League of Legends at Esports World Cup 2026: Format, Prize Pool, and Group Schedule

The global esports community is preparing for the start of one of the biggest events of the year — the prestigious S-Tier League of Legends tournament within the global Esports World Cup 2026. Updated data reveals the final details of the regulations, an impressive prize pool, and the exact schedule of the first confrontations.

The tournament will take place from July 15 to July 19, 2026. All fierce battles between the 16 best teams on the planet will unfold on the current game patch 26.13.

• Group A: G2 Esports, AG.AL International, Dplus, FURIA.
• Group B: Team Secret, Gen.G Esports, Karmine Corp, Sentinels.
• Group C: Bilibili Gaming, T1, GAM Esports, Movistar KOI.
• Group D: Hanwha Life Esports, MIBR.LOS, LYON, JD Gaming.

In addition to the prestigious title, participants will compete for a solid financial reward and points for the overall EWC Club Championship. The total prize pool for the discipline is $2,000,000, which is distributed among the leaders as follows:

• 1st place: $600,000 and 1,000 club points;
• 2nd place: $340,000 and 750 club points;
• 3rd place: $220,000 and 500 club points;
• 4th place: $140,000 and 300 club points;
• 5th–8th places: $90,000 and 200 club points each for each team.

A separate award has been prepared for the tournament's most valuable player — the best esports player will receive the MVP title and a nice bonus of $25,000.

On the first game day, the debut upper bracket matches will take place in a Bo1 format, as well as the first survival matches in the lower bracket in a Bo3 format:

12:00 — Group B (Upper Bracket Semifinals, Bo1):

• Team Secret vs Sentinels
• Gen.G Esports vs Karmine Corp

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13:10 — Group C (Upper Bracket Semifinals, Bo1):

• Bilibili Gaming vs Movistar KOI
• T1 vs GAM Esports

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14:20 — Group A (Upper Bracket Semifinals, Bo1):

• G2 Esports vs FURIA
• AG.AL International vs Dplus

Broadcast [EN]

15:30 — Group D (Upper Bracket Semifinals, Bo1):

• Hanwha Life Esports vs MIBR.LOS
• LYON vs JD Gaming

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Lower Bracket Semifinals (Bo3):

• 16:40 — Elimination matches in Group B and Group C
• 19:10 — Elimination matches in Group A and Group D

The second game day is entirely dedicated to the final confrontations in the groups, which will determine the first playoff participants. The upper bracket finals will be held in a Bo1 format, and the lower bracket finals will be in a Bo3 format:

• 12:00 — Group B Upper Bracket Final & Group C Upper Bracket Final (Bo1)
• 13:10 — Group A Upper Bracket Final & Group D Upper Bracket Final (Bo1)
• 14:20 — Group B Lower Bracket Final & Group C Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)
• 16:50 — Group A Lower Bracket Final & Group D Lower Bracket Final (Bo3)

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