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Two top seeds eliminated as Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage reaches Round 4

Anyone’s Legend and Team Secret Whales were the first teams knocked out of the League of Legends World Championship after finishing 0-3 in the Swiss Stage; Team Liquid swept AL and LØS beat TSW on Day 4.

Two top seeds eliminated as Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage reaches Round 4
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The first eliminations at the League of Legends World Championship came on Monday, Oct. 27, as Anyone’s Legend and Team Secret Whales were sent home after finishing 0-3 in the Swiss Stage.

Day 4 results and standings

Anyone’s Legend, the top seed from China’s League of Legends Pro League, were eliminated after a 2-0 loss to Team Liquid in a Round 3 best-of-three elimination series. Team Liquid opened Worlds with two losses but secured a sweep of AL to keep their tournament hopes alive.

Team Secret Whales, the first seed from the League of Legends Championship Pacific, also exited the event after a 2-0 defeat to Brazil’s LØS, marking Brazil’s first Swiss Stage series win at Worlds 2026.

  • Anyone’s Legend 0-3 — eliminated after a 0-2 loss to Team Liquid
  • Team Secret Whales 0-3 — eliminated after a 0-2 loss to LØS
  • Team Liquid improved to 1-2 and will face LØS in their next best-of-three
  • T1 and Bilibili Gaming both moved to 2-1 after single-game matches earlier Monday

Round 4 of the Swiss Stage is scheduled to begin on Oct. 28. From this point forward every match is a best-of-three; the three teams that win out of the 2-1 pool move on to the quarterfinals, while the three teams that fall from the 1-2 pool are eliminated.

Match highlights

Team Liquid’s 2-0 win over Anyone’s Legend saw Liquid take control in Game 1 with a decisive draft and execution. Game 2 was a longer contest that reached late objectives and a Soul-point fight; Team Liquid secured Infernal Soul and a triple kill from Sean “Yeon” Sung to close the series.

Against Team Secret Whales, LØS recovered from a slow start in Game 1 by regaining control through macro play and objective fights, including a pivotal Baron engagement. In Game 2, LØS maintained steadier tempo and closed the series without dropping a game.

Earlier Monday, T1 beat CTBC Flying Oyster in a single-game match after several midgame engagements swung in favor of the reigning champions. Bilibili Gaming defeated Karmine Corp in a measured game in which BLG earned advantages through objective control and teamfighting.

Match Result
LØS vs. Team Secret Whales 2-0
Team Liquid vs. Anyone’s Legend 2-0
CTBC Flying Oyster vs. T1 0-1 (BO1)
Karmine Corp vs. Bilibili Gaming 0-1 (BO1)

What’s next

Round 4 begins Oct. 28 with all matches played as best-of-three series. Team Liquid is scheduled to play LØS in a Round 4 matchup following their elimination series. The Swiss Stage will continue to sort teams into the quarterfinal bracket and eliminate additional sides as the event progresses.

Mateo Grayling
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