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.
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
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
