Top Esports Defeat IG and Qualify for LoL Worlds 2026

Top Esports (TES) defeated Invictus Gaming (IG) 3-1 in the LPL Regional Finals and qualified for the League of Legends World Championship.

This is much to the dismay of some LPL fans, as TES has lost all nine of its series against LCK teams in their last three international appearances.

TES is now the 12th team to qualify for this year’s event, and the third Chinese team alongside Bilibili Gaming (BLG) and LPL champions Anyone’s Legend.

However, IG and Kang ‘TheShy’ Seung-lok still have one more chance at Worlds qualification, as they’ll face the winner of JD Gaming and Team WE.

LoL Worlds Qualified Teams

Of the 20 total teams at this year’s Worlds, 12 have qualified, with most already securing their seeding.

The full list of teams that have qualified so far is:

LCK
- 1st – Gen.G
- 2nd – Hanwha Life Esports
- 3rd – T1
- 4th – Dplus Kia
LPL
- 1st – Anyone’s Legend
- 2nd – BLG
- 3rd – TES
LEC
- Unseeded – G2 Esports
- Unseeded – Karmine Corp
LCP
- 1st – Team Secret Whales
- 2nd – CTBC Flying Oyster
- 3rd – MVK Esports (Play-Ins)

The LCK Playoffs have already concluded with Gen.G claiming the Korean title once again.

Two-time MSI champions Gen.G are still searching for their first LoL Worlds trophy, yet are the early tournament favourites, with Polymarket users giving them a 37% chance.

Meanhwile, the LEC Season Finals will take place this weekend to decide the final seeding and whether Movistar KOI or Natus Vincere will claim the region’s last slot.

And the Americas need to decide all of their representatives with both the CBLoL and LCS playoffs ongoing.

Additionally, four of the eventual 20 teams will have to compete through the Play-Ins with only one team advancing to the Main Event with the top seeds.

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Meanwhile, content creator Jynxzi confirmed he will co-stream Worlds and host another online tournament with ‘insane’ Twitch Drops. And for even more Insider Gaming delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.

LoL Worlds Qualified Teams

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