The LEC is sending Asia's two worst Western nightmares of the recent years to America. G2 Esports and Karmine Corp both won their upper bracket series at the Madrid Arena on Saturday, guaranteeing a top-three finish and, with it, a Worlds 2026 ticket. The two have rattled the East more this year than the entire West combined over the past five: both have taken multiple series off LCK and LPL teams at recent international events — a feat that, since 2020, only G2 Esports had achieved, a single time, .
