Eight teams have advanced to the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals after the Swiss stage ended October 31. Timesaver.gg reports three teams from the LCK, three from the LPL, one from the LEC and one from the LCS. The quarterfinals are best-of-five series from November 3 to 6.
Gen.G and Dplus KIA finished the Swiss stage 3-0. T1, Invictus Gaming and TOP Esports finished 3-1. Karmine Corp, LYON and Bilibili Gaming each reached 3-2 after winning their deciding Round 5 series on October 31.
Timesaver.gg lists TOP Esports against Invictus Gaming as a quarterfinal series. A bo3.gg headline also lists this matchup. The source says the series is all-LPL, which means at least one LPL team will reach the semifinals. The source lists the other three series as LCK teams facing non-LCK opponents.
Timesaver.gg lists series on November 3, 4 and 6. It does not say when Dplus KIA play Bilibili Gaming, and it gives no start times.
Movistar KOI, LOS and Hanwha Life Esports finished 2-3. Team Liquid Alienware, G2 Esports and CTBC Flying Oyster finished 1-3. Team Secret Whales and Anyone's Legend finished 0-3. According to the source, no LCP or CBLOL team reached the quarterfinals.
Timesaver.gg reports that the semifinals are on November 7 and 8, and the final is on November 14 in Brooklyn, New York.