Four down, fifteen to go—but the journey to determine this year’s League of Legends world champion has only just began. Still, even in the Play-In Stage, we’ve seen one of the big regions fall short of expectations.
GAM Esports’ reward for a successful Play-In Stage campaign was a round one matchup with FlyQuest, while PSG Talon will also have a tough assignment in the form of LCK Summer winners Hanwha Life Esports.
The other matchups featuring directly qualified teams are Team Liquid vs. LNG Esports and Weibo Gaming going up against Gen.G, the monsters of the second pool.
This year’s League of Legends World Championship will shuttle the squads between Berlin, Paris, and London to determine this year’s greatest squad. The Swiss Stage of this year’s Worlds will take place in two parts, first between Oct. 3 and Oct.7, then, after a short break, the rest of the placements will be determined between Oct. 10 and Oct. 13. The first day of play will only feature the round one matchups—all best-of-one affairs—and Oct. 4 will feature all 1-0 and 0-1 matches, still sticking to a best-of-one format. From then on, the deciders will all get their dedicated day of play, with best-of-three battles to determine the ultimate fate of the participants.
