Who’s competing at Worlds 2026? Player ages and nationalities
The average age of players at the 2026 World Championship is 24.5, while South Korea unsurprisingly has the most representatives at the tournament. As League of Legends fans await the start of the main stage, Esports Charts has put together some interesting statistics about the players and teams.
2026 World Championship players geography
The average player age fell by around a year compared with the 2025 World Championship. Vietnam’s MVK Esports is the youngest team at this year’s event, but has already been eliminated in the Play-In stage. Team Liquid has the oldest roster.
South Korea leads the country rankings with 37 players at the tournament, nearly half of whom compete for teams abroad. Overall, Asia accounts for the largest share of players at the 2026 World Championship.
Among European countries, Spain leads with four players, all representing Movistar KOI. Brazil has seven representatives at the tournament: FURIA’s entire roster and two players from LOS.
2026 World Championship: youngest and oldest players
The youngest player at the tournament is LOS’s 18-year-old Brazilian Wallyson “Duduhh” Silva. The oldest is South Korea’s Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in, the Team Liquid support who turned 32 this summer.
Looking at the average age of each roster, many successful teams favor more experienced players: T1, Gen.G, and G2 Esports all have an average player age above 25.
The Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage begins on October 23, when all remaining teams enter the race for the title. Follow viewership statistics and match results on the Esports Charts tournament page.
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