The Play-Ins stage of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship is currently unfolding at the LoL Arena in Seoul this week, featuring the initial maneuvers, clashes, and moments of disappointment.
After Team BDS swiftly defeated the LCS hopefuls Golden Guardians in the opening match on Monday, the competition for Worlds 2023 has now commenced in full swing for eight contenders, which include teams like GAM Esports, PSG Talon, LOUD, and many others.
Over six days, the first eight teams up to the mark will battle for just two spots in the next stage, the illustrious and very star-studded Main Event Swiss stage. Teams begin with best-of-three action on Tuesday and Wednesday before moving to do-or-die lower bracket clashes midway through the week before it all culminates in two best-of-five qualifying matches.
It’s all very exciting, and of course, you have to keep up with all the action.
Worlds 2023: Play-Ins standings
Right now, not a single minion has been killed in the 2023 Worlds Play-Ins stage, with eight of the world’s best-in-class League teams waiting with bated breath to prove their strength out on Summoner’s Rift—all of which means the Play-Ins standings haven’t changed just yet. Soon, we’ll have our first winners and losers of the tournament, starting with Movistar R7 vs. PSG Talon on Tuesday.
Worlds 2023: Play-Ins scores and schedule
Here’s the full schedule for Worlds 2023 Play-Ins, including the results of each match and any eliminations. This first stage of the championship will run until Oct. 15. All times here are listed in CT and are subject to change and delays.
Round One
Tuesday, Oct. 10
- 2am: Movistar R7 0-2 PSG Talon
- 5am: LOUD 2-0 GAM Esports
Wednesday, Oct. 11
- 2am: DetonatioN FM vs. CTBC Flying Oyster
- 5am: Team BDS vs. Team Whales
Friday, Oct. 13
- 2am: GAM Esports vs. Movistar R7
- 5am: TBD vs. TBD
Round Two
Thursday, Oct. 12
- 2am: LOUD vs. PSG Talon
- 5am: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Oct. 14
- 2am: TBD vs. TBD
- 5am: TBD vs. TBD
Qualifiers
Saturday, Oct. 14
- 10pm: TBD vs TBD
Sunday, Oct. 15
- 3am: TBD vs. TBD
How does Play-Ins work at Worlds this year?
The Worlds Play-In acts as a mini-qualifier for the world’s minor League regions, with eight teams from the PCS (Asia-Pacific), VCS (Vietnam), LJL (Japan), CBLOL (Brazil), LLA (Latin America), and the WQS clashing heads for two spots in the main event next week.
The teams have been sorted into two double-elimination brackets of four teams, with the top two from each reseeded into a qualifier best-of-five. The two Bo5 winners will join the world’s major league representatives in the Swiss stage.
How to watch the League Worlds 2023 Play-In stage
If you’ve got a Riot Games Account and actively play League, you might want to tune in for Worlds via Riot’s official League esports site. Connecting your Twitch account to your Riot account and watching through the website will enable drops on your account, with a variety of League rewards up for grabs just by viewing the tournament.
Otherwise, you’ll be able to watch the main event stream on Twitch or YouTube. For those who want to watch in another language, Leaguepedia has listed a number of official channels covering the event in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Korean, and many more languages.
Alternatively, some popular streamers and content creators have linked up with Riot as official Worlds co-streamers, broadcasting matches live.
This article will be updated throughout the Worlds 2023 Play-Ins.