Worlds 2023 – Schedule, Scores, Results for the League of Legends World Championship
The grand finale of the League of Legends esports season, Worlds 2023, kicks off on October 9. The best teams from around the world will gather in South Korea to battle for the game’s most important trophy. The next six weeks will be filled to the brim with intense League of Legends action, highlighted by the first format change to the tournament in years. Here is everything you need to know about Worlds 2023.
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Worlds 2023 Schedule and Format
Worlds 2023 is divided into three stages: Play-In, Swiss, and Knockout.
Play-In
The Play-In Stage begins on October 10 and lasts until October 15. This stage features the seven lowest seeds coming into the tournament. Alongside them will be the winner of new Worlds Qualifying Series between NA’s and EU’s fourth seed taking place on October 9. These eight teams are split into two double elimination brackets of four teams each. All matches are best-of-three.
The 2-0 and 2-1 teams of each group, seeded one and two respectively, will advance to the Qualification Matches. Here, they will play the opposite seed of the other group in a best-of-five. The winner of each match will advance to the Swiss Stage.
Matches begin at 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT on Bracket days, October 10 to 14. The Qualification Matches begin on October 14 at 11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT.
Swiss
The brand-new Swiss Stage is replacing the classic Group Stage for Worlds 2023, running from October 19 to October 29. In this stage, the fourteen auto-qualified teams and two Play-In winners will be seeded into a Swiss-style bracket. There are five total rounds. Each round, teams will be matched against another team with their same record. Qualification and Elimination matches are best-of-three, while all other matches are best-of-one.
Teams that earn three wins will advance to the Knockout Stage, seeded by their record in the Swiss Stage. Losing three matches results in elimination from the tournament. For those familiar with Counter-Strike, this Valve Majors use this same format. Here is a handy info graphic to help visualize the Swiss Stage.
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The first two days of Swiss, October 19 to 20, begin at 1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT. Days three through eight of Swiss, October 21 to 28, begin at 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT. The final day of Swiss starts on October 29 at 12:00 AM ET / October 28 at 9:00 PM PT.
Knockout
The Knockout Stage is the final stage of Worlds 2023, featuring the top eight teams. Quarterfinals take place from November 2 to 5, cutting the teams to four. Semifinals are on November 11 to 12 and will decide our last two competitors. The Worlds 2023 Grand Final are on November 19. All matches are best-of-five and each day will play host to one match.
The first three days of Quarterfinals, November 2 to 4, begin at 4:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM PT. The final Quarterfinal and both Semifinals, November 5, 11, and 12, begin at 3:00 AM ET / 12:00 AM PT. Worlds 2023 Grand Finals is on November 19 at 2:00 AM ET / November 18 at 11:00 PM PT.
All Teams in Worlds 2023
*Unbolded = Eliminated
LPL (China)
JD Gaming / Bilibili Gaming / LNG Esports / Weibo Gaming
LCK (Korea)
Gen.G / T1 / KT Rolster / Dplus KIA
LEC (Europe)
G2 Esports / Fnatic / MAD Lions / Team BDS
LCS (North America)
NRG / Cloud9 / Team Liquid / Golden Guardians
PCS (TW/HK/MC/SEA/OCE)
PSG Talon / CTBC Flying Oyster
VCS (Vietnam)
GAM Esports / Team Whales
LJL (Japan)
DetonatioN FocusMe
LLA (Latin America)
Movistar R7
CBLOL (Brazil)
LOUD
Worlds 2023 Live Scores and Standings
T1 is the Worlds 2023 Champion!
Knockout Stage Results
Grand Finals
T1 3 – 0 Weibo Gaming
Semifinals
Bilibili Gaming 2 – 3 Weibo Gaming | (BLG Eliminated from Worlds)
JD Gaming 1 – 3 T1 | (JDG Eliminated from Worlds)
Quarterfinals
LNG Esports 0 – 3 T1 | (LNG Eliminated from Worlds)
JD Gaming 3 – 1 KT Rolster | (KT Eliminated from Worlds)
Gen.G 2 – 3 BiliBili Gaming | (GEN Eliminated from Worlds)
NRG 0 – 3 Weibo Gaming | (NRG Eliminated from Worlds)
Swiss Stage Results
Round 5
KT Rolster 2 – 0 Dplus KIA | (KT Advance, DK Eliminated)
Fnatic 1 – 2 Weibo Gaming | (WBG Advace, FNC Eliminated)
G2 Esports 1 – 2 Bilibili Gaming | (BLG Advance, G2 Eliminated)
Round 4
Cloud9 1 – 2 Fnatic | (C9 Eliminated from Worlds)
MAD Lions 0 – 2 Weibo Gaming | (MAD Eliminated from Worlds)
Dplus KIA 2 – 0 GAM Esports | (GAM Eliminated from Worlds)
KT Rolster 1 – 2 LNG Esports | (LNG Advance to Knockout Stage)
NRG 2 – 0 G2 Esports | (NRG Advance to Knockout Stage)
T1 2 – 0 Bilibili Gaming | (T1 Advance to Knockout Stage)
Round 3
JD Gaming 2 – 1 LNG Esports | (JDG Advance to Knockout Stage)
G2 Esports 0 – 2 Gen.G | (GEN Advance to Knockout Stage)
T1 1 – 0 Cloud9
NRG 1 – 0 MAD Lions
Bilibili Gaming 1 – 0 Fnatic
KT Rolster 1 – 0 Weibo Gaming
Team Liquid 1 – 2 GAM Esports | (TL Eliminated from Worlds)
Dplus KIA 2 – 0 Team BDS | (BDS Eliminated from Worlds)
Round 2
NRG 1 – 0 Team Liquid
Cloud9 0 – 1 LNG Esports
MAD Lions 1 – 0 Team BDS
Fnatic 1 – 0 GAM Esports
Gen.G 1 – 0 T1
G2 Esports 1 – 0 Weibo Gaming
JD Gaming 1 – 0 Bilibili Gaming
KT Rolster 1 – 0 Dplus KIA
Round 1
T1 1 – 0 Team Liquid
Cloud9 1 – 0 MAD Lions
Gen.G 1 – 0 GAM Esports
JD Gaming 1 – 0 Team BDS
G2 Esports 1 – 0 Dplus KIA
NRG 0 – 1 Weibo Gaming
Fnatic 0 – 1 LNG Esports
Bilibili Gaming 1 – 0 KT Rolster
Play-In Stage Results
Qualifiers
Team Whales 1 – 3 GAM Esports | (TW Eliminated from Worlds)
PSG Talon 2 – 3 Team BDS | (PSG Eliminated from Worlds)
Lower Bracket Round 2
LOUD 0 – 2 GAM Esports | (LOUD Eliminated from Worlds)
CTBC Flying Oyster 0 – 2 Team BDS | (CFO Eliminated from Worlds)
Lower Bracket Round 1
GAM Esports 2 – 0 Movistar R7 | (R7 Eliminated from Worlds)
Team BDS 2 – 0 DetonatioN FocusMe | (DFM Eliminated from Worlds)
Upper Bracket Round 2
LOUD 0 – 2 PSG Talon
Team Whales 2 – 1 CTBC Flying Oyster
Upper Bracket Round 1
DetonatioN FocusMe 0 – 2 CTBC Flying Oyster
Team BDS 1 – 2 Team Whales
Movistar R7 0 – 2 PSG Talon
LOUD 2 – 0 GAM Esports
Worlds Qualifying Series Results
Golden Guardians 0 – 3 Team BDS | (GG Eliminated from Worlds)
