Worlds overview
The top teams from the season come together for the final tournament of the year. The winner is crowned the best team in the world.
1st Place
Winner of the 2026 League of Legends Esports season
Event Phases
The top teams from the season come together for the final tournament of the year. The winner is crowned the best team in the world.
Play-In
The four teams with the lowest seeds from multiple-seed regions that did not win MSI will compete in the Play-in. The Play-In stage is a best of 5 double elimination bracket that qualifies 1 team into Swiss Stage.
Swiss
16 teams comes together to play in a 5 round Swiss format. The 8 teams with 3 wins at the end of round 5 will advance to the Knockout stage.
Knockout
8 teams compete in a single elimination bracket.
Qualifying Teams
The following teams have qualified
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