EWC
KCvsDK
KCvsDKEWC 2026 ALL GAMES Highlights | Grand Finals
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.
July 19, 2026
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Esports World Cup 2026
Esports World Cup 2026 League of Legends event coverage, schedule, results, teams, standings, and highlights.
Dates
Jul 15, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026
Location
Paris, France
Prize pool
$ 2,000,000
Teams
16
First match
The field
Participating teams
Match days
Bracket & schedule
Local times. Official streams by day.
How the tournament works
Sixteen teams compete across five days in Paris. The group stage cuts the field to eight before a single-elimination playoff decides the champion.
The field
Sixteen teams qualify through the 2025 EWC title, regional championships, and regional online qualifiers.
Group stage
Four GSL-style double-elimination groups. Elimination series are best-of-three; all other group matches are best-of-one. Two teams advance from each group.
Playoffs
Eight teams enter a single-elimination bracket. Quarterfinals, semifinals, and the third-place match are best-of-three. The final is best-of-five.
What is at stake
$2,000,000 is distributed across the field, alongside EWC Club Championship points. The champion also qualifies for EWC 2027.
Current standings
Tournament coverage
Highlights & recaps
EWCDKvsKC
DKvsKCDK vs KC ALL GAMES Highlights | EWC 2026 Grand Finals | Dplus KIA vs Karmine Corp
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.
July 19, 2026
EWC
T1vsGEN
T1vsGENT1 vs GEN Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 3RD Place Match | T1 vs Gen.G
T1 and Gen.G faced off in Third-Place Match of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 19, 2026.
July 19, 2026
EWC
Which Matchups Defined the EWC 2026 Semifinals?
T1 faced Karmine Corp in one EWC 2026 semifinal after both teams entered on 3-1 records. The other semifinal paired Gen.G at 3-0 against Dplus KIA at 3-1.
July 18, 2026
EWCGENvsDK
GENvsDKGEN vs DK Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Semifinals | Gen.G vs Dplus KIA
Gen.G and Dplus KIA faced off in Semifinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 18, 2026.
July 18, 2026
EWCT1vsKC
T1vsKCT1 vs KC Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Semifinals | T1 vs Karmine Corp
T1 and Karmine Corp faced off in Semifinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 18, 2026.
July 18, 2026
EWC
EWC 2026 Quarterfinals Put the Spotlight on a Packed Bracket
Hanwha Life Esports met T1 in the EWC 2026 quarterfinals with HLE arriving at 2-0 in the event and T1 entering at 2-1.
July 17, 2026
EWC
BLGvsDK
BLGvsDKBLG vs DK ALL GAMES Highlights | EWC 2026 Quarterfinals | Bilibili Gaming vs Dplus KIA
Bilibili Gaming and Dplus KIA faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
July 17, 2026
EWC
ALvsKC
ALvsKCAGAL vs KC Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Quarterfinals | AG.AL vs Karmine Corp
Anyone's Legend and Karmine Corp faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
July 17, 2026
EWCT1vsHLE
T1vsHLET1 vs HLE Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Quarterfinals | T1 vs Hanwha Life
Hanwha Life Esports and T1 faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
July 17, 2026
EWCGENvsJDG
GENvsJDGGEN vs JDG Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Quarterfinals | Gen.G vs JD Gaming
Gen.G and JD Gaming faced off in Quarterfinals of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. The series took place on July 17, 2026.
July 17, 2026
EWC
EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 Brings Early Pressure in Paris
Sentinels and Gen.G met in the EWC Group Stage with both teams arriving at 1-0 in series play. The matchup paired an LCS side from the Americas against an LCK representative from Korea.
July 16, 2026
EWC
G2vsDK
G2vsDKG2 vs DK ALL GAMES Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | G2 Esports vs Dplus KIA
G2 Esports and Dplus KIA 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.
July 16, 2026
EWCJDGvsMIBR
JDGvsMIBRJDG vs ML Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | JD Gaming vs MIBR.LOS
JD Gaming and MIBR.LOS 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.
July 16, 2026
EWCT1vsGAM
T1vsGAMT1 vs GAM Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | T1 vs GAM Esports
T1 and GAM Esports faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-3. Their previous meeting ended 1-0 for T1 in Esports World Cup 2026.
July 16, 2026
EWC
SENvsKC
SENvsKCSEN vs KC ALL GAMES Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | Sentinels vs Karmine Corp
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.
July 16, 2026
EWCG2vsAL
G2vsALG2 vs AL Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | G2 Esports vs Anyone's Legend
G2 Esports and Anyone's Legend faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-1. The series took place on July 16, 2026.
July 16, 2026
EWCHLEvsJDG
HLEvsJDGHLE vs JDG Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | Hanwha Life Esports vs JD Gaming
Hanwha Life Esports and JD Gaming faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-1. The series took place on July 16, 2026.
July 16, 2026
EWCBLGvsT1
BLGvsT1T1 vs BLG Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | T1 vs Bilibili Gaming
Bilibili Gaming and T1 faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-1. The series took place on July 16, 2026.
July 16, 2026
EWCSENvsGEN
SENvsGENGEN vs SEN Highlights | EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 2 | Gen.G vs Sentinels
Sentinels and Gen.G faced off in Group Stage of EWC Esports World Cup 2026. Patch 26.13 was used for the best-of-1. The series took place on July 16, 2026.
July 16, 2026
Global
EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 1 Opens With Stream A Matchups
EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 1 Stream A brings together LYON vs MIBR and Dplus KIA vs FURIA, two cross-regional pairings with very different expectations. ShowMaker gives Dplus KIA a proven international centerpiece, while FURIA enter as a Brazilian representative looking for an early statement. MIBR and LYON also open their event schedule with valuable group-stage games that could shape the standings on the first day.
July 15, 2026
EWC
LYONvsMIBR
LYONvsMIBRLYON vs MIBR Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Group Stage | LYON vs MIBR
MIBR.LOS and LYON 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 15, 2026.
July 15, 2026
EWC
EWC 2026 Group Stage Day 1 Opens With Cross-Regional Questions
Gen.G and Karmine Corp met in the EWC 2026 Group Stage as an LCK versus LEC matchup.
July 15, 2026
EWCDKvsFURIA
DKvsFURIADK vs FUR Highlights ALL GAMES | EWC 2026 Group Stage | Dplus KIA vs FURIA
FURIA and Dplus KIA 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 15, 2026.
July 15, 2026