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T1 Overview
The 2024 League of Legends World Championship—often referred to as Worlds 2024—is the pinnacle of the competitive season, bringing together the 20 strongest teams from around the globe. The tournament spans multiple weeks across three European capitals, featuring Play-Ins in Berlin, Knockouts in Paris, and the Grand Final in London.
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
- North America (LCS): 3 teams
- Asia-Pacific (PCS): 2 teams
- Vietnam (VCS): 2 teams
- Brazil (CBLOL): 1 team
- Latin America (LLA): 1 team
Stage 1: Play-In (September 25–29)
8 teams compete in two double-elimination brackets.
- All matches are Best-of-three.
- The loser of Upper Round 2 meets the winner of the opposite Lower Round.
- Top 4 teams qualify into the Swiss Stage; remaining teams are eliminated.
Stage 2: Swiss Stage (October 3–7 & 10–13)
16 teams participate: 12 directly seeded + 4 from Play-Ins.
- Five rounds total. Teams cannot face the same opponent twice.
- Teams with 3 wins move on to the Knockout Stage.
- Teams with 3 losses are eliminated.
- Advancement & elimination matches: Best-of-three.
- All other matches: Best-of-one.
- Side Selection: Higher draw pool receives first pick. If in the same pool, order of draw decides.
Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Oct 17–20, 26–27 & Nov 2)
Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.
- All matches are Best-of-five.
- Quarterfinals side selection: team with the better Swiss record picks first; ties resolved by draw.
- Semifinals & Finals: Side determined by coin flip.
Patch Info: The tournament is played on Patch 14.18.
Prize Pool
The guaranteed prize pool is $2,250,000 USD (plus revenue share):
| Place | Prize | % | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1st | $450,000 | 20% | T1 |
| 🥈 2nd | $360,000 | 16% |  Bilibili Gaming |
| 🥉 3-4 | $180,000 | 8% |  Weibo Gaming,  Gen.G |
| 5-8 | $101,250 | 4.5% |  LNG Esports,  Hanwha Life Esports,  Top Esports,  FlyQuest |
| 9-11 | $78,750 | 3.5% |  Dplus KIA,  G2 Esports,  Team Liquid |
| 12-14 | $67,500 | 3% |  PSG Talon,  Fnatic,  GAM Esports |
| 15-16 | $56,250 | 2.5% |  MAD Lions KOI,  paiN Gaming |
| 17-18 | $39,375 | 1.75% |  Movistar R7,  100 Thieves |
| 19-20 | $22,500 | 1% |  Vikings Esports,  Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming |
Participating Teams
Notes: Gen.G earned their spot via MSI. The LPL received an additional seed due to MSI performance. Japan (LJL) teams now qualify through the PCS playoffs.
Qualified for Main Event (Swiss Stage)
- Hanwha Life Esports KR Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LCK Champion
Hanwha Life Esports KR
- TOP
- Doran
- JNG
- Peanut
- MID
- Zeka
- BOT
- Viper
- SUP
- Delight
- Gen.G KR Seed 2 · Pool 2 · MSI Champion Points
Gen.G KR
- TOP
- Kiin
- JNG
- Canyon
- MID
- Chovy
- BOT
- Peyz
- SUP
- Lehends
- Dplus KIA KR Seed 3 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Winner
Dplus KIA KR
- TOP
- Kingen
- JNG
- Lucid
- MID
- ShowMaker
- BOT
- Aiming
- SUP
- Moham
- T1 KR Seed 4 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
T1 KR
- TOP
- Zeus
- JNG
- Oner
- MID
- Faker
- BOT
- Gumayusi
- SUP
- Keria
- Bilibili Gaming CN Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LPL Champion
Bilibili Gaming CN
- TOP
- Bin
- JNG
- Wei / XUN
- MID
- knight
- BOT
- Elk
- SUP
- ON
- Top Esports CN Seed 2 · Pool 2 · LPL Champ Points
Top Esports CN
- TOP
- 369
- JNG
- Tian
- MID
- Creme
- BOT
- JackeyLove
- SUP
- Meiko
- LNG Esports CN Seed 3 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Winner
LNG Esports CN
- TOP
- Zika
- JNG
- Weiwei
- MID
- Scout
- BOT
- GALA
- SUP
- Hang
- Weibo Gaming CN Seed 4 · Pool 3 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
Weibo Gaming CN
- TOP
- Breathe
- JNG
- Tarzan
- MID
- Xiaohu
- BOT
- Light
- SUP
- Crisp
- G2 Esports EMEA Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LEC Season Finals Champ
G2 Esports EMEA
- TOP
- BrokenBlade
- JNG
- Yike
- MID
- Caps
- BOT
- Hans Sama
- SUP
- Mikyx
- Fnatic EMEA Seed 2 · Pool 2 · LEC Season Finals Runner-Up
Fnatic EMEA
- TOP
- Oscarinin
- JNG
- Razork
- MID
- Humanoid
- BOT
- Noah
- SUP
- Jun
- FlyQuest AME Seed 1 · Pool 1 · LCS Championship Winner
FlyQuest AME
- TOP
- Bwipo
- JNG
- Inspired
- MID
- Quad
- BOT
- Massu
- SUP
- Busio
- Team Liquid AME Seed 2 · Pool 2 · LCS Championship Runner-Up
Team Liquid AME
- TOP
- Impact
- JNG
- UmTi
- MID
- APA
- BOT
- Yeon
- SUP
- CoreJJ
- MAD Lions KOI EMEA Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
MAD Lions KOI EMEA
- TOP
- Myrwn
- JNG
- Elyoya
- MID
- Fresskowy
- BOT
- Supa
- SUP
- Alvaro
- PSG Talon APAC Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
PSG Talon APAC
- TOP
- Azhi
- JNG
- JunJia
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Betty
- SUP
- Woody
- GAM Esports APAC Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
GAM Esports APAC
- TOP
- Kiaya
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Emo
- BOT
- EasyLove
- SUP
- Elio
- paiN Gaming AME Seed Q · Pool 4 · Qualified from Play-In
paiN Gaming AME
- TOP
- Wizer
- JNG
- Cariok
- MID
- dyNquedo
- BOT
- TitaN
- SUP
- Kuri
Qualified for Play-In Stage
- MAD Lions KOI EMEA Seed 3 · LEC Season Finals 3rd
MAD Lions KOI EMEA
- TOP
- Myrwn
- JNG
- Elyoya
- MID
- Fresskowy
- BOT
- Supa
- SUP
- Alvaro
- 100 Thieves AME Seed 3 · LCS Championship 3rd
100 Thieves AME
- TOP
- Sniper
- JNG
- River
- MID
- Quid
- BOT
- Tomo
- SUP
- Eyla
- PSG Talon APAC Seed 1 · PCS Summer Champion
PSG Talon APAC
- TOP
- Azhi
- JNG
- JunJia
- MID
- Maple
- BOT
- Betty
- SUP
- Woody
- Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming APAC Seed 2 · PCS Summer Runner-Up
Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming APAC
- TOP
- Evi
- JNG
- Forest
- MID
- DasheR
- BOT
- Marble
- SUP
- Vsta
- GAM Esports APAC Seed 1 · VCS Summer Champion
GAM Esports APAC
- TOP
- Kiaya
- JNG
- Levi
- MID
- Emo
- BOT
- EasyLove
- SUP
- Elio
- Vikings Esports APAC Seed 2 · VCS Summer Runner-Up
Vikings Esports APAC
- TOP
- Nanaue
- JNG
- Gury
- MID
- Kati
- BOT
- Shogun
- SUP
- Bie
- paiN Gaming AME Seed 1 · CBLOL Split 2 Champion
paiN Gaming AME
- TOP
- Wizer
- JNG
- Cariok
- MID
- dyNquedo
- BOT
- TitaN
- SUP
- Kuri
- Movistar R7 AME Seed 1 · LLA Closing Champion
Movistar R7 AME
- TOP
- Summit
- JNG
- Oddie
- MID
- Keine
- BOT
- Ceo
- SUP
- Lyonz
Results: Play-In Stage
Four teams advanced to the Swiss Stage through the qualification matches.
Opening Matches
Upper Qualification Matches
Elimination Matches
Final Qualification Matches
Results: Swiss Stage
Draws occur after every round. No rematches allowed.
Draw Guests:
- Rds 1-4: Malu Malheiros
- Rd 5: Nick Weatherlow
| Team | Rec | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen.G | 3-0 | WBG | TES | HLE | ||
| LNG Esports | 3-0 | TL | BLG | DK | ||
| Hanwha Life Esports | 3-1 | PSG | G2 | GEN | FLY | |
| Top Esports | 3-1 | T1 | GEN | FNC | DK | |
| T1 | 3-1 | TES | PNG | BLG | G2 | |
| Bilibili Gaming | 3-2 | MDK | LNG | T1 | PSG | G2 |
| FlyQuest | 3-2 | GAM | DK | PSG | HLE | TL |
| Weibo Gaming | 3-2 | GEN | TL | G2 | FNC | DK |
| Dplus KIA | 2-3 | FNC | FLY | LNG | TES | WBG |
| G2 Esports | 2-3 | PNG | HLE | WBG | T1 | BLG |
| Team Liquid | 2-3 | LNG | WBG | PNG | GAM | FLY |
| Fnatic | 1-3 | DK | GAM | TES | WBG | |
| GAM Esports | 1-3 | FLY | FNC | MDK | TL | |
| PSG Talon | 1-3 | HLE | MDK | FLY | BLG | |
| MAD Lions KOI | 0-3 | BLG | PSG | GAM | ||
| paiN Gaming | 0-3 | G2 | T1 | TL |
Knockout Stage
Quarterfinal draw hosted by Malu Malheiros.
Bracket Rules: Teams finishing 3–0 are placed on opposite sides and paired against teams that advanced 3–2.
LNG Esports Weibo Gaming Hanwha Life Bilibili Gaming Top Esports T1 Gen.G FlyQuest Weibo Gaming Bilibili Gaming T1 Gen.G Bilibili Gaming T1 T1 claims the 2024 World Championship title Venues
Play-In / Swiss
Capacity - 250
Am Studio 20D, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Quarterfinals / Semifinals
Capacity - 8,000
Porte de la Chapelle, Paris, France
Grand Finals
Capacity - 20,000
Peninsula Square, London, UK