Worlds 2026: Broadcast start times by region

Riot Games has published the broadcast schedule for League of Legends Worlds 2026, which runs in the United States from October 15 to November 14. The Play-In stage will be at Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles, the Swiss Stage and knockout rounds will take place at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, and the Grand Final is scheduled for Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Nineteen teams are entered in the tournament.

The schedule lists venue-local start times for each session. Play-In matches are scheduled October 15–18. The Swiss Stage runs in late October and into early November. Quarterfinals are set for November 3–6, semifinals for November 7–8 and the Grand Final for November 14. Riot Games highlighted that the listed times use the local date at each venue and that individual matches may begin a few minutes after the scheduled start.

Start times vary by region. For North American viewers, opening Play-In days start in late morning Pacific Time — for example, 11 a.m. PDT for the first Play-In sessions — while the Swiss Stage and later knockout rounds move into early to mid-afternoon Pacific Time for quarterfinals and semifinals. European audiences will see many sessions in the evening, often between about 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time. Viewers in parts of Asia can expect early-morning broadcasts for multiple stages, typically between about 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time. The published schedule accounts for daylight saving time changes in Europe on October 25 and in the United States on November 1.

Riot Games will stream Worlds 2026 live on its official Twitch channel and on the LoL Esports YouTube channel. The company advises fans, broadcasters and teams to consult the full broadcast schedule published by Riot Games for exact start times by time zone and date, since venue-local dates may fall on different calendar days for international viewers.

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