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KARMINE CORP OPEN LEC SUMMER 3–0 WITH A STATEMENT WIN OVER G2 — WILDCARD PUNCH A WORLDS TICKET IN ROCKET LEAGUE
▲ Results ahead — the Wire calls the week as it happened.
The Summer split kicked into gear across four regions — LEC, LCS, LPL, and LCK all underway — and League filled seven of the week’s eight loudest rooms.
See the resultsKarmine Corp opened LEC Summer with a 2–1 win over G2 Esports — 105,242 watched, the biggest room f0rmless tracked all week.
BracketOpened LEC Summer 3–0 — a 2–1 win over G2 Esports, then clean sweeps of Movistar KOI and Team Vitality — to sit atop the table after Week 1.
Liquipedia page▌ By the numbers · Jul 20–26
▌ Match by match · Jul 20–26
League of Legends opened its Summer split with a statement. Karmine Corp beat G2 Esports 2–1 in front of 105,242 — the loudest room f0rmless tracked all week — then swept Movistar KOI to sit 3–0 atop the LEC table after Week 1. Away from the pro circuit, Wildcard punched a World Championship ticket in Rocket League’s Oceania Tiebreaker, running down PWR 4–1 in a winner-take-the-berth Bo7. Of 310 matches settled, seven of the week’s eight loudest rooms flew League colors.
Karmine Corp opened the loudest room of the week by beating G2 Esports 2–1, then swept Movistar KOI 2–0 to open 3–0. G2 answered with wins over Movistar KOI and Team Vitality to sit 2–1, while Team Vitality’s lone win of the week came against Movistar KOI.
North America opened with two upsets on the scoreboard — Sentinels came back to beat Dignitas 2–1, and Lyon shut out FlyQuest 2–0.
A single Bo7 with a World Championship berth on the line between Oceania’s top two. Wildcard ran down PWR 4–1 to take the region’s last ticket.
★ Most watched — biggest live audience of the week
The week ahead ▶Jul 27 – Aug 2
The week ahead pairs a premier grand stage with a college-track undercard. Overwatch’s Midseason Championship opens group play in Paris — Dallas Fuel against Team Falcons among the openers — while League of Legends keeps grinding through Rounds 3–4 in the LCK and LPL, with the LCK Challengers League running its own slate alongside them. The Call of Duty Mobile Major continues its Summer stage midweek. The board does not pick winners; it only tells you where to be, and when. Set a reminder, and your own device will call you to the stream.
The $1.0M Midseason Championship opens Group A in Paris — Dallas Fuel against Team Falcons among the openers.
The Challengers League runs its own Rounds 3–4 slate alongside the top flight — FearX Youth against Hanwha Life Esports Challengers.
China’s league runs three matches across the week — Ninjas in Pyjamas open against Weibo Gaming, with Edward Gaming and Thundertalk Gaming also on the slate.
Korea’s league runs Rounds 3–4 — Soopers against FearX, then Hanwha Life Esports against Dplus.
The mobile circuit’s Summer Major continues Stage 2 — OUG against GODLIKE.
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