👑 1. 🇰🇷 Keria (T1)
→ KDA: 4.89 | Win Rate: 61.04%
🥈 2. 🇨🇳 ON (BLG)
→ KDA: 4.07 | Win Rate: 72.5%
🥉 3. 🇰🇷 Delight (HLE)
→ KDA: 4.16 | Win Rate: 62.67%
🔥 4. 🇰🇷 Duro (Gen.G)
→ KDA: 5.15 | Win Rate: 72.6%
⚔️ 5. 🇨🇳 Kael (Anyone’s Legend)
→ KDA: 4.63 | Kill Participation: 75.4%
Three-time World Champion Keria tops the ranking, aiming for his fourth Worlds title with T1.
LOS top laner Zest has reportedly been fined after making a middle finger gesture toward a LOUD fan following LOS' 3-2 win in the CBLOL upper bracket final.
The fine is reportedly at least R$5,000, around $958, although the exact amount hasn't been confirmed.
LOS has offered to cover the payment, and Zest will still be available for the October 10 grand final.
South Korea's LoL team has had to adjust to wired mice at the 2026 Asian Games, with Zeka calling the mouse setup the hardest part of the tournament.
Players like Zeus and Keria have also been practicing with wired mice before the event after being used to wireless setups. Not everyone has had issues though, with Canyon, Faker and Gumayusi already having plenty of experience with wired peripherals.
South Korea is now facing Saudi Arabia in the semifinals.
Do you think equipment changes like this can actually make a noticeable difference at the pro level?
True Damage’s Worlds 2026 anthem “Know My Name” will put Faker and T1’s historic run at the center of the official music video.
Riot says the video will look back at Faker’s career, including his setbacks and comeback moments, leading up to T1’s three consecutive Worlds titles. The video premieres October 8, one week before Worlds 2026 begins.
Are you expecting this to be one of the best Worlds anthem videos yet?
Inspired is heading back to the World Championship for the sixth time after qualifying with LYON for Worlds 2026.
This also makes it three Worlds appearances in a row for the Polish jungler, following his appearances in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025.
Esports will no longer be part of the Asian Games after 2026, with the OCA confirming a new Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in Kuwait for 2027.
The new event is expected to feature more than 4,000 athletes, although the esports titles haven't been announced yet. The 2026 Asian Games will be the final edition featuring esports, with 13 titles included this year.
What games would you like to see included in the new event?
All four VCT China teams were swept in their opening matches at Champions Shanghai, leaving the region with an 0-4 series record and 0-8 map record.
TYLOO lost to G2, EDward Gaming fell to LOUD, XLG Esports were swept by Karmine Corp, and JD Gaming lost to FUT. China was the only region that failed to win a single map in the opening round, despite playing on home soil.
This also brings up questions about China's four guaranteed Champions slots, especially with teams like Masters London winners Leviatán missing the event.
The Worlds 2026 field is almost complete, with 17 of 19 teams already qualified.
🇰🇷 Gen.G — LCK Champion
🇰🇷 Hanwha Life Esports — MSI Champion
🇰🇷 T1 — LCK 3rd
🇰🇷 Dplus KIA — LCK 4th
🇻🇳 Team Secret Whales — LCP 1st
🇹🇼 CTBC Flying Oyster — LCP 2nd
🇻🇳 MVK Esports — LCP Points
🇩🇪 G2 Esports — LEC 1st
🇪🇸 Movistar KOI — LEC 2nd
🇫🇷 Karmine Corp — LEC 3rd
🇨🇳 Anyone’s Legend — LPL 1st
🇨🇳 Bilibili Gaming — LPL Points
🇨🇳 Top Esports — LPL Regional 1st
🇨🇳 Invictus Gaming — LPL Regional 2nd
🇺🇸 Team Liquid — LCS
🇺🇸 Cloud9 — LCS
🇺🇸 LYON — LCS
🇧🇷 CBLOL — TBA
🇧🇷 CBLOL — TBA
Only two spots remain from CBLOL.
Who do you expect to take the final two spots?
🥇 Faker — 11 Worlds played
🥈 Ruler — 9 Worlds played
🥈 Caps — 9 Worlds played
🥈 Meiko — 9 Worlds played
🥈 CoreJJ — 9 Worlds played
All five players are set to compete at Worlds 2026.
Gumayusi said his former T1 teammates were among the first people he thought about after finally winning MSI 2026 with HLE.
>“I thought about the former teammates who had been with me at MSI over the years. We had fallen short and missed out on the title before, so I think there was still that sense of regret, like, ‘It would have been nice if I could have won it with my former teammates too...’.”
>“I left a team I’m incredibly grateful to, one that gave me the precious opportunity to start, because I wanted to find and create new value for myself. I went into the new environment determined and confident that I could accomplish anything there as well.”
Gumayusi still wished he could have won it alongside his former teammates after falling short together in previous years.
The Worlds 2026 qualification race is almost complete.
15 of 19 spots have now been filled, with only 4 teams left to qualify for the biggest League of Legends event of the year.
Sato is reportedly set to join G2 for the 2027 VALORANT season, with the Brazilian duelist expected to replace babybay.
The move isn't finalized yet, and G2 is also considering options for another roster spot. Sato is coming off an international title with Leviatán after winning Masters London earlier this year.
What do you think of Sato potentially joining G2?
LCK 2026 Season — Top 5 KDA
🥇 Duro — 5.91
🥈 Chovy — 5.68
🥉 Zeka — 5.57
4️⃣ Ruler — 5.43
5️⃣ Keria — 4.89
Gen.G dominates the Top 5 with three players!
Ace has left Team Liquid after one year with the organization. The Danish player joined in 2025 and was part of a successful period that saw Liquid add several trophies to their cabinet.
Faker said the team’s coordination and engagement were disappointing, with individual mistakes also costing them games.
He believes the loss helped T1 identify what they need to improve before Worlds. With T1 chasing an unprecedented fourth straight World Championship, Faker says he’ll work on those weaknesses and return stronger.
Can T1 fix these issues in time for Worlds?
(via Sports Seoul interview)
HLE Kanavi expects a 3-1 win over Gen.G in the LCK Grand Finals, highlighting mid lane as a key matchup.
“This is my first season in the LCK, so I’m really happy to make it to the Grand Finals. Whenever we’ve faced Gen.G, we’ve been ahead early but haven’t been able to snowball those leads and ended up losing, so we have to be mindful of that. Ruler and I spent about two years in China having a lot of fun together, so it’s surreal to face him in an LCK Final. But he’s my opponent today, and I’m going to make sure I win. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs, and now that we’re here, we’ll repay the fans with the championship trophy.”
He also reflected on facing former teammate Ruler, saying he wants to win despite their time together in China.
(via LCK pre-game interview)
HLE coach Homme expects a 3-1 victory over T1, highlighting the importance of the first game and T1’s recent focus on the bot side.
“HLE has a winning H2H record against T1, and I think our players are in good form individually too. We will make sure we take down T1 today and advance to the Finals.”
(Via LCK pre-game interview)