League of Legends Worlds 2026 Knockouts Bracket Revealed
Three teams will qualify and three will be eliminated in Round 4 of the Swiss Stage.
The matchups for Round 4 of the League of Legends Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage are set. Three teams will earn Knockout spots while three are eliminated.
Key takeaways
- Round 4 will be divided into a 2-1 bracket and a 1-2 bracket.
- All matches in this round will be best-of-three.
- Dplus KIA and Gen.G qualified for Knockouts with unbeaten 3-0 records.
- Team Secret Whales and Anyone’s Legend were eliminated after Round 3 losses.
- The tournament runs from 15 October to 14 November in the United States.
The matchups for Round 4 of the League of Legends 2026 World Championships Swiss Stage have been set. Yahoo Sports reported that three more teams will earn their spot in the Worlds 2026 Knockouts, while another three teams will be eliminated from the tournament. Round 4 will be divided into a 2-1 bracket and a 1-2 bracket, with all matches played as a best-of-three.
Round 3 Results
G qualified for the Knockouts with unbeaten 3-0 Swiss Stage records, according to GameDaily. Team Secret Whales and Anyone’s Legend were eliminated after Round 3 losses. In Round 3 action, Top Esports defeated G2, while Invictus Gaming upset Hanwha Life Esports.
Team Secret Whales entered their elimination match against LOS as favorites but were stunned by the Brazilians, who swept them 2-0 to eliminate them from Worlds 2026 and advance to the 1-2 bracket.
Round 4 Matchups
Yahoo Sports listed the 2-1 bracket matchups as Bilibili Gaming versus Top Esports, Team Secret Whales versus Karmine Corp, and Invictus Gaming versus LYON. Top Esports reverse-swept the all-Chinese affair against Bilibili Gaming to secure a Knockout appearance, while Karmine Corp overcame a long delay to advance to the 2-2 bracket.
1-2 Bracket
The 1-2 bracket features Karmine Corp versus CTBC Flying Oysters, Team Liquid Alienware versus LOS, and Hanwha Life Esports versus G2 Esports.
Hanwha Life Esports entered this tournament as a tournament favorite but have looked shaky so far, while G2 are always a threat against Eastern teams but are unpredictable. HLE have better players on paper, but G2 on a good day could send HLE home.
A loss in this bracket means elimination from the tournament.
Tournament Context
The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is the sixteenth iteration of the annual international tournament organised by Riot Games.
It is taking place in the United States in Los Angeles, California, Allen, Texas of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, and New York City, New York, from 15 October to 14 November.
The League of Legends World Championship is the culmination of each season, with teams competing for the champion title, the 22-pound Summoner’s Cup, and a multi-million-dollar championship prize.
Round 3 qualification and elimination results
Team | Result |
|---|---|
Dplus KIA | Qualified for Knockouts |
Gen.G | Qualified for Knockouts |
Team Secret Whales | Eliminated |
Anyone’s Legend | Eliminated |
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