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5 / 16Orgs at their first Champions
TYLOO, JD Gaming, Global Esports, Karmine Corp and Nongshim RedForce have never been here. Five orgs from three regions.
StorylinesFirst Timers
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Nongshim RedForce
Pacific Stage 2 runner-up · PacificAlive
Photo · Colin Young-Wolff / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
In Shanghai0–0series
Maps0–0
Group D2ndof 4 · by seed
Nextvs NRG2026-09-25T09:00:00Z
Storylines they are in
First Timers
Alive
69
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The Group of Doom
Building
60
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Reverse-Sweep Scar Tissue
Building
49
Next · 2026-09-25 · NS vs NRG
Players · ◆ making waves
◆DambiMasters Santiago MVPReverse-Sweep Scar Tissue
RbIGL
Xross
Francis
Ivy
WoohyuN
WoohyuN
SilKanoNCoach
Schedule
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Moments · newest first
Rewind
Reverse-Sweep Scar Tissue
From 0–2 down to their first trophy: the comeback Nongshim have to live with in Shanghai
11–13, 2–13, then 13–10, 13–5, 13–10 in Busan. UdoTan MVP, the first title for the org and for all five players. Different groups, so this only meets again in the playoffs.
Photo · Jianhua Chen / Riot GamesFlickr ↗
Next up
Sep 25 · Group D opens
Nongshim RedForce vs NRG, then Karmine Corp vs Xi Lai Gaming
Nongshim RedForce against the champions NRG, then Karmine Corp against Xi Lai Gaming. Four teams, one group, the one nobody wanted.
Photo · Yicun Liu / Riot GamesFlickr ↗