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T1 Overview
The 2023 League of Legends World Championship marked the culmination of the competitive season, bringing together 22 teams from every major region. Hosted across South Korea, the event introduced the largest format overhaul in Worlds history, including a Swiss Stage and the Worlds Qualifying Series (WQS) between Europe and NA.
Tournament Structure
The event is divided into three stages: Play-In, Swiss Stage, and Knockout Stage.
Regional Slots
- Korea (LCK): 4 teams
- China (LPL): 4 teams
- EMEA (LEC): 3 teams + 1 WQS Winner
- North America (LCS): 3 teams
- APAC (PCS & VCS): 2 teams each
- Japan (LJL) & Brazil (CBLOL) & LatAm (LLA): 1 team each
Stage 1: Play-In (October 10–15)
Two groups of 4 teams compete in double-elimination brackets.
- Matches are Best-of-three.
- Qualifying Round: The Upper Bracket Winner of one group faces the Lower Bracket Winner of the other group in a Best-of-five series.
- The 2 winners advance to the Swiss Stage.
Stage 2: Swiss Stage (October 19–29)
16 teams participate: 14 directly qualified + 2 Play-In winners.
- Teams with 3 wins advance; Teams with 3 losses are eliminated.
- Advancement & elimination matches: Best-of-three.
- All other matches: Best-of-one.
- Side Selection: Determined by draw pools or draw order.
Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Nov 2–19)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- Quarterfinals side selection: Better Swiss record picks side. Ties broken by draw.
- Semifinals & Finals: Side determined by coin flip.
Patch Info: Played on Patch 13.19. (Champions Naafiri and Briar disabled).
Prize Pool
The base prize pool is $2,225,000 USD (plus revenue share):
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $445,000 | 20% | T1 |
| 🥈 2nd | $333,750 | 15% |  Weibo Gaming |
| 🥉 3-4 | $178,000 | 8% |  Bilibili Gaming,  JD Gaming |
| 5-8 | $100,125 | 4.5% |  NRG,  Gen.G,  KT Rolster,  LNG Esports |
| 9-11 | $72,312 | 3.25% |  Dplus KIA,  Fnatic,  G2 Esports |
| 12-14 | $61,187 | 2.75% |  Cloud9,  MAD Lions,  GAM Esports |
| 15-16 | $50,062 | 2.25% |  Team Liquid,  Team BDS |
| 17-18 | $38,937 | 1.75% |  Team Whales,  PSG Talon |
| 19-20 | $33,375 | 1.5% |  LOUD,  CTBC Flying Oyster |
| 21-22 | $22,250 | 1% |  Movistar R7,  DetonatioN FocusMe |
Participating Teams
Note: Team BDS secured the final spot by defeating 
Golden Guardians in the inaugural Worlds Qualifying Series (WQS) held in Seoul.
Qualified for Main Event (Swiss Stage)
- Gen.G KR Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LCK Summer Champion
Gen.G KR
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Peyz
- SUP
- Delight
- T1 KR Seed 2 · Pool 2 · Championship Points
T1 KR
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- KT Rolster KR Seed 3 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Winner
KT Rolster KR
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Cuzz
- MID
- Bdd
- BOT
- Aiming
- SUP
- Lehends
- Dplus KIA KR Seed 4 · Pool 4 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
Dplus KIA KR
- TOP
- Canna
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Deft
- SUP
- Kellin
- JD Gaming CN Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LPL Summer Champion
JD Gaming CN
- TOP
- 369
- JNG
- Kanavi
- MID
- knight
- BOT
- Ruler
- SUP
- MISSING
- Bilibili Gaming CN Seed 2 · Pool 2 · Championship Points
Bilibili Gaming CN
- TOP
- Bin
- JNG
- XUN
- MID
- Yagao
- BOT
- Elk
- SUP
- ON
- LNG Esports CN Seed 3 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Winner
LNG Esports CN
- TOP
- Zika
- JNG
- Tarzan
- MID
- Scout
- BOT
- GALA
- SUP
- Hang
- Weibo Gaming CN Seed 4 · Pool 4 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
Weibo Gaming CN
- TOP
- TheShy
- JNG
- Weiwei
- MID
- Xiaohu
- BOT
- Light
- SUP
- Crisp
- G2 Esports EMEA Seed 1 · Pool 1 · Season Finals Champion
G2 Esports EMEA
- TOP
- BrokenBlade
- JNG
- Yike
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Hans Sama
- SUP
- Mikyx
- Fnatic EMEA Seed 2 · Pool 2 · Season Finals Runner-Up
Fnatic EMEA
- TOP
- Oscarinin
- JNG
- Razork
- MID
- Humanoid
- BOT
- Noah
- SUP
- Trymbi
- MAD Lions EMEA Seed 3 · Pool 3 · Season Finals 3rd
MAD Lions EMEA
- TOP
- Chasy
- JNG
- Elyoya
- MID
- Nisqy
- BOT
- Carzzy
- SUP
- Hylissang
- NRG AME Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LCS Championship Winner
NRG AME
- TOP
- Dhokla
- JNG
- Contractz
- MID
- Palafox
- BOT
- FBI
- SUP
- IgNar
- Cloud9 AME Seed 2 · Pool 2 · LCS Championship Runner-Up
Cloud9 AME
- TOP
- Fudge
- JNG
- Blaber
- MID
- EMENES
- BOT
- Berserker
- SUP
- Zven
- Team Liquid AME Seed 3 · Pool 3 · LCS Championship 3rd
Team Liquid AME
- TOP
- Summit
- JNG
- Pyosik
- MID
- APA
- BOT
- Yeon
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- GAM Esports APAC Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
GAM Esports APAC
- TOP
- Kiaya
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Kati
- BOT
- Slayder
- SUP
- Palette
- Team BDS EMEA Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
Team BDS EMEA
- TOP
- Adam
- JNG
- Sheo
- MID
- nuc
- BOT
- Crownie
- SUP
- Labrov
Qualified for Play-In Stage
- PSG Talon APAC Seed 1 · PCS Summer Champion
PSG Talon APAC
- TOP
- Azhi
- JNG
- JunJia
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Wako
- SUP
- Woody
- CTBC Flying Oyster APAC Seed 2 · PCS Summer Runner-Up
CTBC Flying Oyster APAC
- TOP
- Rest
- JNG
- Gemini
- MID
- JimieN
- BOT
- Shunn
- SUP
- ShiauC
- GAM Esports APAC Seed 1 · VCS Summer Champion
GAM Esports APAC
- TOP
- Kiaya
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Kati
- BOT
- Slayder
- SUP
- Palette
- Team Whales APAC Seed 2 · VCS Summer Runner-Up
Team Whales APAC
- TOP
- Sparda
- JNG
- BeanJ
- MID
- Glory
- BOT
- Artemis
- SUP
- Bie
- DetonatioN FocusMe JP Seed 1 · LJL Summer Champion
DetonatioN FocusMe JP
- TOP
- apaMEN
- JNG
- Steal
- MID
- Aria
- BOT
- Yutapon
- SUP
- Harp
- LOUD AME Seed 1 · CBLOL Split 2 Champion
LOUD AME
- TOP
- Robo
- JNG
- Croc
- MID
- tinowns
- BOT
- Route
- SUP
- Ceos
- Movistar R7 AME Seed 1 · LLA Closing Champion
Movistar R7 AME
- TOP
- Bong
- JNG
- Oddie
- MID
- Mireu
- BOT
- Ceo
- SUP
- Lyonz
- Team BDS EMEA Seed 4 · Worlds Qualifying Series (WQS)
Team BDS EMEA
- TOP
- Adam
- JNG
- Sheo
- MID
- nuc
- BOT
- Crownie
- SUP
- Labrov
Results: Play-In Stage
Format Update: Cross-group qualification matches (Bo5) decided the two advancing teams.
Movistar R7 PSG Talon LOUD GAM Esports Movistar R7 GAM Esports DetonatioN FocusMe CTBC Flying Oyster Team BDS Team Whales DetonatioN FocusMe Team BDS PSG Talon LOUD LOUD GAM Esports CTBC Flying Oyster Team Whales CTBC Flying Oyster Team BDS GAM Esports Team Whales PSG Talon Team BDS Results: Swiss Stage
Draws occurred after every round. Rematches were prohibited through Round 4, but Round 5 could include a rematch; KT Rolster and Dplus KIA met again in that round.
Draw Guests: Mata, Shim Sung-bo
| Team | Rec | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | 3-0 | GAM | T1 | G2 | ||
| JD Gaming | 3-0 | BDS | BLG | LNG | ||
| LNG Esports | 3-1 | FNC | C9 | JDG | KT | |
| NRG | 3-1 | WBG | TL | MAD | G2 | |
| T1 | 3-1 | TL | GEN | C9 | BLG | |
| Bilibili Gaming | 3-2 | KT | JDG | FNC | T1 | G2 |
| KT Rolster | 3-2 | BLG | DK | WBG | LNG | DK |
| Weibo Gaming | 3-2 | NRG | G2 | KT | MAD | FNC |
| Dplus KIA | 2-3 | G2 | KT | BDS | GAM | KT |
| Fnatic | 2-3 | LNG | GAM | BLG | C9 | WBG |
| G2 Esports | 2-3 | DK | WBG | GEN | NRG | BLG |
| Cloud9 | 1-3 | MAD | LNG | T1 | FNC | |
| GAM Esports | 1-3 | GEN | FNC | TL | DK | |
| MAD Lions | 1-3 | C9 | BDS | NRG | WBG | |
| Team BDS | 0-3 | JDG | MAD | DK | ||
| Team Liquid | 0-3 | T1 | NRG | GAM |
Knockout Stage
Knockout draw hosted by BeryL.
Bracket: All three LPL teams (JDG, LNG, BLG) and T1 advanced to the semifinals.
Gen.G Bilibili Gaming NRG Weibo Gaming JD Gaming KT Rolster LNG Esports T1 Bilibili Gaming Weibo Gaming JD Gaming T1 Weibo Gaming T1 T1 claims the 2023 World Championship title Venues
Play-In
Capacity - 400
Gran Seoul 3F, Jongno-gu
Swiss Stage
Capacity - 1,800
Gangseo-gu
QF / SF
Capacity - 14,000
Dongnae-gu, Busan
Grand Finals
Capacity - 18,000
Guro-gu, Seoul