T1 secured their spot in the Quarterfinals at the 2026 LoL World Championship (Worlds), becoming the third team to do so after Gen.G Esports and Dplus KIA. In Round 4 held on the 29th KST, T1 achieved three wins by securing a clean 2-0 victory against Movistar KOI (MKOI).
The battleground for Game 2 was the mid lane. 'Keria' Ryu Min-seok's Karma made an unexpected mid-lane gank to catch 'jojopyun''s Viktor, taking First Blood. Starting with a trade initiated by 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok's Syndra, a trade kill occurred, and after Syndra fell to a three-man gank from MKOI, both mid laners sat at two deaths each. But T1 was the one to take a step further.
T1 began taking the lead by scoring kills in the bot and top lanes rather than mid. Under a lane-swap situation, 'Peyz' Kim Su-hwan's Jhin and Karma dive-killed 'Myrwn''s Ornn, after which Karma immediately headed top to team up with 'Doran' Choi Hyeon-joon's Gwen and shut down 'Elyoya''s Xin Zhao, who had invaded the counter-jungle. Following up with a chase, T1 also took down MKOI's bot duo, securing a large number of kills.
Having lost momentum, MKOI attempted to turn the tides in a teamfight by bursting down the Dragon, but it yielded no results. 'Oner' Mun Hyeon-jun's Jarvan IV successfully stole the Dragon, and the resulting skirmish ended in a flat 1-for-1 trade. Firmly in control, T1 continued winning consecutive fights, pulling ahead by over 5,000 global gold. This gap ultimately culminated in a clean Ace during the third Dragon teamfight.
Reaching a 10,000 gold lead, T1 pressured all lanes simultaneously. Although their main force conceded three deaths while responding to an opponent-initiated fight at a numerical disadvantage, it had no impact on the overall momentum. Ultimately, after scoring another Ace in a frontal mid teamfight, T1 marched straight into the enemy base to put an end to the match.
