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Karmine Corp have claimed the final place in the League of Legends World Championship Swiss Stage after beating MVK Esports three games to none in the Play In final. The deciding series was played at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles on October 18, with the completed result reported in Nepal early on October 19. Inven Global published its account at 20:22 UTC, equivalent to 2:07 am Nepal time.
This is the qualification match, not the earlier upper bracket meeting between the same teams. Inven’s report describes Karmine Corp building control across the lanes in the first game, with Cassiopeia and Jayce applying pressure before a fight around Baron strengthened their advantage. The second game brought another strong contribution from Yike, this time on Qiyana, as the European side extended its lead through pressure around the map.
MVK found individual openings in the third game, including a solo kill by Kratos, but could not sustain that improvement. Karmine Corp won another important fight near Baron and closed the series, turning their position as finalists into confirmed qualification rather than merely another opportunity to advance.
Strafe’s completed series report independently confirms the sweep and places it within the teams’ routes through the tournament. Karmine Corp began on October 15 with a three games to two victory over Cloud9, recovering after the North American team led two games to one. They then beat MVK three games to none in the upper bracket final on October 16.
Repeating that score in the qualifying final gave Karmine Corp three series victories and a combined game record of nine wins and two losses across the Play In. MVK’s route was longer because the first defeat did not immediately eliminate them. They opened with a sweep of FURIA, lost to Karmine Corp, then defeated FURIA again by three games to one to earn the rematch. Their second series loss to Karmine Corp ended their campaign.
Cloud9 and FURIA had already been eliminated. As competitive analysis, the repeat result establishes that Karmine Corp won both meetings decisively; it does not establish how they will perform against the different opponents waiting in the next stage. The final therefore resolves qualification without settling any later championship contest.
Riot Games’ October 5 primer explains the distinction between this success and winning Worlds. The Play In used a four team double elimination bracket with every series played as a best of five. The Swiss Stage follows in Allen, Texas, from October 23 to 31, with scheduled breaks within that period. It is a five round competition in which three match wins secure advancement to the Knockout Stage and three losses bring elimination.
Riot’s first round draw rules place the Play In winner in the fourth tier, paired against a first tier team, while preventing teams from the same region meeting in that opening round. Those are the published draw conditions, not a confirmed opponent or a new prediction in this article. The tournament continues with quarterfinals and semifinals in early November before the championship final in Brooklyn on November 14.
For Nepal’s esports followers, the immediate development is that the qualifying place is no longer undecided and MVK’s run has ended. The Los Angeles match date remains October 18, while Nepal’s overnight reporting date is October 19. The previously published 11:45 pm Nepal time was the scheduled series start, not the time qualification was secured.
Further fixture details should be checked against the official draw and schedule rather than inferred from the sweep.
Source publication date: 2026-10-16. Event or reporting period: 2026-10-18 in Los Angeles; completed result reported 2026-10-19 Nepal time.
Sources:Inven Global, Yeonjae Shin, October 18 at 20:22:32 UTC, October 19 at 2:07 am NPT; completed final report and original featured photograph · Strafe, Bruno Rodrigues, October 18 at 20:48 UTC, October 19 at 2:33 am NPT; independent result and Play In progression · Riot Games, Worlds 2026 primer, October 5; official format, stage dates, draw rules and scheduled start · Riot Games, official Worlds schedule, preceding completed Play In scores
Source: GPT News Feed
