Worlds 2026 Day 4: AL eliminated, T1 and BLG go 2-1

Worlds 2026 Day 4 ended the run of LPL top seed Anyone's Legend, swept 2-0 by Team Liquid. T1 and Bilibili Gaming won their best-of-ones to reach 2-1, while LØS stayed alive by beating Team Secret Whales 2-0.

Key facts

• Date: October 26, 2026 (final day of Swiss Round 3)
• Eliminated: Anyone's Legend and Team Secret Whales (0-3)
• Quarterfinalists so far: Dplus KIA and Gen.G (3-0)
• Round 4: October 28-30, all best-of-three
• Round 5: October 31, last three quarterfinal spots
• LPL guarantee: the TES vs BLG derby means at least one Chinese team reaches the quarters

Worlds 2026 Day 4 results

Monday closed out Round 3 of the Swiss Stage. Here are the four results in the order they were played, as reported by Strafe:

Match	Score	Format
T1 vs CTBC Flying Oyster	1-0	Bo1
Bilibili Gaming vs Karmine Corp	1-0	Bo1
LØS vs Team Secret Whales	2-0	Bo3
Team Liquid vs Anyone's Legend	2-0	Bo3

T1 and BLG are now 2-1 and one win from the quarterfinals. CTBC Flying Oyster and Karmine Corp dropped to 1-2. LØS and Team Liquid, both 0-2 coming in, survived. Anyone's Legend and Team Secret Whales became the first teams knocked out, both at 0-3.

How did Anyone's Legend go out?

The headline belonged to the LPL. According to Strafe, AL arrived as the Split 3 champion and China's top seed, then left without winning a single game. Strafe says it is the first winless Worlds for an LPL top seed since the league was founded in 2013.

Insider Gaming recaps how it unravelled. AL were upset by Karmine Corp on Day 1, then lost to a Top Esports side playing with a substitute. Team Liquid had their own troubles, falling to CTBC Flying Oyster and then Bilibili Gaming. In the elimination series, Liquid controlled Game 1 from draft to finish.

Game 2 was messier. Liquid built a 5,000 gold lead, but a bad fight at Dragon handed AL three kills and fed Wang "Hope" Jie's Jinx. The game dragged on to a final Drake fight around the 45-minute mark with both teams on Soul Point. Liquid took the Infernal Soul, and a Sean "Yeon" Sung triple kill sealed the 2-0.

What records fell for LØS and T1?

LØS swept Team Secret Whales for Brazil's first win at this Worlds. Strafe, citing Sheep Esports, notes that 18-year-old Duduhh became the youngest Brazilian player to win a series at Worlds.

T1's win over CTBC Flying Oyster came with a personal milestone. Ryu "Keria" Min-seok passed Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok to become the player with the most assists in Worlds history. Monday's broadcast also paid tribute to former Fnatic jungler Cyanide, the 2011 world champion.

BLG look to be finding their feet. Insider Gaming points out they lost to Movistar KOI on Day 1, then beat Team Liquid and Karmine Corp in best-of-ones. KCorp now need to win two straight best-of-three series to make the Knockouts.

Worlds 2026 Round 4 schedule

Sheep Esports confirmed the Round 4 draw. Every series is now best-of-three with Fearless Draft. Winners of the 2-1 matches qualify for the quarterfinals, and losers of the 1-2 matches are eliminated. Times below are from Strafe's schedule, shown in CET and PT:

Date	Match	Time	Stakes
Oct 28	Movistar KOI vs T1	9:00 pm CET / 1:00 pm PT	Winner qualifies
Oct 28	LYON vs Invictus Gaming	12:00 am CET (Oct 29) / 4:00 pm PT	Winner qualifies
Oct 29	CTBC Flying Oyster vs Karmine Corp	9:00 pm CET / 1:00 pm PT	Loser eliminated
Oct 29	Bilibili Gaming vs Top Esports	12:00 am CET (Oct 30) / 4:00 pm PT	Winner qualifies
Oct 30	Team Liquid vs LØS	9:00 pm CET / 1:00 pm PT	Loser eliminated
Oct 30	G2 Esports vs Hanwha Life Esports	12:00 am CET (Oct 31) / 4:00 pm PT	Loser eliminated

Sheep Esports points out that the draw guarantees China a quarterfinal spot, since Top Esports and BLG face each other. After an 0-4 start to the main event, LPL teams have now won six of their last eight matches.

Teams that finish Round 4 at 2-2 go to the fifth and final round on October 31 for the last three quarterfinal places. G2 vs HLE means either the LEC champions or the LCK's second seed will be heading home early.

Catch up on earlier days with our coverage of Day 3, when DK and Gen.G reached the quarterfinals, the Swiss Stage Round 2 results and the LPL's 0-4 opening day.

FAQ

Which teams have been eliminated from Worlds 2026?

Anyone's Legend and Team Secret Whales were the first teams eliminated in the Swiss Stage. Both lost three series and finished 0-3.

When does T1 play next at Worlds 2026?

T1 face Movistar KOI in a best-of-three on October 28 at 9:00 pm CET (1:00 pm PT). The winner goes straight to the quarterfinals.

Who has qualified for the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals?

So far Dplus KIA and Gen.G, both at 3-0. The remaining six spots are decided in Rounds 4 and 5 between October 28 and 31.

Sources

• Strafe: Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Day 4
• Insider Gaming: Team Liquid eliminate AL
• Insider Gaming: KCorp lose to BLG
• Sheep Esports: Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Round 4 Draw
• LoL Esports official site