All LoL Worlds qualified teams for the 2026 edition of the event

Naerlyn Published September 25, 2026

The 2026 League of Legends World Championship will begin on October 15. As the regional splits are about to conclude, the 19 LoL World Championship teams have been selected. Here’s a breakdown of all LoL Worlds qualified teams, alongside an introduction to be informed for predictions.

The list of LoL Worlds qualified teams

The 19 teams at the 2026 Worlds are the following (with their qualification date alongside):

LCK

• LCK #1: Gen.G (Sep. 1)
• LCK #2: Hanwha Life Esports (Aug. 15)
• LCK #3: T1 (Sep. 1)
• LCK #4: Dplus KIA (Sep. 4)

LPL

• LPL #1: Anyone’s Legend (Sep. 12)
• LPL #2: Bilibili Gaming (Aug. 13)
• LPL #3: Top Esports (Sep. 17)
• LPL #4: Invictus Gaming (Sep. 19)

LCS

• LCS #?: Cloud9 (Sep. 19)
• LCS #?: Team Liquid (Sep. 20)
• LCS #?: To be defined (Sep. 26)

LEC

• LEC #1: G2 Esports (Sep. 5)
• LEC #2: Movistar KOI (Sep. 18)
• LEC #3: Karmine Corp (Sep. 5)

LCP

• LCP #1: Team Secret Whales (Aug. 2)
• LCP #2: CTBC Flying Oyster (Aug. 29)
• LCP #3: MVK Esports (Aug. 22)

CBLOL

• CBLOL #1: To be defined (Oct. 10)
• CBLOL #2: To be defined (Oct. 10)

The third seeds from North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and the second seed from Brazil will go through the play-in. From there, only one of them will advance to the main event of Worlds 2026.

Overview of the LoL Worlds teams

Gen.G, the favorite who never won a semifinal at Worlds. Image credit: Cesar Galeao / Riot Games

LCK

With now ten Worlds titles under their belt, the LCK has won the past four years in a row. Arriving at Worlds 2026, it’s hard to not see them as the favorites.

For the third year in a row, Gen.G spearheads the LCK. GEN is among the favorites, but they’re hard to place precisely. The LCK’s first seed dominates the competition for most of the year, but they’ve never managed to even reach the Worlds finals.

Alongside them, T1 is the opposite. T1 hasn’t won an LCK title since Spring 2022, but they’ve won the past three World Championships.

Rounding out the region come Hanwha Life Esports and Dplus KIA. Neither of these stands out as much as T1 or Gen.G, but they’re both just as capable of winning Worlds. HLE won the Mid-Season Invitational of this year, while DK won the Esports World Cup.

BLG is two series short of a Golden Road in 2026. Image credit: Bruno Alvares / Riot Games

LPL

The eternal runner-up at Worlds, the LPL is always the first region to fill the playoff spots that the LCK vacates. Most of the time, China can challenge South Korea even though they don’t come out on top in the end. Last year however, the LCK did not lose a single series against a foreign opponent.

The LPL’s first seed is Anyone’s Legend. A team that failed to make any strides in 2026, they finished the year in style by upsetting Bilibili Gaming in the LPL Grand Finals. In 2025, AL was initially unimpressive before displaying an excellent level at Worlds.

The real star of the LPL is their second seed Bilibili Gaming. BLG has been one of the best teams in the world in 2026. Nearly defeated all year long, they fell in two crucial series, losing the MSI final and the LPL Grand Finals.

Lastly come Top Esports and Invictus Gaming, to repeat China’s 2025 line-up. Little hope is placed on TES as they always fumble at internationals. As for IG, they’re looking to redeem themselves for last Worlds.

Can LYON finally win a series against the East? Image credit: Christina Oh / Riot Games

LCS

The LCS’ sole purpose nowadays is to handicap Europe. Across all history, the region has won exactly one best-of-five against the LCK, LPL, and LCP each. Their win rate still isn’t the worst, since they usually get eliminated before reaching said Bo5s.

Cloud9 will go to Worlds for the first time since 2023. Usually, they’re NA’s best performing team at this tournament. Team Liquid, on the other hand, has yet to make it to a playoff. Lastly, LYON will most likely be the team to round out the LCS trifecta.

G2 Esports is the hope of Europe at Worlds. Image credit: Bruno Alvares / Riot Games

LEC

Europe always comes to Worlds with uncertain expectations. G2 and KC can reach the final just as well as they can go 1-3 in the Swiss stage. G2 Esports can outsmart any Korean team, though they struggle more against the LPL. On the other hand, they have a tendency to lose to NA.

As for KC, they can have brilliant teamplay, but they will completely forget how to play at some events. MKOI is worse on this front: good regionally, Movistar KOI consistently disappoints at internationals.

CBLOL

The CBLOL teams will qualify on October 10.

Featured image credit: Colin Young-Wolff / Riot Games