Earlier today, the final series of the domestic portion of the 2023 League of Legends season wrapped up, with G2 Esports defeating Fnatic in a convincing 3-0 sweep to claim the 2023 LEC Season Finals championship. With the entire field of teams set for the World Championship, the brackets for the play-in stage of the tournament were quickly drawn following the LEC finals.
Mostly, the play-in stage will consist of teams from minor regions, although one major region squad—the eventual winner of the Worlds Qualifying Series—will also participate in the tournament’s initial stage. The VCS and PCS will each send two teams to the Worlds play-in stage, while the LLA, CBLOL, and LJL will only send one team apiece.