G2 and DK Meet With Group Stage Stakes Rising at EWC 2026
TL;DR
G2 Esports and Dplus KIA met in the EWC 2026 Group Stage with both teams arriving at 1-1 in series play. The matchup paired G2 from the LEC against DK from the LCK.
Watch on YouTubeG2 Esports faced Dplus KIA in the Group Stage at EWC 2026. Both teams entered the match with a 1-1 series record at the event.
G2 reached this meeting after a 1-0 win over FURIA and a 1-0 loss to Anyone's Legend. DK came in off a 2-0 win over FURIA and a 1-0 loss to Anyone's Legend.
G2 started BrokenBlade, SkewMond, Caps, Hans Sama, and Labrov. DK started Siwoo, Lucid, ShowMaker, Smash, and Career.
For DK, Career played Camille and Rell, Lucid played Vi and Xin Zhao, and ShowMaker played Taliyah and Zoe across the series. In bans, DK removed Nocturne 2 times while G2 removed Lee Sin 2 times.
Series result
G2G2 Esports
0 - 2
Dplus KIA win
DKDplus KIA
Picks & Bans
2 games
Dplus KIA
G2 Esports
Game 126:19
Dplus KIA won
Kills
19:4
Gold
56.8k:41.8k
Towers
9:0
Dragons
4:0
Barons
1:0
Dplus KIA · 1 Herald, 3 Void Grubs, 1 inhibitor
First objectives: Dplus KIA took first blood; Dplus KIA took first dragon; Dplus KIA took first Herald; Dplus KIA took first Baron; Dplus KIA took first tower.
Standout damage
ShowMaker on Taliyah
6/0/8 · 27,877 damage
Hans Sama on Ziggs
1/4/1 · 14,714 damage
Game 238:30
Dplus KIA won
Kills
24:20
Gold
78.6k:76.1k
Towers
9:3
Dragons
3:2
Barons
0:1
Dplus KIA · 1 Herald, 3 Void Grubs, 1 inhibitor
First objectives: G2 Esports took first blood; G2 Esports took first dragon; Dplus KIA took first Herald; G2 Esports took first Baron; Dplus KIA took first tower.
Standout damage
Lucid on Xin Zhao
7/3/14 · 39,870 damage
Hans Sama on Lucian
3/5/10 · 28,734 damage
Next up
Bilibili Gaming will face Dplus KIA in Quarterfinals on July 17.
