Riot Games has filled in the daily schedule for the part of its League of Legends World Championship that will be played in Allen, giving fans start times for all 14 match days at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center.
The Worlds 2026 guide that Riot's LoL Esports site posted Monday lists three stages. The Play-In Stage runs Oct. 15-18 in Los Angeles. Allen then hosts the Swiss Stage from Oct. 23 through Oct. 31 and the quarterfinals and semifinals from Nov. 3 through Nov. 8. The championship final is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
When matches begin in Allen
According to the guide, Swiss Stage play starts at noon Central time on Friday, Oct. 23, through Monday, Oct. 26. There is no play on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Matches move to a 3 p.m. start on Wednesday, Oct. 28, through Friday, Oct. 30, then return to noon on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Quarterfinals are scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Friday, Nov. 6, and the semifinals Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8. Those best-of-five series begin at 4 p.m. Central.
The Swiss Stage is a five-round format in which a team needs three match wins to advance and is eliminated after three losses. Riot will draw first-round pairings on Oct. 18, after the play-ins finish, and will draw the quarterfinal matchups on Oct. 31.
