South Korea will hold the LOL 2023 World Championship from October 10, 2023 to November 19, 2023. A total of 22 teams will participate in the competition, 8 of which will start from the play-in round, namely the top two teams of VCS and PCS, LLA, The first place in CBLOL and LJL, as well as the winner of the global finals promotion series, 14 teams start directly from the Swiss round, which are the top 4 of LPL and LCK, and the top 3 of LEC and LCS.
1. Play-in round: Time: October 10-15, 2023 , Location: Seoul LOL Park . The play-in round is divided into two groups. The four teams in each group will compete in a double elimination round, and the two winning teams will advance to Switzerland. wheel.
2. Swiss Round: Time: October 19-29, 2023 , Location: KBS Stadium, Seoul . The Swiss Round stage will adopt a five-round Swiss round system. Teams with the same winning and losing record will compete with each other until the record reaches three wins or Three losses.
3. Quarterfinals: November 2-5, 2023 , Location: Busan Sajik Indoor Stadium .
4. Semi-finals: November 11-12, 2023 , Location: Busan Sajik Indoor Stadium .
5. Final: November 19, 2023 , Location: Gocheok Sky Dome , Seoul. In the knockout stage, the eight teams that advanced from the Swiss round will draw lots based on their rankings in the previous stage, and then be divided into half areas for a single-elimination knockout round. .
Global Finals Promotion Series: A BO5 match between the LEC fourth seed and the LCS fourth seed. The winning team will advance to the Global Finals.