Worlds 2026: Gen.G, Dplus KIA, Movistar KOI and LYON go 2-0 as Swiss stage turns to best-of-three
Dplus KIA came from behind to beat T1, and the LPL found its first three wins after a blank opening day in Allen, Texas.
After two rounds of the League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage, Gen.G, Dplus KIA, Movistar KOI and LYON are unbeaten, while four teams sit one loss from elimination.
Key takeaways
- Gen.G, Dplus KIA, Movistar KOI and LYON are 2-0 after round two on 24 October.
- Dplus KIA beat T1 after T1 held a long lead, a game that ran to about 40 minutes.
- Top Esports, Invictus Gaming and Bilibili Gaming gave the LPL its first wins.
- From round three, every Swiss match is best-of-three with Fearless Draft.
- The final is on 14 November at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Four teams have won both of their games at Worlds 2026. Gen.G, Dplus KIA, Movistar KOI and LYON finished round two of the Swiss stage on 24 October with 2-0 records, according to the results kept on Wikipedia and reported by GosuGamers and Hotspawn. The Swiss stage is being played at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas.
What we know
Round two was another set of eight best-of-one games. The biggest came between two Korean sides. T1 controlled much of its game against Dplus KIA, Hotspawn reported, but Dplus KIA stayed close and won around the 40-minute mark. A GosuGamers headline called it Dplus KIA's second comeback of the stage. Gen.G beat Hanwha Life Esports, Movistar KOI beat CTBC Flying Oyster and LYON held off Karmine Corp.
The day also ended a slow start for China's LPL. Its teams lost every game on day one, GosuGamers noted, but Top Esports beat Anyone's Legend, Invictus Gaming beat Team Secret Whales and Bilibili Gaming beat Team Liquid Alienware on day two. G2 Esports beat LØS to level its record at 1-1.
Records after round two of the Worlds 2026 Swiss stage
Record | Teams |
|---|---|
2-0 | Gen.G, Dplus KIA, Movistar KOI, LYON |
1-1 | Hanwha Life, Invictus Gaming, Top Esports, G2 |
1-1 | Karmine Corp, Bilibili Gaming, CTBC Flying Oyster, T1 |
0-2 | LØS, Team Secret Whales, Anyone's Legend, Team Liquid |
On day one, 23 October, Gen.G opened with a win over Invictus Gaming, Dplus KIA beat G2, T1 beat LØS and Movistar KOI beat Bilibili Gaming, so the 2-0 group is made of teams that have now won twice in two days.
What happens next
The format changes from round three. Every Swiss match from now on is a best-of-three with Fearless Draft, GosuGamers reported. The 2-0 teams meet in advancement matches, Gen.G against LYON and Dplus KIA against Movistar KOI, and the two winners go through to the knockout stage. At the bottom, LØS play Team Secret Whales and Team Liquid Alienware play Anyone's Legend, and the losers of those two series are out.
Gen.G against LYON and Dplus KIA against Movistar KOI are scheduled for Sunday in Allen, along with Top Esports against G2 and Hanwha Life against Invictus Gaming. T1 against CTBC Flying Oyster, Karmine Corp against Bilibili Gaming and the two elimination series follow on Monday, according to the published schedule.
After the Swiss stage, the quarter-finals run from 3 to 6 November and the semi-finals on 7 and 8 November, both in Allen. The final is on 14 November at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with a base prize pool of US$5 million.
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