AL vs KC Highlights: KC Win 2-0, Esports World Cup 2026 Quarterfinals
TL;DR
Anyone's Legend and Karmine Corp faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeAnyone's Legend and Karmine Corp played a best-of-3 in Quarterfinals of Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used. The match was played on July 17, 2026.
Anyone's Legend entered at 2-0, while Karmine Corp was 2-1.
Karmine Corp's lineup featured Canna (top lane), Yike (jungle), kyeahoo (mid lane), Caliste (bot lane), and Busio (support). Anyone's Legend's lineup featured Flandre (top lane), Tarzan (jungle), Shanks (mid lane), Hope (bot lane), and Kael (support).
Anyone's Legend's previous series was a 1-0 win over G2 Esports in Esports World Cup 2026. Karmine Corp's previous series was a 2-0 win over Sentinels in Esports World Cup 2026.
Series result
ALAnyone's Legend
0 - 2
Karmine Corp win
KCKarmine Corp
Picks & Bans
2 games
Karmine Corp
Anyone's Legend
Draft read
Flandre moved between Shen and Ornn across the series for Anyone's Legend. Hope moved between Varus and Ezreal across the series for Anyone's Legend. Karmine Corp banned both Nocturne and Orianna twice.
Game 127:35
Karmine Corp won
Game 1 was the shortest game of the series at 27:35. Karmine Corp won from blue side in 27:35. Karmine Corp finished 18-11 in kills and 57.9k to 49.9k in gold, a margin of 7 kills and 8.1k. Karmine Corp led 7-0 in towers, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Anyone's Legend had the edge 2-1 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 3-0 for Karmine Corp. Anyone's Legend secured first blood, while Karmine Corp secured first dragon, while Karmine Corp secured first Rift Herald, while Karmine Corp secured first tower.
Caliste led the damage chart for Karmine Corp on Viktor, finishing 7/1/8 with 22,166 damage and 281 CS. Canna added 21,488 damage on Jayce and ended the game 3/2/7. Hope was the top damage source for Anyone's Legend, putting up 18,579 on Varus in a 6/4/1 game.
Kills
18:11
Gold
57.9k:49.9k
Towers
7:0
Dragons
3:0
Barons
0:0
Game 237:53
Karmine Corp won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 37:53. Playing blue side, Karmine Corp finished Game 2 in 37:53. At the end, Karmine Corp led 12-4 in kills and 75.7k to 63.1k in gold. The final gaps overall were 8 kills and 12.6k. Karmine Corp led 8-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 1-0 in inhibitors. Anyone's Legend had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-2 for Karmine Corp. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while Anyone's Legend secured first dragon, while Anyone's Legend secured first Rift Herald, while Karmine Corp secured first Baron, while Karmine Corp secured first tower.
On Zeri, Caliste topped Karmine Corp's damage output at 23,202 and finished 4/0/6 and 443 CS. Canna followed with 22,438 damage and a 2/0/4 line on Rumble. Anyone's Legend got its highest damage total from Hope, who dealt 31,315 on Ezreal and finished 1/4/3. Shanks added 17,778 damage for Anyone's Legend on Ryze, ending at 0/3/2.
Kills
12:4
Gold
75.7k:63.1k
Towers
8:2
Dragons
4:2
Barons
1:0
Series read
Karmine Corp took the opener and followed with another win in Game 2, completing the best-of-3 in straight games without needing a deciding map. Every game in the series was won from blue side. Every game in the series was longer than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 7 in Game 1 to 8 in Game 2, while the final gold gap changed from 8.1k to 12.6k. Hope produced the series' highest damage total, recording 49,894 for Anyone's Legend. Hope gave Anyone's Legend 7 kills and 4 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 18,579 in Game 1 to 31,315 in Game 2. Caliste gave Karmine Corp 11 kills and 14 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 22,166 in Game 1 to 23,202 in Game 2.
Next up
Next on the schedule: T1 vs Karmine Corp in Semifinals, set for July 18.
