Anyone's Legend and Team Secret Whales Eliminated from Worlds 2026
The first teams have been eliminated from Worlds 2026: Anyone's Legend and Team Secret Whales are officially out of contention following the conclusion of the third round of the Swiss Stage. Team Liquid and LOS secured victories in their elimination matches, staying alive in the race for the Knockout Stage.
In the match deciding the fate of Team Secret Whales, Brazilian representatives LOS delivered a convincing 2:0 performance. Winning the maps 14:9 and 22:13, LOS secured their first victory of the tournament and maintained their tournament life. Zest stood out as a key performer for LOS, finishing with a 5.8/1.5/5.4 K/D/A.
Meanwhile, Team Liquid defeated Anyone's Legend in a 2:0 series to stay in the tournament. The LCS representatives dominated the first map 16:5, but the second map proved to be a much closer contest, ending 17:18 in favor of Team Liquid. This result moves Team Liquid to the 1:2 bracket, while Anyone's Legend becomes the first team eliminated from the event.
The third round also saw results in the 1:1 bracket, where T1 defeated CTBC Flying Oyster and Bilibili Gaming overcame Karmine Corp.
The Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage features sixteen teams competing over five rounds. Teams with three wins advance to the Knockout Stage, while those with three losses are eliminated. Elimination matches are played in a Best-of-3 format using Fearless Draft.
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