Movistar KOI vs T1 Prediction, Odds, Best Bets - League of Legends World Championship 2026

Movistar KOI get the defending champions with a quarterfinal spot on the line at Worlds 2026. T1 have won both of their games since losing to Dplus KIA, and KOI were swept in their one test at this level.

The Matchup

Movistar KOI asked for a shot at the champions, and the draw gave it to them. KOI and T1 are both 2-1 in the Swiss stage, the winner goes 3-1 and into the quarterfinals in Allen, Texas, and the loser falls to 2-2 and a last-chance round on Saturday. T1 are the three-time defending champions, and their week has been businesslike.

They beat LOS in under 25 minutes, lost to Dplus KIA in a 41-minute game, and beat CTBC Flying Oyster on Monday to reach this round. KOI, the LEC's second seed, opened with the upset of the first round, beating Bilibili Gaming, then beat CTBC Flying Oyster before Dplus KIA swept them on Sunday. Both teams start the fives they have used all week, with no substitute or role swap reported for either side. It is a best of three with Fearless Draft.

Key Factors

KOI's one map lives in their bot lane, and it has already worked against a favorite at this event. Against Bilibili, Supa took First Blood on Viper on Ezreal, won his lane with Alvaro, and closed the game with a triple kill at the second Elder fight. Jojopyun sat at a 6.3 KDA through KOI's first two games, and KOI followed it by beating CTBC Flying Oyster 19-7 in 33 minutes. That is the version of KOI this pick needs for one game. An early bot lane lead, a mid lane that cannot be banned out, and one clean close.

T1's strength is that they rarely give that game away. Against CTBC Flying Oyster they won 14-6 in 27 minutes, and Keria passed Faker to become the player with the most assists in Worlds history, reaching 1,022 for his career. T1 control games from the support and jungle out, and their one loss still took Dplus KIA 41 minutes and a single Elder fight to finish. The honest counterpoint is Sunday.

Dplus KIA did to KOI exactly what T1 will try to do. Smash's Kai'Sa buried Supa and Alvaro, ShowMaker went 9/0/2 in the second game, and KOI lost 2-0 without a competitive map. If T1's bot lane wins that cleanly, this pick has nothing to stand on. We are betting KOI's Bilibili game, not their Dplus KIA game, is the truer read of their bot lane, and that one of three games breaks their way.

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