have turned their French home events into a fortress. Hosting
two LEC Roadtrips this year in front of their home crowd, the club has not lost a single one of the six series played in front of their own fans. Unbeaten in Spring at their arena in Évry-Courcouronnes, they kick off LEC Summer Split 2026 as the only team to have already gone 3–0.
To get there, they convincingly swept
and
2-0, then closed out a high-stakes, high-quality night against
with a 2-1 win in a sold-out, electric venue. The deciding game 3 was a statement: KC withstood pressure and delivered a stunning comeback to seal the series. It marked their second win over G2 this year, and their first as a full best-of-three.
After winning the Winter 2025 title, KC sent a strong signal to the rest of the league and the world. They
reached the First Stand finals around the same period, but the rest of the year proved more difficult. Internal issues seemed to bleed into the game, and the cracks eventually showed on the Rift.
The 2026 season has followed a different pattern. KC were runners-up in both LEC Versus and Spring, losing 2-3 to G2 Esports in both finals, then struggled at MSI before making
a deep run to the Esports World Cup final, also played in Paris in front of their fans. Three finals, three losses, but they entered Summer with a clear boost in confidence. The G2 series was the proof of that, with a best-of-three that could have easily been an international-level clash.
This iteration of Karmine Corp is arguably the strongest roster the club has ever had. It is built around a core of European and Korean stars, each widely regarded among the best in the LEC at their roles. If this form holds, KC can realistically aim for a second European title and, more importantly, their first-ever appearance at the World Championship as the potential first seed of EMEA.
