Updated on October 28, 12:21 a.m. (GMT+8): Updated score.
The most prestigious event in League of Legends: the World Championship (Worlds 2024) is here. With the tagline “Make Them Believe,” this year’s tournament presents yet another thrilling showdown of skill and strategy.
The LCK and LPL, two regions that have consistently dominated Worlds in recent years, have secured additional spots in the tournament. Their strong performances at the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI 2024) earned them each an extra slot, bringing their total representatives to four. This gives both regions a significant advantage as they aim to claim the Summoner’s Cup.
Will the LCK extend their dominant Worlds run or will the LPL finally claim the trophy? Or could a dark horse from the LCS, LEC, or minor regions upset the odds and rise?
Join us as we take a look at Worlds 2024, including the schedule, results, format, qualified teams, and where to watch the action unfold.
What is the League of Legends Worlds 2024?
Worlds is the annual League of Legends World Championship. It is organized by developers Riot Games, and it is the largest global tournament in LoL esports.
This year, 20 teams from around the globe compete for the coveted Summoner’s Cup championship trophy, over US$2 million prize pool, and the 14th world championship title.
Worlds 2024 schedule, standings, and results
This year’s Worlds takes place from September 25, 2024, to November 2, 2024.
TOURNAMENT STAGE | DATES |
Play-In Stage | September 25 to 29, 2024 |
Swiss Stage | October 3 to 7, 2024 October 10 to 13, 2024 |
Knockout Stage | October 17 to 20, 2024 October 26 to 27, 2024 November 2, 2024 |
Worlds 2024 Play-In Stage schedule
All dates and times are in GMT+8, PDT, GMT, and CEST/CET.
Worlds 2024 Play-In Stage schedule and results
September 25, 2024 (Wednesday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MAD Lions KOI | 2 — 0 | Vikings Esports |
PSG Talon | 2 — 1 | paiN Gaming |
September 26, 2024 (Thursday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
GAM Esports | 2 — 0 | Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming |
100 Thieves | 1 — 2 | Movistar R7 |
September 27, 2024 (Friday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MAD Lions KOI | 2 — 1 | PSG Talon |
GAM Esports | 2 — 0 | Movistar R7 |
MAD Lions KOI and GAM Esports qualify for Swiss stage.
September 28, 2024 (Saturday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Vikings Esports | 0 — 2 | paiN Gaming |
100 Thieves | 2 — 0 | Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming |
Vikings Esports and Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming are eliminated.
September 29, 2024 (Sunday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
paiN Gaming | 2 — 1 | Movistar R7 |
100 Thieves | 0 — 2 | PSG Talon |
PaiN Gaming and PSG Talon qualify for Swiss stage.
Movistar R7 and 100 Thieves are eliminated.
Worlds 2024 Swiss Stage schedule and results
Round 1 — October 3, 2024 (Thursday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Bilibili Gaming | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions KOI |
Top Esports | 1 — 0 | T1 |
Gen.G | 1 — 0 | Weibo Gaming |
Fnatic | 0 — 1 | Dplus KIA |
Team Liquid | 0 — 1 | LNG Esports |
Hanwha Life Esports | 1 — 0 | PSG Talon |
FlyQuest | 1 — 0 | GAM Esports |
G2 Esports | 1 — 0 | paiN Gaming |
Round 1 standings
TEAMS WITH A 1-0 MATCH SCORE |
Bilibili Gaming Top Esports Gen.G Dplus KIA LNG Esports Hanwha Life Esports FlyQuest G2 Esports |
TEAMS WITH A 0-1 MATCH SCORE |
MAD Lions KOI T1 Weibo Gaming Fnatic Team Liquid PSG Talon GAM Esports paiN Gaming |
Round 2 — October 4, 2024 (Friday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Bilibili Gaming | 0 — 1 | LNG Esports |
Gen.G | 1 — 0 | Top Esports |
G2 Esports | 0 — 1 | Hanwha Life Esports |
Team Liquid | 0 — 1 | Weibo Gaming |
T1 | 1 — 0 | paiN Gaming |
Dplus KIA | 1 — 0 | FlyQuest |
Fnatic | 1 — 0 | GAM Esports |
PSG Talon | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions KOI |
Round 2 standings
TEAMS WITH A 2-0 MATCH SCORE |
LNG Esports Gen.G Hanwha Life Esports Dplus KIA |
TEAMS WITH A 1-1 MATCH SCORE |
Bilibili Gaming Top Esports G2 Esports Weibo Gaming T1 FlyQuest Fnatic PSG Talon |
TEAMS WITH A 0-2 MATCH SCORE |
Team Liquid paiN Gaming GAM Esports MAD Lions KOI |
Round 3 — October 5, 2024 (Saturday)
Best-of-three qualification matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Dplus KIA | 0 — 2 | LNG Esports |
Hanwha Life Esports | 1 — 2 | Gen.G |
TEAMS WITH A 3-0 MATCH SCORE (QUALIFIES FOR QUARTERFINALS) |
LNG Esports Gen.G |
TEAMS WITH A 2-1 MATCH SCORE |
Dplus KIA Hanwha Life Esports |
Round 4 — October 6, 2024 (Sunday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Top Esports | 1 — 0 | Fnatic |
Bilibili Gaming | 0 — 1 | T1 |
PSG Talon | 0 — 1 | FlyQuest |
Weibo Gaming | 0 — 1 | G2 Esports |
Round 4 standings
TEAMS WITH A 2-1 MATCH SCORE |
Dplus KIA Hanwha Life Esports Top Esports T1 FlyQuest G2 Esports |
TEAMS WITH A 1-2 MATCH SCORE |
Fnatic Bilibili Gaming PSG Talon Weibo Gaming |
October 7, 2024 (Monday)
Best-of-three elimination matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
MAD Lions KOI | 1 — 2 | GAM Esports |
paiN Gaming | 0 — 2 | Team Liquid |
TEAMS WITH A 1-2 MATCH SCORE |
GAM Esports Team Liquid Fnatic Bilibili Gaming PSG Talon Weibo Gaming |
TEAMS WITH A 0-3 MATCH SCORE (ELIMINATED) |
MAD Lions KOI paiN Gaming |
October 10, 2024 (Thursday)
Best-of-three qualification matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Top Esports | 2 — 0 | Dplus KIA |
Hanwha Life Esports | 2 — 1 | FlyQuest |
TEAMS WITH A 3-1 MATCH SCORE (QUALIFIES FOR QUARTERFINALS) |
Top Esports Hanwha Life Esports |
TEAMS WITH A 2-2 MATCH SCORE |
Dplus KIA FlyQuest |
October 11, 2024 (Friday)
Best-of-three qualification and elimination matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
G2 Esports | 0 — 2 | T1 |
Bilibili Gaming | 2 — 0 | PSG Talon |
TEAMS WITH A 3-1 MATCH SCORE (QUALIFIES FOR QUARTERFINALS) |
T1 |
TEAMS WITH A 2-2 MATCH SCORE |
G2 Esports Dplus KIA FlyQuest Bilibili Gaming |
TEAMS WITH A 1-3 MATCH SCORE (ELIMINATED) |
PSG Talon |
October 12, 2024 (Saturday)
Best-of-three qualification and elimination matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Fnatic | 1 — 2 | Weibo Gaming |
Team Liquid | 2 — 1 | GAM Esports |
TEAMS WITH A 2-2 MATCH SCORE |
Weibo Gaming Team Liquid G2 Esports Dplus KIA FlyQuest Bilibili Gaming |
TEAMS WITH A 1-3 MATCH SCORE (ELIMINATED) |
Fnatic GAM Esports |
October 13, 2024 (Sunday)
Best-of-three qualification and elimination matches
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Dplus KIA | 1 — 2 | Weibo Gaming |
G2 Esports | 1 — 2 | Bilibili Gaming |
FlyQuest | 2 — 1 | Team Liquid |
TEAMS WITH A 3-2 MATCH SCORE (QUALIFIES FOR QUARTERFINALS) |
Weibo Gaming Bilibili Gaming FlyQuest |
TEAMS WITH A 2-3 MATCH SCORE (ELIMINATED) |
Dplus KIA G2 Esports Team Liquid |
Worlds 2024 Knockout Stage schedule and results
Quarterfinals
October 17, 2024 (Thursday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
LNG Esports | 1 — 3 | Weibo Gaming |
LNG Esports is eliminated.
Weibo Gaming qualifies for the semifinals.
October 18, 2024 (Friday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Hanwha Life Esports | 1 — 3 | Bilibili Gaming |
Hanwha Life Esports is eliminated.
Bilibili Gaming qualifies for the semifinals against Weibo Gaming.
October 19, 2024 (Saturday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Top Esports | 0 — 3 | T1 |
Top Esports is eliminated.
T1 qualifies for the semifinals.
October 20, 2024 (Sunday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Gen.G | 3 — 2 | FlyQuest |
FlyQuest is eliminated.
Gen.G qualifies for the semifinals against T1.
Semifinals
October 26, 2024 (Saturday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Bilibili Gaming | 3 — 0 | Weibo Gaming |
Weibo Gaming is eliminated.
Bilibili Gaming qualifies for the final.
October 27, 2024 (Sunday)
TEAM | RESULTS | TEAM |
Gen.G | 1 — 3 | T1 |
Gen.G is eliminated.
T1 advances to the final.
Final
November 2, 2024 (Saturday)
TEAM | SCHEDULE | TEAM |
Bilibili Gaming | 10 p.m. GMT+8 | 8 a.m. PDT | 3 p.m. GMT | 4 p.m. CET | T1 |
Format of Worlds 2024
This year’s World Championship features a three-stage format: the Play-In Stage, the Swiss Stage, and the Knockout Stage.
Worlds 2024 Play-In Stage format
The Play-In Stage kicks off the tournament with eight teams competing in two double-elimination brackets. Teams from regions CBLOL, LLA, PCS, VCS, LEC, and LCS battle it out in best-of-three matches. The top two teams from each bracket advance to the Swiss Stage.
Worlds 2024 Swiss Stage format
The Swiss Stage is a more dynamic phase where 16 teams, including the four Play-In Stage qualifiers, compete in a series of best-of-one matches. Teams are divided into four pools based on their seeding. The initial matchups are predetermined, ensuring teams from the same region don’t face each other in the first round.
After the initial round, teams are paired based on their win-loss records. This process continues for multiple rounds until teams reach three wins or three losses. The top eight teams with three wins advance to the Knockout Stage.
Worlds 2024 Knockout Stage format
The Knockout Stage is a single-elimination bracket where the eight remaining teams compete in best-of-five matches. Quarterfinal matchups are determined through a draw. Teams with a 3-0 record face those with a 3-2 record.
The winning team of the final match is crowned the 2024 World Champions.
Teams competing at Worlds 2024
LEAGUE AND QUALIFICATION PATH | TEAMS QUALIFIED |
EMEA — LEC Season Finals 2024 champion | G2 Esports |
EMEA — LEC Season Finals 2024 runner-up | Fnatic |
EMEA — LEC Season Finals 2024 third place | MAD Lions KOI |
Korea — LCK Summer 2024 champion | Hanwha Life Esports |
Korea — Mid-Season Invitational 2024 champion LCK 2024 championship points | Gen.G |
Korea — LCK Regional Finals 2024 winner | Dplus KIA |
Korea — LCK Regional Finals 2024 runner-up | T1 |
China — LPL Summer 2024 champion | Bilibili Gaming |
China — LPL 2024 championship points | Top Esports |
China — LPL Regional Finals 2024 winner | LNG Esports |
China — LPL Regional Finals 2024 runner-up | Weibo Gaming |
North America — LCS Championship 2024 champion | Fly Quest |
North America — LCS Championship 2024 runner-up | Team Liquid |
North America — LCS Championship 2024 third place | 100 Thieves |
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia/Oceania/Japan — PCS Summer 2024 champion | PSG Talon |
Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia/Oceania/Japan — PCS Summer 2024 runner-up | Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Gaming |
Vietnam — VCS Summer 2024 champion | GAM Esports |
Vietnam — VCS Summer 2024 runner-up | Vikings Esports |
Brazil — CBLOL Split 2 2024 champion | paiN Gaming |
Latin America — LLA Closing Season 2024 champion | Movistar R7 |
Where does Worlds 2024 take place?
STAGE | LOCATIONS |
Play-In Stage | Riot Games Arena Berlin in Berlin, Germany |
Swiss Stage | Riot Games Arena Berlin in Berlin, Germany |
Knockout Stage: Quarterfinals | Adidas Arena in Paris, France |
Knockout Stage: Semifinals | Adidas Arena in Paris, France |
Knockout Stage: Finals | The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom |
Where to watch Worlds 2024
League of Legends esports fans can watch the 2024 World Championship matches live on Riot Games’ official channels on Twitch and YouTube.
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