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    After a rollercoaster of a League of Legends EWC 2026 Playoffs, Karmine Corp and Dplus are set to face off in the Grand Final on July 19. Both took down formidable opponents along the way and are now eyeing that $600,000 prize money.

    KC should benefit from home crowd support and strong momentum (beating AG.AL and T1), while Dplus enters the Grand Final after consecutive wins over BLG and Gen.G, two of the best teams in the world. All in all, this best-of-five series promises an exciting experience for fans.

    Here are the details about the Karmine Corp vs Dplus clash in League of Legends EWC 2026 Grand Final.

    Karmine Corp vs Dplus in League of Legends EWC 2026 Grand Final: Which team is expected to win the trophy?

    Prediction

    Living to his name, Smash SMASHES the key of the Title Defenders! 💥

    Karmine Corp’s victory over T1 in the EWC 2026 Semifinals is monumental and re-raises the ever-important question: is the vast gap between the West and East in LoL Esports finally starting to shrink? Gen.G and FEARX both lost to G2 (0-3 scorelines) in the First Stand, then G2 also defeated T1 in the MSI. Apart from that, LCS’ LYON has also performed really well against the Eastern behemoths.

    KC showed that the team’s individual brilliance is no less than T1’s, and if the drafts and game plans align, the team can be a strong obstacle to deal with. While T1 executed some late-game team fights really poorly and made some individual errors here and there, KC’s bot lane was really impressive. Caliste was brilliant, and he won several important 2v2 bot lane battles against Peyz-Keria.

    It will be interesting to see whether KC can bring the same resilience when facing Dplus, another LCK juggernaut that has gone through its fair share of troubles this year. Some reports suggest that Dplus players owed one month’s salary across all titles, and the organization even confirmed the recent financial issues.

    Knock knock, @KarmineCorp are here 🪦

    However, the way Dplus outclassed both BLG and Gen.G in the last two days is simply extraordinary. The drafting has been on point, the individual performances have been stellar, and, most importantly, the squad is looking like a different beast in mid-to-late-game objective fights.

    The best performer on the team is certainly its ADC, Smash. He has been exceptional on both mage and AD carries, and his deep champion pool and synergy against support Career are winning Dplus tough games. That said, top laner Siwoo also performed really admirably against Gen.G, despite his underwhelming showings in the past few months.

    If Dplus players bring the same performance and game plan to the Grand Final, they should be the clear favorites to win the title. Nevertheless, with the support of the home crowd and the momentum KC has after beating teams like AG.AL and T1, the final should be super competitive altogether.

    Prediction: Dplus 3 – 1 Karmine Corp

    Head-to-head record

    This will be the first time these two orgs face each other in an official event.

    Previous results

    KC won its previous clash 2-1 against T1 in the EWC 2026 Semifinals.

    On the other hand, Dplus also won its earlier series 2-1 against Gen.G in the Semifinals.

    Rosters

    Karmine Corp

    • Top: Canna
    • Jungle: Yike
    • Mid: kyeahoo
    • ADC: Caliste
    • Support: Busio
    • Head coach: Reapered

    Dplus

    • Top: Siwoo
    • Jungle: Lucid
    • Mid: ShowMaker
    • ADC: Smash
    • Support: Career
    • Head coach: cvMax

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    When and where to watch KC vs Dplus in League of Legends EWC 2026 Grand Final?

    The scheduled starting times of the KC vs Dplus best-of-five series are mentioned below:

    • PDT: July 19, 2026, at 5:30 am
    • CEST: July 19, 2026, at 2:30 pm
    • IST: July 19, 2026, at 6 pm
    • Beijing CST: July 19, 2026, at 8:30 pm
    • KST: July 19, 2026, at 9:30 pm

    Note: The KC vs Dplus Grand Final will start shortly after the T1 vs Gen.G series.

    To watch the League of Legends EWC 2026 matches, head to these websites:

    Aside from the official EWC streams, fans can also tune in to Caedrel (Twitch) for an interesting watch party.

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