The 2023 League of Legends World Championship is here, but before the big stars of the major regions duke it out in the tournament’s main event, the preliminary play-in stage will decide which teams get the final berths in the newly formed Worlds Swiss stage.
This year, the Worlds play-in stage looks different than it has in years past, with the format receiving an update, just as the main event of the tournament did. The play-in teams have been drawn into two separate double-elimination brackets (instead of the usual pools), and it will take victories across three series (not best-of-ones) to secure a place in the main event.Â