sources: LoL Esports official schedule, Leaguepedia (checked 17:30 JST, October 24).

Round 1 was drawn Pool 1 vs Pool 4 and Pool 2 vs Pool 3, with no same-region matchups (LoL Esports Worlds 2026 Primer). Only GEN (Pool 1) and HLE (Pool 2) won from the higher pool: Pool 4's KC, DK and CFO beat Pool 1's AL, G2 and TLAW, and Pool 3's MKOI, T1 and LYON beat Pool 2's BLG, LOS and TSW.

Pools follow each region's seeding, not overall strength. In the official Global Power Rankings updated on October 5, Pool 3's T1 were 5th, while LOS, the Pool 2 team T1 beat, were 40th (LoL Esports).

By region: LCK 4-0, LPL 0-4

Region	W-L	Teams (W = won, L = lost)
LCK	4-0	GEN (W), HLE (W), T1 (W), DK (W)
LPL	0-4	AL (L), BLG (L), TES (L), IG (L)
LEC	2-1	G2 (L), MKOI (W), KC (W)
LCS	1-1	TLAW (L), LYON (W)
LCP	1-1	TSW (L), CFO (W)
CBLOL	0-1	LOS (L)

The four LPL teams lost to GEN and HLE (LCK) and to MKOI and KC (LEC). The LEC went 2-1 after G2 lost to DK, the LCS and LCP went 1-1, and the CBLOL's LOS lost to T1.

GEN, HLE and T1 all won while giving up two towers or fewer (9-2, 9-0 and 10-0). DK were the exception: their game with G2 was level at 8-8 in kills, and DK closed it out 8-3 in towers with a +3,364 gold lead.

All eight games, with stats

Kills, towers, dragons and barons are listed as winner-loser, and gold diff is the winner's total-gold lead when the game ended. "E" means the dragons include the Elder Dragon. Side is the winning team's side; blue and red won four games each.

Match	Winner (side)	Length	Kills	Gold diff	Towers	Dragons	Barons
GEN-IG	GEN (red)	26:01	22-10	+13,391	9-2	4-0	1-0
HLE-TES	HLE (red)	23:51	24-7	+15,650	9-0	2-1	1-0
MKOI-BLG	MKOI (blue)	38:41	18-14	+7,500	11-3	4-1E	2-0
KC-AL	KC (blue)	33:16	12-4	+8,027	8-3	3-2	2-0
DK-G2	DK (blue)	32:38	8-8	+3,364	8-3	2-3	0-1
CFO-TLAW	CFO (red)	37:32	12-11	+8,775	8-3	5E-1	1-0
T1-LOS	T1 (red)	24:26	19-3	+13,815	10-0	3-0	1-0
LYON-TSW	LYON (blue)	26:49	22-6	+11,338	9-1	2-1	1-0

Source: LoL Esports official match data (live stats, end of game). Game length from Leaguepedia scoreboards.

GEN 1-0 IG (12 PM CDT)

GEN won in 26:01 and took all four dragons (4-0). Jungler Canyon (Qiyana) and mid laner Chovy (Akali) both went 8 kills and 1 death.

HLE 1-0 TES (1 PM CDT)

HLE won the shortest game of the round in 23:51 without losing a tower (9-0). Mid laner Zeka went 17 kills and 1 death on Locke, taking 17 of the team's 24 kills.

MKOI 1-0 BLG (2 PM CDT)

MKOI won the longest game of the round, at 38:41. BLG's only dragon was the Elder Dragon, while MKOI took four dragons and two barons and won the tower count 11-3. Mid laner Jojopyun (Sylas) had 9 kills.

KC 1-0 AL (3 PM CDT)

KC held AL to four kills (12-4) and took both barons. Bot laner Caliste (Kalista) and support Busio (Renata Glasc) did not die, and top laner Canna (Jax) had the team-high 5 kills.

DK 1-0 G2 (4 PM CDT)

Kills were 8-8, and G2 had more dragons (3-2) and the only baron, but DK won on towers, 8-3. DK's +3,364 gold lead was the smallest winning margin of the round.

CFO 1-0 TLAW (5 PM CDT)

CFO took five dragons including the Elder Dragon and won in 37:32. Kills were close at 12-11, and TLAW bot laner Yeon (Jhin) went 5 kills and 0 deaths in the loss.

T1 1-0 LOS (6 PM CDT)

T1 won 19-3 in kills and 10-0 in towers in 24:26. Top laner Doran (Jayce), jungler Oner (Lee Sin) and mid laner Faker (LeBlanc) did not die, and the team died three times in total.

LYON 1-0 TSW (7 PM CDT)

LYON won 22-6 in kills, with bot laner Berserker (Ezreal) going 13 kills and 1 death. Mid laner Saint (Anivia) did not die either.

Every team's picks and K/D/A

The 80 picks of Round 1 covered 44 different champions. Five were picked four times or more; the most picked, Alistar, was the support pick for IG, TES, CFO, T1 and LYON.

Alistar5 picks (3-2)
Jarvan IV4 picks (2-2)
Jhin4 picks (2-2)
K'Sante4 picks (1-3)
Lee Sin4 picks (1-3)

Here are all 16 teams' picks and each player's K/D/A. (W) marks the winning team.

Team	Top	Jungle	Mid	Bot	Support
GEN (W)	Ornn Kiin 1/3/11	Qiyana Canyon 8/1/10	Akali Chovy 8/1/9	Corki Ruler 5/2/12	Nautilus Duro 0/3/16
IG (L)	Rumble TheShy 1/5/6	Jarvan IV Wei 0/3/8	Aurora Rookie 4/5/5	Jhin JiaQi 5/2/4	Alistar Meiko 0/7/8
HLE (W)	Ambessa Zeus 1/0/16	Nocturne Kanavi 2/4/13	Locke Zeka 17/1/5	Jhin Gumayusi 4/0/13	Shen Delight 0/2/17
TES (L)	K'Sante 369 1/6/1	Lee Sin Tian 2/6/3	Orianna Creme 2/4/5	Ezreal JackeyLove 2/5/2	Alistar Zhuo 0/3/4
MKOI (W)	Renekton Myrwn 2/5/7	Jarvan IV Elyoya 2/3/14	Sylas Jojopyun 9/3/4	Ezreal Supa 4/2/8	Karma Alvaro 1/1/17
BLG (L)	Ambessa Bin 2/1/6	Pantheon Xun 3/3/7	Akali Knight 6/4/6	Ashe Viper 3/5/8	Seraphine ON 0/5/11
KC (W)	Jax Canna 5/2/1	Jarvan IV Yike 3/1/9	Orianna kyeahoo 1/1/9	Kalista Caliste 3/0/6	Renata Glasc Busio 0/0/11
AL (L)	Olaf Breathe 1/2/1	Nocturne Tarzan 0/2/3	Akali Shanks 1/2/2	Miss Fortune Hope 2/3/1	Neeko Kael 0/3/3
DK (W)	Olaf Siwoo 1/2/4	Vi Lucid 2/3/4	Syndra ShowMaker 3/1/5	Ziggs Smash 0/1/7	Poppy Career 2/1/4
G2 (L)	K'Sante BrokenBlade 1/1/1	Jarvan IV SkewMond 3/2/5	Viktor Caps 1/2/4	Kalista Hans Sama 3/2/2	Renata Glasc Labrov 0/1/7
CFO (W)	Rumble Rest 4/3/3	Qiyana Shad0w 5/2/5	Viktor POUT 1/1/6	Aphelios Doggo 2/1/7	Alistar Kino 0/4/12
TLAW (L)	Galio Morgan 0/2/7	Lee Sin Josedeodo 3/4/7	Syndra Quid 3/3/6	Jhin Yeon 5/0/4	Rakan CoreJJ 0/3/9
T1 (W)	Jayce Doran 4/0/9	Lee Sin Oner 8/0/6	LeBlanc Faker 6/0/7	Jhin Peyz 1/1/9	Alistar Keria 0/2/15
LOS (L)	K'Sante Zest 1/5/1	Pantheon Curse 0/5/2	Syndra Feisty 2/3/1	Tristana Duduhh 0/3/2	Rakan Ackerman 0/3/3
LYON (W)	K'Sante Dhokla 2/1/8	Nocturne Inspired 2/2/11	Anivia Saint 2/0/11	Ezreal Berserker 13/1/5	Alistar Isles 3/2/18
TSW (L)	Rumble Pun 0/5/2	Lee Sin Hizto 0/4/3	Ryze Dire 4/2/1	Kai'Sa Eddie 2/4/3	Nautilus Bie 0/7/3

Source: LoL Esports official match data (live stats). K/D/A matches Leaguepedia's scoreboards. Champion names from Data Dragon 16.21.1.

Round 2 matchups: October 24 from 12 PM CDT

After Round 1, GEN, HLE, MKOI, KC, DK, CFO, T1 and LYON are 1-0, and IG, TES, BLG, AL, G2, TLAW, LOS and TSW are 0-1. Round 2 pairs teams with the same record: eight Bo1s on October 24, one per hour from 12 PM CDT (October 25, 2:00 to 9:00 JST) (official schedule, Leaguepedia).

Local time (Oct 24, CDT)	Match (Bo1)	Record	Japan time (Oct 25)
12 PM	AL vs TES	0-1 vs 0-1	2:00
1 PM	CFO vs MKOI	1-0 vs 1-0	3:00
2 PM	G2 vs LOS	0-1 vs 0-1	4:00
3 PM	LYON vs KC	1-0 vs 1-0	5:00
4 PM	TSW vs IG	0-1 vs 0-1	6:00
5 PM	GEN vs HLE	1-0 vs 1-0	7:00
6 PM	T1 vs DK	1-0 vs 1-0	8:00
7 PM	TLAW vs BLG	0-1 vs 0-1	9:00

Source: LoL Esports official schedule (checked 17:30 JST, October 24), Leaguepedia. Team order follows the official schedule and does not indicate side.

Round 1 had no same-region matchups, but Round 2 has two all-LCK games (GEN vs HLE and T1 vs DK) and one all-LPL game (AL vs TES). KC face LYON in a 1-0 match at 3 PM CDT.

In Round 3 (October 25 and 26 local time), the 2-0 vs 2-0 matches for advancement and the 0-2 vs 0-2 matches for elimination are Bo3, and the 1-1 matches are Bo1 (ruleset).

AI analysis example

What Claude Opus 5.5 says about this match data

Model: Claude Opus 5.5 · Generated: 2026-10-24

We handed the AI all eight Round 1 games with every player's champion and K/D/A (the same official data as the tables above), the record by region and the Round 2 draw as JSON.

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Data

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  "asOf": "2026-10-24 17:30 JST, after Round 1",
  "sources": [
    "LoL Esports official schedule API and live-stats feed (end-of-game totals)",
    "Leaguepedia scoreboards (game length; winners and K/D/A cross-checked)"
  ],
  "pools": "Round 1 draw: Pool 1 vs Pool 4 and Pool 2 vs Pool 3, no same-region matchups; pools follow each region's seeding (Pool 1 = top seeds)",
  "notation": "kills/towers/dragons/barons are winner-loser; E = includes Elder Dragon; goldLead = winner's end-of-game gold lead; side = winner's side; players are listed top, jungle, mid, bot, support as 'player champion K/D/A'",
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      "towers": "9-2",
      "dragons": "4-0",
      "barons": "1-0",
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          "Canyon Qiyana 8/1/10",
          "Chovy Akali 8/1/9",
          "Ruler Corki 5/2/12",
          "Duro Nautilus 0/3/16"
        ],
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          "TheShy Rumble 1/5/6",
          "Wei Jarvan IV 0/3/8",
          "Rookie Aurora 4/5/5",
          "JiaQi Jhin 5/2/4",
          "Meiko Alistar 0/7/8"
        ]
      }
    },
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          "Zeka Locke 17/1/5",
          "Gumayusi Jhin 4/0/13",
          "Delight Shen 0/2/17"
        ],
        "TES": [
          "369 K'Sante 1/6/1",
          "Tian Lee Sin 2/6/3",
          "Creme Orianna 2/4/5",
          "JackeyLove Ezreal 2/5/2",
          "Zhuo Alistar 0/3/4"
        ]
      }
    },
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          "Elyoya Jarvan IV 2/3/14",
          "Jojopyun Sylas 9/3/4",
          "Supa Ezreal 4/2/8",
          "Alvaro Karma 1/1/17"
        ],
        "BLG": [
          "Bin Ambessa 2/1/6",
          "Xun Pantheon 3/3/7",
          "Knight Akali 6/4/6",
          "Viper Ashe 3/5/8",
          "ON Seraphine 0/5/11"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
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      "goldLead": "+8,027",
      "towers": "8-3",
      "dragons": "3-2",
      "barons": "2-0",
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        "KC": [
          "Canna Jax 5/2/1",
          "Yike Jarvan IV 3/1/9",
          "kyeahoo Orianna 1/1/9",
          "Caliste Kalista 3/0/6",
          "Busio Renata Glasc 0/0/11"
        ],
        "AL": [
          "Breathe Olaf 1/2/1",
          "Tarzan Nocturne 0/2/3",
          "Shanks Akali 1/2/2",
          "Hope Miss Fortune 2/3/1",
          "Kael Neeko 0/3/3"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
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      "loser": "G2 (Pool 1, LEC)",
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      "goldLead": "+3,364",
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      "barons": "0-1",
      "players": {
        "DK": [
          "Siwoo Olaf 1/2/4",
          "Lucid Vi 2/3/4",
          "ShowMaker Syndra 3/1/5",
          "Smash Ziggs 0/1/7",
          "Career Poppy 2/1/4"
        ],
        "G2": [
          "BrokenBlade K'Sante 1/1/1",
          "SkewMond Jarvan IV 3/2/5",
          "Caps Viktor 1/2/4",
          "Hans Sama Kalista 3/2/2",
          "Labrov Renata Glasc 0/1/7"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "winner": "CFO (Pool 4, LCP)",
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      "side": "red",
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      "goldLead": "+8,775",
      "towers": "8-3",
      "dragons": "5E-1",
      "barons": "1-0",
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          "Shad0w Qiyana 5/2/5",
          "POUT Viktor 1/1/6",
          "Doggo Aphelios 2/1/7",
          "Kino Alistar 0/4/12"
        ],
        "TLAW": [
          "Morgan Galio 0/2/7",
          "Josedeodo Lee Sin 3/4/7",
          "Quid Syndra 3/3/6",
          "Yeon Jhin 5/0/4",
          "CoreJJ Rakan 0/3/9"
        ]
      }
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      "goldLead": "+13,815",
      "towers": "10-0",
      "dragons": "3-0",
      "barons": "1-0",
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          "Doran Jayce 4/0/9",
          "Oner Lee Sin 8/0/6",
          "Faker LeBlanc 6/0/7",
          "Peyz Jhin 1/1/9",
          "Keria Alistar 0/2/15"
        ],
        "LOS": [
          "Zest K'Sante 1/5/1",
          "Curse Pantheon 0/5/2",
          "Feisty Syndra 2/3/1",
          "Duduhh Tristana 0/3/2",
          "Ackerman Rakan 0/3/3"
        ]
      }
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      "kills": "22-6",
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      "towers": "9-1",
      "dragons": "2-1",
      "barons": "1-0",
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          "Dhokla K'Sante 2/1/8",
          "Inspired Nocturne 2/2/11",
          "Saint Anivia 2/0/11",
          "Berserker Ezreal 13/1/5",
          "Isles Alistar 3/2/18"
        ],
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          "Pun Rumble 0/5/2",
          "Hizto Lee Sin 0/4/3",
          "Dire Ryze 4/2/1",
          "Eddie Kai'Sa 2/4/3",
          "Bie Nautilus 0/7/3"
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      }
    }
  ],
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    "LCK": "4-0",
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    "CBLOL": "0-1"
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        "record": "1-0",
        "match": "CFO vs MKOI"
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        "match": "G2 vs LOS"
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      {
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      {
        "jst": "6:00",
        "record": "0-1",
        "match": "TSW vs IG"
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Prompt

You are a League of Legends analyst. Below are the results of all eight Bo1 games of Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 1 (official data: end-of-game kills, gold lead, towers, dragons and barons, plus every player's champion and K/D/A), the record by region, and the Round 2 draw.
Answer briefly:
(1) What the Round 1 data says (regions, pools, how the games went)
(2) What this data can tell us about the four 1-0 vs 1-0 matches in Round 2
(3) What this data cannot tell us
Mark anything not in the data as speculation.

AI response

1. What the Round 1 data says

Regions: the LCK went 4-0 and the LPL 0-4. The LPL lost twice to the LCK (GEN and HLE) and twice to the LEC (MKOI and KC). Both regions had one team in each of Pools 1 to 4, and every LCK team won while every LPL team lost, whatever the pool. For this one round at least, results split by region more than by pool.

Pools: the higher pool won only two games, GEN (Pool 1) and HLE (Pool 2); the lower pool won the other six. But pools follow each region's seeding, so pool numbers are not a cross-region strength ranking. AL, for example, are the LPL's top seed in Pool 1 and lost to KC from Pool 4.

How the games went: four were lopsided and four were close. HLE (23:51, +15,650 gold), T1 (24:26, +13,815), GEN (26:01, +13,391) and LYON (26:49, +11,338) all won inside 27 minutes and held their opponents to between zero and two towers. In contrast, DK vs G2 was 8-8 in kills with a +3,364 gold lead, and DK won 8-3 on towers even though G2 had more dragons (3-2) and the only baron. In MKOI vs BLG (38:41), BLG's only dragon was the Elder, but MKOI won with two barons and an 11-3 tower count. In CFO vs TLAW (37:32, 12-11 in kills), CFO took five dragons including the Elder.

Individually, HLE's Zeka (17/1/5) took about 70% of HLE's 24 kills, and LYON's Berserker (13/1/5) about 60% of LYON's 22. T1's Doran, Oner and Faker did not die and the team died three times; KC's Caliste and Busio did not die and the team died four times. Among champions, Alistar was the support pick for five teams and went 3-2, while Lee Sin and K'Sante were picked four times each and went 1-3, but with one game per team that is not yet a trend.

2. The four 1-0 vs 1-0 matches in Round 2

GEN vs HLE (all-LCK): both won Round 1 by wide margins (GEN 9-2 in towers, HLE 9-0), so this data does not separate them. The difference is how the kills came: GEN's were spread out (Canyon and Chovy 8 each, Ruler 5), while 17 of HLE's 24 went to Zeka. Which of those helps more is speculation.
T1 vs DK (all-LCK): T1 beat LOS 19-3 in kills and 10-0 in towers, while DK edged G2 in an 8-8 game. But the opponents differ (LOS: CBLOL, Pool 2; G2: LEC, Pool 1), so the margins are not a direct measure of strength.
CFO vs MKOI: both won games of more than 37 minutes against higher-pool teams (TLAW and BLG). CFO won on dragons (five, including the Elder) and MKOI on barons (two) and towers (11-3); what they share is closing out long games through objectives.
LYON vs KC: LYON won fast (22-6 in kills, 26:49) with the kills concentrated on Berserker. KC won 12-4 in 33:16 and their five players died only four times in total. In the data these are two different kinds of wins, but which one prevails is speculation.

3. What this data cannot tell us

Each team has played one game, so form cannot be separated from matchup or draft luck.
These are end-of-game totals only, so we cannot tell whether games were won through early leads or late comebacks (for example, how DK won with even kills and no baron).
Pick order and bans are not included, so draft intent cannot be evaluated.
Opponent strength differs from game to game and the input has no cross-region strength measure, so margins across games cannot be used to rank teams. There is no head-to-head history for GEN vs HLE or T1 vs DK in the data either.

The AI response is based only on the input data; for facts, the reporting in the article takes precedence.

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What's next

Swiss Round 2 (eight Bo1s): October 24, 12 PM to 7 PM CDT (KC vs LYON at 3 PM)
Swiss Round 3: October 25 and 26 from 12 PM CDT (Bo1 and Bo3)
Swiss Round 4 (Bo3): October 28 to 30, 3 PM and 6 PM CDT
Swiss Round 5 (final day, Bo3): October 31, 12 PM, 3 PM and 6 PM CDT
Quarterfinals: November 3 to 6, 4 PM CST

Sources: LoL Esports official schedule, Leaguepedia. US daylight saving time ends on November 1, so the quarterfinals are in Central Standard Time.

All 22 Play-In games that took KC to the Swiss Stage are in our Worlds 2026 Play-In results, and the full schedule, all 19 teams and the format are in our Worlds 2026 schedule, teams and format guide.

Several Round 1 winners have their solo-queue games analyzed from real data on LoL2LLM: Kiin (GEN), Gumayusi (HLE), and T1's Faker, Oner and Keria. For how to read the K/D/A in the tables, see KDA explained.

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FAQ

What were the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Round 1 results?

In eight Bo1s on October 23 (October 24 JST), GEN beat IG, HLE beat TES, MKOI beat BLG, KC beat AL, DK beat G2, CFO beat TLAW, T1 beat LOS and LYON beat TSW. All four LCK teams won and all four LPL teams lost.

How did Karmine Corp (KC) do in Swiss Round 1?

KC beat Anyone's Legend (AL) in 33:16, 12-4 in kills, taking both barons. They face LYON in Round 2 on October 24 at 3 PM CDT (October 25, 5:00 JST).

What are the Swiss Stage Round 2 matchups?

Eight Bo1s on October 24, one per hour from 12 PM CDT (October 25, 2:00 JST): AL vs TES, CFO vs MKOI, G2 vs LOS, LYON vs KC, TSW vs IG, GEN vs HLE, T1 vs DK and TLAW vs BLG. CFO vs MKOI, LYON vs KC, GEN vs HLE and T1 vs DK are the 1-0 matches.

How does the Swiss Stage work?

Sixteen teams play up to five rounds: three wins advance and three losses eliminate. Rounds 1 and 2 are Bo1, and matches that decide advancement or elimination are Bo3. From Round 2, teams with the same record meet, and the eight teams that advance go to the Knockout Stage starting November 3 (November 4 JST).

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