Worlds Schedule: Every Game in the 2020 World Championship
Here is a complete, regularly-updated breakdown of the 2020 Worlds schedule
The 2020 World Championship is finally upon us and it is time to reveal the FULL Worlds schedule. Keep this page bookmarked and track it regularly to keep up-to-date with every upcoming game and the exciting match-ups that Worlds has to offer.
Worlds begins with the play-in stage in which 10 of the lowest seeds at the tournament will fight for the final four spots in the World Championship group stage.
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The play-ins split the 10 teams into two groups of five and the teams will play a single round-robin to determine who automatically qualifies for groups, who are eliminated from the competition, and who will have to play best-of-fives to decide their fate.
Following the play-in group stage, there will be play-in elimination matches pitching the third and fourth place teams from each group against each other in a best-of-five. The winner of these matches will then face off against the second-place team from the outside of their group in a do-or-die series that will decide the final two World Championship group stage competitors.
Here’s a full guide on how you can watch the play-in stage from Friday, 25 September to Wednesday, 30 September.
Then, the main event starts with the group stage. The 16 best teams from around the globe will be split into four seeded groups of four and teams will play a double round-robin. After this, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
The group stage will take place from Saturday, 3 October to Sunday, 11 October.
After the group stage, there will be a draw for the knockout stage that will decide the entire bracket, starting with the groups’ first-place teams facing off against second-place teams. The knockout stage is single elimination starting from Thursday, 15 October to the final on Saturday, 31 October.
Here is the full Worlds schedule (Eastern Time):
Play-In Stage
Group Stage – Friday 25 September
- 4AM ET – MAD Lions vs. INTZ
- 5AM ET – PSG Talon vs. Rainbow7
- 6AM ET – Legacy Esports vs. INTZ
- 7AM ET – LGD Gaming vs. PSG Talon
- 8AM ET – Team Liquid vs. MAD Lions
Group Stage – Saturday 26 September
- 4AM ET – Rainbow7 vs. V3 Esports
- 5AM ET – INTZ vs. Papara SuperMassive
- 6AM ET – V3 Esports vs. Unicorns of Love
- 7AM ET – LGD Gaming vs. Rainbow7
- 8AM ET – Unicorns of Love vs. PSG Talon
- 9AM ET – Papara SuperMassive vs. MAD Lions
- 10AM ET – Team Liquid vs. Legacy Esports
Group Stage – Sunday 27 September
- 4AM ET – V3 Esports vs. LGD Gaming
- 5AM ET – Rainbow7 vs. Unicorns of Love
- 6AM ET – PSG Talon vs. V3 Esports
- 7AM ET – Unicorns of Love vs. LGD Gaming
Group Stage – Monday 28 September
- 4AM ET – Papara SuperMassive vs. Team Liquid
- 5AM ET – MAD Lions vs. Legacy Esports
- 6AM ET – INTZ vs. Team Liquid
- 7AM ET – Legacy Esports vs. Papara SuperMassive
Elimination Stage – Tuesday 29 September
- 2AM ET – Rainbow7 vs. LGD Gaming
- 6AM ET – Papara SuperMassive vs. MAD Lions
Elimination Stage – Wednesday 30 September
- 2AM ET – Legacy Esports vs. LGD Gaming
- 6AM ET – Unicorns of Love vs. Papara SuperMassive
Group Stage
Saturday 3 October
- 4AM ET – FlyQuest vs. Top Esports
- 5AM ET – DRX vs. Unicorns of Love
- 6AM ET – Rogue vs. PSG Talon
- 7AM ET – DAMWON Gaming vs. JD Gaming
- 8AM ET – Gen.G vs. LGD Gaming
- 9AM ET – TSM vs. Fnatic
Sunday 4 October
- 4AM ET – Machi Esports vs. Team Liquid
- 5AM ET – G2 Esports vs. Suning
- 6AM ET – Rogue vs. DAMWON Gaming
- 7AM ET – JD Gaming vs. PSG Talon
- 8AM ET – Gen.G vs. TSM
- 9AM ET – Fnatic vs. LGD Gaming
Monday 5 October
- 4AM ET – Machi Esports vs. G2 Esports
- 5AM ET – Suning vs. Team Liquid
- 6AM ET – DAMWON Gaming vs. PSG Talon
- 7AM ET – JD Gaming vs. Rogue
- 8AM ET – FlyQuest vs. Unicorns of Love
- 9AM ET – Top Esports vs. DRX
Tuesday 6 October
- 4AM ET – G2 Esports vs. Team Liquid
- 5AM ET – Suning vs. Machi Esports
- 6AM ET – DRX vs. FlyQuest
- 7AM ET – Top Esports vs. Unicorns of Love
- 8AM ET – Fnatic vs. Gen.G
- 9AM ET – TSM vs. LGD Gaming
Group A – Thursday 8 October
- 4AM ET – G2 Esports vs. Team Liquid
- 5AM ET – Machi Esports vs. Suning
- 6AM ET – G2 Esports vs. Machi Esports
- 7AM ET – Suning vs. Team Liquid
- 8AM ET – Machi Esports vs. Team Liquid
- 9AM ET – Suning vs. G2 Esports
Group B – Friday 9 October
- 4AM ET – DAMWON Gaming vs. PSG Talon
- 5AM ET – Rogue vs. JD Gaming
- 6AM ET – DAMWON Gaming vs. Rogue
- 7AM ET – JD Gaming vs. PSG Talon
- 8AM ET – Rogue vs. PSG Talon
- 9AM ET – JD Gaming vs. DAMWON Gaming
Group C – Saturday 10 October
- 4AM ET – Fnatic vs. TSM
- 5AM ET – Gen.G vs. LGD Gaming
- 6AM ET – TSM vs. Gen.G
- 7AM ET – Fnatic vs. LGD Gaming
- 8AM ET – TSM vs. LGD Gaming
- 9AM ET – Gen.G vs. Fnatic
Group D – Sunday 11 October
- 4AM ET – FlyQuest vs. DRX
- 5AM ET – Top Esports vs. Unicorns of Love
- 6AM ET – DRX vs. Unicorns of Love
- 7AM ET – Top Esports vs. FlyQuest
- 8AM ET – FlyQuest vs. Unicorns of Love
- 9AM ET – DRX vs. Top Esports
Knockout Stage
Quarter-Final – Thursday 15 October
Top Esports vs. Fnatic
Quarter-Final – Friday 16 October
Suning vs. JD Gaming
Quarter-Final – Saturday 17 October
Gen.G vs. G2 Esports
Quarter-Final – Sunday 18 October
DAMWON Gaming vs. DRX
Semi-Final – Saturday 24 October
TBD vs. TBD
Semi-Final – Sunday 25 October
TBD vs. TBD
Final – Saturday 31 October
TBD vs. TBD
Worlds. How to watch the play-in stage. light
The opening game of the 2020 World Championship is MAD Lions vs INTZ and takes place at 4AM Eastern Time. Catch the stream on the Riot Games Twitch channel or lolesports YouTube channel.