are the final team from the LEC to qualify for the
2026 League of Legends World Championship after defeating
3-1. However, the year is not over for the latter as NAVI will participate in the
2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational.
Despite a horrid start to the Summer Split, where Movistar KOI barely made it to playoffs with a 4-5 record, the seasoned team defeated Team Vitality in a close 3-2 series before showing up big against NAVI.
NAVI started off the series with a bang by winning a huge fight while 6000 gold behind with an incredible Syndra performance from
. However, MKOI took control of the series right back in Game 2 due to an early blunder from NAVI.
The former LEC champions did not take their foot away from the gas pedal and dominated Game 3 before closing out Game 4 despite an early hiccup at the Voidgrubs. The star of the show today for MKOI was mid laner
. His Yone in the final game single-handedly saved the mid game before taking over and returning to Worlds, thus maintaining jungler
’s streak of attending every Worlds since his debut in 2021.
MKOI will continue their run in Nice and face Karmine Corp next on 19th September for a spot in the Grand Finals against G2 Esports. NAVI will be back in action at the Demacia Cup Global Invitational, which starts on October 3rd, and represent the LEC alongside Team Vitality.
