With Worlds approaching in under a month’s time, we are going to talk about the format, schedule, etc, for the tournament.
We are at the last stages of the LoLEsports calendar year, as Worlds 2023 will be starting in under a month. We still have one more update to look forward to in Patch 13.19 to see what’s in store for us at League of Legends Esports’ biggest tournament.
Before we get to Worlds 2023, we have the Asian Games 2022 in September. It was delayed due to various issues like COVID and such, and it is finally being held this year. Thus, Worlds 2023 was delayed to allow players to represent their national teams for pride and glory.
So, in this article, we will talk about all we know about League of Legends at Asian Games 2022 and such. Let’s jump right into it.
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Location
The 19th Asian Games is set to be hosted in Hangzhou, China. All the games will be hosted in the Hangzhou Esports Center from September 25 to 29.
Teams
There are 15 teams in the tournament. There are 11 teams in the Groups Stage, while the rest are in the Knockouts Stage due to the results of the Road to Asian Games event. Thus, here they are as follows in accordance to qualified for which stage.
Groups Stage Participants
- Chinese Taipei
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Macau
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Knockouts Stage Participants
- China
- India
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
Format
Let’s first talk about the format. Based on what we know so far, League of Legends at Asian Games 2022 will be held in Patch 13.12. It is a pretty dated patch, but one most pro players will be practicing on. Besides that, we will have a Groups and Knockouts Stage.
Groups Stage
There are 11 teams in the groups stage and they have been divided into 4 groups. Three of the groups have 3 teams each while the last group has 2 teams. Here are the groups as follows.
Group A
- Hong Kong
- Kazakhstan
- South Korea
Group B
- Japan
- Palestine
- Vietnam
Group C
- Chinese Taipei
- Maldives
- United Arab Emirates
Group D
- Macau
- Thailand
Each group will have a Single Round Robin stage, where each team play each other twice. So that means each group will have 3 games in total. The top teams of each group will qualify for the Knockouts Stage. All of the games are the best of ones.
The group stage games will be held over the two days of September 25 and 26.
Knockouts Stage
Each Group Winner will advance to the Knockouts Stage, and the four teams that performed best in the Road to Asian Games have directly qualified for the Knockouts Stage. So, in total, 8 teams will play in a single elimination bracket, and all of the games will be best of 3s.
The winner will take home the prize for national glory and pride. Also, the Knockouts Stage games will be held from September 27 to 29.
Schedule
All the dates for the tournament are as follows.
- Group Stage Day 1: September 25, 2023
- Group Stage Day 2: September 26, 2023
- Quarterfinals: September 27, 2023
- Semifinals: September 28, 2023
- Third Place Match and Finals: September 29, 2023
