Here’s the full schedule for the 2022 League of Legends World Championship

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The 2022 World Championship is upon us, League of Legends fanatics. One of the biggest events in esports has finally arrived, with 24 top teams battling it out over the course of a month to decide which region will be taking home the Summoner’s Cup.

This tournament will be played out from Thursday, Sept. 29 to Saturday, Nov. 5, starting with the play-in stage in Mexico City, where 12 teams from around the world will battle for a spot in the main event. After the play-ins, the competition will move over to New York, where the highly-anticipated group stage will last for two weekends.

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The Big Apple will also play host to the quarterfinals of the knockout stage before things shift over to the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia for the semifinals. The grand finals will be held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, ending a whole month of incredible action, brought to you by the best players from around the globe.

If you’re trying to plan the next several weeks around the event, here is the full schedule for Worlds 2022. All times are approximate and subject to change based on match times and delays.

Play-in stage: Sept. 29 from 3pm CT to 10pm CT

  • Isurus (ISG) vs. MAD Lions (MAD)
  • Fnatic (FNC) vs. Evil Geniuses (EG)
  • LOUD (LLL) vs. Beyond Gaming (BYG)
  • MAD vs. Istanbul Wildcats (IW)
  • Chiefs Esports Club (CHF) vs. FNC
  • DetonatioN FocusMe (DFM) vs. LLL
  • Saigon Buffalo (SGB) vs. IW
  • DRX vs. Royal Never Give Up (RNG)

Play-in stage: Sept. 30 from 3pm CT to 10pm CT

  • FNC vs. DFM
  • EG vs. LLL
  • SGB vs. ISG
  • DFM vs. CHF
  • EG vs. BYG
  • DRX vs. SGB
  • MAD vs. RNG
  • IW vs. DRX

Play-in stage: Oct. 1 from 3pm CT to 10pm CT

  • LLL vs. FNC
  • MAD vs. SGB
  • BYG vs. DFM
  • EG vs. CHF
  • RNG vs. ISG
  • CHF vs. BYG
  • RNG vs. IW
  • ISG vs. DRX

Play-in stage: Oct. 2 from 3pm CT to 8pm CT

  • BYG vs. FNC
  • LLL vs. CHF
  • DFM vs. EG
  • IW vs. ISG
  • DRX vs. MAD
  • RNG vs. SGB

Play-in stage: Knockouts – Oct. 3

  • MAD vs. SGB – best-of-five at 1pm CT
  • LLL vs. DFM – best-of-five at 6pm CT

Play-in stage: Knockouts – Oct. 4

  • EG vs. MAD – best-of-five at 1pm CT
  • RNG vs. DFM – best-of-five at 6pm CT

Group stage week one: Oct. 7

  • Cloud9 (C9) vs. FNC
  • G2 Esports (G2) vs. DK (DWG KIA)
  • CFO Flying Oyster (CFO) vs. 100 Thieves (100T)
  • JD Gaming (JDG) vs. EG
  • T1 vs. Edward Gaming (EDG)
  • Gen.G (GEN) vs. RNG

Group stage week one: Oct. 8

  • Rogue (RGE) vs. DRX
  • EG vs. G2
  • FNC vs. T1
  • EDG vs. C9
  • Top Esports (TES) vs. GAM Esports (GAM)
  • DK vs. JDG

Group stage week one: Oct. 9

  • GAM vs. RGE
  • 100T vs. GEN
  • EDG vs. FNC
  • C9 vs. T1
  • RNG vs. CFO
  • DRX vs. TES

Group stage week one: Oct. 10

  • JDG vs. G2
  • RGE vs. TES
  • DK vs. EG
  • 100T vs. RNG
  • GEN vs. CFO
  • GAM vs. DRX

Group stage week one: Oct. 13

  • FNC vs. C9
  • T1 vs. FNC
  • C9 vs. EDG
  • FNC vs. EDG
  • T1 vs. C9
  • EDG vs. T1

Group stage week one: Oct. 14

  • G2 vs. EG
  • EG vs. JDG
  • DK vs. G2
  • G2 vs. JDG
  • EG vs. DK
  • JDG vs. DK

Group stage week one: Oct. 15

  • RGE vs. GAM
  • GAM vs. TES
  • DRX vs. RGE
  • DRX vs. GAM
  • TES vs. RGE
  • TES vs. DRX

Group stage week one: Oct. 16

  • 100T vs. CFO
  • CFO vs. GEN
  • RNG vs. 100T
  • GEN vs. 100T
  • CFO vs. RNG
  • RNG vs. GEN

Knockout stage – Quarterfinals: Oct. 20 to 23

  • RGE vs. JDG
  • T1 vs. RNG
  • GEN vs. DK
  • DRX vs. EDG

Knockout stage – Semifinals: Oct. 29 to 30

  • All matches are TBD.

Knockout stage – Finals: Nov. 5

  • Match is TBD.

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