Riot has, at long last, decided to alter the structure of the League of Legends World Championship. It would appear that this is the only positive statement that Riot has managed to make since the beginning of League of Legends Season 13 with all of the announcements that have been made public. Riot Games and LoL Esports have announced that the League of Legends World Championship in 2023 will finally utilize an all-new tournament system.
Additionally, the venue for the World Championships in 2023 was disclosed.
Now that we have that out of the way let’s talk about the significant overhaul just made to the League of Legends world championship. Which teams are eligible to compete, and which locations have been selected for the tournament?
Riot has made all pertinent material public, to our great relief.
The League of Legends World Championship will return to South Korea in 2023
After an interval of five years, South Korea will play home to the third World Championship for the video game League of Legends. It has yet to be discovered which specific towns and arenas will host the event, but it is time to get excited about it. Attending Worlds in Korea, with its amazing supporters and the fantastic atmosphere, is a real treat.
Invictus Gaming won their first Worlds title and the first title for the LPL the last time the League of Legends World Championship was played in South Korea. This was the last time the World Championship was held in South Korea. Will a team from South Korea be able to win it on their home turf, or will North America and Europe finally come up to the challenge?
Brand-New LoL Worlds Format
This year’s World Championship will have 22 teams, one less than the previous year’s total of 24. The Play-Ins will continue to serve as the opening round of the competition, followed by the Swiss stage and then the Knockouts stage.
On the other hand, there is a recently introduced method to qualify for the world championships called the “Worlds Qualifying Series.”
The Worlds Qualifying Series, also known as WQS, is a best-of-five match that pits the fourth-seeded team from the LEC against the fourth-seeded team from the LCS. The participant who wins this match will advance to the world championships. Riot Games stated that they intend to broaden the scope of the Worlds Qualifying Series in subsequent years to encompass a more significant number of areas and teams.
Here is exactily what Riot said. “With this new competitive format, we hope to better deliver on that opportunity, as well as showcase more exciting best-of series, and allow for more player stories to unfold.”
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The victor of the WQS will travel to Korea to compete alongside the other 21 qualifiers. The Play-In Stage will get underway with eight of these teams:
- 2 VCS teams
- 2 teams in the PCS
- 1 team each from LLA and CBLOL
- 1 team each from LJL and LEC/LCS (via WQS)
The Swiss stage will be the first competition for the remaining 14 teams:
- 4 LPL teams
- 4 LCK teams
- 3 LEC teams
- 3 LCS teams
Knockout Stage remains the same
