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

Esports World Cup 2026 closes with Dplus KIA against Karmine Corp in the Finals. Both teams entered the match at 4-1 in series at the event. DK represents Korea and competes in the LCK, while KC represents EMEA and competes in the LEC. The match brings together 2 teams from different regions on matching event records for the last series on the EWC schedule covered here. It is the only match included in this coverage.

Karmine Corp reached this meeting with earlier wins over T1 and Anyone's Legend, taking those series 2-1 and 2-0 at Esports World Cup 2026. Dplus KIA came through earlier victories over Gen.G and Bilibili Gaming, both by 2-1 scores in the same event. Those results place both finalists against recognizable opponents from their event runs and identify 4 of the matchups that led into this series without listing every prior round on the schedule.

KC used a 5-player lineup of Canna, Yike, kyeahoo, Caliste, and Busio for the final. DK's 5-player lineup was Siwoo, Lucid, ShowMaker, Smash, and Career. These are the players attached to the match on each side, giving the series a defined set of starters before any draft details are considered. The lineup information also sets the names connected to the champion picks recorded for DK in jungle, mid, and support across the series.

The verified draft notes in this series are all on Dplus KIA's side. DK banned Jayce 2 times and banned Syndra 2 times across the match. Lucid played Skarner and Jarvan IV, ShowMaker played Viktor and Cassiopeia, and Career played Shen and Lux during the series. No corresponding KC draft facts are included in the verified packet for this match.

Dplus KIA beat Karmine Corp 3-0.