The 2018 League of Legends World Championships will open on October 1st with the play-in stage. Riot Games officially released the schedule for the play-in stage, which will stretch from October 1-7.
The first four days of action will take place at 5pm local time in Seoul, which translates to 1 AM PDT and 5 AM EST.
With the stage being held in Seoul, South Korea – North American fans will have some late nights/early mornings in order to catch the action. The first four days of action will take place at 5pm local time in Seoul, which translates to 1 AM PDT and 5 AM EST.
Here is the full schedule for the Worlds play-in stage.
Play-in Group Stage
Monday, Oct. 1 at 5pm local time
- Edward Gaming vs. Infinity Esports
- G2 Esports vs. Bahçeşehir SuperMassive
- Dire Wolves vs. Infinity Esports
- Ascension Gaming vs. Bahçeşehir SuperMassive
- Dire Wolves vs. Edward Gaming
- Ascension Gaming vs. G2 Esports
Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 5pm local time
- Cloud9 vs. KaBuM! e-Sports
- Gambit Esports vs. G-Rex
- DetonatioN FocusMe vs. KaBuM! e-Sports
- G-Rex vs. Kaos Latin Gamers
- DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Cloud9
- Gambit Esports vs. Kaos Latin Gamers
Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 5pm local time
- Bahçeşehir SuperMassive vs. G2 Esports
- Infinity Esports vs. Edward Gaming
- Bahçeşehir SuperMassive vs. Ascension Gaming
- Infinity Esports vs. Dire Wolves
- G2 Esports vs. Ascension Gaming
- Edward Gaming vs. Dire Wolves
Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5pm local time
- G-Rex vs. Gambit Esports
- KaBuM! e-Sports vs. DetonatioN FocusMe
- Kaos Latin Gamers vs. Gambit Esports
- KaBuM! e-Sports vs. Cloud9
- Kaos Latin Gamers vs. G-Rex
- Cloud9 vs. DetonatioN FocusMe
Play-in Knockout Stage
Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1pm local time
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1pm local time
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
