With the conclusion of the Worlds 2020 Play–In days ago, the competitive League of Legends community is hungry for more. Indeed, the Main Event is just around the corner. Here at esportsguide, it’s our pleasure to keep up the endless coverage. In fact, read on the learn How to Watch the Worlds 2020 Main Event!
Event Background
With the cancellation of The International, the event serves as the undisputed largest esports event of the year. Backed by an incredibly rich history, it acts as the newest chapter in a long and exciting history.
A total of 16 of the best teams in the world have fought their way to compete offline from the 3rd to the 31st October. Here are the competitors for the roughly $6 million in prize pool, sorted in their respective groups:
Group A
- G2 Esports (LEC)
- Machi Esports (PCS)
- Suning (CN)
- Team Liquid (LCS PN)
Group B
- DAMWON Gaming (LCK)
- JD Gaming (CN)
- PSG Talon (PCS)
- Rogue (LEC)
Group C
- Fnatic (LEC)
- Gen.G (LCK)
- LGD Gaming (CN)
- Team SoloMid (LCS)
Group D
- DRX (LCK)
- FlyQuest (LCS)
- Top Esports (CN)
- Unicorns of Love (CIS)
Format
In terms of format, it’s all quite familiar. Each group will kick off as the initial stage of the event. Following a Double Round Robin with BO1 matches, only two teams will progress to the Knockout Stage. Effectively, this will half the competition.
The top 8 teams will then be seeded against one another in the Knockout Stage. Here, teams will face others from other groups in a single-elimination BO5 bracket. With the finals on October 31st, one team will then cement themselves into the history books.
Schedule for Worlds 2020
Across the month of gameplay, there are 11 days of competition. Accordingly, the first 8 days will be packed with Group Stage competition, with up to 6 games per day excluding possible tiebreaker.
Below find a glimpse at the first couple of Days:
Day 1 – 10/03
- FlyQuest vs Top Esports (10:00)
- Unicorns of Love vs DRX (11:00)
- Rogue vs PSG Talon (12:00)
- DAMWON Gaming vs JD Gaming (13:00)
- Gen.G vs LGD Gaming (14:00)
- Team SoloMid vs Fnatic (15:00)
Day 2 – 10/04
- Machi Esports vs Team Liquid (10:00)
- G2 Esports vs Suning (11:00)
- Rogue vs DAMWON Gaming (12:00)
- PSG Talon vs JD Gaming (13:00)
- Gen.G vs Team SoloMid (14:00)
- LGD Gaming vs Fnatic (15:00)
With all teams already in Shanghai and taking every precaution, the event looks to run smoothly. Towards the Knockout Stage, games are more spaced out per day.
Streams for the Worlds 2020 Main Event
As you can imagine, there is a phenomenal amount of coverage for the event. We’ll be listing multiple languages below: for more visit here. Here are a few to consider:
And so many more – too many to list entirely here. It goes without question that Worlds 2020, as an esports event, will have the most coverage ever.
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Predictions for the Worlds 2020 Main Event
The only thing for certain is that Worlds 2020 will be the greatest esports event of the year. Otherwise, nobody is too sure as to who’ll walk away with the glory. However, we can outline some of the top contenders and favourites heading into the event.
Here they are from each regions:
- LEC – G2 Esports
- LPL – Top Esports
- LCK – DAMWON Gaming
- LCS – Team SoloMid
Respectively, these are four teams everyone respects and downright fear. Each one is almost expected to make it to the Knockout Stage, which makes upsets that much scarier.
Despite those, everybody else is a threat not to overlook. Beside the second and sometimes, third seeds, the Play-In teams are also threatening. After a few days of competition, the momentum could help turn the tide in a short BO1 series.
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