T1 are going to Paris. The three-time Worlds champions and first ever LoL EWC champion (in 2024) beat Dplus KIA 3-1 in the upper bracket final of the EWC 2026 Korea Qualifier on May 25, claiming one of Korea's four slots at the Esports World Cup this summer.
Dplus found openings in the early game but couldn't carry those leads into the midgame. T1's experience took over from there, but the series overall was a very impressive skill and mechanical display from both teams.
Korea has four EWC slots. Gen.G hold one as defending EWC champions and skipped the qualifier. Two more go to the top two teams of this bracket — T1 are in, one slot remaining. The fourth belongs to the LCK Road to MSI winner. Tomorrow's lower bracket final pits Hanwha Life Esports against Dplus KIA.
