Worlds 2026 Quarterfinals Schedule: Bracket, T1 vs KC, Swiss Results
The Worlds 2026 quarterfinals start on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 05:00 WIB (06:00 in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines) with an all-LPL series, Top Esports vs Invictus Gaming. Three-time defending champions T1 play last, against Karmine Corp on Saturday, November 7. The eight survivors of the Swiss Stage are Gen.G and Dplus KIA (3-0), T1, Invictus Gaming and Top Esports (3-1), plus Bilibili Gaming, Karmine Corp and LYON (3-2). Every knockout match is best of 5. The times below come from the official lolesports.com schedule and the official LoL Esports bracket, converted to Southeast Asian time.
Worlds 2026 Quarterfinals Schedule (WIB and SGT)
| Date | WIB (UTC+7) | SGT/MYT/PHT (UTC+8) | Match (regional seed) | Swiss record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 4 | 05:00 | 06:00 | Top Esports (LPL 3) vs Invictus Gaming (LPL 4) | 3-1 vs 3-1 |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 05:00 | 06:00 | Gen.G (LCK 1) vs LYON (LCS 2) | 3-0 vs 3-2 |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 05:00 | 06:00 | Dplus KIA (LCK 4) vs Bilibili Gaming (LPL 2) | 3-0 vs 3-2 |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 05:00 | 06:00 | T1 (LCK 3) vs Karmine Corp (LEC 3) | 3-1 vs 3-2 |
The quarterfinals and semifinals are played at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, starting at 4 PM local time, which is early the next morning in Southeast Asia. When the bracket was revealed after the draw, LoL Esports noted that the match order was still to be decided. The order above is the lolesports.com schedule as of November 2, and Karmine Corp has already announced its series for Friday, November 6 at 23:00 Paris time, which is Saturday at 05:00 WIB.
Worlds 2026 Bracket: Paths to the Semifinals and Final
According to the LoL Esports Worlds 2026 primer, the quarterfinal draw randomly paired the two 3-0 teams with two of the three 3-2 teams, then drew the remaining four teams against each other. That is how two LPL sides, Top Esports and Invictus Gaming, ended up opening the knockouts.
| Bracket half | Quarterfinals | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|
| Top | DK vs BLG, KC vs T1 | Winner DK/BLG vs winner KC/T1 |
| Bottom | TES vs IG, GEN vs LYON | Winner TES/IG vs winner GEN/LYON |
The semifinals are scheduled for Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9, both at 05:00 WIB (06:00 SGT). As of November 2, the official schedule does not say which semifinal is played first. The grand final is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 02:00 WIB (03:00 SGT/MYT/PHT), which is Saturday, November 14 at 2 PM in New York.
What the bracket already tells us:
- T1 and Dplus KIA are both in the top half, so an all-LCK semifinal is possible if both win.
- Gen.G is in the bottom half and can only meet T1 or DK in the final.
- TES vs IG means one LPL team will certainly reach the semifinals.
- Three LCK teams, three LPL teams, one LEC team (Karmine Corp) and one LCS team (LYON) remain. No Asia Pacific team is left: Team Secret Whales (Vietnam) and CTBC Flying Oyster (Taiwan) are out.
Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Results: Final Standings
| Record | Teams | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3-0 | Gen.G, Dplus KIA | Advanced |
| 3-1 | T1, Invictus Gaming, Top Esports | Advanced |
| 3-2 | Bilibili Gaming, Karmine Corp, LYON | Advanced |
| 2-3 | Hanwha Life Esports, Movistar KOI, LOS | Eliminated |
| 1-3 | G2 Esports, Team Liquid Alienware, CTBC Flying Oyster | Eliminated |
| 0-3 | Anyone’s Legend, Team Secret Whales | Eliminated |
Gen.G beat Invictus Gaming and Hanwha Life in best-of-1 games, then edged LYON 2-1. Dplus KIA beat G2 and T1, then swept Movistar KOI 2-0. The round 2 loss to DK was T1’s only defeat of the Swiss Stage.
Best-of-3 Results From the Swiss Stage
Rounds 1 and 2, and the 1-1 matches in round 3, were best of 1. Every match that decided qualification or elimination was best of 3:
| Date (WIB) | Round | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 26 | 3 (2-0 pool) | DK 2-0 MKOI, GEN 2-1 LYON |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 3 (0-2 pool) | LOS 2-0 TSW, TLAW 2-0 AL |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 4 | T1 2-0 MKOI, IG 2-1 LYON |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 4 | KC 2-0 CFO, TES 2-1 BLG |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 4 | LOS 2-1 TLAW, HLE 2-0 G2 |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5 (2-2 pool) | KC 2-0 MKOI, LYON 2-1 LOS, BLG 2-0 HLE |
Swiss Stage Storylines
- Anyone’s Legend, the LPL’s first seed, went home without a win: losses to Karmine Corp and Top Esports, then 0-2 against Team Liquid Alienware.
- Hanwha Life Esports, the reigning MSI 2026 champions, went out at 2-3 after a 0-2 loss to Bilibili Gaming, the team they beat in the MSI 2026 final.
- Karmine Corp came through the Play-In and, as LoL Esports put it, reached the knockouts at their first Worlds. Both of their decider series ended 2-0, against CTBC Flying Oyster and Movistar KOI.
- LYON, the LCS second seed, locked their spot in front of a home crowd in Texas with a 2-1 win over LOS.
- T1, winners of Worlds 2023, 2024 and 2025, reached the quarterfinals for a sixth straight year.
- Team Secret Whales lost to LYON, Invictus Gaming and LOS (0-2), so Southeast Asia has no team in the knockouts.
Qualification paths, prize pool and the full format are in our Worlds 2026 schedule guide, and the round 1 draw is covered in the Swiss Stage article.
Knockout Pick’Em and Where to Watch
Under Riot’s global announcement, knockout Pick’Em opened on October 31 and locks before the first knockout match, which is Wednesday, November 4 at 05:00 WIB (06:00 SGT). Picks are made in the League of Legends client or at lolesports.com/pickems. Scores are finalized after the grand final, and Riot aims to deliver rewards within 48 hours.
The official English broadcast runs on lolesports.com, Twitch (riotgames) and the LoL Esports YouTube channel. Liquipedia’s broadcast list also includes Thai and Vietnamese channels.
After the final, the skins the winning team used in the grand final go on sale at 33 percent off in LoL PC, except Prestige, Ultimate, Mythic Variant, Exalted and Transcendent skins. Those skins are bought with RP; on an Indonesian account, LoL PC RP top-ups on ItemGame only need your Riot ID.
FAQ
When do the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals start? Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 05:00 WIB (06:00 SGT/MYT/PHT), with Top Esports vs Invictus Gaming.
What time is T1 vs KC at Worlds 2026? Saturday, November 7 at 05:00 WIB (06:00 SGT/MYT/PHT), best of 5, in Allen, Texas.
When is the Worlds 2026 final in Southeast Asian time? Sunday, November 15 at 02:00 WIB or 03:00 SGT/MYT/PHT, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Which teams were eliminated in the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage? Hanwha Life Esports, Movistar KOI, LOS (2-3), G2 Esports, Team Liquid Alienware, CTBC Flying Oyster (1-3), Anyone’s Legend and Team Secret Whales (0-3).
