LoL Worlds Qualified Teams — All 19 Teams at Worlds 2026

Ben Boland Published 12/10/2026

The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is just around the corner and 19 teams from across the globe will duke it out in North America. This year offers plenty of great storylines, as T1 vies for their fourth in a row, Chovy tries to overcome his demons, and the West tries to rise. Let’s take a look at the 19 teams that have qualified for Worlds 2026.

All 19 Teams at Worlds 2026

The tournament sees 19 teams take to the Rift at various stages: four in the Play-in stage and 16 in the Swiss (including the one Play-in team). Hanwha Life were the first team to qualify for the event because they won MSI 2026. With BLG finishing runners-up, they also earned the LPL a fourth slot.

The LCS, LEC, and LCP all have three teams attending the tournament, two guaranteed in Swiss and the other starting life in the Play-ins. The CBLoL is back at Worlds this year, with the region getting two slots, one of those being in the Play-ins. Let’s take a look at which teams qualified for Worlds:

Team	League	Stage
Gen.G	LCK	Swiss
Hanwha Life Esports	LCK	Swiss
T1	LCK	Swiss
Dplus KIA	LCK	Swiss
Anyone’s Legend	LPL	Swiss
Bilibili Gaming	LPL	Swiss
Top Esports	LPL	Swiss
Invictus Gaming	LPL	Swiss
G2 Esports	LEC	Swiss
Movistar Koi	LEC	Swiss
Karmine Corp	LEC	Play-In
Team Liquid	LCS	Swiss
LYON	LCS	Swiss
Cloud9	LCS	Swiss
Team Secret Whales	LCP	Swiss
CTBC Flying Oyster	LCP	Swiss
MVK Esports	LCP	Play-In
LOS	CBLoL	TBD
Furia	CBLoL	TBD

You can read our guide on how to bet on LoL Worlds, with plenty of markets at all the top LoL betting sites.

How Are Slots Allocated?

The LCK and the LPL have historically had four seeds at Worlds. This year, it was not predetermined. The LCK earned its extra slot through Hanwha Life winning the Mid-Season Invitational. Meaning, as long as they didn’t fail to qualify for the Playoffs, they were virtually guaranteed a spot from the start of the split.

Hanwha Life Esports (HLE)

The LPL finished second at MSI, so they were guaranteed four slots. We were very close to the LCS having half of its league at Worlds, with LYON almost taking down Hanwha Life. The LCP also retains its three Worlds 2026 slots, with the CBLoL getting two after being revived following the LTA disaster.

League	Slots
LCK	Four
LPL	Four
LCS	Three
LEC	Three
LCP	Three
CBLoL	Two

Worlds 2026 kicks off in the Play-in stage on October 15, as Cloud9, Karmine Corp, MVK Esports, and one of LOS and Furia will take to the stage at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles. In what will be a highly competitive tournament, it is still not clear which region will win Worlds — and that is what adds to the excitement.

☑️ Editor’s View

While history does not bode well in their favor, I do believe this is the year that Gen.G is going to get it done on the international stage, specifically, the World Championship. The team is much improved from where they were earlier in the year, and perhaps missing MSI was the kick they needed to come back stronger, just in time for Worlds.

It’s a question of when, not if, that Chovy will become a world champion. In my view, he’s the best player in the world and will finally get the title that has eluded him thus far.

Image credit: Riot Games

Ben Boland

About Ben Boland

Ben is the Lead Editor at Win.gg, bringing a decade of iGaming industry experience having worked for both the operator and affiliation sides. With a formal journalism background, he is responsible for ensuring that every piece of content that we publish is relevant, accurate and well-written. In his own time, he enjoys playing video games and especially enjoys Rockstar titles, considering Red Dead Redemption 2 the finest title ever made. He has also spent a lot of time playing GTA V over the years and is fascinated by how streaming is changing the landscape of the industry.

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