MVK Esports Beat FURIA 3-1 at Worlds 2026 and Book a Play-In Final Against

MVK Esports beat FURIA 3-1 at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles on October 17, Inven Global reported. The Vietnamese team now plays Karmine Corp on October 18 in the Play-In final of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship.

It was MVK's second win over the Brazilian side at this event. Sheep Esports reported that MVK, the LCP's third seed, beat the CBLoL's second seed, FURIA, on opening day after a slow first game.

Karmine Corp, the LEC's third seed, won its own opener 3-2 against Cloud9, and the winner of the final takes the lone ticket to the Swiss Stage.

MVK take a 2-0 lead

In Game 1, MVK jungler Gury opened with first blood on Jarvan IV, and top laner Kratos picked up a solo kill on Guigo's Camille. MVK added the Dragon and Rift Herald and won a mid-lane teamfight, building a lead of more than 7,000 gold by the 17-minute mark.

They finished with the Dragon Soul.

Game 2 started more evenly. Mid laner Chika, on Kog'Maw, traded kills with FURIA's Viktor, who then picked up two more in early skirmishes. MVK dived top lane to kill Ambessa and claim the first tower, then took Baron at 24 minutes and destroyed the Nexus at 27.

FURIA take Game 3 through the bot lane

Facing elimination, FURIA won the bot lane this time. Ayu, on Miss Fortune, scored first blood by killing Leona, and FURIA stacked up kills from there. They held two Dragon stacks and a 2,000-gold lead by 18 minutes.

FURIA then caught Chika's Mel, started Baron to force a fight, and won it. They protected Miss Fortune to the end for their first game against MVK in the series.

MVK close out Game 4

Game 4 turned on early bot lane skirmishes again. MVK killed JoJo's Alistar in a 2v2, and Harky's Corki took two kills before the five-minute mark. FURIA jungler Tatu, on Pantheon, answered with a top lane gank that killed Kratos on Olaf.

Gury, now on Wukong, led a bot lane dive for a double kill, leaving Corki at 4/0/0 after six minutes. MVK then took over FURIA's blue buff area from the seven-minute mark and cleared its jungle camps.

FURIA leaned on Jax in response. Teleporting into a fight, Jax killed Corki, MVK's highest-bounty target, and then Shen.

MVK slowed down and regrouped, which broke FURIA's rhythm, before taking Baron and the game.

Karmine Corp wait in the final

Karmine Corp reached the final by beating the host region's Cloud9, which Sheep Esports described as EMEA's first victory over North America this season. The win came after bot laner Caliste lifted his play in Games 4 and 5 alongside Busio, according to the outlet.

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