The 2023 League of Legends World Championship is officially underway with the main event roaring to life with the 16-team Swiss stage in Seoul.

All eyes are on Chinese titans JD Gaming as they look to pull off a feat never before achieved in League esports; walk the near-impossible golden road by winning both regional championships, the Mid-Season Invitational, and Worlds in one competitive season. The LPL champions already bowled over three lofty waymarkers—victory in South Korea will solidify their place in the annals of gaming history.

Plenty of legendary teams stand in their way though, including Faker’s T1, the star-studded Bilibili Gaming, European heavyweights like G2 Esports and Fnatic, North American hopefuls Cloud9 and Team Liquid, and even an old sleeping giant returning to League’s biggest stage in KT Rolster.

One thing’s for sure: Worlds is starting to heat up.

Here’s everything you’ll need to keep up with the Worlds 2023 Swiss stage action, including the matchday schedules, brackets, results, and more.

Worlds 2023: Swiss stage standings

A mouse has yet to be clicked in the 2023 League World Championship main event, meaning each competing roster has a 0–0 record. After opening day on Oct. 19, teams will then begin playing equal-record matches.

The 2023 League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage bracket as it appears on Leaguepedia
The sixteen Worlds teams are on level footing, for now. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Leaguepedia

Swiss format is very simple and, while it’s new to League’s Worlds, has been utilized across many other esports in the past—most notably with Counter-Strike’s Major cycle.

Teams will face off against each other based on their current score in the Swiss stage. For example, if a team is 1-0, they’ll be drawn and will play against another team at 1-0. There is an added caveat; no team can play another team twice across this section. All matches at 0-0, 1-0, 0-1, and 1-1 will be played as a best-of-one, while any match that would see a team progress to playoffs (or exit Worlds altogether) will be a best-of-three.

Position Team Wins Losses Status
One Bilibili Gaming 0 0
Cloud9 0 0
Dplus KIA 0 0
Fnatic 0 0
G2 Esports 0 0
GAM Esports 0 0
Gen.G 0 0
JD Gaming 0 0
KT Rolster 0 0
LNG Esports 0 0
MAD Lions 0 0
NRG 0 0
T1 0 0
Team BDS 0 0
Team Liquid 0 0
Weibo Gaming 0 0

Worlds 2023: Swiss stage scores and schedule

Here’s the full schedule for the Worlds 2023 Swiss stage, including the results of each match and any eliminations. This section of the championship’s main event will run until Oct. 29. All times here are listed in CT and are subject to change and delays.

Round One

Thursday, Oct. 19

  • 12am: T1 vs. Team Liquid
  • 1am: Cloud9 vs. MAD Lions
  • 2am: GenG vs. GAM Esports
  • 3am: JD Gaming vs. Team BDS
  • 4am: G2 Esports vs. Dplus KIA
  • 5am: NRG vs. Weibo Gaming
  • 6am: Fnatic vs. LNG Esports
  • 7am: Bilibili Gaming vs. KT Rolster

Round Two

Friday, Oct. 20

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

Round Three

Saturday, Oct. 21

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification match (BO3)

Sunday, Oct. 22

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
  • 3am: TBD vs. TBD
  • 4am: TBD vs. TBD
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, Oct. 23

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Elimination match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Elimination match (BO3)

Round Four

Thursday, Oct. 26

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)

Friday, Oct. 27

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)

Saturday, Oct. 26

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)

Round Five

Saturday, Oct. 28

  • 11am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)

Sunday, Oct. 29

  • 2am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)
  • 5am: TBD vs. TBD
    • Qualification/elimination match (BO3)

Explaining the Worlds Swiss stage

League’s new Swiss stage at the World Championship sees 16 teams play through up to five rounds with eight eventually eliminated and eight moving on to the quarterfinals.

Teams only play against teams with the same win-loss record, meaning there are more opportunities to go deep in the event for rosters. Teams that win three matches will advance to the knockout stage, while any team that hits three losses is eliminated from the prestigious League tournament and sent home.

The 2023 League of Legends World Championship Swiss stage bracket presented in a graphic
Teams can appear on as many as five Worlds matchday on their road to the finals. Screenshot by Dot Esports

For added flavor, Riot has set any elimination or qualification match (three losses or three wins respectively) to best-of-threes, while Swiss matches in the middle of the bracket will be played as best-of-one games.