The League of Legends World Championship 2025 (LoL Worlds 2025) is the most prestigious tournament for fans of Riot Games’ globally popular MOBA title. Every year, Worlds brings together the best teams from around the world to compete for the title of world champion.

The 2025 edition is particularly special, featuring major changes such as a reduction in the number of participating teams and the introduction of a brand-new format called the Fearless Draft. With tighter qualification rules and a more demanding schedule, Worlds 2025 is expected to be one of the most competitive tournaments in League of Legends history.

Participating Teams – LoL Worlds 2025

This year, 17 of the world’s best teams from the major regions — LCK (Korea), LPL (China), LEC (Europe), LTA (Americas), and LCP (Asia-Pacific) — will compete for the ultimate crown. One additional team will qualify through the Play-In Stage to complete the 16-team lineup for the Swiss Stage.

Here’s the full list of teams qualified for Worlds 2025:

LCK (Korea): Gen.G Esports, Hanwha Life Esports, KT Rolster, T1
LPL (China): Bilibili Gaming, Anyone’s Legend, TOP Esports, Invictus Gaming
LTA (Americas): FlyQuest, Keyd Stars, 100 Thieves
LEC (Europe): G2 Esports, KOI Esports, Fnatic
LCP (Asia-Pacific): CTBC Flying Oyster, Secret Whales, PSG Talon

LoL Worlds 2025 Schedule

The 2025 Worlds will take place in China with a multi-city tour format — starting in Beijing and concluding in Chengdu. Each stage will be held in iconic esports venues, supported by Riot Games and official global streaming platforms.

China will once again be in the spotlight as the host nation, showcasing state-of-the-art esports infrastructure and world-class production for the global audience.

LoL Worlds 2025 Tournament Format

Worlds 2025 introduces a new three-stage system that emphasizes competitiveness and strategy:

1. Play-In Stage

The Play-In Stage for 2025 features a single best-of-five (Bo5) series between LCK’s 4th seed and LPL’s 4th seed. The winner advances to the Swiss Stage, while the loser is immediately eliminated — highlighting the high-stakes nature of this year’s qualification process.

In this stage, T1 will face Invictus Gaming on October 14, 2025.

2. Swiss Stage

The Swiss Stage includes 16 teams, featuring the Play-In winner. Teams will face opponents with similar win-loss records throughout the stage.

• Teams with 3 wins advance to the Knockout Stage.

• Teams with 3 losses are eliminated.

• Decider matches are played in best-of-three (Bo3) format, while others use best-of-one (Bo1).

• No rematches between the same teams are allowed.

This format ensures that every match counts, providing opportunities for underdog teams to shine and surprise the competition.

3. Knockout Stage – Grand Finals

The top eight teams from the Swiss Stage will advance to the Knockout Stage, played under a single-elimination format — one loss means elimination.

All matches are played in best-of-five (Bo5) format, with the Fearless Draft system in place. In this format, each champion can only be used once per series, demanding deep champion pools and creative strategies from every team.

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