went flawless all games but choked a reverse sweep in finals...
the curse is real.

LCS have incorporated their terrible production into worlds and implemented their start of match interview where the first 3 minutes of the game ur getting an interview instead of watchijg the game. I absolutely despise it and think its a terrible addition and choice to have as a viewer. When the game loads I want the focus to be on the game and hear the casters opinions on the matchups and focus on the game itself. Not an interview with the coach, a players relative, or anyone at all. If u want to add an interview add it before the gamr actually starts. Its just as annoying as seeing a random ad in the middle of the match and completely takes away from the match itself.

Are we witnessing a start of a new curse? I know it has only been 3 series so far but...

C9 vs KC Game 3 - Yamato gets interviewed, Tactical dies.

FUR vs MVK Game 2 - SofM get interviewed, both Harky and Ayu die.

KC vs MVK Game 2 - SofM gets interviewed, Caliste and SiuLoong die.

Yes, its coincidence. But... I will track this throughout the rest of worlds.

Hi! I'm a Spanish LoL fan and I built a small, free site to follow Worlds 2026: https://worlddex.lol/en

What's in it:

• Watch page: the official broadcast and co-streams in one player, with a live standings table on the side. It keeps playing in a mini player while you browse.
• Worlddex: every qualified team and its roster, most-picked champions and player stats, plus an interactive map of the tournament from Play-In to the final in New York.
• Road to the Cup (/jugar): a small roguelike. You pick a pro player as your coach, start with a champ from their pool and fight your way from Play-In to the final. Champs use their real Q/W/E/R effects (stuns, shields, executes…), there are drakes, Baron and an item shop… and you only get one life. In my tests only ~5% of runs win the whole thing.
• Daily challenge: everyone plays the same run each day, Wordle-style, so you can compare results with friends. You can also send a friend your exact run.

It's a non-commercial fan project: no ads, no accounts, not affiliated with Riot. The site started in Spanish and the English version is new, so feedback on translations, bugs or game balance is very welcome.

How far can you get? 🏆

Title. I get that marketing is marketing but this trend to sell literally every game moment to brands and contractually force casters to say sh*t like "Mastercard Replay" or "Uber Eats Herald" is going way too far. Am I the only one who doesn't only not get encouraged to use that brand but gets actively turned away from it, due to this being a thing?

Edit: God damn I forgot that I was talking to the League community here. Ask a simple question and get a million replies not answering the question but instead telling you why you're an idiot. :D Gonna mute this now, go be mad in the comments if you want to, good lord.

As the Worlds 2026 Play-In Day 2 just ended the Pick'ems results are the following:

CHAMPIONS

PLAYERS

TEAMS

EVENTS

You can keep track of the results as we head to the Worlds 2026 Play-In Day 3 here:

https://pem.lol/worlds/2026/pickems

With Worlds 2026 kicking off, here is the full stage schedule and breakdown for the tournament running from October 15 to November 14:

Play-In Stage: October 15 – October 18 (Los Angeles)

Swiss Stage: October 23 – October 31 (Allen, Texas)

Knockout Stage: November 3 – November 14 (Finals at Barclays Center, Brooklyn)

📺 All matches will be live-streamed on lolesports.com, Twitch, and YouTube.

What match or stage are you looking forward to the most? Who’s taking home the Summoner's Cup this year?

I just love the phrases

“Red bull Power Play”

And

“KitKat Break”

I feel like these are just staples in the scene now, and it would feel weird to just hear “baron play”.

It ads some flavour to the scene and is honestly just advertising done well.

Hot take or yall agree?

As the Worlds 2026 Play-In Day 1 just ended the Pick'ems results are the following:

CHAMPIONS

PLAYERS

TEAMS

EVENTS

You can keep track of the results as we head to the Worlds 2026 Play-In Day 2 here:

https://pem.lol/worlds/2026/pickems

The main LOL subreddit is super lame and doesn't allow you to post these PROOF OF DROPS in any capacity so I came here. I hope others can see what was dropped and not have to use google (that doesn't even help anymore) or twitter (another one with reduced visibility of worlds drops)

Is it KC that return it well or C9 just throw the game ??

I get not many people were watching LCS this year but the few times I did tune in I always noticed the camera that switches between players is always moving at completely random speeds and completely swapping over some players. I thought it was just a quirk of LCS but it is already obvious in the first worlds broadcast, just wondering if anyone else noticed this or if this happens in other regions.

Hi does anyone have photos of the different merch booths at Worlds? I’d love to see what all they offering this year!

League of Legends Worlds 2026 Watch Party

About half the tickets are gone

Orange County, Costa Mesa Regal Theater

**image is from last year**

Reply with any questions Ill jump in and answer

Hello everyone!
I wanted to share my Power Map tier list for Worlds 2026!
I’ve spent around a month working on this project, watching VODs, analyzing statistics, and evaluating each team and player to create what I hope is a thoughtful and informative ranking.
My goal wasn’t just to rank teams based on their results, but to look deeper into their performances, strengths, weaknesses, and how they compare heading into Worlds.
I’d really appreciate your feedback, whether you agree or disagree with the placements! I’m especially interested in hearing what you think I could improve for future rankings, both in terms of the analysis and the presentation.
I’ve also created individual team overviews and player assessments, which I’ve been sharing on my social media pages if you’d like to explore the reasoning behind some of the rankings.
I’m planning to continue the project with post-match reports, team evaluations, and updated rankings once the Swiss Stage begins.
I’m really excited to finally share this after putting so much time into it, and I hope you find it interesting and informative!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

If anyone is going to Swiss!

Girlfriend and I are flying into Allen TX for Swiss 5,6,7 and maybe 8

Getting a hotel for a week close by wanting to hang with some new peeps maybe play a few and hang out

Feel free to DM if your solo or another couple wanting to chill and enjoy the games and hit up a place for dinner

Due to presence being one of the picks in crystal ball of starting right now worlds. How is it calculated in fearless draft?
How about bans? Does a champion have to be banned in at least one game to be counted, or is it just 1/5 of presence?
What if champion is banned 5 games in a row?
What about champions picked in a first game, therefore it is banned for the rest of the game. Is it then counted as one or as 5?

Does anyone have a source that shows the exact formula?

With Worlds starting today, what’s your favorite League Worlds mantra/theme? I’m a new 2023-2026 era T1 fan so I’m very obviously biased af, but here are my faves:

Worlds 2023: “The Grind, The Glory” — T1 vs the LPL gauntlet after 7 years of no Worlds wins, culminating in T1 and Faker’s fourth Worlds championship. In the process, they defeat Faker’s former protege Scout, shatter the golden road, and crown themselves king on home turf in the heart of Seoul, South Korea

Worlds 2024: “Make Them Believe” — T1 and the legendary ZOFGK’s second consecutive World’s win in a year where they almost didn’t qualify at all (thank you game 5 KT), marking ZOFGK as the only roster to ever two-peat with the same members and Faker as the first two-time Worlds final MVP, first and only five-time Worlds Champion, and the eternal GOAT. The mantra comes to life in their wins against eternal rivals GenG (3–1) and the all-Chinese roster of BLG (3-2)—truly a main character moment

Worlds 2025: “Earn Your Legacy” — OFGK’s third + Doran’s first Worlds championship, completing 2017 SKT T1’s failed threepeat and cementing OFGK as the greatest core roster of all time. Also, LPL is still 0-13 against T1 at Worlds B05 lmao (shoutout first time Oner Mundo against game 5 AL)

Worlds 2026: “This Is Your Moment” — ??

If g2 wins worlds ill ask my gf of 10 years to marry me then when the day comes im gonna show up at the wedding with my head shaved and a tattoo of caps face on my head. Gl to g2 and to my gf.

Cual creen que sea el frente del escenario para el show de la final en brooklyn este año? Si ven el escenario del año pasado crearon un mural y estaría muy feo haber pagado boletos tan caros para estar atrás y no poder observar nada, hay alguna información sobre esto? Gracias por leer