Upcoming League of Legends Esports Tournaments 2025-2026

Tournaments in League of Legends have a defined structure and format with multiple stages to showcase the best competitive teams in the world.

• Teams: A team is comprised of 5 players with defined roles (Top, Jungle, Mid, Bot and Support)
• Group stage: Teams will be split into a group and play in a round robin best-of-one or best-of-three format
• Playoffs: The top qualifying teams will go onto a single or double elimination bracket
• The finals: The grand finals will be a best-of-five
• Event tier: Tournaments range from regional leagues (LCS, LEC) to global events (MSI, LoL World Championship)

These events are the stage for the highest level of gameplay, strategy, and coordination from players around the world, and are hosted online and at global LAN locations throughout the esports calendar.

Prize pools in League of Legends can vary depending on the size of the event and the tournament tier:

• Regional tournaments: Tournament prize pools typically paid out in the $10, 000 - $100,000
• Global events (i.e., Worlds) have multi-million dollar prize pools
• Worlds 2018 was the highest prize pool to date with prize money over $6.4 million

Funding is provided by Riot Games, sponsors, and crowd-funded in-game purchases.

As the seasons go on, the overall prize money continues to grow along with investment and viewership, making LoL one of the top-earning titles in esports today.

The official prize pool for the League of Legends World Championship 2025 (Worlds 2025) is an official prize pool of $5,000,000 USD.