The pointy end of the League of Legends<\/em> competitive calendar is fast approaching now, with the star-studded 2023 World Championship<\/strong> field slowly taking shape as leagues from North America<\/strong> and EMEA<\/strong> to Korea<\/strong>, China<\/strong>, and all across the globe wrap up their endmost seasons.<\/p>
This year, Worlds will descend on South Korea<\/strong> for the first time since 2018, when Invictus Gaming became the first-ever Chinese world champions<\/a>.<\/p>
League\u2019s premier event looks very different this year, with Riot Games rubberstamping several format changes ranging from the introduction of best of threes<\/a> to a Swiss-style stage<\/a> and more bracket-based play<\/a>.<\/p>
Worlds 2023 is been penned in for an Oct. 10 start date<\/strong><\/a>, which is a little later than the standard September click-off. The play-ins and group stages will be held in Seoul<\/strong> before the tournament shifts to Busan<\/strong> for finals. Seoul\u2019s 17,000-capacity Gocheok Sky Dome will be hosting the grand finals.<\/p>