Dplus KIA and Karmine Corp Face Off in the EWC 2026 Final

Karmine Corp and Dplus KIA met in the Finals at Esports World Cup 2026. KC entered the match with a 4-1 series record at the event, and DK arrived with the same 4-1 mark.

KC reached this match after earlier wins over T1 by 2-1 and Anyone's Legend by 2-0. DK's path included 2-1 victories over Gen.G and Bilibili Gaming.

Karmine Corp started Canna, Yike, kyeahoo, Caliste, Busio. Dplus KIA started Siwoo, Lucid, ShowMaker, Smash, Career.

Draft trends included DK banning Jayce 3 times and Orianna 2 times, while KC banned Lucian 2 times and Poppy 2 times. For DK's picks across the series, Lucid played Skarner, Jarvan IV, and Xin Zhao, ShowMaker played Viktor, Cassiopeia, and Ryze, and Career used Shen, Lux, and Rakan.