Karmine Corp becomes the first team to win both the LEC and an ERL—the French League of Legends League (LFL)—in the same split. The French organization now stands atop both France and Europe meaning they will compete at EMEA Masters and First Stand in just a few days.

Teams on the rise

The year didn’t start off well for Karmine Corp Blue. The team struggled during the group stage of the LFL Flash In, having to go through tiebreakers to secure a playoff spot. However, once in the knockout stage, they dominated, defeating Ici Japon Corp twice in a row. Notably, the team had already lost their jungler, Mehdi "Boukada" Lahlou, in a trade with SK Gaming, bringing in Ismaïl "ISMA" Boualem as his replacement. Additionally, their Korean support, Kim "Piero" Jung-hun, won’t be able to compete at the EMEA Masters due to visa issues and will be replaced by their Division 2 support, Emilien "Nsurr" Gergaud.

The Winter Split was a much steadier run for the LEC roster. They delivered a solid regular season, finishing 6-3 behind Fnatic, followed by a comfortable win against Movistar KOI before suffering a heavy loss to G2 Esports. Karmine then had to battle through a tough best-of-five against Fnatic before earning a rematch against the Samurai—this time, securing a dominant clean sweep. Karmine Corp achieved both milestones within days, a testament to the organization’s hard work and commitment to establishing teams across every level of European and French League of Legends. A strategy that is clearly paying off, given their results and the number of players who have passed through KC before making it to the LEC—whether with them or elsewhere.