How to watch Worlds 2024

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2024 World Championship will begin in Germany on September 25, serving as the premier event of the year for the professional League of Legends scene and potentially for all of esports. This tournament will feature established champions like the renowned Korean team T1, as well as young teams that are making their debut at this prestigious level of competition.

2024 World Championship - Live report

The battle promises to be thrilling, with the main intrigue being whether the 2024 World Championship can surpass last year's event in viewer numbers and claim the title of the most popular tournament in esports.

2024 World Championship schedule

• 25 - 29 September — Play-In Stage (Riot Games Arena, Berlin);

• 3 - 13 October — Swiss Stage (Riot Games Arena, Berlin);

• 17 Oct - 2 Nov — Knockout Stage (Adidas Arena, Paris & O2 Arena, London).

2024 World Championship broadcasts

The matches of the 2024 World Championship will be broadcast in multiple languages and on various platforms. Riot Games will provide official streams in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, French, and more, available on the channels of regional leagues. Additionally, popular community casters from Europe, the USA, and Asia will cover the event.

Official broadcasts: 

• Official Twitch broadcast (English);

• Official YouTube stream (English);

• LCK (YouTube, Korean);

• otplol_ (Twitch, French);

• lvpes (Twitch, Spanish);

• CBLOL (YouTube, Portuguese);

Community casters:

• Caedrel (Twitch, English);

• ibai (Twitch, Spanish);

• Kamet0 (Twitch, French);

• Baiano (Twitch, Portuguese);

• Tolkin (Twitch, German);

• LS (Twitch, English);

• Sneaky (Twitch, English);

  • full list of community casters.

2024 World Championship favorites

The main favorites in the tournament are undoubtedly South Korean teams, known for frequently reaching the finals. Hanwha Life Esports, the top team in LCK Summer 2024, will be one to watch. High expectations surround Gen.G, which has already broken the international stage curse by winning MSI 2024, making this an ideal time to secure a World Championship title. T1, the reigning champions from 2023, face many questions, as they are not in peak form and nearly missed this year’s tournament.

Chinese teams also have strong prospects for the title. LPL representatives have won the World Championship three times and are poised to do so again, with Weibo Gaming, last year’s finalist, and Bilibili Gaming, the MSI 2024 finalist, both in contention.

For European teams, merely reaching the playoff bracket would be considered a success. G2 Esports appears to be the only team with actually decent chances for high placement, if none of the favorites eliminate them too early.

Play-In Teams:

Play-In Matches:

• MAD Lions KOI vs Vikings Esports — September 25, 2024 - 12:00 GMT;

• PSG Talon vs paiN Gaming — September 25, 2024 - 15:00 GMT;

• GAM Esports vs Fukuoka Hawks — September 26, 2024 - 12:00 GMT;

• 100 Thieves vs Rainbow7 — September 26, 2024 - 15:00 GMT.

Swiss Stage Teams:

Most popular LoL World Championship tournaments

The World Championships for League of Legends consistently break viewer records each year. Currently, the most popular event is the 2023 World Championship, which was watched by over 6.4 million Peak Viewers worldwide (excluding Chinese platforms) simultaneously — a record for all esports tournaments.

Will the 2024 World Championship set a new viewer record? It will be challenging, as a significant portion of the tournament's audience is in South Korea and China, where time zone differences may make it inconvenient to watch some matches. Last year's event achieved fantastic viewer numbers because it took place in South Korea, where the legendary local team T1, led by the iconic Faker, emerged as champions. This year’s numbers are likely to be more modest, but we can still expect peak viewership of over 5 million PV.