The 2023 League of Legends World Championship is officially underway with the main event roaring to life with the 16-team Swiss stage in Seoul.
All eyes are on Chinese titans JD Gaming as they look to pull off a feat never before achieved in League esports; walk the near-impossible golden road by winning both regional championships, the Mid-Season Invitational, and Worlds in one competitive season. The LPL champions already bowled over three of the lofty waymarkers—victory in South Korea will solidify their place in the annals of gaming history.
Plenty of legendary teams stand in their way though, including Faker’s T1, the star-studded Bilibili Gaming, European heavyweights like G2 Esports and Fnatic, North American hopefuls Cloud9 and Team Liquid, and even an old sleeping giant returning to League’s biggest stage in KT Rolster.
One thing’s for sure: Worlds is starting to heat up.
Here’s everything you’ll need to keep up with the Worlds 2023 Swiss stage action, including the matchday schedules, brackets, results, and plenty more.
Worlds 2023: Swiss stage standings
A mouse has yet to be clicked in the 2023 League World Championship main event, meaning each competing roster has a 0–0 record. After opening day on Oct. 19, teams will then begin playing equal-record matches.
The sixteen Worlds teams are on level footing, for now. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Leaguepedia
Swiss format is very simple and, while it’s new to League’s Worlds, has been utilized across many other esports in the past—most notably with Counter-Strike’s Major cycle.
Teams will face off against each other based on their current score in the Swiss stage. For example, if a team is 1-0, they’ll be drawn and will play against another team at 1-0. There is an added caveat; no team can play another team twice across this section. All matches at 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, and 1-1 will be played as a best-of-one, while any match that would see a team progress to playoffs (or exit Worlds altogether) will be a best-of-three.
PositionTeamWinsLossesStatusOneT110Cloud910Gen.G10JD Gaming10G2 Esports00Dplus KIA00Fnatic00Bilibili Gaming00KT Rolster00LNG Esports00Weibo Gaming00NRG00Team BDS01GAM Esports01MAD Lions01Team Liquid01
Worlds 2023: Swiss stage scores and schedule
Here’s the full schedule for the Worlds 2023 Swiss stage, including the results of each match and any eliminations. This section of the championship’s main event will run until Oct. 29. All times here are listed in CT and are subject to change and delays.
Round One
Thursday, Oct. 19 12am: T1 1-0 Team Liquid 1am: Cloud9 1-0 MAD Lions 2am: GenG vs. GAM Esports 3am: JD Gaming vs. Team BDS 4am: G2 Esports vs. Dplus KIA 5am: NRG vs. Weibo Gaming 6am: Fnatic vs. LNG Esports 7am: Bilibili Gaming vs. KT Rolster
Round Two
Friday, Oct. 20 12am: TBD vs. TBD 1am: TBD vs. TBD 2am: TBD vs. TBD 3am: TBD vs. TBD 4am: TBD vs. TBD 5am: TBD vs. TBD 6am: TBD vs. TBD 7am: TBD vs. TBD
Round Three
Saturday, Oct. 21 2am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification match (BO3) Sunday, Oct. 22 2am: TBD vs. TBD 3am: TBD vs. TBD 4am: TBD vs. TBD 5am: TBD vs. TBD Monday, Oct. 23 2am: TBD vs. TBD Elimination match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Elimination match (BO3)
Round Four
Thursday, Oct. 26 2am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) Friday, Oct. 27 2am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) Saturday, Oct. 26 2am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
Round Five
Saturday, Oct. 28 11am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) Sunday, Oct. 29 2am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3) 5am: TBD vs. TBD Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
Explaining the Worlds Swiss stage
League’s new Swiss stage at the World Championship sees 16 teams play through up to five rounds with eight eventually eliminated and eight moving on to the quarterfinals.
Teams only play against teams with the same win-loss record, meaning there are more opportunities to go deep in the event for rosters. Teams that win three matches will advance to the knockout stage, while any team that hits three losses is eliminated from the prestigious League tournament and sent home.
Teams can appear on as many as five Worlds matchday on their road to the finals. Screenshot by Dot Esports
For added flavor, Riot has set any elimination or qualification match (three losses or three wins respectively) to best-of-threes, while Swiss matches in the middle of the bracket will be played as best-of-one games.
This year’s Worlds Swiss stage has 33 scheduled matches that will be contested from Thursday, Oct. 29 through to last-gasp battles on Sunday, Oct. 29.
How to watch the League Worlds 2023 Swiss stage
If you’ve got a Riot Games Account and actively play League, tune in for Worlds via the official League esports site. Connecting your Twitch account to your Riot account and watching through the website will enable drops on your account, with a variety of League rewards up for grabs just by watching these matches.
Tip:
Pentakills earn extra Worlds drops, and we’ve already had three in Play-Ins!
You can also watch on Twitch or YouTube. Leaguepedia also has listed a number of Worlds 2023 channels covering the event in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Korean, and more.
Here is the official Worlds 2023 Twitch stream.
Alternatively, some popular streamers and content creators have linked up with Riot as official Worlds co-streamers, broadcasting matches live.
This article will be updated throughout the Worlds 2023 Swiss stage.
About the author
Isaac McIntyre
Aussie Managing Editor for Dot Esports. I began writing in sports at Fairfax Media in Mudgee and Newcastle, before falling in love with esports and gaming, from League of Legends to Crusader Kings, Lego: Star Wars, and Trine. Got a tip for us? Email: [email protected].
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