Team Secret Whales Qualify for MSI 2026 and Esports World Cup 2026

Team Secret Whales Qualify for MSI 2026 and Esports World Cup 2026

Team Secret Whales have qualified for the 2026 Mid-Season Invitational and the Esports World Cup 2026 after defeating Deep Cross Gaming 3-1 in LCP 2026 Split 2.

The series ended after four games, with Team Secret Whales winning Games 1, 3 and 4.

Team Secret Whales opened the match with a 24-15 win in Game 1, but Deep Cross Gaming responded with a dominant 24-7 victory in Game 2 to tie the series.

After that, Team Secret Whales took control. They won Game 3 with a 36-7 score before closing out the match with a 28-15 victory in Game 4.

Hoàng “Eddie” Công Nghĩa was named MVP of the series. He finished with average stats of 7.4 kills, 2.2 deaths and 12.3 assists, along with 84% kill participation, 30K damage and 16K gold.

LCP 2026 Split 2 runs from May 23 to June 7 and features the top six teams from Split 2. The playoffs use a double-elimination format starting from Round 2, with the first and second seeds receiving a bye. The third to sixth seeds begin in Round 1 and face elimination if they lose.

All matches are played in a best-of-five format with Hard Fearless Draft, where each champion can only be picked once by either team during a series. The tournament also allows Coach Comms, while the winner qualifies for both MSI 2026 and the Esports World Cup 2026.