Worlds Swiss draw sets Korean clashes and Anyone’s Legend–Top Esports meeting
Worlds Swiss draw sets Korean clashes and Anyone’s Legend–Top Esports meeting
The second-round draw for the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage has produced two all-Korean matches in the unbeaten pool and a meeting between Chinese representatives Anyone’s Legend and Top Esports in the 0–1 bracket.
All eight matches remain best-of-ones. Winners in the 1–0 pool will move within one series victory of the knockout stage, while teams falling to 0–2 will enter elimination matches in the following round.
Two Korean teams must surrender unbeaten records
Gen.G will face Hanwha Life Esports, while Dplus KIA meets T1. With all four LCK representatives winning their opening matches, the draw guarantees that two will advance to 2–0 and two will drop to 1–1.
The other unbeaten matches pair CTBC Flying Oyster against Movistar KOI and LYON against Karmine Corp.
LPL derby guarantees a first Chinese victory
Anyone’s Legend and Top Esports will meet after both lost their opening matches. Their pairing guarantees the LPL its first Swiss-stage victory, but also sends one of the region’s teams to 0–2.
Invictus Gaming faces Team Secret Whales, Bilibili Gaming meets Team Liquid, and G2 Esports plays LØS in the remaining 0–1 matches.
Round-two match order
The scheduled order is:
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Top Esports vs. Anyone’s Legend
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CTBC Flying Oyster vs. Movistar KOI
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G2 Esports vs. LØS
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LYON vs. Karmine Corp
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Invictus Gaming vs. Team Secret Whales
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Hanwha Life Esports vs. Gen.G
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Dplus KIA vs. T1
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Bilibili Gaming vs. Team Liquid
Teams qualify for the knockout stage with three wins and are eliminated after three losses. Advancement and elimination series use a best-of-three format.
