15th anniversary roll cup, how will it be held this year?

Oct 01, 2025

15th anniversary roll cup, how will it be held this year?



15th anniversary roll cup, how will it be held this year?
15th anniversary roll cup, how will it be held this year?


Starting in 2011, the operation method of the 'League of Legends World Championship' (hereinafter referred to as the LOL World Cup), which marks its 15th anniversary this year, and various events for participating teams, detailed schedules, and players were unveiled. This year's LOL World Cup, which will be held in three cities, Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu, China, will be held under the theme of 「Earn Your Legacy」. Riot Games explained that it contains the message that `greatness is not given, but must be won by itself.'

▶ Held in 3 cities in China




First of all, the play-in on the 14th and the Swiss stage on the 15th and 25th will be held at the Beijing Smart Esports Center.

At the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, the tournament stage will run from 28th to 2nd November, and the final will be held on 9th November at Chengdu Duongho Sports Park Multipurpose Gymnasium.

On the 14th, the play-in stage will be held with a 'Guillotine Match' to determine only one team to be on the Swiss stage (the round of 16). LCK (Korea) and LPL (China) No. 4 seed T1 and IG will play in the best-of-five series. It can be said that the tension is the highest because the victory or defeat is determined in just one game.




Sixteen teams will participate in the immediate Swiss stage. In LCK, Gen.G, who became the first in the world to confirm his trip to the LOL World Cup by winning the MSI (Mid Season Invitational), will become the No. 1 seed in this season's competition. Hanwha Life e-Sports, the runner-up team, will play as the second seed and KT Rolster as the third seed.

If LCK, which has won as many as nine LOL World Cups until last year, wins this year, it will win the title of a regional league that has won the title for four consecutive years from 2022 to 2025 as well as the first-ever double-digit championship.

IG, Billie Billie Gaming, AL (Anyone's Legend), and TES (Top Esports) will participate in the LPL, the host country. In the LEC (Europe), 「Traditional Master」G2 Esports will participate as the No. 1 seed, Movistar Koy and Fnatic, who has a record of 13 LoL World Cups, will participate, while Flyquest, VKS (Vivo Kid Stars) and 100 Cves (100T) will participate in the LTA (America). In the LCP (Asia-Pacific), CFO (CTBC Flying Oyster), TSW (Team Secret Wales), and PSG Talon knock on the door to the top of the world.




The Swiss stage draw ceremony, which will be held after the play-in match on the 14th, will be held in a different way than before.

The third seed in the regional league, to which the winning team in the play-in belongs, will be promoted to the second division. The first division will include five teams with the first seed in five regional leagues, with the second seed in each region and the third seed in the play-in winner region in the second division. The third part consists of the third seed and play-in winning team of each remaining region. In the first round of the Swiss stage, the first and third parts will face off, and the second part will face off against each other, and teams from the same region will not face off. From the second round of the Swiss stage, teams with the same performance (one win between one win and one loss between one loss) will face off and will not meet the same opponent again. If the same match is repeated, or if the other match is duplicated due to the draw, the team will be re-drawed to the next empty slot.

Teams with three wins in the Swiss stage advance to the knockout stage (the quarterfinals). Since the two teams have three wins, three wins, one loss and three wins and two losses, in the quarterfinals, the teams with three wins and two losses meet the teams with three wins and two losses and are placed on opposite sides of the match table. The rest of the teams will be drawn in order, and the match will be decided according to the results of the draw without any restrictions.

▶Seeing Gyeonggi-do and earning rewards

During the LOL World Cup, fans watching through 'LoLEsports.com ' can win a total of nine new limited rewards offered at every important moment on the journey to the finals.

On top of that, whenever pentakil, baron steel, dragon steel, or silver scraps sound during the game, you will be given a chance to get a 2025 esports capsule, and various sponsors with the LOL World Cup will also give you an additional surprise drop.

The 'God of Winning' also adds to the fun of watching the World Championship. AWS's God of Match will open on the 7th, a week before the start of the World Championship, and crystal beads and Swiss stage predictions will begin. Starting with the Swiss stage prediction, the tournament stage prediction will be carried out on the 25th and will be concluded through the final on November 9.

This year, a new function 'Power' has been introduced in the game god, and the ways to enjoy it with the community have been diversified. Fans join their favorite creators by joining forces and earn points based on the progress of the LOL World Cup. At the end of the competition, the forces that achieved the highest average score will be given exclusive emotional expressions to all participants.

In addition, in-game promotions have been arranged. The 2025 flagship skin, 'Kincow Shin Zhao', is the first time a narrative penetrating the season is directly linked to the revenues of esports teams, and a Rolled Cup chroma can also be collected.

In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of LoL esports, the LOL World Cup official Riot Store collection will be introduced. The collection is themed with a test story line of twilight and consists of a variety of accessories and clothing. This year's LOL World Cup collection will be available for purchase through the Riot Store from the 13th.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.