# 2024 League of Legends World Championship

The 2024 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the fourteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organised by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from 25 September to 2 November in Berlin, Paris, and London. It marked the fifth time Europe has hosted the tournament, having held the event in 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2021. Twenty teams qualified for the event based on placement within their regional leagues and results gained in the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).
The finals took place on 2 November at The O2 Arena in London, where T1 of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) successfully defended their title after defeating Bilibili Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 3–2 to win the organization's record-extending fifth World Championship.

## Qualification

The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) and League of Legends Pro League (LPL) will have three directly qualified teams to the Swiss stage, while the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) and League Championship Series (LCS) will have two directly qualified teams. The 2024 Mid-Season Invitational champion, Gen.G, earned automatic qualification to the Swiss stage, also counting as the additional seed for the LCK. The LPL, as the runner-up region, also earned an additional spot. Four teams from the play-in stage will also qualify to the Swiss stage.
Eight teams qualified for the play-in stage: The top two teams of the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) 2024 Summer playoffs, the top two teams of the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) 2024 Summer playoffs, the third place teams in the LCS Championship and LEC Season Finals, the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends (CBLOL) 2024 Split 2 champion, and the Liga Latinoamérica (LLA) 2024 Closing Split champion.
This will be the final World Championship where teams from the PCS and VCS qualify for the tournament individually, as they will merge (alongside the League of Legends Japan League (LJL) and League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO)) to form a new Asia-Pacific league in 2025 called League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP). Additionally, the LCS, CBLOL and LLA will be merging under the newly formed League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA), which has separated North (LTA North) and South (LTA South) Conferences held in three different splits, with each split held with different formation such as double-elimination tournament and even the "Pick & Play" system that allows teams to select their opponents.
The following tables show qualified teams and their respective qualification paths:
| Region | League | Qualification Path | Team | Pool |
| Started from Swiss Stage |||||
| South Korea | LCK | Summer Champion | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 |
| South Korea | LCK | Championship Points | Gen.G | 2 |
| South Korea | LCK | Regional Finals Winner | Dplus KIA | 3 |
| South Korea | LCK | Regional Finals Runner-Up | T1 | 3 |
| China | LPL | Summer Champion | Bilibili Gaming | 1 |
| China | LPL | Championship Points | Top Esports | 2 |
| China | LPL | Regional Finals Winner | LNG Esports | 3 |
| China | LPL | Regional Finals Runner-Up | Weibo Gaming | 3 |
| EMEA | LEC | Season Finals Champion | G2 Esports | 1 |
| EMEA | LEC | Season Finals Runner-Up | Fnatic | 2 |
| North America | LCS | Championship Winner | FlyQuest | 1 |
| North America | LCS | Championship Runner-Up | Team Liquid | 2 |
| Started from Play-in Stage |||||
| EMEA | LEC | Season Finals 3rd Place | MAD Lions KOI | 1 |
| North America | LCS | Championship 3rd Place | 100 Thieves | 1 |
| Asia-Pacific | PCS | Summer Champion | PSG Talon | 1 |
| Asia-Pacific | PCS | Summer Runner-Up | SoftBank Hawks | 2 |
| Vietnam | VCS | Summer Champion | GAM Esports | 1 |
| Vietnam | VCS | Summer Runner-Up | Vikings Esports | 2 |
| Brazil | CBLOL | Split 2 Champion | PaiN Gaming | 2 |
| Latin America | LLA | Closing Champion | Movistar R7 | 2 |

### Pre-tournament rankings

Riot Games unveiled its global power ranking ahead of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship. According to Riot Games, Gen.G ranked first with 1,663 points, and Bilibili Gaming ranked second with 1,602 points. Hanwha Life Esports, Top Esports, and G2 Esports followed. T1, the defending champion, was ranked sixth with 1,467 points. These pre-tournament rankings were known as Global Power Rankings and were powered by Amazon Web Services. There were based on an Elo model that evaluated the overall strength of the team. The goal was to ensure each ranking reflected how well a team would perform and the difficulty of the competition.

## Venues

Berlin, Paris, and London were chosen to host the competition. The O2 Arena was announced as the finals venue during the 2023 League of Legends World Championship final in Seoul, South Korea. The Riot Games Arena, and the Adidas Arena were announced as the venues for the play-in/Swiss stage and the quarterfinals/semifinals on 5 January 2024, respectively.
| Berlin, Germany | Paris, France | London, England |
| Play-in and Swiss Stage | Quarterfinals and Semifinals | Final |
| Riot Games Arena | Adidas Arena | The O2 Arena |
| Capacity: 210 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
| Berlin | Paris | London |

## Play-in stage

* Date: 25–29 September
* Venue: Riot Games Arena, Berlin
* 8 teams were put into a double-elimination bracket. Pool 1 teams will play against Pool 2 teams in Opening matches. No two teams from the same region could be placed in the same half of the bracket.
* All matches are best-of-three.
* Four teams advance to Swiss stage as pool 4. Remaining teams are eliminated.
| Opening Matches | Opening Matches | Opening Matches | Winner's Match | Winner's Match | Winner's Match | Advance to Swiss stage | Advance to Swiss stage | Advance to Swiss stage |
| Match 1 | Match 1 | Match 1 | | | | | | |
| MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | 2 | | | | | | |
| MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | 2 | Match 7 | Match 7 | Match 7 | | | |
| Vikings Esports | Vikings Esports | 0 | Match 7 | Match 7 | Match 7 | | | |
| Vikings Esports | Vikings Esports | 0 | W1 | MAD Lions KOI | 2 | | | |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | Match 2 | W1 | MAD Lions KOI | 2 | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | Match 2 | W2 | PSG Talon | 1 | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI |
| PSG Talon | PSG Talon | 2 | W2 | PSG Talon | 1 | | | |
| PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | 1 | | | | | | |
| Match 3 | Match 3 | Match 3 | | | | | | |
| GAM Esports | GAM Esports | 2 | | | | | | |
| GAM Esports | GAM Esports | 2 | Match 8 | Match 8 | Match 8 | | | |
| SoftBank Hawks | SoftBank Hawks | 0 | Match 8 | Match 8 | Match 8 | | | |
| SoftBank Hawks | SoftBank Hawks | 0 | W3 | GAM Esports | 2 | | | |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | Match 4 | W3 | GAM Esports | 2 | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | GAM Esports |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | Match 4 | W4 | Movistar R7 | 0 | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | GAM Esports |
| 100 Thieves | 100 Thieves | 1 | W4 | Movistar R7 | 0 | | | |
| Movistar R7 | Movistar R7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Elimination Matches | Elimination Matches | Elimination Matches | Decider Matches | Decider Matches | Decider Matches | Advance to Swiss stage | Advance to Swiss stage | Advance to Swiss stage |
| | | | Match 9 | Match 9 | Match 9 | | | |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | Match 5 | L8 | Movistar R7 | 1 | | | |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | Match 5 | L8 | Movistar R7 | 1 | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming |
| L1 | Vikings Esports | 0 | W5 | PaiN Gaming | 2 | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming |
| L2 | PaiN Gaming | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Match 10 | Match 10 | Match 10 | | | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | Match 6 | L7 | PSG Talon | 2 | | | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | Match 6 | L7 | PSG Talon | 2 | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | PSG Talon |
| L3 | SoftBank Hawks | 0 | W6 | 100 Thieves | 0 | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | PSG Talon |
| L4 | 100 Thieves | 2 | | | | | | |
Source: LoL Esports

## Swiss stage

* Date and time: 3–7 and 10–13 October, start time at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
* Venue: Riot Games Arena, Berlin
* 16 teams play in Swiss-system format with five rounds.
** Round 1, Pool 1 teams will play against Pool 4 teams, while Pool 2 teams will play against Pool 3 teams. Teams from the same region do not play against each other.
** From Round 2 onward, teams with the same record will play each other. Match up will be determined by draw after each round and teams from the same region can play each other. New to this year, teams will not be placed in rematches against previous opponents.
* Teams with three wins advance to knockout stage, while teams with three losses are eliminated.
* All advancement and elimination are best-of-three, with all other matches being best-of-one.

### Bracket

| | | | | | | | | | | | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | LNG Esports | LNG Esports | LNG Esports | | | | | | |
| | | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | | | Gen.G | | | | | | | | |
| 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | G2 Esports | G2 Esports | 0 | Gen.G | Gen.G | 2 | | | | | | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts | | | |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | 0 | | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | Top Esports | Top Esports | Top Esports | | | |
| PSG Talon | PSG Talon | 0 | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | 1 | LNG Esports | LNG Esports | 2 | | | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | 0 | Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | | | |
| FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 1 | FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 0 | | | | | | Top Esports | Top Esports | 2 | T1 | T1 | T1 | | | |
| GAM Esports | GAM Esports | 0 | Gen.G | Gen.G | 1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | | G2 Esports | G2 Esports | 0 | | | | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts | Advance to knockouts |
| G2 Esports | G2 Esports | 1 | Top Esports | Top Esports | 0 | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 0 | | | T1 | T1 | 2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming |
| PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | 0 | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 0 | T1 | T1 | 1 | | | Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 2 | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | 1 | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming |
| Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 1 | LNG Esports | LNG Esports | 1 | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | 0 | | | FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 1 | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 2 | FlyQuest | FlyQuest | FlyQuest |
| MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | 0 | | | | FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 1 | | | | | | FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 2 | | | |
| Top Esports | Top Esports | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Top Esports | Top Esports | 1 | | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 1 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| T1 | T1 | 0 | T1 | T1 | 1 | Fnatic | Fnatic | 0 | | | Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 2 | G2 Esports | G2 Esports | 1 | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA |
| Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 0 | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | 0 | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 0 | | | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | 1 | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 2 | G2 Esports | G2 Esports | G2 Esports |
| LNG Esports | LNG Esports | 1 | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | 1 | G2 Esports | G2 Esports | 1 | | | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 2 | | | | Team Liquid | Team Liquid | Team Liquid |
| Fnatic | Fnatic | 0 | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | 0 | | | | | | Fnatic | Fnatic | 1 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | | | |
| Dplus KIA | Dplus KIA | 1 | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 2 | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | | | |
| Gen.G | Gen.G | 1 | Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 0 | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | 0 | | | PSG Talon | PSG Talon | 0 | Fnatic | Fnatic | Fnatic | | | |
| Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 0 | Fnatic | Fnatic | 1 | Team Liquid | Team Liquid | 2 | | | | | | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | | | |
| | | | GAM Esports | GAM Esports | 0 | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | 1 | | | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | GAM Esports | 2 | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | MAD Lions KOI | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | PaiN Gaming | | | | | | |
Source: LoL Esports

## Knockout stage

* Date and time: 17–20 and 26–27 October, 2 November, start time at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
* Eight teams from Swiss stage are drawn into a single-elimination bracket.
** Two teams with a 3–0 record in the Swiss stage are on opposite sides of the bracket and face those with a 3–2 record, while all remaining teams will be seeded randomly.
* Venue: Adidas Arena in Paris (Quarterfinals-Semifinals); The O2 Arena in London (Finals)
* All matches are best-of-five.
* The members of the winning team will lift the Summoner's Cup, earning their title as the 2024 League of Legends World Champions.

### Qualified teams

Eight teams qualify for the playoff portion of the tournament from the Swiss stage.
| Pools | Pools | Teams |
| Pool 1 (3–0) | Pool 1 (3–0) | LNG Esports |
| Pool 1 (3–0) | Pool 1 (3–0) | Gen.G |
| Pool 2 (3–1) | Pool 2 (3–1) | Top Esports |
| Pool 2 (3–1) | Pool 2 (3–1) | Hanwha Life Esports |
| Pool 2 (3–1) | Pool 2 (3–1) | T1 |
| Pool 3 (3–2) | Pool 3 (3–2) | Weibo Gaming |
| Pool 3 (3–2) | Pool 3 (3–2) | Bilibili Gaming |
| Pool 3 (3–2) | Pool 3 (3–2) | FlyQuest |

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 17 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 17 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 17 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | | | | | | |
| LNG Esports | LNG Esports | 1 | | | | | | |
| LNG Esports | LNG Esports | 1 | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | | | |
| Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 3 | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 26 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | | | |
| Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 3 | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 0 | | | |
| 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | Weibo Gaming | Weibo Gaming | 0 | | | |
| 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 18 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 3 | | | |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 3 | | | |
| Hanwha Life Esports | Hanwha Life Esports | 1 | | | | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London |
| Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 3 | | | | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London | 2 November, 15:00 CET – London |
| Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 3 | | | | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 2 |
| 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | | | | Bilibili Gaming | Bilibili Gaming | 2 |
| 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 19 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | | | | T1 | T1 | 3 |
| Top Esports | Top Esports | 0 | | | | T1 | T1 | 3 |
| Top Esports | Top Esports | 0 | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | | | |
| T1 | T1 | 3 | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | 27 October, 14:00 CET – Paris | | | |
| T1 | T1 | 3 | T1 | T1 | 3 | | | |
| 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | T1 | T1 | 3 | | | |
| 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | 20 October, 14:00 CEST – Paris | Gen.G | Gen.G | 1 | | | |
| Gen.G | Gen.G | 3 | Gen.G | Gen.G | 1 | | | |
| FlyQuest | FlyQuest | 2 | | | | | | |
Source: LoL Esports

## Ranking

A base prize pool of US$2,250,000 is offered for the tournament. This pool is to be further increased based on sales of an event pass within the League of Legends store. The prize pool is spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |
| 1st | T1 | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 20% | $450,000 |
| 2nd | Bilibili Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 16% | $360,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Gen.G | – | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 8% | $180,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Weibo Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | 8% | $180,000 |
| 5th–8th | LNG Esports | – | 3–0 | 1–3 | | | 4.5% | $101,250 |
| 5th–8th | Hanwha Life Esports | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | | | 4.5% | $101,250 |
| 5th–8th | FlyQuest | – | 3–2 | 2–3 | | | 4.5% | $101,250 |
| 5th–8th | Top Esports | – | 3–1 | 0–3 | | | 4.5% | $101,250 |
| 9th–11th | G2 Esports | – | 2–3 | | | | 3.5% | $78,750 |
| 9th–11th | Dplus KIA | – | 2–3 | | | | 3.5% | $78,750 |
| 9th–11th | Team Liquid | – | 2–3 | | | | 3.5% | $78,750 |
| 12th–14th | Fnatic | – | 1–3 | | | | 3% | $67,500 |
| 12th–14th | GAM Esports | 2–0 | 1–3 | | | | 3% | $67,500 |
| 12th–14th | PSG Talon | 2–1 | 1–3 | | | | 3% | $67,500 |
| 15th–16th | MAD Lions KOI | 2–0 | 0–3 | | | | 2.5% | $56,250 |
| 15th–16th | PaiN Gaming | 2–1 | 0–3 | | | | 2.5% | $56,250 |
| 17th–18th | 100 Thieves | 1–2 | | | | | 1.75% | $39,375 |
| 17th–18th | Movistar R7 | 1–2 | | | | | 1.75% | $39,375 |
| 19th–20th | SoftBank Hawks | 0–2 | | | | | 1% | $22,500 |
| 19th–20th | Viking Esports | 0–2 | | | | | 1% | $22,500 |
| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |

## Marketing
### Official song

"Heavy Is the Crown", performed by Linkin Park, was announced as the tournament's theme song on 24 September 2024. A day later, Riot Games and Linkin Park released the song's music video, featuring the most recent champions T1 of the LCK, consisting of reigning Finals MVP Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok. The video also featured players from the winners of major professional regions during the Spring and Summer Splits, such as Gen.G's Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon of the LCK, Bilibili Gaming's Chen "Bin" Zebin of the LPL, G2 Esports's Rasmus "Caps" Winther of the LEC, and FlyQuest's Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek of the LCS. Diego "Brance" Amaral of the CBLOL's Red Canids was also included, despite the team not qualifying for the tournament.
Despite being on tour for their at-the-time upcoming album From Zero, Linkin Park performed the song as part of the opening ceremony for the final between Bilibili Gaming and T1. They previously performed at the O2 Arena for their album tour, during which they performed the same track.

### Slogan

The tournament's official slogan, Make Them Believe, was unveiled on 31 August 2024 alongside a format explainer video on YouTube.

## Sponsorship

| Riot Games Esports Partners | LoL Esports Partners |
| HP Omen Amazon Web Services Verizon Secretlab Mastercard HyperX Red Bull | Opera GX Mercedes-Benz Oppo Cisco |