r/leagueoflegends • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '26
Esports Karmine Corp vs. GIANTX / LEC 2026 Summer Playoffs - Upper Bracket Round 1 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler
LEC 2026 SUMMER PLAYOFFS
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Karmine Corp 3-1 GiantX
- Karmine Corp has locked in a spot at Worlds 2026 and they will face G2 Esports tomorrow for a spot in the LEC 2026 Summer Grand finals
- Team Vitality also lock has in a spot at the Demaica Cup 2026, should they fail to make it to Worlds 2026
- Player of the Series: Canna
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MATCH 1: KC vs. GX
Winner: Karmine Corp in 35m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| KC | vi nocturne rumble | wukong olaf | 70.3k | 12 | 8 | H2 O3 I5 |
| GX | syndra leesin qiyana | orianna viktor | 61.7k | 8 | 3 | M1 I4 I6 |
| KC | 12-8-29 | vs | 8-12-16 | GX |
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| Canna jayce 3 | 6-1-2 | TOP | 0-2-2 | 3 yorick Oscarinin |
| Yike jarvaniv 1 | 1-1-10 | JNG | 0-2-4 | 3 skarner ISMA |
| kyeahoo anivia 4 | 3-2-4 | MID | 5-5-1 | 1 cassiopeia Jackies |
| Caliste ashe 2 | 1-2-7 | BOT | 2-1-4 | 2 lucian Flakked |
| Busio seraphine 1 | 1-2-6 | SUP | 1-2-5 | 2 milio Jun |
MATCH 2: KC vs. GX
Winner: GiantX in 35m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| KC | vi nocturne rumble | renekton poppy | 65.4k | 12 | 3 | O1 H3 |
| GX | syndra viktor leesin | vayne qiyana | 75.9k | 22 | 11 | I2 CT4 CT5 CT6 B7 |
| KC | 12-22-35 | vs | 22-12-64 | GX |
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| Canna gnar 4 | 4-3-1 | TOP | 4-1-9 | 3 ambessa Oscarinin |
| Yike wukong 3 | 3-6-9 | JNG | 2-2-20 | 3 sejuani ISMA |
| kyeahoo akali 1 | 3-3-7 | MID | 9-3-9 | 1 orianna Jackies |
| Caliste ezreal 1 | 2-4-6 | BOT | 7-2-10 | 2 kaisa Flakked |
| Busio rell 2 | 0-6-12 | SUP | 0-4-16 | 2 nautilus Jun |
MATCH 3: GX vs. KC
Winner: Karmine Corp in 26m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
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| GX | vi rumble syndra | leesin qiyana | 42.4k | 1 | 1 | H3 |
| KC | nocturne yone locke | xinzhao gwen | 57.8k | 14 | 10 | O1 C2 M4 B5 M6 |
| GX | 1-14-3 | vs | 14-1-30 | KC |
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| Oscarinin vayne 4 | 0-3-1 | TOP | 5-1-6 | 3 olaf Canna |
| ISMA trundle 3 | 1-2-0 | JNG | 5-0-4 | 3 naafiri Yike |
| Jackies viktor 2 | 0-4-0 | MID | 0-0-7 | 1 ryze kyeahoo |
| Flakked caitlyn 1 | 0-2-1 | BOT | 3-0-5 | 2 yunara Caliste |
| Jun bard 1 | 0-3-1 | SUP | 1-0-8 | 2 lulu Busio |
MATCH 4: KC vs. GX
Winner: Karmine Corp in 26m
Game Breakdown | Runes
| - | Bans 1 | Bans 2 | G | K | T | D/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | vi nocturne yone | rakan sivir | 60.2k | 20 | 7 | CT1 H2 C3 I4 B5 |
| GX | leesin qiyana leblanc | galio ahri | 45.5k | 6 | 1 | None |
| KC | 20-6-40 | vs | 6-20-12 | GX |
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| Canna rumble 1 | 3-3-10 | TOP | 2-5-3 | 2 ornn Oscarinin |
| Yike pantheon 2 | 7-1-7 | JNG | 3-5-2 | 2 xinzhao ISMA |
| kyeahoo sylas 3 | 2-1-9 | MID | 0-5-4 | 1 syndra Jackies |
| Caliste varus 1 | 4-1-7 | BOT | 1-4-1 | 3 kalista Flakked |
| Busio velkoz 4 | 4-0-7 | SUP | 0-1-2 | 3 renataglasc Jun |
*Patch 26.17
This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.
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u/Chevalier_Paul public enemy number one Sep 05 '26
In the past two weeks the Spanish crowd had to witness:
KC Valorant make it to Champs
KC Valorant win the split
KC League make it to Worlds
Talk about a catastrophe
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 05 '26
on the bright side they didnt have to watch MKOI
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u/lovo17 Sep 05 '26
They’ll watch MKOI somehow make a miracle run to worlds before shitting themselves there.
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u/Zamoniru give us back old asol Sep 05 '26
They are heirs to Mad Lions after all
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u/Moggy_ just give me Bilgewater Arcane and Runeterra MMO Sep 05 '26
I still think of them as Mad Lions Koi tbh
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u/Ash_Neofy Sep 05 '26
Wait MKOI doesn't stand for Mad Lions KOI?
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u/Moggy_ just give me Bilgewater Arcane and Runeterra MMO Sep 05 '26
Moviestar Koi apparently. They merged with that moviestar7 org I think
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u/No_Feeling6146 Sep 05 '26
Yet they didn't abbreviate to MLK, probably because they didn't want assassination memes everytime one of their players dies in a 1v1.
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u/supterfuge Sep 05 '26
KC winning in front of Ibai whose team didn't qualify has to feel particularly good for Kameto
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u/lazygirl295 Sep 05 '26
Wdym, mkoi qualified for playoffs
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u/xMinetron Canna supremacy Sep 05 '26
MKOI didn't qualify for their own roadshow (needed to be top 4 regular season to appear in Madrid)
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u/alluwala999 Sep 05 '26
well, in valorant Koi was ousted so they don't even have a team in it.
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u/Chevalier_Paul public enemy number one Sep 05 '26
True, but there are still Spanish orgs there (GX, TH) and it’s still KC. Narrate was surprised he was getting booed on stage.
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u/whoruwaitingfor Sep 05 '26
Also didnt even win the showmatch in Val after going on a fake comeback. (5:12 -> 11:13) (Tbf they also had T1 and T2 players on their side)
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u/Temporary-Ad6144 Sep 05 '26
BUSIOS COMING HOME
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
Stoked for this especially if they somehow play Lyon
Let's see how much he's grown without Inspired!
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
I thinking it's be one sided , inspired will read busio and yike really easily
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u/kismetjeska Sep 05 '26
and when Busio's omega phermones are super strong and Inspired has to mark him in front of everyone???
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u/A_Honking_Goose Sep 05 '26
The delusion is actually painful
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u/captainetty Sep 05 '26
Bro living in a world where na hasn’t crushed eu thr last five times in a row lmao
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u/F0RGERY Sep 05 '26
Now we just need MKOI to qualify as number 3.
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u/Zamoniru give us back old asol Sep 05 '26
Not unlikely tbh VIT, GX and NAVI are not good
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u/F0RGERY Sep 05 '26
Yeah I favor them (esp. with VIT's playoff form last series), but you never know.
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u/ReplacementFine7807 Sep 06 '26
Stop running with the narratives fam Vit played decent, its just G2 outmacroed them super hard as they would any other team due to their int experience. The games were fairly high level.
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u/Sorry-Resolution570 Sep 05 '26
worlds arent in poland
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
he grew in na, he is both polish and american
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u/Red-Lightniing Sep 05 '26
I think the guy you’re responding to was making a point about how Busio chose to play for Poland instead of the US in the upcoming Nations League tournament that happens after Worlds.
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u/Temporary-Ad6144 Sep 05 '26
Thats bc of his dads influence which is wholesome not bc he likes poland more than usa also that enc tournament got cancelled
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 05 '26
KC match point give Kim Canna Rumble lose in peace i guess
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u/Floowil Sep 05 '26
GX somehow won 1 game in this series, congrats!
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u/Maximum_Platypus_272 Sep 05 '26
And they could have won 0 if yike and canna didnt randomly unplugged their brains for game 2. " they didn't seem particularly gapped in a vacuum " after watching toplane game 3 and botlane game 4 certaainly is a take.
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u/Undesiredbeast Sep 05 '26
I agree that draft wasn't the best from them, but Vitality's monster farmer draft of Cho and Trundle without any engage was a wintrading offense
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u/Key-Mango1091 Sep 05 '26
I think they have a shot for 3rd spot. MKOI and VIT are not looking great
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u/Mundane-Dirt-4077 Sep 05 '26
First time KC lock worlds.
Good for EU that G2 and KC are in and didnt underperform. Now we have a good contest for 3rd place
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u/AverykindJester Sep 05 '26
We definitely have a contest for 3rd place but I'm not sure how good it is.
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u/AssistanceTop8020 Sep 05 '26
It won't matter at worlds but i'm actually hyped for the 3rd spot, for once it looks like anyone can get the spot.
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u/Nisttra Sep 05 '26
I would be pretty disapointed if Mkoi don't get 3rd place tbh
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u/AngronApofis Draft is OP Sep 05 '26
MKOI vs KC will always arrive.
VIT 0-6 playoffs
MKOI vs GX with the spanish civil war and KOI backstabbing the team that got them to playoffs
MKOI vs KC again
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u/-Tam-_ Sep 05 '26
From Tier 3 to world, GGs
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u/WalkAffectionate2683 Sep 05 '26
And brought so much to the league. Kc is the best thing that happened to lec these past years.
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u/Choice-Slight caps/knight Sep 05 '26
Well deserved, congrats KC on worlds! last 2 games were so much cleaner
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
Duality of Kc
Kc: game 1-game 2 we are chilling
Kc : game 3 and game 4 unspeakable violence
Tomorrow we are eating well
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u/bvbfan102 Sep 05 '26
Happy that KC and Caliste finally make it to Worlds. Got no idea who the third seed will be but just happy KC and G2 did it without any real problems as they are clearly our best chance.
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u/Pelagius_Hipbone EUPHORIA I don’t like FNC Sep 05 '26
The best outcome 100%, If KC and G2 can both repeat their international performances of beating two eastern teams in series in a row we could get KC and G2 world finals (Copium)
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u/twocool_ Sep 05 '26
Most realistic cope would be 2 easy quarter finals for g2 and kc, and they meet in semis, so we have one in finals, then some miracle BO like we had this year
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u/not_some_username Sep 05 '26
Give KC lpl team and G2 lck team and they might go to finals.
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u/TheAnnibal Sep 05 '26
Inb4 one of the two teams gets randomly 3-0'd by Liquid (who then get absolutely blown out of the tournament)
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u/NeighborhoodHot8981 Sep 05 '26
I do feel like LYON specifically is stronger than all EU teams, even KC and G2 in playoffs form don't look as scary as LYON do. That said a lot can change before worlds because I also thought G2 looked way better than LYON after Spring playoffs but LYON improved a tonne at MSI.
Think TL also is in the mix but when there's a lot of expectations on them to win they struggle for whatever reason
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u/mkl122788 Sep 05 '26
Yes, we likely get 2 iterations of G2/KC and a proper elimination tournament for third.
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
one of them will slip against na team as in tradition while being favored to wins
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u/Red-Lightniing Sep 05 '26
The BEST outcome would be that LEC just forgets to send a 3rd seed altogether, but other than that this went as well as could be hoped for.
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u/Mathlete7 Sep 06 '26
Wait KC really have not been to worlds? it feels like they have thats so strange
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u/Toofargone9999 Sep 05 '26
horror for the spanish fans , mkoi cant make it to their own road show and GX loses on the road show
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u/AofCastle BORN TO WIN(trade) Sep 05 '26
It was expected. People were shouting in the one win because the expectations were 2 3-0
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u/Outrageous_Wall2702 My Ace + Showmaker = GOAT Sep 05 '26
Player gap, draft in game 3 was winning and they still lose, let’s see if g2 wins against them in playoffs
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u/Tim-Pouce Sep 05 '26
WE ARE GOING TO WOOOOORLDS
AND TOMORROW WE BEAT G2 (please.)
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u/Omnilatent Sep 05 '26
You can, but as tradition you'll be beaten in grand finals later anyway
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u/Pelagius_Hipbone EUPHORIA I don’t like FNC Sep 05 '26
Nah they’re not us, I believe KC can go the distance
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u/twocool_ Sep 05 '26
KC in only 2 years has already an history of choking vs g2
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u/EtoileDuSoir 🐈🐈 Sep 05 '26
Choking? They lost in two back to back very close BO5 series, but they didn't giga throw like Fnatic always did vs G2
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u/Fun_Highlight307 Sep 05 '26
You meant Final ? Because in Spring G2 did 3-1 Kc in upper final
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u/yellister Sep 05 '26
The first final KC did vs G2 last year they won 3-0. They dont have a history of "choking", the two finals were also very close. G2 just got their number this year for now.
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u/3IC3 Sep 05 '26
They lost 2 game 5 giga bangers this year, 1 to Caps clutching up and 1 to SkewMond going super saiyan, I wouldn’t exactly call that choking
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u/ExcitingMushroom9514 Sep 05 '26
I wa very indifferent on KC for most of the time, but damn you really deserve this. Congrats!
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u/Sophena94 Kiin fangirl Sep 05 '26
Canna absolutely canned oscar W
Also hysterics is literally the WOAT caster save my ears
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u/TPO_Ava Doran's Believer Sep 05 '26
Hysterics and whoever that french(?) woman on the desk was today legit made me watch the series on mute.
Honourable mention to Dagda, who i am not sure whether he was there today but i tend to mute as well. LEC cast pretty much only has Medic as a saving grace.
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u/NeighborhoodHot8981 Sep 05 '26
Yeah she was bad, tough to understand at times.
I like Finn, Vedi, Medic pretty much every cast they do. Drakos/Dagda are usually good but can have some rough ones. Jack is rough on cast but good on analyst desk, Hysterics has been better this year but still has rough casts.LCS unironically has a goated roster, except Emily on cast she's much better on AD imo.
LCK is a bit overrated but doesn't have any that i dislike listening to unlike LEC.
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u/Snow-27 Sep 05 '26
Nothing against him personally but I specifically try not to watch series he casts
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u/resttheweight Sep 05 '26
Dude randomly said GX fans need to shut up because they were cheering in a game where they were getting trounced?? I didn’t really understand what he was getting at but it was jarring to hear a caster saying someone “needs to shut up” lol.
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u/beautheschmo Sep 05 '26
Hysterics isn't even the worst current caster in LEC (Jack). Also not as bad as LT. He's pretty rough though.
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u/JonnyKilledTheBatman Sep 05 '26
Watching LCK in the morning and LEC in the afternoon could not be more of a whiplash. Even the worst LCK lineup is a joy in comparison
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u/Conviter Sep 05 '26
at least the lec casters talk about the game. if i want random yapping over my league gameplay i'd just watch a costreamer, though even they talk more about the game.
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u/Ophelia_Of_The_Abyss IN DAMWON WE TRUST HUNI/DEFT/SHOWMAKER Sep 05 '26
I'd rather listen to Hysterics than Aux
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u/Harmah Sep 05 '26
Very shaky first two games, but game 3 and 4 were what I was expecting, hope we finally make it to finals without having to have a loser bracket run lmao
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u/klyskada Sep 06 '26
Jackies is an absolute psycho, and I love it, yeah he gets some ints in, but he's the only one actually trying to make things happen in the early/mid game.
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u/ConstableSprouts Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
What is kalistas** win rate this split? It feels like every game i see is a loss
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u/Omnilatent Sep 05 '26
I've only seen one win this split so far and it was from T1 lol
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u/ruthimorg someday, kt won't let me down Sep 05 '26
KT won with it in the infamous 14,4k throw from DK lol
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u/aspookyshark Sep 05 '26
Ruler won with it a bunch of times. Classic case of a pick rising in prio until it gets blinded and countered.
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u/ahambagaplease Ketchup and Fries Worlds and a large Sprite~~ Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
In LEC is 1-7, only win was from Caliste vs Fnatic.
For other leagues: 7-8 in LCK, 5-7 in LPL, 4-1 in LCS. Most of the wins were early in the split tho, pick has been on a losing streak.
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
KC won but I think Hysterics saying the crowd should "just shut up" is pretty rude honestly. Maybe he meant something different by it but implying the home crowd shouldn't cheer for their team is just monstrously out of line IMO.
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u/PasDePseudoR kcbs Sep 05 '26
Lol why should they shut up? We literally love this
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
Exactly, Caliste basically gets power from their booing lol. It felt like such a pointless statement from someone who is supposed to be a neutral party on the broadcast.
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u/HystericsCasts LEC Caster Sep 05 '26
Hey mate, the crowd were booing when Yike was heading bot implying that they were trying to give information to their team
The crowd was fantastic otherwise but the frustration of that made me call them out, please don't misquote me or what I'm saying - I celebrated the cheering throughout the day and this wasn't cheering
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u/Key_Divide3166 Sep 05 '26
has a KC fan, its part of the game, maybe its frustrating but its not your job to shut up the public
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u/Lucky-Gecko Sep 05 '26
It is literally his job to comment on the game, he's free to (and probably should) call out the crowd when it's trying to influence the game.
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u/HystericsCasts LEC Caster Sep 05 '26
I appreciate you comment and it was a moment of frustration, I admit it was an over reacting comment but I don't like it when the audience tries to help teams with obvious booing to warn off a play!
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u/TheInfiniteJerk Sep 06 '26
Don't know if you saw KC v TL in VCT, but the stadium was doing the same thing, therefore I empathize with your feels. However, I also think that it adds some spice (and it's even better if we win.)
(Moreover, I genuinely thought that the crowd was booing because we started to sing our national anthem)
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u/Hitoseijuro Sep 05 '26
They were booing, not cheering and trying to give away plays. Whether people agree with him or not, doesn't matter to me, just make sure you state the facts right and not spin a different narrative.
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u/Strange_Shelter_6171 Sep 05 '26
was it giving hints to opponents teams? because if not, then thats the reason the roadshow exists, for people cheering or not for the teams
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u/moonmeh Sep 05 '26
tbh it wasn't just cheering but whistling and a lot of other noise lol
still shouldn't have done it but it was probably incredibly obnoxious in person lol
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u/Thundermelons GALA Defense Force, returning IG fan Sep 05 '26
Don't cast a roadshow then man if you don't want crowd noise
Obviously I know you get it, just pointing it out.
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u/EronisKina Sep 05 '26
I mean as a viewer who obv isn't there that whistle was very annoying to the ears. So, I can only imagine how bad it could be to someone who was in the stadium. Not everyone is sensitive to that high pitch sound but that whistle was something else. IMO pretty rude to people who also pay money to watch and can't stand high pitch sounds like that.
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u/beautheschmo Sep 05 '26
There's a reason most stadiums specifically ban stuff like whistles and vuvuzelas, it's not wrong at all for people to be upset at it
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u/John_Jack_Reed Sep 05 '26
The whistle specifically was fucking annoying but I still don't think a caster should be telling the crowed to shut up
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u/Kelpherder Sep 06 '26
i get it for like outdoor venues at their soccer matches but indoors at a video game event? lol
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u/moonmeh Sep 05 '26
honestly whistling is something that is very hard to get used to (god i know the pain) but still you gotta suck it up man
get paid to cast, just cast the thing
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u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
“Monstrously out of line” lmao
A crowd shuts up when their team loses. It’s just the Busan library call phrased differently.
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u/ReizaTM (Dhokes) Sep 05 '26
Respect for the spanish crowd studying so hard on a saturday never seen a Library this quiet
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u/MC-sama League of LAILE Sep 05 '26
KC to worlds, hopefully they make it further than they did at MSI
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u/BlazeX94 Sep 05 '26
Given that they'll likely be top 2 and seeded directly into the main stage, that's already further than they went at MSI lol
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u/Maximum_Platypus_272 Sep 05 '26
Looks like when yike and canna are not sending it like in game 2, they are a pretty solid team, who would have guessed ?
Long overdue qualification, hopefully the inevitable patch change before worlds starts will not make the team forget how to play, like they usually do at the beginning at internationals.
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u/ZloiAris Sep 05 '26
Finally KC makes it to Worlds. Happy for them and for EU region. I start to afraid that KC are new Griffin, but they make it well.
We finally have a hope as EU fans (besides only and always only G2)
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u/Kerorozene Sep 05 '26
Cool for KC but this production is so fucking bad wth ?
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u/Any_Economics_6166 Sep 05 '26
yea the roadshow is terribly bad. But i guess that's what happens when your home team isn't even in the roadshow lol, they don't care
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u/BlazeX94 Sep 05 '26
I think we need to see KC against G2 before we can draw any definitive conclusions. They stomped GX last playoffs too.
If KC beat G2 then I think its safe to say that they've improved from their Spring form. Of course, the question of whether they can adapt fast enough to the Worlds meta remains.
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u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Sep 05 '26
Why did the stream say KC qualified for finals? They’re not right?
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u/ruthimorg someday, kt won't let me down Sep 05 '26
They made it to the Nice final weekend which will have lower finals and grand finals. They get 3rd at worst now.
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u/AdWooden9170 Sep 05 '26
I love how you people make it like KC missed world 10 times, when they realistically missed one.
Like, the first year they were dogshit so they werent in any conversation, then they mental boomed the second year and thats about it.
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u/RollingGuy Dictator Perkz Worlds Run Sep 05 '26
They actually weren’t terrible in summer 24 after picking up Vladi and Canna. Definitely a universe where they make it.
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u/xSwazyI - Invested in Smash stocks! Sep 05 '26
Bronze ass Kalista Renata holy shit 😂
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u/baelkie DNF 2026 please be human | Kiin Team Sep 05 '26
that title belongs to Jiwoo Effort, dont take that away from them
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u/british_pubs Swimin' with the fishies Sep 05 '26
Gx don't piss me off, If you're gonna get stomped like that don't bother to win a game, just get swept and don't waste our time (like 50% a joke)
Kc looking gooood, dare I say favourites vs g2 tomorrow?
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u/Beginning-Mark1735 Sep 06 '26
There were at least three situations where Isma threw the game because he thought he could contest the crab. Unbelievable, this guy.
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u/TheWarmog Sep 05 '26
Im waiting for Oscarining shittalk tweet.
Big ego for a guy that manages to play like shit 90% of the time.
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u/OtherSword Sep 05 '26
KC picked up the best western support in the world and instantly make them a top 2 LEC
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u/twocool_ Sep 05 '26
Targamas, one of the few players to win lec with 2 different teams, was lucky, got carried, and is bad (source : reddit + baus said it)
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u/Cold-Ring23 Sep 05 '26
He was playing great in winter but since people don't like him, they're trying to rewrite history. His laning improved over the year, but not his roaming, he played poorly with Yike. There are players who can lose their place even after a good year, and then there's Upset and Razork 🤣
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u/Gyalosh Sep 05 '26
Targamas got a bad rap because of the XL season (the whole org team was a trainwreck despite being pretty stacked on paper), and KC's first two splits (arguably again as an org they had a very shaky start).
Him having "only 2" LEC titles (with entirely different rosters), and some decent international placements still makes him way above the average LEC support player.I also feel like some streamer's comment really didn't help his public perception.
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u/BlazeX94 Sep 05 '26
They have stronger competition this year though. Last Winter, Skewmond was still a rookie and Labrov wasn't in great form either. This iteration of KC would've won last Winter too, and KC with Vladi/Targamas probably wouldn't be able to take current G2 to 5 games.
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u/Thalassin Dans ma bichette era | Ultra Prime hater Sep 06 '26
I think the worst thing of the whole Targamas discourse is that somehow LEC teams started believing it too.
Replacing Targamas with Busio makes sense. On the other hand, none of the lower teams making a move on him while supports like Lospa/Trymbi/Stend/Way are in the league reflects poorly on the LEC.
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u/JPA-3 Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
kinda classless to go to a different country to "root" for your team and decide to change seats just to annoy the only other owner who is trying to do these live events by shouting in front of their streaming table. But then they'll be surprised why a lot of people don't like them.
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u/ahritina Sep 05 '26
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