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BLG bowing on the Worlds 2023 stage
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LoL Worlds 2023: Full match schedule

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Tyler Esguerra
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Jerome Heath
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Mateusz Miter
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Cecilia Ciocchetti
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Nicholas Taifalos
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Published: Nov 18, 2023 07:59 pm

After an entire year’s worth of incredible League of Legends action, the World Championship is here. With more than a month’s worth of action, keeping track of the schedule is important.

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The biggest tournament of the year features 22 of the best teams in the world in a completely new format across October and November. This event will be played out across three different stages: the play-in stage, the Swiss stage, and the knockout stage. The specific dates for each stage are as follows:

  • Play-in stage: Oct. 10 to 15
  • Swiss stage: Oct. 19 to 23, Oct. 26 to 29
  • Knockout stage: Nov. 2 to 5 (Quarterfinals), Nov. 11 to 12 (Semifinals), Nov. 19 (Finals)

First, eight teams will battle amongst themselves in the play-in stage to earn one of the two final spots in the next round, where they will face off against 14 other major region squads in a Swiss-style format stage with five rounds.

Finally, the knockout stage will feature the remaining eight teams as they battle for gold and glory, aiming to lift the Summoner’s Cup and become the next world champion. The stage is almost set, and the fans are all excited to see where their favorite teams will end up, from tournament favorites and dark horse challengers to incredible Cinderella stories.

If you’re based in North America like me, however, you might want to get some early rest if you want to catch any games since the tournament will be taking place in South Korea, meaning that the start times will be relatively late for most people on the other side of the globe.

League Worlds 2023 full match schedule

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From the play-ins to the grand final. Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via Riot Games

Play-in stage: Oct. 10 to 15, starting at 2am CT unless noted

Tuesday, Oct. 10

  • Movistar R7 vs. PSG Talon
  • LOUD vs. GAM Esports

Wednesday, Oct. 11

  • DetonatioN FocusMe vs. CTBC Flying Oyster
  • Team BDS vs. Team Whales

Thursday, Oct. 12

  • PSG Talon vs. LOUD
  • CTBC Flying Oyster vs. Team Whales

Friday, Oct. 13

  • Movistar R7 vs. GAM Esports
  • DetonatioN FocusMe vs. Team BDS

Saturday, Oct. 14

  • LOUD vs. GAM Esports
  • CTBC Flying Oyster vs. Team BDS
  • 10pm: Team Whales vs. Gam Esports

Sunday, Oct. 15 (at 10pm CT)

  • PSG Talon vs. Team BDS

Swiss stage: Oct. 19 to 23, Oct. 26 to 29, starting at 2am CT unless noted

Thursday, Oct. 19 (at 12am CT)

  • T1 vs. Team Liquid
  • Cloud9 vs. MAD Lions
  • Gen.G vs. GAM Esports
  • JD Gaming vs. Team BDS
  • G2 Esports vs. Dplus KIA
  • NRG vs. Weibo Gaming
  • Fnatic vs. LNG Esports
  • Bilibili Gaming vs. KT Rolster

Friday, Oct. 20 (at 12am CT)

  • G2 Esports vs. Weibo Gaming
  • JD Gaming vs. Bilibili Gaming
  • Cloud9 vs. LNG Esports
  • Gen.G vs. T1
  • Team Liquid vs. NRG
  • Dplus KIA vs KT
  • Team BDS vs. MAD Lions
  • GAM Esports vs. Fnatic

Saturday, Oct. 21 (at 2am CT)

  • JD Gaming vs. LNG Esports
  • G2 Esports vs. Gen.G

Sunday, Oct. 22 (at 2am CT)

  • T1 vs. Cloud9
  • NRG vs. MAD Lions
  • Bilibili Gaming vs. Fnatic
  • KT Rolster vs. Weibo Gaming

Monday, Oct. 23 (at 2am CT)

  • Team Liquid vs. GAM Esports
  • Dplus KIA vs. Team BDS

Thursday, Oct. 26 (at 2am CT)

  • Cloud9 vs. Fnatic
  • MAD Lions vs. Weibo Gaming

Friday, Oct. 27 (at 2am CT)

  • Dplus KIA vs. GAM Esports
  • KT Rolster vs. LNG Esports

Saturday, Oct. 28 (at 2am CT)

  • T1 vs. Bilibili Gaming
  • NRG vs. G2 Esports

Sunday, Oct. 29 (at 11pm CT)

  • KT Rolster vs. Dplus KIA
  • Fnatic vs. Weibo Gaming
  • G2 Esports vs. Bilibili Gaming

Knockout stage: Nov. 2 to 5 (Quarterfinals), Nov. 11 to 12 (Semifinals), Nov. 19 (Finals), starting at 3am CT

Thursday, Nov. 2

  • NRG vs. Weibo Gaming
    • Quarterfinal: Winner progresses to semifinal, loser eliminated.

Friday, Nov. 3

  • Gen.G vs. Bilibili Gaming
    • Quarterfinal: Winner progresses to semifinal, loser eliminated.

Saturday, Nov. 4

  • JD Gaming vs. KT Rolster
    • Quarterfinal: Winner progresses to semifinal, loser eliminated.

Sunday, Nov. 5

  • LNG Esports vs. T1
    • Quarterfinal: Winner progresses to semifinal, loser eliminated.

Saturday, Nov. 11

  • Weibo Gaming vs. Bilibili Gaming
    • Semifinal: Winner progresses to grand final, loser eliminated.

Sunday, Nov. 12

  • JD Gaming vs. T1
    • Semifinal: Winner progresses to grand final, loser eliminated.

Sunday, Nov. 19

  • T1 vs. Weibo Gaming
    • Grand final
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