T1 swings past Movistar KOI to secure Worlds quarterfinal place

T1 swings past Movistar KOI to secure Worlds quarterfinal place

T1 defeated Movistar KOI 2–0 in the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage, completing its qualification campaign with a 3–1 record.

The victory made T1 the third LCK representative in the quarterfinals, joining unbeaten qualifiers Generation Gaming and Dplus KIA . KOI dropped to 2–2 and must win its final Swiss series to ADVANCE .

Doran helps settle a Competitive opener

Game 1 remained closely contested before Doran ’s Ambessa caught Supa in a decisive Late -game fight around Dragon Soul .

The opening allowed T1 to close a 40-minute game with a 20–10 kill Score . Doran finished 6/0/6, while faker ’s Syndra contributed 5/2/8.

Despite the Difference in kills, T1 ’s final gold advantage was approximately 3,100, reflecting how much Closer the opener had been than the subsequent game.

T1 accelerates in Game 2

T1 produced a considerably more decisive second performance, winning in 25:43.

Doran switched to Gwen and finished 4/0/7, completing the series without a Death . Peyz ’s Jhin added 8/1/5 as T1 ended with a 22–9 kill advantage.

The Korean side also finished ahead 9–0 in towers and approximately 12, 300 gold Clear , preventing KOI from developing a meaningful recovery.

KOI faces a final qualification decider

The defeat was KOI ’s second unsuccessful qualification series after its earlier loss to Dplus KIA .

T1 moved into the knockout field, while KOI retained one opportunity to join it through the 2–2 round.