The 2024 League of Legends World Championship Play-In Phase is Here!
Get ready, Summoners! The stage is set in Berlin, where eight fierce teams will clash for a coveted spot in the Swiss stage of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship. This marks the beginning of an exhilarating journey towards hoisting the prestigious Summoner’s Cup.
This year’s World Championship unfolds across beautiful Europe, featuring a fierce lineup of 20 teams vying for supremacy in three thrilling stages: Play-Ins, Swiss, and Knockouts. Each stage is a battleground where teams must fight tooth and nail to secure their advancement. The stakes couldn’t be higher—one misstep could mean the heartbreaking end of their championship dreams.
LoL Worlds Play-In Format and Teams
The Play-In stage serves as the launching pad for this epic competition, welcoming just eight of the 20 qualified teams. They will compete in two double-elimination groups, each showdown played as the best of three matches. Only those teams achieving a 2-0 record will progress to the Swiss stage, while others with a 1-1 record will go head-to-head in the lower bracket—no early rematches this time around!
Here’s the lineup of teams battling for glory in the 2024 World Cup Play-In:
- LEC Summer (third seed) – MAD Lions
- KOI
- LICS Summer (third seed) – 100 Thieves
- PCS Summer (champion, runner-up) – PSG Talon
- Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS
- VCS Summer (champion, runner-up) – GAM Esports
- Vikings Esports
- CBLOL (sample) – pain at play
- LLA closure (sample) – Movistar R7
These teams are set to fight bravely and strategically as they vie for their chance to progress to the next stage of the championship, where the competition will only intensify.
All 2024 World Cup Play-In Matches: Schedule and Results
Every match in this tournament is critical, and the random draw of the first round signifies the start of something spectacular as teams look to claim victory. The matchups were unveiled after the thrilling conclusion of the 2024 LEC Season Finals in Monaco, and you can bet that the opening bouts will not disappoint!
Here’s your must-see schedule of the initial matches for the 2024 World Cup:
- Wednesday, September 25
- 7:00 CT: MAD Lions KOI defeated Vikings Esports 2-0
- 10:00 CT: pain Gaming lost to PSG Talon 1-2
- Thursday, September 26
- 7:00 CT: SoftBank HAWKS lost to GAM 0-2
- 10:00 CT: 100 Thieves lost to Movistar R7 0-2
- Friday, September 27
- 7:00 CT: MAD Lions KOI defeated PSG Talon 2-1
- 10:00 CT: Movistar R7 lost to GAM 0-2
- Saturday, September 28
- 7:00 CT: pain at play defeated Vikings Esports 2-0
- 10:00 CT: 100 Thieves defeated SoftBank HAWKS 2-0
- Sunday, September 29
- 7:00 CT: pain at play defeated Movistar R7 2-1
- 10:00 CT: 100 Thieves lost to PSG Talon 0-2
How to Watch the 2024 World Cup Qualifying Matches
Don’t miss out on the action! The 2014 World Cup matches will be live streamed on YouTube and Twitch, as well as through Riot’s official website. If you can’t catch the live events, don’t worry! Spoiler-free replays will be available on each channel following the end of each day of matches. Excitingly, streams will also be offered in multiple languages, so be sure to check the tournament’s Leaguepedia page for more details.
The 2024 World Cup Play-In Phase is setting the stage for what promises to be an electrifying tournament! Each team is fired up to secure one of those coveted spots in the Swiss stage, building momentum that will lead to the heart-pounding Grand Finals scheduled for November 2nd at the iconic O2 Arena in London. Let the games begin!
