The countdown to the 2024 League of Legends World Championship is on. Twenty teams enter this year’s edition of the pinnacle event, but the path they tread won’t be easy.
Gen.G was the first team to secure a spot in the Swiss stage thanks to their victory at League‘s Mid-Season Invitational, but as each split draws to a close, more squads will soon be joining the Korean giants at the biggest event on the calendar.
There’s still time for the many League challengers to stake their claims and make history at the 14th edition of the glamorous Riot tournament, but just one slip-up in these regional playoffs may mean the difference between a precious ticket to Germany or an early vacation. Here are the teams that qualified for Worlds 2024.
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All LoL teams qualified for Worlds 2024
Main event
LEC (EMEA)
- Fnatic (LEC Season Finals runner-up)
- G2 Esports (LEC Summer champion, LEC Season Finals runner-up)
- MAD Lions KOI (LEC Season Finals third seed)
G2 became the second team locked in for Worlds 2024 after their 3-0 whitewash of Fnatic on July 28. This will be the eighth time we’ll see G2 take the Worlds stage, and they’ll be hoping to bounce back from last year’s early exit in the round-robin stage.
G2 also took out the Season Finals over Fnatic who qualified as runners-up at the event, while MAD Lions KOI secured a Play-In seed as the third-placed seed.
LCS (North America)
- FlyQuest (LCS Summer champion)
- Team Liquid (LCS Summer runner-up)
- 100 Thieves (LCS Summer third-place)
Three spots are up for grabs in the LCS following the Summer Championship which kicked off in mid-August. Team Liquid has guaranteed their appearance at Worlds by making the upper bracket final and locking in a top-three spot.
They’ll be joined by FlyQuest, who upset C9 to book their first appearance at League‘s glamour event in four years before they went one better, taking out the championship with an impressive 3-1 over Liquid in the Summer Championship final. Following behind is 100 Thieves, who nabbed the final spot after eliminating Cloud9 in a shock upset on Sept. 1—a blow that leaves C9 without a Worlds ticket for the second time ever.
LPL (China)
- Bilibili Gaming (LPL Summer champion)
- Top Esports (LPL Championship points)
- LNG Esports (LPL Regional Finals winner)
- Weibo Gaming (LPL Regional Finals runner-up)
The LPL season is in full swing, with four spots at Worlds up for grabs for the Chinese heavyweights. Regular split champion Bilibili Gaming will go through as the top seed but it’s not over for the teams who miss out: The top LPL points scorer for the year Top Esports is also getting through, Regional Finals winner LNG Esports is heading to Europe, with the runner up Weibo Gaming rounding out the four teams from China.
LCK (Korea)
- Hanhwa Life Esports (LCK Summer champion)
- Dplus KIA (LCK Regional Finals winner)
- Gen.G (2024 MSI champion, LCK 2024 Championship Points)
- T1 (LCK Regional Finals runner-up)
Gen.G was the first team to book its spot at Worlds thanks to their historic MSI win. Joining the glittering roster will be the LCK Championship points leader (Gen.G at this stage, with T1 in tow), and the Summer and Regional Finals champions.
Hanhwa Life Esports stunned in their win over Gen.G in the LCK Summer final, while DK locked in their spot with a victory over T1 in the upper bracket of the regional finals. The reigning Worlds champs did end up qualifying, however, taking down KT Rolster 3-2 in a thrilling five-match series.
Play-in
PCS (Asia-Pacific)
- PSG Talon (PCS Summer champion)
- Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS (PCS Summer runner-up)
The PCS won’t just be playing for Worlds spots this August. The top team will secure their slot in the new APAC split starting 2025, and with many teams looking beyond Worlds to their League futures, all eyes will be on the PCS playoffs.
PSG Talon will take the PCS top seed once again, taking down SoftBank HAWKS in the final. It’s not all bad news for the HAWKS, however, with bots finalists making it to Worlds.
VCS (Vietnam)
- GAM Esports (VCS Summer champion)
- Vikings Esports (VCS Summer runner-up)
Vietnam is also folding into the new APAC system. The region is still bouncing back from the major match-fixing scandal last split, but the top two here still secure Play-In spots at Worlds, plus the champions will lock in their spot in the APAC 2025 league. GAM took down Vikings in the final, with both guaranteed to make it to the Worlds Play-Ins.
LLA (Latin America)
- Movistar R7 (LLA Closing champion)
The LLA as we know it comes to a close in 2024 with South America folded into North America’s LCS via the new conference. Favorites Movistar R7 went back-to-back after a solid regular split to take out the LLA, booking a return to the Worlds stage.
CBLOL (Brazil)
- paiN Gaming (CBLOL Split Two champion)
The same goes for the CBLOL, who will also join the LLA in the all-new American League conference system in 2025. Vivo Keyd Stars led the way in the regular split, but it was paiN Gaming who walked away champions of the CBLOL on Sept. 7.
