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The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is coming to North America in October. Riot Games has officially released the start times for every day of Worlds 2026, starting with the Play-Ins on October 15 before continuing on through the Swiss Stage and into the knockout rounds.
The event will take place across three cities. The Play-In Stage begins in Los Angeles, then moves to Allen, Texas for the Swiss Stage and knockout rounds, before concluding with the Grand Final at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Dates and times for League of Legends World Championship 2026
Riot has now shared the start times for each day of Worlds across several regions and time zones.
October 15-18 | Play-Ins Stage
- 11:00 AM PDT
- 1:00 PM CDT
- 2:00 PM EDT
- 7:00 PM BST
- 8:00 PM CEST
October 23-24 | Swiss Stage
- 10:00 AM PDT
- 12:00 PM CDT
- 1:00 PM EDT
- 6:00 PM BST
- 7:00 PM CEST
October 25-26 | Swiss Stage
- 10:00 AM PDT
- 12:00 PM CDT
- 1:00 PM EDT
- 5:00 PM GMT
- 6:00 PM CET
October 28-30 | Swiss Stage
- 1:00 PM PDT
- 3:00 PM CDT
- 4:00 PM EDT
- 10:00 PM BST
- 11:00 PM CEST
October 31 | Swiss Stage
- 10:00 AM PDT
- 12:00 PM CDT
- 1:00 PM EDT
- 6:00 PM BST
- 7:00 PM CEST
November 3-8 | Quarterfinals and Semifinals
- 2:00 PM PST
- 4:00 PM CST
- 5:00 PM EST
- 10:00 PM GMT
- 11:00 PM CET
November 14 | Grand Final
- 11:00 AM PST
- 1:00 PM CST
- 2:00 PM EST
- 7:00 PM GMT
- 8:00 PM CET
Los Angeles will host the Play-In Stage at the Riot Games Arena. Allen, Texas will host both the Swiss Stage and knockout rounds at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.
The Grand Final will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
What regions qualified for Worlds 2026?
Each region has already qualified multiple teams to participate in Worlds 2026. China’s LCK sends Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, T1 and Dplus KIA; LPL qualification has given its spot to Anyone’s Legend, Bilibili Gaming, Top Esports and Invictus Gaming.
LEC sides G2 Esports, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp will all compete in Worlds, with Karmine Corp beginning in the Play-In Stage. Meanwhile, Team Secret Whales, CTBC Flying Oyster and MVK Esports will represent the LCP; MVK will also begin in the Play-Ins. Cloud9 will compete at Worlds if they win Week 3 of Playoffs.
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