Hanwha Life Esports Open MSI 2026 Bracket Stage With Sweep Over Team Secret Whales

Hanwha Life Esports Open MSI 2026 Bracket Stage With Sweep Over Team Secret Whales

Hanwha Life Esports began their MSI 2026 Bracket Stage run with a dominant 3-0 victory over Team Secret Whales.

The win sends the LCK side to the upper bracket semifinals, while Team Secret Whales drop to the lower bracket after a one-sided defeat.

Hanwha Life Esports controlled the series from start to finish. After taking the opening game comfortably, they continued to dictate the pace in Games 2 and 3 through stronger laning, objective control and coordinated teamfighting.

Team Secret Whales showed some resistance, especially in the second game, but could not turn those moments into a map win. Hanwha Life Esports remained composed and completed the clean sweep.

Delight was named MVP of the series after playing a key role in Hanwha Life Esports ’ victory. The support finished with average stats of 2.3 kills, 2.3 deaths and 11.3 assists, along with 75.6% kill participation, the highest of any player in the series.

His vision control, timely engages and consistent playmaking helped Hanwha Life Esports create favorable fights and maintain control across all three games.

The 2026 Mid-Season Invitational runs from June 28 to July 12 in Daejeon , South Korea . Eleven teams from around the world are competing for the second international League of Legends title of the year and a $2 million prize pool.