Field Level Media
04 Nov 2026, 16:10 GMT+10
(Photo credit: John Meore)
Invictus Gaming pushed past Top Esports 3-1 on Tuesday in the first quarterfinal match at the League of Legends World Championship in Allen, Texas.
Sixteen teams began play in the $5 million event, with half qualifying for the single-elimination playoff bracket. The knockout stage, consisting of best-of-five matches, will be played in Allen except for the grand final, which will be held at Barclays Center in New York on Nov. 14.
The championship team will receive $1 million.
On Tuesday, Invictus Gaming opened with a 31-minute win on blue before Top Esports equalized with a 47-minute victory on red. Invictus Gaming then sealed the series by claiming a 29-minute win on red and a 31-minute triumph on blue.
China's Zi 'JiaQi' Jiaqi paced Invictus Gaming with a 27-9-27 kill-death assist ratio. Teammate Song 'Rookie' Eui-jin of South Korea wound up at 20-8-33.
Lin 'Creme' Jian registered a 16-10-18 K-D-A ratio for all-Chinese Top Esports.
Invictus Gaming now await the winner of the Wednesday quarterfinal match featuring LYON and Gen.G. Dplus will oppose Bilibili Gaming on Thursday, and three-time defending champion T1 will face Karmine Corp on Friday.
League of Legends World Championship prize pool
1. $1 million
2. $800,000
3-4. $400,000
5-8. $300,000 -- Top Esports, three more teams TBD
9-11. $175,000 -- Hanwha Life Esports, LOS, Movistar KOI
12-14. $125,000 -- G2 Esports, Team Liquid, CTBC Flying Oyster
15-16. $90,000 -- Anyone's Legend, Team Secret Whales
17. $50,000 -- MVK Esports
18. $40,000 -- FURIA
19. $30,000 -- Cloud9
--Field Level Media
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