The results of the 2018 Worlds group draw are in

Can North America make it out of groups this year?
Image via Riot Games

The 2018 League of Legends World Championship returns next week, and today, the groups for both the play-in stage and group stage were drawn on Riot’s official Twitch channel.

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Top teams from around the world were included in the draw, including kt Rolster, RNG, Team Liquid, Fnatic, returning champions Gen.G (formerly Samsung Galaxy), and more. Several big teams will have to compete in the play-in stage to reach groups, however, including North America’s Cloud9, Europe’s G2 Esports, and China’s EDG. Check how your favorite team stacks up against the competition below in the full lists for each stage of the tournament.

Play-in stage groups

Screengrab via Riot Games

Group A

  • EDG
  • Infinity eSports
  • Dire Wolves

Group B

  • G2 Esports
  • Supermassive
  • Ascension Gaming

Group C

  • Cloud9
  • KaBuM!
  • DetonatioN FocusMe

Group D

  • G-Rex
  • Gambit
  • Kaos Latin Gamers

Group stage pools

Screengrab via Riot Games

Group A

  • Flash Wolves
  • Afreeca Freecs
  • Phong Vũ Buffalo
  • TBD

Group B

  • RNG
  • Gen.G
  • Vitality
  • TBD

Group C

  • kt Rolster
  • Mad Team
  • Team Liquid
  • TBD

Group D

  • Fnatic
  • 100 Thieves
  • Invictus Gaming
  • TBD

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