DK vs KC Highlights: DK Win 3-0, Esports World Cup 2026 Finals
TL;DR
Karmine Corp and Dplus KIA faced off in Finals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-5. The series took place on July 19, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeKarmine Corp and Dplus KIA played a best-of-5 in Finals of Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used. The match was played on July 19, 2026.
Both teams entered the series at 4-1.
Karmine Corp's lineup featured Canna (top lane), Yike (jungle), kyeahoo (mid lane), Caliste (bot lane), and Busio (support). Dplus KIA's lineup featured Siwoo (top lane), Lucid (jungle), ShowMaker (mid lane), Smash (bot lane), and Career (support).
Karmine Corp's previous series was a 2-1 win over T1 in Esports World Cup 2026. Dplus KIA's previous series was a 2-1 win over Gen.G in Esports World Cup 2026.
Series result
KCKarmine Corp
0 - 3
Dplus KIA win
DKDplus KIA
Picks & Bans
3 games
Karmine Corp
Dplus KIA
Draft read
Career moved between Shen and Lux and Rakan across the series for Dplus KIA. Lucid moved between Skarner and Jarvan IV and Xin Zhao across the series for Dplus KIA. Karmine Corp banned both Lucian and Poppy twice.
Game 131:20
Dplus KIA won
Caliste led Game 1 with 34369 damage to champions for the losing team, Karmine Corp. Dplus KIA won from red side in 31:20. Dplus KIA finished 16-9 in kills and 67.3k to 57.2k in gold, a margin of 7 kills and 10.1k. Dplus KIA led 10-2 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 4-1 for Dplus KIA. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while Karmine Corp secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Rift Herald, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Dplus KIA secured first tower.
ShowMaker led the damage chart for Dplus KIA on Viktor, finishing 4/2/8 with 22,482 damage and 294 CS. Smash added 20,746 damage on Kai'Sa and ended the game 7/2/3. Caliste was the top damage source for Karmine Corp, putting up 34,369 on Ziggs in a 4/0/2 game.
Kills
9:16
Gold
57.2k:67.3k
Towers
2:10
Dragons
1:4
Barons
0:2
Game 233:40
Dplus KIA won
Game 2 was the longest game of the series at 33:40. Playing blue side, Dplus KIA finished Game 2 in 33:40. At the end, Dplus KIA led 18-8 in kills and 70.6k to 59.1k in gold. The final gaps overall were 10 kills and 11.6k. Dplus KIA led 11-2 in towers, the only Baron, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 3-1 for Dplus KIA. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Rift Herald, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Dplus KIA secured first tower.
On Caitlyn, Smash topped Dplus KIA's damage output at 35,251 and finished 7/1/4 and 386 CS. ShowMaker followed with 27,189 damage and a 4/1/5 line on Cassiopeia. Karmine Corp got its highest damage total from Caliste, who dealt 25,391 on Ezreal and finished 2/3/2.
Kills
18:8
Gold
70.6k:59.1k
Towers
11:2
Dragons
3:1
Barons
1:0
Game 327:09
Dplus KIA won
Game 3 was the shortest game of the series at 27:09. The blue-side win for Dplus KIA lasted 27:09. The final scoreboard showed 23-5 in kills and 63.8k-45.9k in gold for Dplus KIA, leaving differences of 18 kills and 17.9k. Dplus KIA led 10-0 in towers, the only Baron, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 2-0 in inhibitors. Karmine Corp had the edge 3-0 in Void Grubs. Dragons finished 4-0 for Dplus KIA. Dplus KIA secured first blood, while Dplus KIA secured first dragon, while Dplus KIA secured first Rift Herald, while Dplus KIA secured first Baron, while Dplus KIA secured first tower.
Smash's Sivir dealt a team-high 27,275 damage for Dplus KIA, alongside a 8/1/11 scoreline and 312 CS. A 8/1/11 game on Xin Zhao brought Dplus KIA another 20,650 damage from Lucid. For Karmine Corp, Canna led the damage numbers with 18,667 on Rumble and a 1/4/3 line. kyeahoo's Annie supplied 15,379 damage and finished 1/5/2 for Karmine Corp.
Kills
23:5
Gold
63.8k:45.9k
Towers
10:0
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Series read
Dplus KIA won all 3 games, completing the series without dropping a map. The kill margin moved from 7 in Game 1 to 18 in Game 3, while the final gold gap changed from 10.1k to 17.9k. Smash produced the series' highest damage total, recording 83,272 for Dplus KIA. Smash gave Dplus KIA 22 kills and 18 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 20,746 in Game 1 to 27,275 in Game 3. Caliste gave Karmine Corp 7 kills and 5 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 34,369 in Game 1 to 13,372 in Game 3.
