The top 22 teams will battle for the title of world champion.
The 2020 League of Legends World Championship is making its return to China with the competition kicking off later this month. This is going to be one of the most interesting tournaments yet in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
There are 22 of the best teams from across the globe looking to become the next world champion. But only 16 of these teams will advance to the main event, which will be a double round-robin format with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Here’s how to watch Worlds 2020.
Format
- A total of 16 teams participate in the main event, including four teams from the play-in stage.
- Teams are divided into four groups.
- Double round-robin.
- Matches are played in a best-of-one format.
- Top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage.
Play-in stage
| Group A |
| Team Liquid |
| MAD Lions |
| Legacy Esports |
| Papara SuperMassive |
| INTZ Esports |
| Group B |
| LGD Gaming |
| PSG Talon |
| V3 Esports |
| Unicorns of Love |
| Rainbow7 |
Group stage
| Group A |
| G2 Esports |
| Suning |
| Machi Esports |
| TBD play-in team |
| Group B |
| DAMWON Gaming |
| JD Gaming |
| Rogue |
| TBD play-in team |
| Group C |
| Team Solo Mid |
| Fnatic |
| Gen.G |
| TBD play-in team |
| Group D |
| Top Esports |
| DRX |
| FlyQuest |
| TBD play-in team |
Schedule
Worlds 2020 starts on Sept. 25.
Play-In – Day one
Friday, Sep. 25 at 3am CT
| MAD Lions | INTZ |
| PSG Talon | Rainbow7 |
| Legacy Esports | INTZ |
| LGD Gaming | PSG Talon |
| Team Liquid | MAD Lions |
Play-In – Day two
Saturday, Sep. 26 at 3am CT
| Rainbow7 | V3 Esports |
| INTZ | Papara SuperMassive |
| V3 Esports | Unicorns of Love |
| LGD Gaming | Rainbow7 |
| Unicorns of Love | PSG Talon |
| Papara SuperMassive | MAD Lions |
| Team Liquid | Legacy Esports |
Play-In – Day three
Sunday, Sep. 27 at 3am CT
| V3 Esports | LGD Gaming |
| Rainbow7 | Unicorns of Love |
| PSG Talon | V3 Esports |
| Unicorns of Love | LGD Gaming |
Play-In – Day four
Monday, Sep. 28 at 3am CT
| Papara SuperMassive | Team Liquid |
| MAD Lions | Legacy Esports |
| INTZ | Team Liquid |
| Legacy Esports | Papara SuperMassive |
Play-In – Day five
Tuesday, Sep. 29 at 3am CT
| TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD |
Play-In – Day six
Tuesday, Sep. 30 at 3am CT
| TBD | TBD |
| TBD | TBD |
Main Event – Day one
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3am CT
| FlyQuest | Top Esports |
| DRX | TBD |
| Rogue | TBD |
| DAMWON Gaming | JD Gaming |
| Gen.G | TBD |
| TSM | Fnatic |
Main Event – Day two
Sunday, Oct. 4 at 3am CT
| Machi Esports | TBD |
| G2 Esports | Suning |
| DAMWON Gaming | Rogue |
| JD Gaming | TBD |
| TSM | Gen.G |
| Fnatic | TBD |
Main Event – Day three
Monday, Oct. 5 at 3am CT
| Machi Esports | G2 Esports |
| TBD | Suning |
| DAMWON Gaming | TBD |
| JD Gaming | Rogue |
| FlyQuest | TBD |
| Top Esports | DRX |
Main Event – Day four
Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 3am CT
| G2 Esports | TBD |
| Machi Esports | Suning |
| DRX | FlyQuest |
| Top Esports | TBD |
| Fnatic | Gen.G |
| TSM | TBD |
Main Event – Day five
Thursday, Oct. 8 at 3am CT
| G2 Esports | TBD |
| Machi Esports | Suning |
| Machi Esports | G2 Esports |
| Suning | TBD |
| Machi Esports | TBD |
| Suning | G2 Esports |
Main Event – Day six
Friday, Oct. 9 at 3am CT
| Damwon Gaming | TBD |
| Rogue | JD Gaming |
| Damwon Gaming | Rogue |
| JD Gaming | TBD |
| Rogue | TBD |
| JD Gaming | Damwon Gaming |
Main Event – Day seven
Saturday, Oct. 10 at 3am CT
| Fnatic | TSM |
| Gen.G | TBD |
| TSM | Gen.G |
| Fnatic | TBD |
| TSM | TBD |
| Gen.G | Fnatic |
Main Event – Day eight
Sunday, Oct. 11 at 3am CT
| FlyQuest | DRX |
| Top Esports | TBD |
| DRX | TBD |
| Top Esports | FlyQuest |
| FlyQuest | TBD |
| DRX | Top Esports |
Stream
Worlds will be available to watch on Riot’s official Twitch channel, as well as multiple alternative language streams each commentated by a different set of hosts.
