Worlds 2020 teams qualified and primer

The 2020 League of Legends World Championship begins in less than two weeks on September 25 and Riot Games revealed which teams will participate in Worlds 2020.

Culminating in the biggest esports event every year, 22 teams will clash it out to be the best League team.

Worlds 2020 Teams

For the first time in League of Legends esports history, Southeast Asia will bring its own region known as PCS. The League of Legends World Championship invites two teams from PCS this year. In addition, to commemorate the recent dominance shown by LEC and LPL, the two regions get an additional seed. For the last two years, LEC and LPL showed strong performances. Riot respects their power, creating an extra chance to show off the many teams.

This year, Worlds 2020 teams include multiple top performers, particularly Europe’s G2 Esports and Fnatic. Notably, two of League of Legends’ top teams will not participate this year. Specifically, SK Telecom T1, the legendary Korean team boasting Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and FunPlus Phoenix, the Worlds 2019 champion, did not qualify for the Worlds 2020 stage.

CHINA – LPL

1st Seed: Top Esports

2nd Seed: JD Gaming

3rd Seed: Suning

4th Seed: LGD Gaming

EUROPE – LEC

1st Seed: G2 Esports

2nd Seed: Fnatic

3rd Seed: Rogue

4th Seed: MAD Lions

KOREA – LCK

1st Seed: DAMWON Gaming

2nd Seed: DRX

3rd Seed: Gen.G

NORTH AMERICA – LCS

1st Seed: TSM

2nd Seed: FlyQuest

3rd Seed: Team Liquid

SOUTHEAST ASIA – PCS

1st Seed: Machi Esports

2nd Seed: PSG.Talon Esports

BRAZIL – CBLOL

INTZ

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES – LCL

Unicorns of Love

JAPAN – LJL

V3 Esports

LATIN AMERICA – LLA

Rainbow7

OCEANIA – OPL

Legacy Esports

TURKEY – TCL

Papara SuperMassive

Not just an esport. The future of sport. #Worlds2020 is our time to Take Over. pic.twitter.com/GHZ29MVnpO

— LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 14, 2020

League of Legends Esports Teams

The official draw show to decide where teams fall in will take place tomorrow at 5 AM PST. The Worlds 2020 Play-ins and Group-Stage Draw pits various teams against each other in brackets. From there, teams compete against others in their group to secure a spot in the playoffs. Those who make it to the top eight teams truly have a chance to become world champions.

[Official Announcement]

Conducting the draw for #Worlds2020 will be none other than #LPL legends WeiXiao, MLXG & Clearlove!

Don't miss out on the 2020 Worlds Play-ins and Group-Stage Draw, happening Sept. 15th 8PM UTC+8 (5AM PST, 2PM CEST, 8AM EST). pic.twitter.com/S9TrjwR3LF

— LPL (@lplenglish) September 14, 2020

With Worlds 2020 finals on October 31, the month of October will be full of exciting gameplay. League of Legends esports sees the peak of its efforts starting September 25. Interested fans can find the match schedules on the LoL Esports website.

Riot Games released the League of Legends Worlds Patch recently, getting fans and players prepped for the big event. In 11 days, the competition begins to find the strongest teams. With the reigning 2019 champion and SKT T1 out of the competition, Worlds 2020 teams will bring some of the biggest matches in esports.

Written by Justin Amin