Karmine Corp and MVK win Day 1 of the Worlds 2026 Play-In
Karmine Corp came back to beat Cloud9 3-2 and MVK swept FURIA 3-0; they meet today at 12:00 Mexico City time, with Cloud9 and FURIA playing at 17:00 to stay alive.
Worlds 2026, the League of Legends world championship, opened on Oct. 15 with its qualifying stage, the Play-In, and left Karmine Corp and MVK Esports in the upper bracket final. Both won best-of-five series, according to GosuGamers and Strafe.
Karmine Corp, the French side, came back from 1-2 down to beat Cloud9 3-2. Cloud9 took the first game 20 kills to 1 and went up 2-1. In the fourth game, Caliste Henry-Hennebert finished 11 kills, 1 death and 3 assists on Xayah, according to Strafe.
MVK Esports, from Vietnam, swept FURIA of Brazil 3-0. MVK won the second game 28 kills to 13 and closed the series in 27 minutes and 6 seconds, with a gold lead of more than 13 000. In the third game, Chika Nhân went 7/2/10 on Kog'Maw.
Two series are scheduled today, in Mexico City time. The sources list them at 11:00 and 16:00 Pacific, and the conversion is ours:
| Time (Mexico City) | Series | At stake |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Karmine Corp vs. MVK Esports | Upper bracket, final |
| 17:00 | Cloud9 vs. FURIA | Lower bracket, semifinal |
The winner of Karmine Corp against MVK goes straight to the Play-In final on Sunday, Oct. 18. The loser joins the winner of Cloud9 against FURIA on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the lower bracket final. Whoever loses between Cloud9 and FURIA today is out of Worlds. Only one of the four teams will reach the Swiss stage, which starts Oct. 23 in Allen, Texas.
The sources consulted do not give the Play-In venue or quote any players or coaches.
