The Swedish midlaner already competed with the team during the EWC EMEA Qualifiers and will join SK Gaming for the upcoming Summer split in the LEC.
He had stints on Karmine Corp Blue and more recently on Misa Esports.
After the result of T1 winning playins the following matches will start round 1 of the bracket stage of MSI 2026.
Note as BLG and G2 are the two pool 1 teams, they are placed on the opposite side of the bracket.
BLG vs T1
LYON vs FURIA
HLE vs TSW
G2 vs TES
###Mid-Season Invitational 2026 - Play-In
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###T1 1 - 0 TL
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###MATCH 1: T1 vs. TL
**Winner: ** T1 in 27m
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | senna vi lee sin | sivir renekton | 62.7k | 21 | 11 | CT^3 HT^4 B^5 O^7 |
| TL | camille orianna jayce | cassiopeia anivia | 49.8k | 11 | 2 | M^1 H^2 |
| T1 | -- | vs | -- | TL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran ambessa ^3 | 6-1-5 | TOP | 3-6-1 | ^4 gnar Morgan |
| Oner xin zhao ^2 | 5-2-14 | JNG | 2-4-6 | ^1 jarvan iv Josedeodo |
| Faker taliyah ^3 | 3-2-10 | MID | 3-2-4 | ^2 ryze Quid |
| Peyz ezreal ^2 | 7-2-8 | BOT | 2-3-6 | ^3 kai'sa Yeon |
| Keria bard ^1 | 0-4-18 | SUP | 1-6-8 | ^1 rell CoreJJ |
*Patch 26.13
Gentle reminder as the last two stages of MSI play-ins only has 1 best of 5 a day, MSI tomorrow and on Wednesday will start at 1AM PST, 4AM EST, 10AM CET and 5PM KST for North America, Europe and South Korea respectively.
︀︀"Respecting Loki's desire to pursue the overseas league and new challenges after thorough discussions, we have decided to support each other's paths." ︀︀ ︀︀The former Cloud9 midlaner started for the Korean org for much of LCK Rounds 1-2 but only played 1 game during the Road To MSI.
The list of those who would be on broadcast during MSI 2026 which is scheduled to start on the 28th of June has been released and includes the following people.
From the LCK:
Atlus
Aux
Dgon
From the LEC:
Sjokz
Drakos
Medic
Laure
Dagda
From the LCS:
Azael
CaptainFlowers
Kobe
Emily Rand
Jatt
Raz
###LCK 2026 ROAD TO MSI
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###T1 3-2 Gen.G
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###MATCH 1: T1 vs. GEN
Winner: Gen.G in 31m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | orianna karma jayce | rakan ashe | 56.4k | 10 | 1 | C^4 |
| GEN | varus bard vi | poppy lucian | 69.7k | 30 | 11 | I^1 M^2 C^3 B^5 C^6 |
| T1 | 10-30-20 | vs | 30-10-65 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran vayne ^2 | 2-6-6 | TOP | 5-6-15 | ^2 ambessa Kiin |
| Oner trundle ^1 | 2-4-3 | JNG | 5-0-17 | ^1 leesin Canyon |
| Faker cassiopeia ^1 | 2-6-1 | MID | 8-0-9 | ^2 galio Chovy |
| Peyz ziggs ^3 | 2-4-5 | BOT | 8-1-8 | ^3 jhin Ruler |
| Keria shen ^4 | 2-10-5 | SUP | 4-3-16 | ^3 camille Duro |
###MATCH 2: T1 vs. GEN
Winner: T1 in 39m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | orianna ryze sion | wukong naafiri | 79.9k | 19 | 9 | C^1 I^2 H^3 B^6 CT^7 B^9 |
| GEN | bard varus karma | caitlyn ashe | 74.1k | 12 | 4 | CT^4 CT^5 CT^8 |
| T1 | 19-12-55 | vs | 12-19-35 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran rumble ^1 | 4-1-12 | TOP | 6-4-4 | ^3 yorick Kiin |
| Oner vi ^1 | 4-3-10 | JNG | 2-2-7 | ^3 maokai Canyon |
| Faker akali ^2 | 6-3-8 | MID | 2-4-7 | ^1 anivia Chovy |
| Peyz kalista ^3 | 5-2-10 | BOT | 2-5-7 | ^2 xayah Ruler |
| Keria renataglasc ^4 | 0-3-15 | SUP | 0-4-10 | ^2 rakan Duro |
###MATCH 3: T1 vs. GEN
Winner: T1 in 45m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | orianna ryze varus | pyke nautilus | 86.0k | 17 | 8 | H^2 M^5 |
| GEN | bard nocturne karma | viktor lissandra | 83.5k | 14 | 5 | O^1 I^3 M^4 M^6 B^7 |
| T1 | 17-14-46 | vs | 14-17-31 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran olaf ^4 | 3-3-8 | TOP | 4-3-5 | ^3 zaahen Kiin |
| Oner wukong ^1 | 6-3-5 | JNG | 4-3-6 | ^2 jayce Canyon |
| Faker sion ^2 | 2-3-9 | MID | 4-3-6 | ^1 annie Chovy |
| Peyz Senna ^1 | 4-1-11 | BOT | 2-4-4 | ^2 mel Ruler |
| Keria alistar ^3 | 2-4-13 | SUP | 0-4-10 | ^3 poppy Duro |
###MATCH 4: T1 vs. GEN
Winner: GEN in 32m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | yone lucian varus | blitzcrank nautilus | 60.7k | 12 | 7 | HT^1 H^3 O^4 O^5 O^6 B^7 |
| GEN | bard caitlyn orianna | ashe thresh | 68.4k | 18 | 3 | I^1 |
| T1 | 12-18-28 | vs | 18-12-47 | GEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran gnar ^1 | 1-4-4 | TOP | 1-2-9 | ^3 gangplank Kiin |
| Oner nocturne ^1 | 1-3-6 | JNG | 1-3-10 | ^2 xin zhao Canyon |
| Faker lissandra ^2 | 0-5-7 | MID | 2-2-8 | ^3 ahri Chovy |
| Peyz yunara ^3 | 10-3-0 | BOT | 10-2-5 | ^2 ezreal Ruler |
| Keria lulu^4 | 0-2-11 | SUP | 3-3-11 | ^1 karma Duro |
###MATCH 5: T1 vs. GEN
Winner: T1 in 28m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | bard caitlyn orianna | ashe thresh | 52.7k | 10 | 3 | H^3 O^4 |
| T1 | yone lucian varus | blitzcrank nautilus | 61.6k | 19 | 9 | M^1 O^2 O^5 B^6 |
| GEN | 10-19-25 | vs | 19-11-53 | T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiin renekton ^1 | 6-3-3 | TOP | 0-3-13 | ^2 gragas Doran |
| Canyon nidalee ^1 | 2-6-4 | JNG | 10-1-6 | ^2 naafiri Oner |
| Chovy twisted fate ^2 | 2-3-5 | MID | 8-2-8 | ^1 ryze Faker |
| Ruler miss fortune ^3 | 0-3-5 | BOT | 1-1-14 | ^3 sivir Peyz |
| Duro rell ^4 | 0-4-8 | SUP | 0-4-12 | ^3 neeko Keria |
*Patch 26.11
T1 will be the last representative of the LCK after beating Gen.G, securing the 2nd seed meaning they'll start in the newly revamped play-in stage.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON,Hanwha Life Esports, Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart and Team Liquid Alienware.
Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.
Team Liquid Alienware will be the last representative of the LCS after sweeping Cloud9, where they await LYON in the final of the LCS for seeding.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON,Hanwha Life Esports and Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart.
Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.
Bilibili Gaming will be the last representative of the LPL after beating Team WE in a 5 gamer, where they await TOP Esports in the final of the LPL for seeding.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports, LYON and Hanwha Life Esports.
Note, as Bilibili Gaming won First Stand earlier this year, both LPL representatives will be seeded directly in the main stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2026.
Hanwha Life Esports will be the 1st seed of the LCK after winning Road to MSI and will get a direct slot in the bracket stage, T1 will face the winner of KT Rolster vs. Gen.G for the last spot on Sunday.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp, FURIA, Top Esports and LYON.
###LCK 2026 ROAD TO MSI
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###Hanwha Life Esports 1 - 1 T1
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###MATCH 1: HLE vs. T1
Winner: T1 in 34m | Game Breakdown
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | orianna rumble gnar | ashe lulu | 74.2k | 16 | 10 | I^1 B^6 O^7 |
| HLE | varus bard vayne | caitlyn poppy | 63.8k | 11 | 3 | HT^2 H^3 O^4 O^5 |
| T1 | 20-16-44 | vs | 16-20-43 | HLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doran ambessa ^1 | 3-2-3 | TOP | 3-4-3 | ^2 rek'sai Zeus |
| Oner nocturne ^1 | 1-3-13 | JNG | 3-5-3 | ^1 vi Kanavi |
| Faker lissandra ^2 | 2-3-10 | MID | 2-2-7 | ^2 ahri Zeka |
| Peyz sivir ^4 | 10-2-4 | BOT | 2-3-1 | ^3 xayah Gumayusi |
| Keria rakan ^3 | 0-1-15 | SUP | 1-2-3 | ^3 renata glasc Delight |
*Patch 26.11
Top Esports will be the 1st representative of the LPL after dispatching Team WE securing at least the second seed at MSI 2026 and will wait in the final of the LPL Spring playoffs.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports, Deep Cross Gaming, Karmine Corp and FURIA.
Note, as Bilibili Gaming won First Stand earlier this year, both LPL representatives will be seeded directly in the main stage of the Mid-Season Invitational 2026.
Karmine Corp will be the last representative of the EMEA region securing at least the second seed at MSI 2026 after smashing Movistar KOI 3-0 and will face G2 Esports in the final of the LEC Spring playoffs which concludes tomorrow.
They have joined the earlier qualifiers in Team Secret Whales, G2 Esports and Deep Cross Gaming.
Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.
Deep Cross Gaming will be the last representative of the LCP at MSI 2026 where they await Team Secret Whales in the LCP Spring Finals which concludes tomorrow.
They have secured at least the 2nd seed which is a playins spot and have joined earlier qualifiers, Team Secret Whales and G2 Esports.
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Reasoning is currently unknown but as of right now China will not be competing alongside the other 16 nominated athletes at the tournament consisting of the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Laos, Malyasia, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
This is obviously good news for South Korea who should now be overwhelming favourites to win which if true would give military exemptions for Canyon, Zeka and Gumayusi.
After completing the reverse sweep, G2 Esports will be one of the two represenatives of the EMEA region at MSI 2026 after beating Movistar KOI where they await their opponent in the LEC Spring Finals.
They have secured at least the 2nd seed which is a playins spot and have joined Team Secret Whales who qualified 3 weeks ago by attaining the most Championship Points in the LCP.
Note, with the new playins format, LCK2, LEC2, LCS2 and LCP2 will play in a double elimination best of 5 bracket where one team progresses to the bracket stage.