Worlds 2026 – LoL Esports Wiki

Overview

ONGOING EVENT — current through October 10, 2026. Worlds begins on October 15. All 19 teams have qualified, but the CBLOL seed order and Play-In draw were still pending at this cutoff. No tournament matches have been played.

The 2026 League of Legends World Championship concludes the global competitive season in the United States. Nineteen teams compete across Los Angeles, Allen, and Brooklyn from October 15 through November 14.

Regional Berths

Korea (LCK): 4 teams
China (LPL): 4 teams
EMEA (LEC): 3 teams
North America (LCS): 3 teams
Asia-Pacific (LCP): 3 teams
Brazil (CBLOL): 2 teams

Stage 1: Play-In (October 15–18)

Four teams play a six-series, double-elimination bracket.
Every series is best-of-five; one team advances to the Swiss Stage.
The field is LEC #3, LCS #3, LCP #3, and CBLOL #2.
The fully random draw has no pools or regional restrictions.

Stage 2: Swiss Stage (October 23–26 & 28–31)

Sixteen teams play up to five rounds against teams with the same match record.
Teams advance after three match wins and are eliminated after three match losses.
Rounds 1 and 2 are best-of-one. From Round 3 onward, advancement and elimination matches are best-of-three; other matches remain best-of-one.
Round 1 pairs Tier 1 against Tier 4 and Tier 2 against Tier 3, with no same-region matchup. Later rounds prohibit rematches.

Stage 3: Knockout Stage (November 3–8 & 14)

Eight teams enter a best-of-five, single-elimination bracket.
The two 3–0 Swiss teams are drawn against two 3–2 teams and placed on opposite halves of the bracket.
Quarterfinals run November 3–6, semifinals November 7–8, and the final November 14.

Competitive patch: 26.20

Prize Pool

The organizer-funded $5,000,000 prize pool is distributed across all 19 placements.

Place	Share	Prize
1st	20%	$1,000,000
2nd	16%	$800,000
3rd–4th	8% each	$400,000 each
5th–8th	6% each	$300,000 each
9th–11th	3.5% each	$175,000 each
12th–14th	2.5% each	$125,000 each
15th–16th	1.8% each	$90,000 each
17th	1%	$50,000
18th	0.8%	$40,000
19th	0.6%	$30,000

Participating Teams

Tournament rules set the active-roster lock for September 15; the players shown follow the publicly listed team rosters available at the cutoff. Seed and draw-tier labels reflect the official tournament field, while the October 10 CBLOL final determines which Brazilian qualifier enters Swiss and which enters Play-In.

Qualified Teams

Brazil’s two qualifiers are awaiting seed assignment in the October 10 CBLOL final; its champion advances directly to Swiss and its runner-up enters Play-In.

Gen.G KR LCK #1 · Swiss Tier 1
Hanwha Life Esports KR LCK #2 · Swiss Tier 2
T1 KR LCK #3 · Swiss Tier 3
Dplus Kia KR LCK #4 · Swiss Tier 4
Anyone's Legend CN LPL #1 · Swiss Tier 1
Bilibili Gaming CN LPL #2 · Swiss Tier 2
Top Esports CN LPL #3 · Swiss Tier 3
Invictus Gaming CN LPL #4 · Swiss Tier 4
G2 Esports EMEA LEC #1 · Swiss Tier 1
Movistar KOI EMEA LEC #2 · Swiss Tier 3
Karmine Corp EMEA LEC #3 · Play-In
Team Liquid Alienware NA LCS #1 · Swiss Tier 1
LYON NA LCS #2 · Swiss Tier 3
Cloud9 Kia NA LCS #3 · Play-In
Team Secret Whales APAC LCP #1 · Swiss Tier 2
CTBC Flying Oyster APAC LCP #2 · Swiss Tier 4
MVK Esports APAC LCP #3 · Play-In
LOS BR CBLOL seed pending · Swiss if #1, Play-In if #2
FURIA BR CBLOL seed pending · Swiss if #1, Play-In if #2

Draw Status

Play-In

The draw was scheduled after the October 10 CBLOL final. At this page’s cutoff, its matchups and the Brazilian seed order had not been published.

Qualified team	Path
Karmine Corp	LEC #3
Cloud9 Kia	LCS #3
MVK Esports	LCP #3
LOS or FURIA	CBLOL #2, pending October 10 final

Swiss Round 1 Tiers

Tier	Teams
1	Gen.G, Anyone's Legend, Team Liquid Alienware, G2 Esports
2	Team Secret Whales, CBLOL #1, Hanwha Life Esports, Bilibili Gaming
3	LYON, Movistar KOI, T1, Top Esports
4	CTBC Flying Oyster, Invictus Gaming, Dplus Kia, Play-In winner

The initial Swiss draw is scheduled for October 18 after Play-In. The knockout draw follows the last Swiss matches on October 31, so no Swiss pairings or knockout bracket are available yet.

Results

Upcoming: competition begins with Play-In on October 15. There are no completed Worlds 2026 matches as of October 10.

Venues

Los Angeles, California Riot Games Arena
Play-In Stage · October 15–18

Allen, Texas Credit Union of Texas Event Center
Swiss Stage, Quarterfinals & Semifinals · October 23–November 8

Brooklyn, New York Barclays Center
Final · November 14