T1 faces elimination risk against CTBC Flying Oyster at Worlds 2026
T1 plays CTBC Flying Oyster in a decisive best-of-one on Monday, October 26, with the loser moving one defeat away from elimination from the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage.
The Swiss Stage's first elimination round begins Monday with T1 versus CTBC Flying Oyster and Anyone's Legend versus Team Liquid Alienware, where a loss puts teams one defeat away from elimination. The best-of-one match between T1 and CTBC Flying Oyster is scheduled for Monday, October 26. The loser is one defeat away from elimination at Worlds 2026.
Team Secret Whales and Anyone's Legend were eliminated from the 2026 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage after losing in the Round 3 Elimination Matches. They finished in 15th-16th place with US$90,000 in consolation money and failed to win a single game. Team Liquid Alienware defeated Anyone's Legend 2-0 in those matches. Park 'Morgan' Ru-han on Morgana recorded 7 kills and 6 assists in game one. Sean 'Yeon' Sung on Xayah recorded 10 kills and 4 assists with one death in game two.
Round 3 results shape Swiss Stage survival paths
T1 defeated CTBC Flying Oyster 1-0 in the Round 3 Mid Matches in 27 minutes. T1 and Bilibili Gaming improved their Swiss Stage records to 2-1 by winning their Round 3 matches. The 2-1 teams, including Movistar KOI, LYON, Invictus Gaming and Top Esports, now play for qualification. The 1-2 teams, including Hanwha Life Esports and G2 Esports, play to survive. A second loss for T1 would put them at 1-2, the same spot Hanwha Life Esports fell into on Sunday. T1 arrived as three-time defending champions and won their opener against LOS before losing to Dplus KIA.
The Swiss Stage was scheduled to resume in Round 4, with three more teams advancing to the Knockout Stage from the six teams with 2-1 records. Round 4 featured two Advancement Matches: Top Esports vs Bilibili Gaming and Shanghai Invictus Gaming vs LYON. This marked the second consecutive year the LPL top seed was eliminated in the Swiss Stage, following BLG's elimination in Round 5 of the 2025 Swiss Stage.
Underdog victories and key performances define Round 3
Notable upsets occurred as Karmine Corp defeated Anyone's Legend, while T1 and Bilibili Gaming secured 1-0 wins to improve to 2-1 records. Karmine Corp beat Anyone's Legend in Round 1, one of the biggest upsets of the opening day. Anyone's Legend entered as the top seed of the LPL and carried China's hopes of reclaiming the Summoner's Cup after a five-year title drought. Bilibili Gaming defeated Karmine Corp 1-0 in the Round 3 Mid Matches in 36 minutes.
Key individual performances powered the victories. Moon 'Oner' Hyeon-joon on Vi had 4 kills and 5 assists with one death in T1's 27-minute victory over CFO. Park 'Viper' Do-hyeon on Kai'Sa had 5 kills and 6 assists with one death in BLG's 36-minute win over KC. Strafe said: "Smash scored the first pentakill of Worlds 2026 on Kai'Sa in Game 1."
CTBC Flying Oyster beat Team Liquid Alienware on the opening day, then lost to Movistar KOI. A win for CTBC Flying Oyster would put them one result away from the knockout stage. Bilibili Gaming lost their opener to Movistar KOI and bounced back against Team Liquid Alienware. LYON beat Karmine Corp in Round 2.
The Swiss Stage resumes on October 28 with Round 4 matches that will determine which teams advance to the November 3 quarterfinals.
