Karmine Corp and FURIA open Worlds Play-In with model edges

Friday brings two Worlds Play-In upper bracket semifinals, both starting early in the morning Philippine time. The first series opens at 2:00 AM PHT and the second at 7:00 AM PHT. Each series is best of 5, so the first team to 3 game wins takes it.

Both matches pit a model favourite against a rival with a shorter form line. Cloud9 and MVK Esports will need strong starts to stay in contention. Fans can follow both sets live from the match pages, and the full picks are on the LoL hub.

Karmine Corp look sharper on paper against Cloud9

1. Set 1Cloud934:57
2. Set 2Karmine Corp35:07
3. Set 3Cloud937:39
4. Set 4Karmine Corp38:01

The model gives Karmine Corp a 68 percent chance to win the series, against 32 percent for Cloud9. It rates Karmine Corp at 1688 and Cloud9 at 1590, a clear gap in our Elo system. The model calls this a strong pick with a fair edge.

Cloud9 come in with 3 series wins and 2 losses over the last 3 weeks, taking 10 games and losing 7. Karmine Corp have a 3 and 2 series record too, but their form runs over the last 3 months and they have won 8 games while losing 8. Cloud9 have had 12 days of rest, while Karmine Corp have had 26.

There are no earlier meetings between these two teams in our data, and there is no event table for this stage yet. See the full pick and check the match page for live score updates: Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp pick and Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp match page.

71%model chance that FURIA Esports win their best of 5 series

FURIA Esports carry the stronger recent record

The model gives FURIA Esports a 71 percent chance to win the series, with MVK Esports at 29 percent. FURIA sit at 1616 in our ratings and MVK Esports at 1500. The model rates this as a strong pick with a clear edge.

FURIA have won 3 of their last 5 series, taking 12 games and losing 8. Their most recent series was on 10 Oct 2026, just 5 days before this match. MVK Esports have won 2 of 5 series with 9 game wins and 13 game losses, and their last series came 48 days ago.

No earlier meetings appear in our data, and no table exists for this stage yet. Check the full pick or the match page for updates: FURIA Esports vs MVK Esports pick and FURIA Esports vs MVK Esports match page.

All the picks together

Both picks on Friday come from the model's strong pick tier, with the FURIA Esports side showing the bigger gap. Neither game is a close call. See the full set of LoL picks on the hub: LoL predictions.

Track record (shows after 30 settled picks)