Worlds schedule

The Worlds 2026 schedule starts on October 15, 2026, with the Play-In Stage at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. The League of Legends World Championship runs through November 14, 2026, ending with the Grand Final at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Worlds 2026 is hosted in the United States across three cities. The Play-In Stage is at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, the Swiss Stage and Knockout Stage are at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, and the Grand Final is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The Worlds 2026 format runs through three stages, with the Play-In from October 15 to 18, the Swiss Stage from October 23 to 31, and the Knockout Stage from November 3 to 14. Quarterfinals are played November 3 to 6, semifinals November 7 to 8, and the Grand Final on November 14.

Worlds 2026 Play-In matches start at 11 AM PDT (8 PM CEST, 3 AM KST the next day). Swiss Stage matches start at 12 PM CDT on October 23 to 26 and October 31 and at 3 PM CDT on October 28 to 30, quarterfinals and semifinals start at 4 PM CST, and the Grand Final starts at 2 PM EST on November 14.

You can watch Worlds 2026 for free on lolesports.com, the Riot Games Twitch channel, and the LoL Esports YouTube channel, with co-streams from creators authorized by Riot in many languages.

Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage Pick'Ems open on October 18 and lock on October 23 before the first Swiss match, and Knockout Stage picks open on October 31 and lock on November 3. Picks are made at lolesports.com/pickems or in the League of Legends client.

This page lists the full Worlds schedule with today’s matches, upcoming fixtures, and results. You can browse every Worlds match in your local timezone and stay up to date as the Play-In, Swiss, Knockout, and Grand Final stages are played.

You can add every Worlds match to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook with nextmatch.lol. Follow the Worlds teams you want and subscribe to your calendar feed once. Match times update automatically when the schedule changes, and the events include stream links.