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League of Legends Worlds 2026 Play-In stage

Overview

The League of Legends Worlds 2026 Play-In stage has seen significant developments involving major regional competitors. Early in the stage, the North American organization Cloud9 was eliminated from the tournament after a 3-1 loss to the Brazilian team FURIA. This loss marked a historic low for the organization, as they had not previously been eliminated during a preliminary phase of the World Championship.

Following Cloud9’s exit, MVK Esports from Vietnam continued a strong performance. After previously defeating FURIA 3-0—a match in which player Chika set a new record for damage per minute—MVK Esports secured their place in the Play-In grand final by defeating FURIA again with a 3-1 score at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. This victory sets up a rematch against Karmine Corp to determine the final spot in the Swiss Stage.

Entities

MVK Esports · Worlds 2026 · Fúria · Karmine Corp · Cloud9

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 6 sources
    MVK Esports defeats FURIA to reach Worlds 2026 Play-In final

    Vietnam's MVK Esports defeated Brazil's FURIA 3-1 in the Worlds 2026 Play-In lower bracket final, advancing to a rematch against Karmine Corp for a Swiss Stage berth.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Cloud9 eliminated from Worlds 2026 after loss to FURIA

    Cloud9 has been eliminated from Worlds 2026 after a 3-1 loss to FURIA. Meanwhile, MVK Esports' Chika set a new midlane DPM record during a dominant performance in the Play-In stage.

Sources

esports.as.com · esportsnewsjapan.jp · gosugamers.net · invenglobal.com · laopinioncoruna.es · nhi.gov.tw · ocio.diarioinformacion.com · web.eldia.es