LoL Esports World Cup 2024: Schedule, outcomes, the place to look at

Must compensate for the LoL Esports World Cup 2024 motion? Try what the event has to supply for the most effective groups on the planet.

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What’s the LoL Esports World Cup 2024?

The Esports World Cup is an esports occasion going down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It may be thought-about the successor of the Gamers8 pageant which happened final yr. That includes over 20 esports video games, it’s the largest esports occasion up to now when it comes to size and video games included (a complete of 21).

Among the many numerous video games, League of Legends (LoL) was additionally included within the Esports World Cup, with a small event spanning 4 days throughout week 1. From July 4 to July 7, the eight finest groups from the 4 main LoL areas will sq. off to find out the EWC champion.

The format and individuals

The League of Legends event on the Esports World Cup 2024 is a single elimination bracket that includes the highest two seeds from every of the 4 main areas (LCK, LPL, LEC, and LCS). The invited groups are the identical as those who took half within the Mid-Season Invitational in Chengdu, China. Due to this fact, the eight groups taking part within the event are:

Gen.G
T1
Bilibili Gaming
Prime Esports
G2 Esports
Fnatic
Workforce Liquid
FlyQuest

Quarterfinals and semifinals will use a Bo3 format whereas the Finals shall be a Bo5. Whereas the competitors itself shouldn’t be related to different world LoL occasions, the EWC contains a large $1 million prize pool, with the winners taking residence $400,000 and 1,000 factors for the membership championship, which is able to give extra prize cash to the most effective 16 groups throughout all titles.

Schedule and outcomes

Quarterfinals

July 4

BLG 1 – 2 T1
TL 2 – 0 FNC

July 5

GEN 0 – 2 TES
G2 2 – 1 FLY

BLG, FNC, GEN, and FLY have been eradicated from the event. The largest upset is Gen.G’s loss in opposition to Prime Esports. The most recent MSI champions have been handed the primary loss after a 24-win streak.