2024 League of Legends World Championship
The 2024 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the fourteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organised by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from 25 September to 2 November in Berlin, Paris, and London. It marked the third time Germany and France hosted the event after the 2015 and 2019 editions, while it was the second World Championship to be held in England, United Kingdom since 2015. Twenty teams qualified for the event based on placement within their regional leagues and results gained in the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational.
The finals took place on 2 November at The O2 Arena in London, where T1 of the League of Legends Champions Korea successfully defended their title after defeating Bilibili Gaming of the League of Legends Pro League 3–2 to win the organization's record-extending fifth World Championship.
Qualification
The League of Legends Champions Korea and League of Legends Pro League had three directly qualified teams to the Swiss stage, while the League of Legends EMEA Championship and League Championship Series had two directly qualified teams. The 2024 Mid-Season Invitational champion, Gen.G, earned automatic qualification to the Swiss stage, also counting as the additional seed for the LCK. The LPL, as the runner-up region, also earned an additional spot. Four teams from the play-in stage qualified to the Swiss stage.Eight teams qualified for the play-in stage: The top two teams of the Pacific Championship Series 2024 Summer playoffs, the top two teams of the Vietnam Championship Series 2024 Summer playoffs, the third place teams in the LCS Championship and LEC Season Finals, the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends 2024 Split 2 champion, and the Liga Latinoamérica 2024 Closing Split champion.
This was the final World Championship where teams from the PCS and VCS qualified for the tournament individually, as they merged and League of Legends Circuit Oceania ) to form a new Asia-Pacific league in 2025 called League of Legends Championship Pacific. Additionally, the LCS, CBLOL and LLA merged under the newly formed League of Legends Championship of The Americas for 2025, which had separated North and South Conferences. The LCS and CBLOL will return to the World Championship starting in 2026 after the LTA was discontinued following the 2025 season, however as of now this was the final World Championship where teams from the LLA qualified individually.
The following tables show qualified teams and their respective qualification paths:
Pre-tournament rankings
Riot Games unveiled its global power ranking ahead of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship. According to Riot Games, Gen.G ranked first with 1,663 points, and Bilibili Gaming ranked second with 1,602 points. Hanwha Life Esports, Top Esports, and G2 Esports followed. T1, the defending champion, was ranked sixth with 1,467 points. These pre-tournament rankings were known as Global Power Rankings and were powered by Amazon Web Services. There were based on an Elo model that evaluated the overall strength of the team. The goal was to ensure each ranking reflected how well a team would perform and the difficulty of the competition.Venues
Berlin, Paris, and London were chosen to host the competition. The O2 Arena was announced as the finals venue during the 2023 League of Legends World Championship final in Seoul, South Korea. The Riot Games Arena, and the Adidas Arena were announced as the venues for the play-in/Swiss stage and the quarterfinals/semifinals on 5 January 2024, respectively.| Berlin, Germany | Paris, France | London, England |
| Play-in and Swiss Stage | Quarterfinals and Semifinals | Final |
| Riot Games Arena | Adidas Arena | The O2 Arena |
| Capacity: 210 | Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
Play-in stage
The play-in stage was held from 25 to 29 September at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin. Eight teams were placed into a double-elimination bracket, with Pool 1 teams facing Pool 2 teams in the opening matches. No two teams from the same region were placed in the same half of the bracket. All matches were contested as best-of-three series. Four teams advanced to the Swiss stage as Pool 4, while the remaining teams were eliminated.Swiss stage
The Swiss stage was held from 3 to 7 and 10 to 13 October at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin, with matches starting at 14:00 CEST. Sixteen teams competed in a Swiss-system format over five rounds. In the first round, Pool 1 teams faced Pool 4 teams, while Pool 2 teams faced Pool 3 teams, with teams from the same region not playing against each other. From the second round onward, teams with identical records played each other, with matchups determined by draw after each round. Teams from the same region could face each other, and for the first time, no team was placed in a rematch against a previous opponent. Teams that achieved three wins advanced to the knockout stage, while those with three losses were eliminated. All advancement and elimination matches were contested as best-of-three, while all other matches were best-of-one.Knockout stage
The knockout stage took place from 17 to 20 and 26 to 27 October, and on 2 November, with matches starting at 14:00 CEST. Eight teams that advanced from the Swiss stage were drawn into a single-elimination bracket. The two teams that finished the Swiss stage with a 3–0 record were placed on opposite sides of the bracket and faced teams with a 3–2 record in the quarterfinals, while all remaining teams were seeded randomly. The quarterfinals and semifinals were held at the Adidas Arena in Paris, and the finals took place at The O2 Arena in London. All matches were contested as best-of-five series. The members of the winning team lifted the Summoner's Cup, earning the title of 2024 League of Legends World Champions.Qualified teams
Eight teams qualify for the playoff portion of the tournament from the Swiss stage.Ranking
A base prize pool of US$2,250,000 was offered for the tournament. This pool was to be further increased based on sales of an event pass within the League of Legends store. The prize pool was spread among the teams as seen below:| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize | Prize |
| 1st | T1 | – | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 20% | $450,000 |
| 2nd | Bilibili Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 16% | $360,000 |
| 3rd–4th | Gen.G | – | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 8% | $180,000 | |
| 3rd–4th | Weibo Gaming | – | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 8% | $180,000 | |
| 5th–8th | LNG Esports | – | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4.5% | $101,250 | ||
| 5th–8th | Hanwha Life Esports | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4.5% | $101,250 | ||
| 5th–8th | FlyQuest | – | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4.5% | $101,250 | ||
| 5th–8th | Top Esports | – | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4.5% | $101,250 | ||
| 9th–11th | G2 Esports | – | 2–3 | 3.5% | $78,750 | |||
| 9th–11th | Dplus KIA | – | 2–3 | 3.5% | $78,750 | |||
| 9th–11th | Team Liquid | – | 2–3 | 3.5% | $78,750 | |||
| 12th–14th | Fnatic | – | 1–3 | 3% | $67,500 | |||
| 12th–14th | GAM Esports | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3% | $67,500 | |||
| 12th–14th | PSG Talon | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3% | $67,500 | |||
| 15th–16th | MAD Lions KOI | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2.5% | $56,250 | |||
| 15th–16th | PaiN Gaming | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2.5% | $56,250 | |||
| 17th–18th | Movistar R7 | 1–2 | 1.75% | $39,375 | ||||
| 17th–18th | 100 Thieves | 1–2 | 1.75% | $39,375 | ||||
| 19th–20th | SoftBank Hawks | 0–2 | 1% | $22,500 | ||||
| 19th–20th | Viking Esports | 0–2 | 1% | $22,500 | ||||
| Place | Team | PI | SS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize | Prize |
Marketing
Official song
"Heavy Is the Crown", performed by Linkin Park, was announced as the tournament's theme song on 24 September 2024. A day later, Riot Games and Linkin Park released the song's music video, featuring the most recent champions T1 of the LCK, consisting of reigning Finals MVP Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok. The video also featured players from the winners of major professional regions during the Spring and Summer Splits, such as Gen.G's Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon of the LCK, Bilibili Gaming's Chen "Bin" Zebin of the LPL, G2 Esports's Rasmus "Caps" Winther of the LEC, and FlyQuest's Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek of the LCS. Diego "Brance" Amaral of the CBLOL's Red Canids was also included, despite the team not qualifying for the tournament.Despite being on tour for their at-the-time upcoming album From Zero, Linkin Park performed the song as part of the opening ceremony for the final between Bilibili Gaming and T1. They previously performed at the O2 Arena for their album tour, during which they performed the same track.