SEN vs KC Highlights: KC Win 2-0, Esports World Cup 2026 Group Stage
TL;DR
Sentinels and Karmine Corp faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 16, 2026.
Watch on YouTubeSentinels and Karmine Corp played a best-of-3 in Group Stage of Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used. The match was played on July 16, 2026.
Both teams entered the series at 1-1.
Karmine Corp's lineup featured Canna (top lane), Yike (jungle), kyeahoo (mid lane), Caliste (bot lane), and Busio (support). Sentinels' lineup featured Impact (top lane), HamBak (jungle), DARKWINGS (mid lane), Rahel (bot lane), and huhi (support).
Sentinels' previous series was a 1-0 loss to Gen.G in Esports World Cup 2026. Karmine Corp's previous series was a 2-1 win over Team Secret in Esports World Cup 2026.
Series result
SENSentinels
0 - 2
Karmine Corp win
KCKarmine Corp
Picks & Bans
2 games
Karmine Corp
Sentinels
Draft read
Busio moved between Leona and Pyke across the series for Karmine Corp. Caliste moved between Ezreal and Kai'Sa across the series for Karmine Corp. Sentinels banned both Nocturne and Poppy twice.
Game 132:06
Karmine Corp won
Game 1 was the longest game of the series at 32:06. Karmine Corp won from blue side in 32:06. Karmine Corp finished 25-10 in kills and 75.8k to 57.1k in gold, a margin of 15 kills and 18.6k. Karmine Corp led 11-3 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, 1-0 in Rift Heralds, and 3-0 in inhibitors. Dragons finished 4-1 for Karmine Corp. Sentinels secured first blood, while Sentinels secured first dragon, while Karmine Corp secured first Rift Herald, while Karmine Corp secured first Baron, while Sentinels secured first tower.
Yike led the damage chart for Karmine Corp on Qiyana, finishing 15/2/3 with 31,592 damage and 278 CS. Canna added 29,298 damage on Rumble and ended the game 5/0/8. Rahel was the top damage source for Sentinels, putting up 28,875 on Ziggs in a 1/1/5 game.
Kills
25:10
Gold
75.8k:57.1k
Towers
11:3
Dragons
4:1
Barons
2:0
Game 231:30
Karmine Corp won
Game 2 was the shortest game of the series at 31:30. Playing red side, Karmine Corp finished Game 2 in 31:30. At the end, Karmine Corp led 23-13 in kills and 72.6k to 55.9k in gold. The final gaps overall were 10 kills and 16.8k. Karmine Corp led 11-2 in towers, 2-0 in Barons, 3-0 in Void Grubs, and 3-0 in inhibitors. Sentinels had the edge 1-0 in Rift Heralds. Dragons finished 4-0 for Karmine Corp. Karmine Corp secured first blood, while Karmine Corp secured first dragon, while Sentinels secured first Rift Herald, while Karmine Corp secured first Baron, while Karmine Corp secured first tower.
On Jayce, Canna topped Karmine Corp's damage output at 31,163 and finished 2/2/10 and 337 CS. Caliste followed with 29,791 damage and a 13/1/3 line on Kai'Sa. Sentinels got its highest damage total from DARKWINGS, who dealt 18,810 on Anivia and finished 2/3/5.
Kills
13:23
Gold
55.9k:72.6k
Towers
2:11
Dragons
0:4
Barons
0:2
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 shorter than the game before it. The kill margin moved from 15 in Game 1 to 10 in Game 2, while the final gold gap changed from 18.6k to 16.8k. Canna produced the series' highest damage total, recording 60,461 for Karmine Corp. Canna gave Karmine Corp 7 kills and 18 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 29,298 in Game 1 to 31,163 in Game 2. Caliste gave Karmine Corp 16 kills and 12 assists across the series. Their damage moved from 21,268 in Game 1 to 29,791 in Game 2.
Next up
Next on the schedule: Anyone's Legend vs Karmine Corp in Quarterfinals, set for July 17.
