In Round 4 of the League of Legends World Championship (Worlds 2026), T1 and Invictus Gaming guaranteed their spots in the tournament's quarterfinals. T1 became the third team to reach this stage, joining Gen.G Esports and Dplus KIA. Meanwhile, entering the tournament as the fourth seed, IG became the first LPL representative in the playoffs, returning to the quarterfinals for the first time in seven years (since 2019).
In their match, T1 secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Movistar KOI. The main events unfolded in the second game, where after tense early trades in the mid lane involving Faker's Orianna and Keria's Karma, T1 shifted their focus to the side lanes. The key moment was a successful Dragon steal by Oner on Jarvan IV, after which the Korean squad began winning every teamfight. Extending their gold lead to 10,000, T1 closed out the game after securing a clean Ace in the mid lane and destroying the enemy base.
IG's match against LYON proved more difficult, ending in a 2-1 victory for the Chinese squad. Following a quick, crushing 27-minute win in the first game, IG dropped the second, unable to stop Dhokla's scaled Olaf in crucial objective fights.
The third game became the decider. Despite LYON's constant side lane pressure against Rookie's Orianna, IG managed to secure a 4,000 gold macro advantage built on a strong laning phase and the scaling of JiaQi's Caitlyn. The turning point was the final battle near Baron: after taking down key LYON players and securing the Mountain Soul, IG executed a flawless teamfight with zero casualties and successfully destroyed the enemy Nexus, sealing their historic advance to the next stage.
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