Worlds 2026 Swiss Day 2: LYON and DK rise, TSW and AL on the brink

HONOR ROLL: Joseph “Jojopyun” Pyun, Alex “Myrwn” Pastor Villarejo, David “Supa” Martínez García

MKOI had issues with consistency and maintaining leads.

The past two games, MKOI have looked like a well-oiled machine.

Myrwn, Supa, and jojopyun have all been more consistent and their macro has been clinical.

MKOI of the past would have really weird moments in the mid-game where they'd overcommit to a play or someone made a hero play. Thus far, they've given up objectives that they can't win, while maintaining their aggressive tendencies. – Dayos

HONOR ROLL: Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol

While LYON jungler Kacper “Inspired” Słoma will draw most of the media attention, Berserker reminded everyone that while eyes are on other members of team for a variety of reasons, Berserker is a hyper carry that can flip the tide of a game in a blink.

He dealt a match-high 41.6K damage with an 87-percent kill participation rate on a 5-4-8 KDA.

Berserker and LYON will face their most difficult challenge of the year as it faces the LCK top seed, Gen.G, with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. – Paul

HONOR ROLL: Rudy "SkewMond" Semaan

Skewmond has been one of the strongest points of G2 Esports' domination year-round, and it showed today in their game against LOS. Skewmond went on to nab an impressive 10-1-8 KDA in-game and helped push G2 into the 1-1 pool. – Misa

STOCK UP: LYON

LYON carries the hopes and dreams of every LCS fan on its backs as it tries to bring the LCS back into the spotlight internationally.

Two games into Worlds, they have seemed to succeed so far.

They defeated Karmine Corp to earn a spot in the 2-0 pool. Their success, along with stellar performances from support Isles and bottom laner Berserker, ignited the passion of North America.

Things are going to take a step up in competition against Gen.G. – Misa

STOCK UP: D-Plus Kia

Imagine doing enough to stay in a game and then winning back-to-back games on the back of one team fight.

DK shocked G2 on Friday after winning a critical team fight despite surrendering back-to-back objectives. The same happened Saturday when DK pulled another last-second miracle, outlasting T1 in a quintessential 42-minute LCK battle despite losing dragon soul earlier in the game.

One Elder dragon at in the 41st minute fight later, DK marched to a 2-0 record and a meeting with MKOI on Sunday. – Paul

STOCK DOWN: Anyone’s Legend

Anyone's Legend has big shoes to fill in terms of their Worlds legacy.

Their 2025 run ended after pushing eventual world champions T1 to five games.

We, however, have yet to see them prove themselves this year at Worlds, as overall draft reads and individual performance seem night and day from domestic play.

TOP Esports defeated AL on Saturday. Now AL looks to fight their way out of the 0-2 pool, which begins with fellow underachieving top seed, Team Liquid Alienware. – Misa

STOCK DOWN: Team Secret Whales

The top seed from the LCP flashed the unbridled aggression that had become the team’s trademark.

Unfortunately, TSW met the team that wasn’t going to be shaken by constant engages and early death. Invictus Gaming withstood TSW’s best shot and did enough to send TSW down to the 0-2 bracket with the daunting road of best-of-3s for the remainder of the event.

It’s been a disappointing run for the most dominant team in the LCP, who have been to four consecutive Riot internationals and Esports World Cup, who are now one loss away from ending their year. – Paul

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