LoL Worlds 2025 schedule, teams, and results

The League of Legends World Championship returns to China this year from Oct. 14 to Nov. 9. With 17 elite teams from regions including Korea, China, the Americas, EMEA, and Pacific, the best teams in the world will face each other for the ultimate glory.

All the qualified teams have already secured their places at Worlds 2025. The international tournament continues with the popular Fearless format. This hub includes the complete schedule and results for each day of the event. Make sure to keep this page bookmarked as the tournament unfolds.

Worlds 2025 scores and schedule

Worlds 2025 has arguably one of the star-studded play-ins fans have seen in a while. Faker’s T1 faces the veteran squad of IG in a do-or-die matchup to secure their place at the tournament or face a premature end to their campaign. 

Play-ins Knockouts

• Oct. 14 (3am CT): T1 vs Invictus Gaming

Swiss Stage

Once we have the final team from the Play-in Knockouts, they will come to the Beijing Smart Esports Center, which is hosting the World Championship for the first time. The Swiss Stage includes 16 teams, While winning will improve teams’ knockout chances, losing will make it tougher with each match.

After every round, a draw will take place to determine each team’s next opponent, keeping things interesting for fans and players alike.

Oct. 15

• 12am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 1am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 2am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 4am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 5am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 7am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 16

• 12am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 1am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 2am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 4am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 5am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 7am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 17

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 18

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 4am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 5am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 19

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 22

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 23

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 24

• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Oct. 25

• 12am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 3am CT: TBD vs TBD
• 6am CT: TBD vs TBD

Knockouts

The Worlds 2025 knockouts will take place at the iconic Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. The matches will now be single-elimination, best-of-five matche. The loser will be eliminated from the event with no second chances. For the first time, the quarterfinals will proceed directly into the semifinals, testing the teams’ resilience to push their way to the finals. 

Quarterfinals

• Oct. 28 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD
• Oct. 29 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD
• Oct. 30 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD
• Oct. 31 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD

Semifinals

• Nov. 1 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD
• Nov. 2 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD

Finals 

The Worlds 2025 finals take place after a solid week’s break after the semifinals at the Dong’an Lake Sports Park Multifunctional Gymnasium in Chengdu. The winner will etch their name in history forever.

• Nov. 9 (2am CT): TBD vs TBD

We’ll update the scores and teams as they get revealed during the tournament.