1Anyone's Legend
No. 1 — Anyone's Legend. On the lists of 3 of 12 AIs; median place there: 1.
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersChengdu
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Worlds 2026 Swiss stage upsets: seeds vs records
China's champion Anyone's Legend lost its opener to the Play-In winner and was 0-2 after three days in Allen, while Korea's fourth seed Dplus KIA went 3-0 into the quarterfinals.
- No. 1: Anyone's Legend
- 10 places
01Final list
The leading AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.
Order: from most to least AI agreement.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
Anyone's Legend
LPL champion and Pool 1 team, but 0-2 on October 25 after losing its opener to Play-In winner Karmine Corp. It was eliminated 0-3 the next day.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 1 · Grok: 1 · Gemini: 1
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 1
The LPL's top seed lost its opener to Play-In winner Karmine Corp (a Pool 4 team) and sits at 0-2, one loss from elimination.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 1
China's No. 1 seed left Allen at 0-4 in games, the first LPL champion to exit Worlds without a map win since the league began in 2013.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 1
China's first seed suffered the fastest exit in modern tournament history, crashing out 0-3 after a 2-0 sweep by Team Liquid.
Source ↗
3 AIs put it here - 2
Dplus KIA
Korea's fourth seed, drawn in Pool 4, was the first team into the quarterfinals at 3-0, beating G2, T1 and Movistar KOI.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 2 · Grok: 2 · Gemini: 2
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 2
The weakest-seeded Korean team (Pool 4) is the best-placed side in Allen, with the group's first 3-0 start.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 2
The LCK's fourth seed is the only team through three rounds with a 4-0 game record, and the first team into the quarterfinals.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 2
Korea's lowest-seeded representative bypassed the lower bracket entirely, sweeping through to a spotless 3-0 quarterfinal qualification.
3 AIs put it here - 3
Team Liquid
LCS champion and Pool 1 team, but 0-2 on October 25 after losing to CTBC (Pool 4) and Bilibili. It reached 1-2 by beating Anyone's Legend on October 26.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 3 · Grok: 5 · Gemini: 6
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 3
North America's top seed has lost to a Pool 4 team (CTBC) and a Pool 2 team (Bilibili) and is at 0-2.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 5
The LCS champions are 1-2, and their 2-0 over Anyone's Legend is the series Sheep Esports counts as the end of a 12-series North American losing run against the LPL.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 6
Facing tournament elimination at 0-2, North America's second seed reversed their trajectory by cleanly sweeping LPL champion Anyone's Legend 2-0.
3 AIs put it here - 4
Invictus Gaming
The LPL's last seed is China's best side at 2-1, and it beat MSI champion Hanwha Life 29 kills to 9 on October 25.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 5 · Grok: 4 · Gemini: 9
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 5
The LPL's last seed is its best performer so far, at 2-1 after beating Team Secret Whales and Hanwha Life.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 4
The LPL's fourth seed is 2-1 and beat the MSI champions 29 kills to 9.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 9
Sneaking into Worlds as China's fourth seed, IG upset MSI winner Hanwha Life Esports in Round 3 to advance into the 2-1 pool.
3 AIs put it here - 5
LYON
North America's second seed (Pool 3) is 2-1 while the LCS champion Team Liquid was 0-2. LYON also took Game 1 off Gen.G.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 10 · Grok: 10 · Gemini: 3
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 10
The North American 2nd seed (Pool 3) is 2-1, a better record than the LCS 1st seed, Team Liquid, at 0-2.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 10
The LCS second seed is 2-1, games 3-2, and took Game 1 off Gen.G, while the LCS champions are in the 1-2 pool.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 3
Entering as an unheralded third seed, they toppled Chinese powerhouse BLG and pushed tournament favorite Gen.G to a full three games.
3 AIs put it here - 6
Hanwha Life Esports
MSI 2026 champion and LCK second seed, but 1-2 and one loss from elimination after falling to Gen.G and the LPL's fourth seed.
Included it: Claude, Grok, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 8 · Grok: 7 · Gemini: 5
What each AI noted 3
- Claudeplace 8
The MSI 2026 champion is 1-2 after losses to Gen.G and Invictus Gaming.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 7
The MSI 2026 champions, and the LCK runners-up, are 1-2 and one loss from elimination after falling to the LPL's fourth seed.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 5
The reigning Mid-Season Invitational champions tumbled into the 1-2 danger pool after consecutive defeats to Dplus KIA and Invictus Gaming.
Source ↗
3 AIs put it here - 7
G2 Esports
LEC champion at 1-2 after losing to the LCK's fourth seed and the LPL's third seed. Europe's second seed, Movistar KOI, is 2-1.
Included it: Claude, Grok. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.2 AIs put it here - 8
Team Secret Whales
The LCP's top seed (Pool 2) was 0-2 after losing to LYON and Invictus Gaming. It was eliminated 0-3 by LOS on October 26.
Included it: Claude, Grok. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Nemotron, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.2 AIs put it here - 9
LOS (Los Grandes)
Brazil's top seed (Pool 2) was 0-2 after losing to T1 and G2. One source still lists it as a Play-In qualifier, and the CBLOL seed was marked pending in another.
Included it: Claude, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.In their lists: Claude: 6 · Gemini: 10
What each AI noted 2
- Claudeplace 6
Brazil's top seed (Pool 2) has lost to T1 and G2 and sits at 0-2.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 10
Regarded by analysts as a primary 0-3 candidate, the play-in survivor preserved its tournament life by sweeping Team Secret Whales 2-0.
2 AIs put it here - 10
Movistar KOI
Europe's second seed (Pool 3) is 2-1, ahead of LEC champion G2 at 1-2. KOI beat Bilibili on day one and lost only to Dplus KIA.
Included it: Claude, Gemini. Did not include: ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Nemotron, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.2 AIs put it here
02More about the top three
The ranking is above. Here is more about the three places at the top: what they are, why they are here, and what is worth knowing.
2Dplus KIA
No. 2 — Dplus KIA. On the lists of 3 of 12 AIs; median place there: 2.
Did you know
Dplus KIA was formed on 28 May 2017, when computer maker Damwon bought the Challengers Korea team Mirage Gaming. It won the 2020 world title as Damwon, and Kia's sponsorship later gave it the name DWG KIA.
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersSouth Korea
Did you know
After beating Suning 3–1 in the 2020 Worlds final in Shanghai, mid-laner ShowMaker said "Shanghai library!" The remark was a jab at the stunned silence of the Chinese home crowd.
History
DAMWON Gaming was formed on 28 May 2017 by computer maker Damwon. On 31 October 2020 it beat Suning 3–1 to win the World Championship. In late 2020 it partnered with Kia Motors and was renamed DWG KIA.
Keep in mind
Dplus KIA's win over T1 was described as another last-minute comeback, after the G2 win. They trailed in gold for most of that game, and their top laner teleported too far from his team and got caught.
Their LCK playoffs opened with a brutal 3-0 loss to KT Rolster. They still won their last Worlds ticket, and now have their first quarterfinal spot since 2022.
Video: DK Canyon: The Biggest JNG Gap in recent History · Today on Twitch
3Team Liquid
No. 3 — Team Liquid. On the lists of 3 of 12 AIs; median place there: 5.
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersUtrecht
Video: From StarCraft to Global Powerhouse: The Story of Team Liquid · Esports World Cup
The top three side by side
| Anyone's Legend | Dplus KIA | Team Liquid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the AIs' lists | 3 / 12 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 12 |
| Founded | 2021 | 2017 | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Chengdu | South Korea | Utrecht |
| Put first by | Claude, Grok, Gemini | — | — |
Places with the same number of AIs are ordered by their average place in the AIs' own lists.
03Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
On October 23 the LPL went 0-4, the first time since the Swiss stage began in 2023 that every Chinese team lost its opener. Karmine Corp, the Play-In winner, beat champion Anyone's Legend.
Gen.G was the only Pool 1 team at the level of its seed after October 25 (3-0). G2 was 1-2, and Team Liquid and Anyone's Legend were both 0-2.
Three home leagues are upside down. LYON (LCS 2nd) and Movistar KOI (LEC 2nd) are 2-1 and ahead of their league champions. LPL third seed Top Esports is 2-1 after beating both Anyone's Legend and G2.
After the cutoff, on October 26, Anyone's Legend went out 0-3 with no game won. Strafe calls it the first LPL champion to leave Worlds without a map win since the league began in 2013.
Standings tables disagree depending on the day they were frozen. ESTNN's Day 3 board has T1, Bilibili, Karmine Corp and CTBC at 1-1. Tables updated after October 26 put T1 and Bilibili at 2-1 and two teams at 0-3. This list uses the October 25 records.
04How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 Worlds 2026 teams whose home seed and Swiss record have swapped
2Why this topic
It compares regional seeding with tournament results to show which teams have most changed expectations since qualifying.
3Where it applies
Worlds 2026 teams in Allen, Texas
4What we looked at
- Compare each team’s regional seed entering Worlds with its Swiss record through October 25.
- Rank the size of the reversal between home-league standing and current tournament position.
- Wikipedia, 2026 League of Legends World Championship — Each team's regional seed, its Swiss draw pool (Pool 1 = top seeds of the four major regions, Pool 4 = fourth seeds plus the Play-In winner) and
- LoL Esports Worlds 2026 primer (Riot) — The four Round 1 draw tiers and the Swiss rule: three series wins reach the quarterfinals, three losses eliminate a team
- ESTNN results and standings tracker — Swiss win-loss records after Day 3 (October 25), before the October 26 matches
- TimeSaver Swiss table — Each team's round-by-round path, showing who beat whom
5Who ranked
The leading AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Grok, Nemotron, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi, DeepSeek, Wenxin, Z.ai, Qwen.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
05Each AI's own list
🇺🇸 Claude10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Anyone's Legend (LPL 1st seed)
The LPL's top seed lost its opener to Play-In winner Karmine Corp (a Pool 4 team) and sits at 0-2, one loss from elimination.
Source ↗ - 2Dplus KIA (LCK 4th seed)
The weakest-seeded Korean team (Pool 4) is the best-placed side in Allen, with the group's first 3-0 start.
Source ↗ - 3Team Liquid Alienware (LCS 1st seed)
North America's top seed has lost to a Pool 4 team (CTBC) and a Pool 2 team (Bilibili) and is at 0-2.
Source ↗ - 4G2 Esports (LEC 1st seed)
Europe's top seed lost its opener to a 4th-seed team (Dplus KIA) and is now 1-2 after losing to Top Esports.
Source ↗ - 5Invictus Gaming (LPL 4th seed)
The LPL's last seed is its best performer so far, at 2-1 after beating Team Secret Whales and Hanwha Life.
Source ↗ - 6Los Grandes / LOS (CBLOL top seed)
Brazil's top seed (Pool 2) has lost to T1 and G2 and sits at 0-2.
Source ↗ - 7Team Secret Whales (LCP 1st seed)
The Pacific region's top seed went 0-2 after losing to LYON and Invictus Gaming.
Source ↗ - 8Hanwha Life Esports (LCK 2nd seed, MSI 2026 champion)
The MSI 2026 champion is 1-2 after losses to Gen.G and Invictus Gaming.
Source ↗ - 9Movistar KOI (LEC 2nd seed)
A Pool 3 team that beat Bilibili in Round 1, then lost to Dplus KIA and sits at 2-1.
Source ↗ - 10LYON (LCS 2nd seed)
The North American 2nd seed (Pool 3) is 2-1, a better record than the LCS 1st seed, Team Liquid, at 0-2.
Source ↗
What Claude noticed
All four LPL teams lost their first match in Allen. Karmine Corp, the Play-In winner, beat the Chinese champion Anyone's Legend, and Movistar KOI beat Bilibili Gaming.
No team from a Pool 1 (1st-seed) draw is above 1-2. Two of the six 2-1 teams are Pool 3 and one is Pool 4, while Dplus KIA (Pool 4) is 3-0.
The Swiss stage is built to catch exactly this: matches are best-of-one until a team is one win from advancing or one loss from elimination, then become best-of-three.
The Play-In winner (Karmine Corp, LEC 3rd seed) entered the Swiss stage in Pool 4, the lowest pool.
🇺🇸 Grok10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Grok alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Anyone's Legend
China's No. 1 seed left Allen at 0-4 in games, the first LPL champion to exit Worlds without a map win since the league began in 2013.
Source ↗ - 2Dplus KIA
The LCK's fourth seed is the only team through three rounds with a 4-0 game record, and the first team into the quarterfinals.
Source ↗ - 3Team Secret Whales
The LCP's first seed is out in a 15th-16th tie with Anyone's Legend, and GosuGamers records no game won.
Source ↗ - 4Invictus Gaming
The LPL's fourth seed is 2-1 and beat the MSI champions 29 kills to 9.
Source ↗ - 5Team Liquid
The LCS champions are 1-2, and their 2-0 over Anyone's Legend is the series Sheep Esports counts as the end of a 12-series North American losing run against the LPL.
Source ↗ - 6G2 Esports
The LEC champions are 1-2, with losses to the LCK's fourth seed and the LPL's third seed.
Source ↗ - 7Hanwha Life Esports
The MSI 2026 champions, and the LCK runners-up, are 1-2 and one loss from elimination after falling to the LPL's fourth seed.
Source ↗ - 8Karmine Corp
The play-in winner beat the LPL champions on day one, then lost its next two series and sits at 1-2.
Source ↗ - 9Top Esports
The LPL's third seed is 2-1 with wins over Anyone's Legend and G2, the two first seeds now furthest below their tiers.
Source ↗ - 10LYON
The LCS second seed is 2-1, games 3-2, and took Game 1 off Gen.G, while the LCS champions are in the 1-2 pool.
Source ↗
What Grok noticed
On October 23 the LPL went 0-4, the first time since the Swiss stage began in 2023 that every Chinese team lost its opener. On October 24, Top Esports, Invictus Gaming and Bilibili Gaming each won, and Anyone's Legend did not.
Gen.G is the only Tier 1 team whose record still matches that tier: 3-0, with a 4-1 game count. The other three Tier 1 teams are G2 at 1-2, Team Liquid at 1-2 and Anyone's Legend at 0-3.
Bilibili Gaming's day-one loss to Movistar KOI did not stick. The LPL second seed beat Team Liquid and then Karmine Corp and is 2-1, back in the same advancement group as its Tier 2 draw slot. Movistar KOI is also 2-1, but Liquipedia has its games at 2-2 after an 0-2 loss to Dplus KIA.
During T1's win over CTBC Flying Oyster, the win that moved the LCK third seed to 2-1, Keria reached 1,022 career Worlds assists and passed Faker.
🇺🇸 Gemini10 places · 1 notes
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Anyone's Legend (LPL #1)
China's first seed suffered the fastest exit in modern tournament history, crashing out 0-3 after a 2-0 sweep by Team Liquid.
Source ↗ - 2Dplus KIA (LCK #4)
Korea's lowest-seeded representative bypassed the lower bracket entirely, sweeping through to a spotless 3-0 quarterfinal qualification.
- 3LYON (LCS #3)
Entering as an unheralded third seed, they toppled Chinese powerhouse BLG and pushed tournament favorite Gen.G to a full three games.
- 4Movistar KOI (LEC #3)
Europe's lower seed stunned BLG on day one and rallied straight into the 3-0 qualification round before suffering their first defeat.
Source ↗ - 5Hanwha Life Esports (LCK/MSI)
The reigning Mid-Season Invitational champions tumbled into the 1-2 danger pool after consecutive defeats to Dplus KIA and Invictus Gaming.
Source ↗ - 6Team Liquid Alienware (LCS #2)
Facing tournament elimination at 0-2, North America's second seed reversed their trajectory by cleanly sweeping LPL champion Anyone's Legend 2-0.
- 7Bilibili Gaming (LPL #2)
China's highest point-earner stumbled out of the gate with an opening upset loss before clawing back to 2-1 in the mid-bracket.
Source ↗ - 8Karmine Corp (LEC #1)
The LEC top seed started with a dominant opening victory but slid down to 1-2 following back-to-back losses against LYON and BLG.
- 9Invictus Gaming (LPL #4)
Sneaking into Worlds as China's fourth seed, IG upset MSI winner Hanwha Life Esports in Round 3 to advance into the 2-1 pool.
- 10LOS (Play-In Qualifier)
Regarded by analysts as a primary 0-3 candidate, the play-in survivor preserved its tournament life by sweeping Team Secret Whales 2-0.
What Gemini noticed
All four LPL teams lost their opening-day Swiss matches in Allen, Texas, marking the first time in Worlds history that an entire four-seed Chinese delegation dropped Round 1.