Karmine Corp carry Europe's hopes into a rematch with T1

Karmine Corp are the last European team left at Worlds, and their quarterfinal is a best-of-five against T1, who are chasing a fourth straight world title. Their last two meetings ended one win apiece, so KC have reason to believe this is no formality.

T1 had the upper hand at the Mid-Season Invitational in June, sweeping KC 3-0 in the Play-In stage. Weeks later the result flipped: KC beat T1 2-1 in the Esports World Cup semifinals, with top laner Canna bouncing back against Doran after a rough opening game. For Canna the series carries extra weight, since he played for T1 in 2020 and 2021.

KC took the long road to this stage. Making their Worlds debut as Europe's third seed, they swept MVK 3-0 in the Play-In, beat LPL top seed Anyone's Legend in their first Swiss match, then lost two in a row before sweeping CTBC Flying Oyster and Movistar KOI to survive. With G2 eliminated, they carry the whole LEC into this series.

T1's path was steadier. They dropped one Swiss series, to Dplus KIA, and swept Movistar KOI 2-0 to qualify. The organisation has never finished outside the top four at any Worlds it has played.

The market gives T1an 82% chance of taking the series, and the winner meets Dplus KIA or Bilibili Gaming in the semifinals. Is that price fair for a T1 side Karmine Corp beat in July?