Riot Games has confirmed the start times for every day of the League of Legends World Championships 2026 (LoL Worlds).
This year’s tournament is being held in North America, starting October 15 and concluding with the final on November 14.
The event will be spread across the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Here is the full schedule for when the Worlds 2026 matches will start each day.
LoL Worlds Start Times 2026
- Play-Ins
- October 15–18
- 11 AM PDT / 1 PM CDT / 2 PM EDT / 7 PM BST / 8 PM CEST
- October 15–18
- Swiss Stage
- October 23–24
- 10 AM PDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT / 6 PM BST / 7 PM CEST
- October 25-26
- 10 AM PDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT / 5 PM GMT / 6 PM CET
- October 28–30
- 1 PM PDT / 3 PM CDT / 4 PM EDT / 10 PM BST / 11 PM CEST
- October 31
- 10 AM PDT / 12 PM CDT / 1 PM EDT / 6 PM BST / 7 PM CEST
- October 23–24
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals
- November 3–8
- 2 PM PST / 4 PM CST / 5 PM EST / 10 PM GMT / 11 PM CET
- November 3–8
- Grand Final
- November 14
- 11 AM PST / 1 PM CST / 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT / 8 PM CET
- November 14
Worlds 2026 Teams
Most of the teams for Worlds 2026 have already been locked in, with just the LCS and CBLOL left to decide.
It’s especially difficult to pick a favourite this year, though Polymarket users give LCK champions Gen.G the slight edge.
The full list of teams competing this year is as follows:
- LCK
- 1st – Gen.G
- 2nd – Hanwha Life Esports
- 3rd – T1
- 4th – Dplus Kia
- LPL
- 1st – Anyone’s Legend
- 2nd – Bilibili Gaming
- 3rd – Top Esports
- 4th – Invictus Gaming
- LEC
- 1st – G2 Esports
- 2nd – Movistar KOI
- 3rd – Karmine Corp (Play-Ins)
- LCS
- Unseeded – Team Liquid
- Unseeded – Cloud9
- TBD
- LCP
- 1st – Team Secret Whales
- 2nd – CTBC Flying Oyster
- 3rd – MVK Esports (Play-Ins)
- CBLOL
- TBD
- TBD
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