Top Esports are out of MSI 2026 after losing both of their Bracket Stage series, becoming the first team eliminated and ending their tournament without a win. The LPL side played only two series, and the last one ended in a lower-bracket loss to Team Secret Whales after the collapse against G2 Esports had already set the tone.
That is why Ewc Lol is being searched now: Top Esports did not just lose, they arrived with a roster that had drawn cautious optimism and left with an early exit that exposed how far the team still has to go on the international stage. The aim was simple enough on paper, to carry domestic form into MSI 2026, but the event turned into a quick lesson in how hard that transition can be.
The numbers tell the story cleanly. Top Esports played two series at MSI 2026 and lost both. Against G2 Esports, they went 2-0 up before the series slipped away, a reversal that captures how little margin they had once pressure set in. ZUIAN at least gave them a lift in game one against G2 after Tian committed resources to him, but that was the only time he had a major impact across the tournament.
Their second defeat carried the same pattern of bright moments without a full answer. Creme was vital on Ahri in one game against Team Secret Whales, while JackeyLove managed to kill Eddie in game two but died in the same exchange. Tian also had a costly moment when he died trying to take Scuttle Crab underneath G2 Esports' tower, a reminder that small errors were punished immediately. Top Esports had rookies in the lineup, and once the first international nerves showed, the matches began to move away from them.
Fengyue sits at the center of the uncertainty now. He had a rough first international appearance, and there are rumours that he may leave for the Summer Split. For Top Esports, that makes the next step more than a reset after MSI 2026. It becomes a question of whether the roster that was supposed to learn on the job will stay together long enough to turn those lessons into results.
