Karmine Corp 2-0 Movistar KOI — Worlds 2026 Results & Stats

TL;DR: Karmine Corp swept Movistar KOI 2-0 at Worlds 2026, surviving a 40:10 opener despite losing the kill count before overwhelming its opponents in Game 2. Yike’s 9/0/5 Pantheon powered the decisive close, turning a tense opening into a statement League of Legends series win.

Key Takeaways

• Yike was the series MVP: his 9/0/5 Pantheon in Game 2 turned a +1859 gold difference at 15 minutes into a runaway finish.
• Karmine Corp weathered Game 1’s close fight count, with Movistar KOI ahead 14-13 in kills, but secured 5 dragons to 1 and 2 Barons to 0.
• Karmine Corp won the series 2-0: the opener lasted 40:10, while an 18-4 kill advantage helped end Game 2 in 26:20.

Before the Series

Karmine Corp arrived with the stronger record, 5-2 against Movistar KOI’s 2-2, and the pre-match outlook gave them 61.5% to win. The roster matchup offered a potential pressure point: kyeahoo averaged +539 gold at 15 minutes, while Jojopyun averaged -869. But Movistar KOI had a way to contest mid through Elyoya, whose 83.4% kill participation suggested a route to disrupting Karmine Corp’s plans.

The pre-draft analysis also identified Cassiopeia and Rumble as champions to watch. Both appeared, and both mattered—but in different ways. Cassiopeia brought damage in the opener without giving Movistar KOI control of the map; Rumble contributed in Game 2, while Karmine Corp’s jungle pressure proved more decisive.

Setting the Tone

Game 1 established the series’ central contrast: Movistar KOI could keep the kill race close, but Karmine Corp controlled the resources that decide a map. Canna’s Renekton built a +1096 gold difference at 15 minutes over Myrwn’s Camille, giving Karmine Corp a powerful side-lane lever. Even with Movistar KOI’s 14 kills to Karmine Corp’s 13, that pressure helped Karmine Corp claim an 8-5 tower edge.

The champion prediction held up, but with a limit. Jojopyun’s Cassiopeia dealt 20.3% of his team’s damage, a meaningful contribution consistent with the pre-series spotlight on her 77.8% WR and 71.2% presence. It did not translate into victory. Busio’s 0/2/12 Seraphine helped Karmine Corp sustain the objective fight, and the team turned map control into 5 dragons to 1 and 2 Barons to 0.

The live draft model favored Movistar KOI at 51% for Game 1, but Karmine Corp won. That edge, therefore, did not translate into the result: Movistar KOI’s draft outlook could not overcome Karmine Corp’s control of the map.

Sealing It

The opener’s narrow kill margin gave way to a complete shift in Game 2. With elimination looming, Movistar KOI needed to slow the series down; instead, Yike’s Pantheon seized the jungle matchup, reaching +1859 gold at 15 minutes and finishing 9/0/5. Karmine Corp’s lead became a team-wide snowball, ending in an 18-4 kill count and a 15.3k gold advantage.

Rumble’s forecasted presence also delivered a solid showing: Canna finished 3/2/6, dealt 19.4% of Karmine Corp’s damage, and was +956 gold at 15. The pick contributed, but it was not the solo engine of victory. Busio’s Lulu, with a 15.00 KDA, supported Karmine Corp’s fights as the team claimed 3 dragons without conceding one.

This time, the live draft model favored Karmine Corp at 50%, and the favored team won. The prediction aligned with the outcome, though the game’s eventual 18-4 margin was far more decisive than an even-looking draft forecast suggested.

Aftermath

Karmine Corp’s sweep mattered because it showed two ways to win: objective discipline when the opener’s kills went against them, then overwhelming jungle pressure when the series was on the line. Movistar KOI found damage and moments of resistance, but never converted them into a game win. The result confirmed Karmine Corp’s pre-match status as favorite while making Yike’s Game 2 performance the defining image of the series.

Polymarket Trajectory

The market began with Karmine Corp favored 60% to 40%, a lean that proved directionally right. It also read the opener correctly: Karmine Corp entered Game 1 as the draft-close favorite and won, even though the game was far closer in kills than the final objective control suggested. After that result, confidence in a Karmine Corp series win rose sharply, reflecting how much one game had changed the outlook.

Game 2 was priced close to even at draft close, so the market recognized real uncertainty rather than treating the series as already settled. Karmine Corp’s victory settled that uncertainty decisively. The earlier roster signal—especially kyeahoo’s mid-lane gold advantage—offered a reason to favor Karmine Corp before play, but the biggest evidence came in the games themselves: their objective control in Game 1 and Yike’s jungle takeover in Game 2.

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*Odds via Polymarket, 2026-10-31 18:49 UTC.*