2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPWhen: 25 September - 31 October 2020
Where: Pudong Soccer Stadium, Shanghai, China
Rounds:
Game version: Patch 10.19 [with Yone & Samira unavailable]
TEAMS QUALIFYING
League of Legends Pro LeagueJDG - JD Gaming
LGD - LGD Gaming
SN - Suning
TES - Top Esports
League of Legends European ChampionshipFNC - Fnatic
G2 - G2 Esports
ML - MAD Lions
RGE - Rogue
League of Legends Champions KoreaGEN - Gen. G Esports
DRX - DRX (originally DragonX)
DWG - Damwon Gaming
League of Legends Championship SeriesFQ - FlyQuest
TL - Team Liquid
TSM - Team SoloMid
Pacific Championship SeriesMCX - Machi E-Sports
PSG - PSG Talon (originally Talon Esports)
League of Legends Continental LeagueUOL - Unicorns of Love
Liga LatinoaméricaR7 - Rainbow7
Oceanic Pro LeagueLGC - Legacy Esports
Turkish Championship LeagueSUP - Papara SuperMassive
Campeonato Brasileiro de League of LegendsITZ - INTZ
League of Legends Japan LeagueV3 - V3 Esports
The VCS will not be represented at Worlds this year due to travel restrictions imposed by the Vietnamese government. That means that there will be 22 teams instead of the usual 24, necessitating a change to the format of the play-in stage. Details are here. Custom team logo emoji coming soon for all Worlds teams!PLAY IN STAGE
ROUND 1
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1-4 | ** |
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* qualified for Group Stage
** eliminated
ROUND 2
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* qualified for Group Stage
GROUP STAGE
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Lets goo! I hope more people interested in worlds, participate in the discussions <3
Okay, with Gen. G’s defeat of T1, the field is set! I’ve updated the second post in this thread to show all 22 teams that will be playing in Shanghai! Now comes the (interminable) two week wait until the matches start!!! 
LoL Esports are doing a nice series of tweets introducing each of the teams in the Play-In Stage. Here they are, in the order that they’re being posted:
LGD GAMING
PSG TALON
MAD LIONS
PAPARA SUPERMASSIVE
RAINBOW7
LEGACY ESPORTS
TEAM LIQUID
INTZ
V3 ESPORTS
UNICORNS OF LOVEPlay-In Stage: Sept 25-30
The 10 Play-In teams will be split into 2 groups of 5 teams each.
Each of these groups will play a single round-robin cycle, with the first-place teams both advancing to the Group Stage, and the last-place teams being eliminated.
The third- and fourth-place teams in each group will play a best-of-five series, with the loser being eliminated and the winner advancing to a best-of-five series against the second-place team from the other group. The winners of those matches also will qualify for the Group Stage.
These matches will determine the four Play-In teams that move on to the Group Stage.
Check out the Worlds Format Explainer for a detailed look at this year’s Worlds format!
Group Stage: Oct 3-6; Oct 8-11
16 teams – 12 that qualified for the Group Stage directly, and 4 from the Play-In Stage – are drawn into 4 groups. Each group plays a double round-robin, best-of-one series. The two highest-ranked teams from each group will move on to the final leg of the tournament, the Knockout Stage.
Knockout Stage: Oct 15-18 (Quarterfinals); Oct 24-25 (Semifinals); Oct 31 (Finals)
Eight teams move on to the Knockout Stage, which encompasses Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals. For this stage, the tournament transitions to a single-elimination bracket with all matches played in a best-of-five format. Matchups are decided by an on-stage draw before each day of play begins.
The team that comes out on top will become the 2020 World Champions.
The Worlds schedule is now out, and I’ve updated the 3rd post in this thread to show the schedule for the round-robin phase of the Play-In Stage. I’ll be keeping that post up to date with upcoming matches, past results, and current standings, so you should bookmark it if you want to receive a notification when that post is updated.
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Here are the teams who will be starting in the Group Stage, as highlighted by LoL Esports on Twitter:
MACHI ESPORTS
GEN.G
ROGUE
SUNING
DRX
FNATIC
JD GAMING
DAMWON GAMING
G2 ESPORTS
FLYQUEST
TSM
TOP ESPORTSGet the lowdown on all of this year’s Worlds-related watch missions, drops, Pick 'em rewards, & more 
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EDIT: AND WE’RE LIVE!!! 
And the first match is in the bag! Ggwp, !
Tough, tough situation for PSG Talon: 3 of their starting 5 players remain in quarantine in Shanghai, so they are forced to play with 3 subs “borrowed” from other teams in their league.
Going to be an interesting 2nd match of the day!
W A O 
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wins in absolutely dominant fashion!
And prove they are a team to watch! 2-0 on the first day!
