The first-ever League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage still has several days to go, but players are already declaring the new-look format has made this the “best Worlds ever,” especially when it comes to entertainment and hype.
Worlds 2023 has seen a change to the long-standing format Riot Games favored since the early 2010s, with the group stage abandoned for a new Swiss stage.
While some League players were initially hesitant about the swap, things have been trending upward ever since the bracket actually arrived. Today, excitement hit its peak, with esports fans declaring the change “perfect” and suggesting this has already been the “best Worlds ever” because every match-up has been so interesting.
Not only is the Swiss stage entertaining, they said, but it feels like there’s more at stake in every match. This has created several blockbuster days already.
The other thing the format change has been praised for is wider interest: even though each League player has their favorite teams in Swiss stage, they have to keep track of every other challenger and their journeys because each roster could face each other at any slice of the main event—leading to more games watched.
The topsy-turvy nature of this year’s event has also helped, fans said.
In particular, we never expected TL to do so well against T1 or for GAM to come so far after nearly not making it to Worlds. The stakes are much higher in Swiss, and the pros are learning quickly they don’t have many chances to qualify through to quarterfinals.
Overall, these eyecatching days, incredible matchups, and “meaningful matches” across the bracket have League players raving about the format change Riot has brought in, with many now eager to see just how many have been tuning in.
Fans are now hoping the hype continues on Thursday, Oct. 26 with the elimination matches between Cloud9 and Fnatic as well as MAD Lions and Weibo Gaming.
Published: Oct 23, 2023 07:03 pm