Karmine Corp has advanced to the finals of the play-in stage at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship

Karmine Corp defeated MVK Esports in the upper bracket final of the League of Legends 2026 World Championship play-in stage. The match ended with a score of 3-0.

Karmine Corp won the first map in 30 minutes with a kill count of 9–4. In the second game, the European team won with a 21–11 kill count in 33 minutes, and they clinched the third game in the 37th minute.

Karmine Corp advanced to the Play-In Stage final, which will take place on October 18, while the Vietnamese team fell to the lower bracket, where it will face the winner of the Cloud9 vs. FURIA match.

The 2026 World Championship is taking place from October 15 to November 14 in the United States. Nineteen teams are competing for a prize pool of $5,000,000. The first-stage matches are being held in Los Angeles, and the grand final will take place in New York.

Photo: Riot Games.