G2 Esports beat Karmine Corp 3-1 to reach LEC Summer grand final and secure Worlds Swiss Stage
G2 Esports beat Karmine Corp 3-1 to reach LEC Summer grand final and secure Worlds Swiss Stage
G2 Esports Esports advanced to the LEC 2026 Summer grand final after defeating Karmine Corp 3:1, handing KC their first loss of the Summer campaign and securing direct qualification to the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage.
The victory capped an impressive Madrid roadshow for G2 Esports , who dropped only one game across their series against Team Vitality and Karmine Corp .
Karmine Corp 1:3 G2 Esports Esports
G2 Esports opened the series with two convincing victories.
Game 1 ended 23:11 after 33:45, giving G2 Esports an immediate advantage before they followed with a 22:14 win in Game 2 after 34:28.
Karmine Corp finally responded in spectacular fashion.
KC completely destroyed G2 Esports in Game 3, conceding only a single kill in a 14:1 victory that lasted 28:12.
The result briefly suggested the series could turn.
G2 Esports shut that possibility down immediately.
Caps closes the series on Tristana
Game 4 belonged to G2 Esports .
Caps brought out Tristana for the first time since the champion was selected as part of his Hall of Legends induction and played a central role in G2 Esports 's final victory.
G2 Esports won the map 13:6 in 26:28 and completed the 3:1 series.
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Game 1 — G2 Esports Esports 23-11 Karmine Corp — 33:45
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Game 2 — G2 Esports Esports 22-14 Karmine Corp — 34:28
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Game 3 — Karmine Corp 14-1 G2 Esports Esports — 28:12
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Game 4 — G2 Esports Esports 13-6 Karmine Corp — 26:28
Caps earned series MVP honors.
G2 Esports secure direct Worlds entry
The result guarantees G2 Esports at least a top-two finish in the LEC Summer playoffs and sends them directly into the Worlds Swiss Stage, allowing them to bypass the Play-In.
It will also be G2 Esports 's 23rd LEC grand final.
Karmine Corp remain alive in the lower bracket and still have an opportunity to reach the final and secure their own direct Swiss Stage berth.
The defeat was KC's first of the Summer Split after entering the playoffs with a perfect 9–0 regular-season record.
