League of Legends Worlds
Worlds 2026 uses patch 26.20 from the first play-in game to the last series. October 15-18, 2026, Los Angeles. Swiss: October 23-31, 2026, Allen, Texas. Knockout stage in Allen, Texas, after the Swiss stage.
Qualified teams by league
LCK
Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, T1, Dplus KIA
LPL
Anyone's Legend, Bilibili Gaming, Invictus Gaming, Top Esports
LEC
G2 Esports, Movistar KOI, Karmine Corp
LCS
LYON, Team Liquid Alienware, Cloud9
LCP
Team Secret Whales
Play-in teams named in the primer: Karmine Corp, Cloud9, and MVK. The draw happened after CBLOL finals on October 10.
Swiss round 1 draw tiers
Tier 1 plays Tier 4. Tier 2 plays Tier 3. Teams from the same region are not paired in round 1. Matchups are drawn after play-ins end on October 18.
- Tier 1. GEN, AL, TLAW, G2
- Tier 2. TSW, HLE, BLG
- Tier 3. LYON, MKOI, T1, TES
- Tier 4. CFO, IG, DK, Play-In winner
Global Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | League | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanwha Life Esports | LCK | 1540 |
| 2 | Gen.G | LCK | 1519 |
| 3 | Bilibili Gaming | LPL | 1513 |
| 4 | G2 Esports | LEC | 1475 |
| 5 | T1 | LCK | 1471 |