LoL Worlds 2026 schedule runs from Thursday, October 15 to Saturday, November 14. Play-Ins begin at 7 PM BST, Swiss starts on October 23, quarterfinals begin November 3 and the Grand Final is at 7 PM GMT on November 14. The UK clocks change on October 25, so the starting times move during the Swiss Stage.
The Play-In stage has finished and the Swiss Round 1 draw is complete. All eight opening Swiss matchups are listed below alongside the UK match-day broadcast times. Later Swiss and Knockout opponents will be decided by results and subsequent draws.
LoL Worlds 2026 schedule: every match day in BST and GMT
| UK date | Stage | First start (UK) | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct | Play-Ins | 7:00 PM BST | Cloud9 Kia vs Karmine Corp; 12 AM next day FURIA vs MVK |
| 16 Oct | Play-Ins | 7:00 PM BST | Upper final; midnight lower elimination |
| 17 Oct | Play-Ins | 7:00 PM BST | Lower final |
| 18 Oct | Play-Ins | 7:00 PM BST | Qualifying final |
| 23 Oct | Swiss | 6:00 PM BST | Round 1: eight confirmed pairings below |
| 24 Oct | Swiss | 6:00 PM BST | Swiss matches |
| 25 Oct | Swiss | 5:00 PM GMT | Swiss matches; UK clocks go back |
| 26 Oct | Swiss | 5:00 PM GMT | Swiss matches |
| 28 Oct | Swiss | 8:00 PM GMT | Qualification/elimination series |
| 29 Oct | Swiss | 8:00 PM GMT | Qualification/elimination series |
| 30 Oct | Swiss | 8:00 PM GMT | Qualification/elimination series |
| 31 Oct | Swiss | 5:00 PM GMT | Final Swiss round and Knockout draw |
| 3 Nov | Quarterfinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Quarterfinal 1 |
| 4 Nov | Quarterfinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Quarterfinal 2 |
| 5 Nov | Quarterfinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Quarterfinal 3 |
| 6 Nov | Quarterfinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Quarterfinal 4 |
| 7 Nov | Semifinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Semifinal 1 |
| 8 Nov | Semifinal | 10:00 PM GMT | Semifinal 2 |
| 14 Nov | Grand Final | 7:00 PM GMT | Final, Barclays Center, Brooklyn |
The listed LoL Worlds 2026 schedule times are broadcast starting times, not guarantees that a game begins precisely on the minute. On days with more than one series, the second start can be several hours later. The first Play-In day has two fixed slots at 7 PM BST and midnight, with the second technically falling on October 16 in Britain.
LoL Worlds 2026 opening matches on October 15
| US match date | Match | UK start | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October | Cloud9 Kia vs Karmine Corp | 15 October, 7 PM BST | Best-of-five |
| 15 October | FURIA vs MVK Esports | 16 October, 12 AM BST | Best-of-five |
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule begins with those two opening series in Los Angeles. Both are best-of-five Fearless Draft matches. Winners meet in Friday’s upper final while losers play a lower-bracket elimination match. October 17 hosts the lower final, and the October 18 qualifying final decides the only Play-In team advancing to Swiss.
Riot’s opening time of 11 AM PDT converts to 7 PM BST, not 6 PM. Some automatically rendered UK schedules display UTC values without adding Britain’s summer-time hour. If you’re watching from the UK on October 15, use 7 PM BST for Cloud9 vs Karmine Corp and midnight for the FURIA match.
LoL Worlds 2026 schedule: Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage: October 23–31
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule resumes in Allen, Texas on October 23 with 16 Swiss teams. October 23–24 matches begin at 6 PM BST. Britain switches from BST to GMT on October 25, moving October 25–26 and October 31 starts to 5 PM GMT. The three evenings October 28–30 start at 8 PM GMT.
The October 18 draw established the Round 1 opponents below. As matches finish, later opponents are drawn among teams with the same series records. Teams advance when they reach three wins and are eliminated after three losses; qualifying and elimination matches use best-of-three. That’s why the complete Swiss fixture list isn’t yet a set of fixed named pairings.
LoL Worlds 2026 Swiss Round 1 fixtures: October 23
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule now includes the eight Swiss Round 1 pairings from the completed draw. The opening broadcast window is listed as 6 PM BST on October 23, but that is the start of the match day, not the individual start time for all eight games. Check Riot’s live schedule for each fixture’s assigned slot.
| Match | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G vs Invictus Gaming | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| Team Liquid vs CTBC Flying Oyster | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| Anyone’s Legend vs Karmine Corp | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| G2 Esports vs Dplus KIA | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| Hanwha Life Esports vs Top Esports | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| LOS vs T1 | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| Team Secret Whales vs LYON | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
| Bilibili Gaming vs Movistar KOI | October 23 | Swiss Round 1 |
Karmine Corp reached the Swiss Stage through Play-Ins and face Anyone’s Legend in their opening draw. Further Swiss opponents depend on each team’s tournament record, so Round 2 pairings will follow the opening results.
LoL Worlds 2026 schedule: Worlds 2026 Knockouts: quarterfinals and semifinals
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule moves into best-of-five Knockout matches from November 3. Four quarterfinals take place November 3–6, one each day, at 10 PM GMT. The semifinals take place November 7 and 8 at the same time. All six series are at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen.
The eight-team Knockout draw takes place October 31. Two 3–0 Swiss teams draw against two 3–2 teams, with the other four qualifiers arranged in the remaining quarterfinals. Those matchups are not official before the draw, so a bracket screenshot from earlier October cannot legitimately show the final competitors.
LoL Worlds 2026 schedule: Worlds 2026 Final: November 14 UK time
The last date in the LoL Worlds 2026 schedule is Saturday, November 14 at 7 PM GMT. The final takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, with Riot listing the US broadcast start as 2 PM EST. It is a single best-of-five series; the first team to win three games becomes the 2026 world champion.
Worlds Fan Fest runs November 12–14 at Pier 36 in Manhattan, but it is separate from the final series and its broadcast start. The tournament final isn’t a full weekend of separate Knockout games: the semifinal winners have a break after November 8 before meeting in Brooklyn.
Why the UK start times change during Worlds
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule crosses two daylight-saving changes. Britain returns to GMT on Sunday, October 25; the United States changes its clocks on Sunday, November 1. That’s why copying one fixed US-to-UK time difference across all rounds gives incorrect answers.
Between October 25 and October 31, the UK is on GMT while Texas is still observing daylight time. From November 1, Texas is on Central Standard Time. The official stage-specific UK conversions in the calendar above reflect those changes, including the 10 PM GMT Knockout starts and the 7 PM GMT final.
Where to check match results and late fixture changes
Riot maintains the latest Worlds schedule and match results. The Swiss Round 1 draw has been made, while later rounds depend on match results. The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule now names the first eight Swiss pairings. Completed best-of-five and best-of-three results are posted on the official schedule.
You can enter the Worlds Pick’Ems for free, but predictions lock separately for Play-Ins, Swiss and Knockouts. The Play-In and Crystal Ball windows closed on October 15. Swiss picks have their own deadline before matches start on October 23.
How many days does Worlds 2026 run?
The LoL Worlds 2026 schedule spans 31 calendar days from October 15 to November 14, but matches are not played every day. There are breaks between the Play-In and Swiss Stages, during Swiss, before Knockouts and before the Grand Final. That is why the LoL Worlds 2026 schedule has several blank dates between the opening day and the final. Don’t confuse tournament duration with the number of match days.
For exact opening opponents, see our Play-In bracket guide. The detailed Worlds format guide explains why subsequent teams and records are drawn after matches rather than announced on the calendar at the start.
Official schedule, team list and format: Riot Games Worlds 2026 Primer.
