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Worlds 2026 play-ins are here, so Thorin and YamatoCannon preview all six teams, with Cloud9 set to face Karmine Corp in the opening round!
Summoning Insight opens with YamatoCannon discussing his Cloud9 squad in the play-ins and preparing to face Karmine Corp in round one. Thorin backs KC heading in, pointing to their EWC run against T1 as evidence they belong further in the bracket than their seeding suggests, while YamatoCannon dissects KC's own tendency to underperform when it matters most. The crew then works through FURIA's CBLOL scheduling curse and their jungler's suspension saga, KT Rolster's top-heavy roster with a bot lane that undermined them across the entire split, and whether BFX's Kellin and Diable have the firepower to cause an upset.
The second half turns to a CBLOL rule that let coaches speak to players during live games, and whether rolling it out globally would fundamentally change how League of Legends is coached. The show closes with a check on Chovy leaving Gen.G, the story of how Perkz ended up coaching G2, and Thorin's argument for converting Worlds to double elimination.
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Summoning Insight is the longest-running, most viewed League of Legends esports podcast in the world. Each week, host Duncan "Thorin" Shields and co-host Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi break down the most exciting matches from LEC, LCS, LCK, and LPL.
Summoning Insight Season 9 Episode 41 was filmed on October 14, 2026.
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0:00 Worlds 2026 Play-Ins Preview
0:07:26 Cloud9 vs KC: First Match Breakdown
0:09:47 FURIA at Worlds
0:20:25 Faker and the Fan Criticism Problem
0:23:28 Karmine Corp Deep Dive
0:33:45 C9 in LA: YamatoCannon's Team Approach
0:42:45 FURIA vs C9: Who Has the Shakier Spot?
0:52:59 Should Coaches Talk During Games?
1:02:22 BFX Preview
1:06:01 Will 2+ Western Teams Reach Knockouts
1:08:51 KT Rolster & Offseason Moves
1:27:20 Chovy Leaving Gen.G at 26%?
1:33:30 Perkz Is Coaching G2
1:49:05 LPL Has Too Many Teams
1:50:42 Make Worlds Double Elimination
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