Dplus KIA and Gen.G will enter the Worlds 2026 Knockout Stage as top seeds, having won all of their Swiss Stage matches.
Day 3 of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage saw LCK juggernauts
Dplus KIA (DK) and 
Gen.G become the first two teams to advance to the Knockout Stage after they defeated 
Movistar KOI (MKOI) and 
LYON, respectively, in the Round 3 High Matches.
Meanwhile, the LPL continued to rally from their winless start in the opening day of the Swiss Stage as 
Shanghai Invictus Gaming (IG) and 
Top Esports (TES) defeated 
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) and 
G2 Esports, respectively, to improve their records to 2-1.
IG and TES improve to 2-1 records
Day 3 of the Swiss Stage kicked off with the first two sets of best-of-one matches in the Round 3 Mid Matches, featuring the LPL's IG and TES matched up against the LCK's HLE and the LCS' G2, respectively. With all four Chinese teams in Worlds 2026 failing to secure a single win in the opening day of the Swiss Stage, many expected IG and TES to face an uphill battle in Round 3.
Instead, the LPL teams secured comfortable wins, with IG routing HLE in 28 minutes and TES taking down G2 in 28 minutes of action. As a result, IG and TES improved their Swiss Stage record to 2-1 and will enter Round 4 in position to secure a spot in the Knockout Stage. Meanwhile, HLE and G2 drop to the 1-2 bracket in Round 4 and are now at risk of elimination.
Dplus KIA and Gen.G become first teams qualified for the Worlds 2026 Knockout Stage
The competition then moved to the Round 3 High Matches, where the LCK reigned supreme and secured the first two slots in the Knockout Stage.
DK soundly swept MKOI to become the first team advancing to the Knockout Stage. The South Korean squad first outlasted their opponents in a 39-minute game one before routing them in 25 minutes in game two to secure the series sweep and their spot in the main event.
The last series of the day then saw Gen.G pull off a 2-1 reverse sweep against LYON to become the second team to qualify for the Knockout Stage. LYON stunned Gen.G in a 35-minute series opener, putting them in prime position to secure the biggest upset of the tournament so far and a spot in the Knockout Stage. However, Gen.G quickly responded by winning game two in 26 minutes to force the series to a decider. While LYON put up a worthy effort in game three, Gen.G simply could not be denied as they secured the 2-1 reverse sweep in 31 minutes and punched their tickets to the Knockout Stage.
With their spots in the main event secured, DK and Gen.G will have plenty of time to prepare before the Knockout Stage begins on 3 November. Meanwhile, MKOI and LYON still have another shot at securing their spots in the Knockout Stage as they will next play in the Round 4 High Matches.
Here are all the results for Day 3 of the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage:
Round 3 Mid Matches:
- Hanwha Life Esports 0-1 Shanghai Invictus Gaming
- G2 Esports 0-1 Top Esports
Round 3 High Matches:
- Movistar KOI 0-2 Dplus KIA
- Gen.G 2-1 LYON
What's next in the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage?
Day 4 of the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage will feature the two remaining Round 3 Mid Matches as well as the Round 3 Elimination Matches. The Round 3 Elimination Matches will feature the four teams with 0-2 records, with the losers exiting Worlds 2026 in 15th-16th place, while the Round 3 Mid Matches will see the teams with 1-1 records vying for a better position for the succeeding rounds.
Here are all the matchups in Day 4 of the Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage:
Round 3 Mid Matches:
- CTBC Flying Oyster vs T1
- Bilibili Gaming vs Karmine Corp
Round 3 Elimination Matches:
- LOS vs Team Secret Whales
- Team Liquid Alienware vs Anyone's Legend
