The League of Legends qualifiers for the Esports World Cup (EWC) are well underway, with all eyes on Korea’s LCK teams.
As the best-performing region internationally, Korea will receive four slots for this year’s $2 million LoL tournament.
Having won EWC last year, Gen.G have already qualified as have Sentinels, the winners of the North American EWC qualifier.
Joining them from the LCK will be the eventual Road to MSI (Spring Split) champions and the top two teams from the online qualifiers.
How to Watch LoL EWC Korea Qualifiers
Unlike the early stages of the European equivalent, all of the LCK teams’ EWC qualifiers are receiving full broadcasts.
And there is even a full English broadcast on the LoLglobal channel on the Korean streaming website SOOP.
And multiple English content creators have also been co-streaming the games, including LoL’s most popular streamer, Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont.
LCK EWC Qualifier Schedule
So far, only Kiwoom DRX has been eliminated from the qualifiers, though multiple teams are also in trouble in the Lower Bracket.
Meanwhile, Hanwha Life Esports, Dplus Kia, BNK FEARX, and T1 are all cruising in the Upper Bracket after respective 2-0 victories.
Now, the bracket looks as follows:
May 12 — Upper Bracket Round 2
- BFX vs T1 (best-of-three)
- 01:00 PDT
- 04:00 EDT
- 10:00 CEST
- HLE vs DK (best-of-three)
- 03:00 PDT
- 06:00 EDT
- 12:00 CEST
May 18 — Lower Bracket Round 1
- KT Rolster vs Hanjin Brion (best-of-three)
- 01:00 PDT
- 04:00 EDT
- 10:00 CEST
- DN SOOPers vs Nonghim Redforce (best-of-three)
- 03:00 PDT
- 06:00 EDT
- 12:00 CEST
Remaining Dates
- May 19 – Lower Bracket Round 2
- May 25 – Lower Bracket Round 3
- May 26 – Qualification Matches (best-of-fives)
Which Korean teams do you expect to qualify for EWC? Let us know your predictions on the Insider Gaming Discord.
Meanwhile, there may not be a Korean team at the Esports Nations Cup after KeSPA withdrew from the ENC following disputes over roster selection.
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