On the 7th, KST, the final quarterfinal match of the 2026 LoL World Championship (Worlds) between T1 and Karmine Corp took place at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas. In Game 1,
First blood came from the top lane. 'Canna' Kim Chang-dong's Rumble scored a solo kill on 'Doran' Choi Hyeon-joon's Ornn. Although 'Oner' Mun Hyeon-jun's Jarvan IV finished off Rumble, the growth gap between the top laners began to widen. T1 caught a breather with a dragon fight. Despite Jarvan IV falling first, T1 secured more kills through sharp kiting from their damage dealers.
Karmine Corp targeted Ornn once more as he held the lane alone, but T1 quickly responded to force another trade. As kills funneled into 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok's Viktor and 'Peyz' Kim Su-hwan's Yunara, T1's composition began gaining momentum. Eventually, in a sudden teamfight, the hyper-scaled Yunara unleashed massive damage, allowing T1 to sweep up three kills and secure Baron.
Armed with the Baron buff, T1 pushed down mid. Yunara boldly initiated a teamfight by diving into the middle of the enemy formation, grabbing a triple kill. Behind their fed Yunara, T1 won fight after fight, stretching the gold lead to over 10,000. Although Yunara was caught once by a decisive initiation from 'Yike''s Lee Sin, that was as far as it went. After regrouping, T1 advanced into the enemy base and destroyed the Nexus.
