Canyon, Kiin, Knight lead standout performers ahead of Worlds 2026 final
Players from finalists Gen.G and BLG dominate the statistical leaderboards ahead of Saturday's championship match.
Gen.G and Bilibili Gaming will contest the League of Legends World Championship final on Saturday, November 14, after a tournament filled with standout individual performances.
Gen.G jungler Canyon has posted a 9.63 KDA across 10 wins and a single loss, nearly double that of other junglers, while also leading his role in damage, CS, and gold.
In many games, he has been the primary carry, getting himself fed on champions like Qiyana before snowballing the rest of Gen.G to victory.
His teammate Kiin, the top laner, has the highest KDA in his lane at 7.41 and one of the best Damage Per Minute outputs for top laners with 651 DPM across eight unique champions.
BLG mid laner Knight enters the final with a KDA of 9.2, the most CS and gold per minute out of Mids, incredible DPM, and a kill participation score of 76%.
Knight continues to look unstoppable on Orianna, and his confidence remains high as he continues to buy Mejai's Soulstealer.
BLG advanced to the final by defeating T1 3-1 in the semifinals, ending the Korean squad's bid for a fourth consecutive world championship.
Redington Cybersport reported on November 9 that BLG won the semifinal rematch to secure their spot.
BLG support ON delivered a key play in that series.
"With T1 looking like they could mount a real comeback in game 4 of the semifinals, ON pulled the trigger, catching three with a max-range Encore, allowing his Skarner to pull them into the warm embrace of Bin's Renekton," the notes said.
BLG top laner Bin utterly outperformed T1's Doran to make sure he attends another final.
In the 1 vs 1, he was almost always ahead, while also fending off multiple ganks and dives, and helping to set up similar opportunities for BLG.
BLG jungler Xun gapped both of his Jungle opponents in the quarterfinal and semifinal, first taking down Lucid and then outperforming back-to-back-to-back world champion Oner.
His ganks, dives, and objective control were excellent in all, winning multiple Smite fights.
Among eliminated players, T1's ADC Peyz exits the tournament with a KDA of 5.77, despite being killed plenty of times by BLG.
He also has the highest CS per minute and the most gold per minute, and offers better damage per minute than the two ADCs heading to the final.
His series against KC in the quarterfinals was particularly impressive.
Invictus Gaming's ADC JiaQi also drew praise, with his DPM even higher before IG's loss to Gen.G.
"The young ADC has announced himself on the international stage, with many fans and analysts excited about his future," the notes said.
The Worlds 2026 grand final between Gen.G and Bilibili Gaming is scheduled for Saturday, November 14.
