Worlds 2023 ‘Every Match Matters:’ Format, Teams and Updates

Worlds 2023 Schedule and format

Stage 1 - Play-Ins - October 10 to 15

• First and second seed teams of the VCS and PCS
• First seed of LLA, CBLoL and LJL
• The winner of the Worlds Qualifying Series (which is between LCS and LEC)
• Eight teams play two BO3 double elimination brackets
• The top team from each bracket faces off against the second place team from the other bracket in a final BO5
• The two winners from these BO5 move onto the Swiss stage

Stage 2 - Swiss Stage - October 19 to 29

• Two teams from Play-ins
• Top three seeds from LCS and LEC
• Top four teams from LCK and LPL
• 16 teams begin with an 8 BO1 matches based on seeding
• Second round sees teams drawn into matches based on having the same record
• This then continues for another three rounds - putting teams of the same record against one another
• A team then needs three wins to advance, or three losses to be eliminated
• ALL advancement and elimination matches are BO3

Stage 3 - Knockouts - November 2 to 19

• Eight teams
• BO5 single elimination bracket
• Every match matters -- No second chances or do-overs

Grand Finals - November 19

Which teams are among the 22 competing?

Gen.G - LCK

• Choi 'Doran' Hyeon-joon
• Han 'Peanut' Wang-ho
• Jeong 'Chovy' Ji-hoon
• Kim 'Peyz' Su-hwan
• Yoo 'Delight' Hwan-joong

T1 - LCK

• Choi 'Zeus' Woo-je
• Mun 'Oner' Hyeon-jun
• Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok
• Lee 'Gumayusi' Min-hyeong
• Ryu 'Keria' Min-seok

KT Rolster - LCK

• Kim 'Kiin' Gi-in
• Moon 'Cuzz' Woo-chan
• Gwak 'Bdd' Bo-seong
• Kim 'Aiming' Ha-ram
• Son 'Lehends' Si-woo

Dplus KIA - LCK

• Kim 'Canna' Chang-dong
• Kim 'Canyon' Geon-bu
• Heo 'ShowMaker' Su
• Kim 'Deft' Hyuk-kyu
• Yoon 'Bible' Seol 

JDG - LPL

• Bai '369' Jia-Hao
• Seo 'Kanavi' Jin-hyeok
• Zhuo 'knight' Ding
• Park 'Ruler' Jae-hyuk 
• Lou 'MISSING' Yun-Feng

Bilibili Gaming - LPL

• Chen 'Bin' Ze-Bin
• Peng 'Xun' Li-Xun
• Zeng 'Yagao' Qi 
• Zhao 'Elk' Jia-Hao
• Luo 'ON' Wen-Jun

LNG Esports - LPL

• Tang 'Zika' Hua-Yu
• Lee 'Tarzan' Seung-yong
• Lee 'Scout' Ye-chan
• Chen 'GALA' Wei 
• Fu 'Hang' Ming-Hang

Weibo Gaming - LPL

• Kang 'TheShy' Seung-lok
• Wei 'Weiwei' Bo-Han
• Li 'Xiaohu' Yuan-Hao
• Wang 'Light' Guang-Yu
• Liu 'Crisp' Qing-Song

G2 Esports - LEC

• Sergen 'BrokenBlade' Çelik
• Martin 'Yike' Sundelin
• Rasmus 'Caps' Borregaard Winther
• Steven 'Hans Sama' Liv
• Mihael 'Mikyx' Mehle

Fnatic - LEC

• Óscar 'Oscarinin' Muñoz Jiménez
• Iván 'Razork' Martín Díaz
• Marek 'Humanoid' Brázda
• Oh 'Noah' Hyeon-taek
• Adrian 'Trymbi' Trybus

MAD Lions - LEC

• Kim 'Chasy' Dong-hyeon
• Javier 'Elyoya' Prades Batalla
• Yasin 'Nisqy' Dinçer
• Matyáš 'Carzzy' Orság
• Zdravets 'Hylissang' Iliev Galabov

NRG - LCS

• Niship 'Dhokla' Doshi
• Juan 'Contractz' Arturo Garcia
• Cristian 'Palafox' Palafox
• Ian 'FBI' Victor Huang
• Lee 'IgNar' Dong-geun

Cloud9 - LCS

• Ibrahim 'Fudge' Allami
• Robert 'Blaber' Huang
• Jang 'EMENES' Min-soo
• Kim 'Berserker' Min-cheol 
• Jesper 'Zven' Svenningsen

Team Liquid - LCS

• Park 'Summit' Woo-tae
• Hong 'Pyosik' Chang-hyeon
• Eain 'APA' Stearns
• Sean 'Yeon' Sung
• Jo 'CoreJJ' Yong-in

PSG Talon - PCS

• Huang 'Azhi' Shang-Jhih
• Yu 'JunJia' Chun-Chia 
• Huang 'Maple' Yi-Tang
• Tsou 'Wako' Wei-Yang
• Lin 'Woody' Yu-En

CTBC Flying Oyster - PCS

• Hsu 'Rest' Shih-Chieh
• Huang 'Gemini' Chu-Xuan
• Tseng 'JimieN' Hao-Chun
• Chao 'Shunn' Ying-Shun
• Lin 's1aytrue' Sheng-Po

GAM Esports - VCS

• Trần 'Kiaya' Duy Sang
• Đỗ 'Levi' Duy Khánh
• Đặng 'Kati' Thanh Phê
• Nguyễn 'Slayder' Linh Vương
• Nguyễn 'Zin' Tuấn Thọ

Team Whales - VCS

• Nguyễn 'Sparda' Võ Anh Hoàng
• Trần 'BeanJ' Văn Chính
• Lê 'Glory' Ngọc Vinh
• Trần 'Atremis' Quốc Hưng
• Trần 'Bie' Đức Hiếu

DetonatioN FocusMe - LJL

• Yuta 'Yutapon' Sugiura
• Mun 'Steal' Geon-yeong
• Lee 'Aria' Ga-eul
• Ryo 'Milan' Nakamoto 
• Lee 'Harp' Ji-yoong

LOUD - CBLoL

• Leonardo 'Robo' Souza
• Park 'Croc' Jong-hoon
• Thiago 'tinowns' Sartori
• Moon 'Route' Geom-su
• Denilson 'Ceos' Oliveira Gonçalves

Moviestar R7 - LLA

• Cho 'Bong' Bo-woong
• Sebastián 'Oddie' Alonso Niño Zavaleta
• Jeong 'Mireu' Jo-bin
• Lorenzo 'Ceo' Tévez
• Pedro 'Lyonz' Luis Peralta

Worlds 2023 schedule: Where to watch