With Worlds 2024 fast approaching, here is what you need to know about the tournament.
The League of Legends Esports season is coming to an end. The Playoffs for the Summer Split of every major region have ended recently. The only major tournament that remains is Worlds.
The League of Legends World Championship 2024 is the biggest tournament of the year. Twenty of the best teams from all around the world will be competing in this tournament to fight for the chance to win the title of the League of Legends World champion.
Worlds 2024 will be held in Europe this year. The Play-In Stage will be held in the LEC arena in Berlin, Germany, the Swiss Stage will be at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France and finally the Finals will be hosted at The O2 arena in London, England.
That said, with Worlds 2024 starting in less than a week we have a lot to cover about the tournament. So, here is what we currently know about Worlds 2024 thus far.
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Worlds 2024 Format
Firstly, let’s start with the format for Worlds 2024. Similar to the last Worlds, Worlds 2024 will be divided into three stages. These are the Play-In Stage, the Swiss Stage, and the Knockout Stage. Here’s a breakdown of each of these stages,
Play-In Stage
A total of Eight teams will be participating in the Play-In Stage. Out of the Eight teams, only four teams will be qualifying for the Swiss Stage.
The Play-Ins will consist of two best-of-three double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket will automatically move on to the Swiss Stage. In the lower bracket, teams with a score of 1-1 records from the opposing bracket will play against each other for the last two spots for the Swiss Stage.
The Play-In Stage will start on the 25th of September and end on September 29th. Each of the Play-In Stage games will be played in the Riot Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Swiss Stage
The Swiss Stage is once again returning to Worlds. There will be 16 teams in this Stage, and all the teams will be divided into four pools. They will be drawn into an initial set of 8 best-of-one matches based on their seeding: Pool 1 teams will play Pool 4 teams, and Pool 2 teams will play Pool 3 teams. Additionally, no team will play a team from their own region in the first round.
The pools are,
- Pool 1: LCK1, LCS1, LEC1, LPL1
- Pool 2: LCK2, LPL2, LCS2, LEC2
- Pool 3: LCK3, LCK4, LPL3, LPL4
- Pool 4: Play-In Stage Teams
Following the first round of play, there will be another draw for the second round to pair teams with the same record against one another – this time with no further draw restrictions. This year, teams will not be placed in rematches against previous opponents. The tournament will repeat this process for 3 more rounds of play, pitting teams with even records against each other until they reach 3 wins to advance, or 3 losses to be eliminated from the competition.
The first round of the Swiss Stage will be held from October 3rd to 7th and the second round from October 10th to 13th. Each of the Swiss Stage games will be played in the Riot Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Swiss Stage will start on the 25th of September and end on September 29th. Each of the Play-In Stages will be played in the Adidas Arena in Paris, France.
Knockout Stage
A total of eight teams will be qualifying for the Knockout Stage. Unlike the previous stages, Knockout Stage will be played in the best-of-five format and will include Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals.
All the teams with a 3-0 record in the Swiss Stage will play against teams with a 3-2 record. The rest of the teams will be drawn to play each other. It is a single elimination bracket of all these eight teams where the Winner of the Finals will take home the Summoner’s Cup and become the Worlds 2024 Champions.
The Quarterfinals will be held from October 17-20, while the Semifinals will be held from November 26-27. Both Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be held at Adidas Arena in Paris, France.
Finally, the Finals will be held on the 2nd of November in the O2 arena in London, England.
Worlds 2024 Teams
A total of 20 teams will be participating in this tournament. All the teams participating in the tournament are as follows,
KOREA – LCK
- 1st Seed: Hanwha Life Esports (HLE)
- 2nd Seed: Gen.G (GEN)
- 3rd Seed: Dplus KIA (DK)
- 4th Seed: T1 (T1)
CHINA – LPL
- 1st Seed: Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart (BLG)
- 2nd Seed: TOP Esports (TES)
- 3rd Seed: LNG Ninebot Esports (LNG)
- 4th Seed: WeiboGaming TapTap (WBG)
EUROPE – LEC
- 1st Seed: G2 Esports (G2)
- 2nd Seed: Fnatic (FNC)
- 3rd Seed: MAD Lions KOI (MAD)
NORTH AMERICA – LCS
- 1st Seed: FlyQuest (FLY)
- 2nd Seed: Team Liquid Honda (TL)
- 3rd Seed: 100 Thieves (100)
ASIA PACIFIC – PCS
- 1st Seed: PSG Talon (PSG)
- 2nd Seed: Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Gaming (SHG)
VIETNAM – VCS
- 1st Seed: GAM Esports (GAM)
- 2nd Seed: Vikings Esports (VKE)
BRAZIL – CBLOL
- paiN Gaming (PNG)
LATIN AMERICA – LLA
- Movistar R7 (R7)
Schedule
Here are all the dates with the local time for all parts of the tournament.
- Play-In Stage: September 25-29 at 5 a.m. (05:00) PT / 2 p.m. (14:00) CEST
- Swiss Stage: October 3-7, October 10-13 at 5 a.m. (05:00) PT / 2 p.m. (14:00) CEST
- Knockout Stage: October 17-20, October 26-27 at 5 a.m. (05:00) PT / 2 p.m. (14:00) CEST
- Finals: Nov. 2 at 7 a.m. (07:00) PT / 2 p.m. (14:00) GMT
For more information check out the LoL Esports website.
