While the Rumble stage continues for the LPL, the Group Stage resumes for the LCK and the LEC Playoffs kicks off.
The League of Legends Esports World Cup just concluded, with T1 crushing Top Esports 3-1 to claim the championship title.
And only a few days later, the journey to the 2024 League of Legends World Championship resumes.
With only three months left before Worlds 2024, teams across regional Leagues are all still fighting for a chance to qualify for the biggest esport event of the year.
With a full week ahead, here’s what to watch in LoL Esports:
LPL Rumble Stage action continues
For the LPL, the Summer Split’s Rumble stage continues, with the top four teams who survived the “Nirvana” group moving forward to the first round of playoffs, where they will face the 8th and 9th place teams from “Ascend” (High Group). You can learn more about the LPL Summer split through this survival guide.
Here’s the schedule for this week:
Tuesday - 9 July
Royal Never Give Up vs OMG – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
JD Gaming vs FunPlus Phoenix – 1:00 pm CET/7:00 pm SGT
Wednesday – July 10
ThunderTalk Gaming vs Invictus Gaming – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
Weibo Gaming vs LNG Esports – 1:00 pm CET /7:00 pm SGT
Thursday – 11 July
Ultra Prime vs Rare Atom – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Anyone’s Legend – 1:00 pm CET /7:00 pm SGT
Friday – 12 July
LGD Gaming vs JD Gaming – 9:00 am CET / 3:00 pm SGT
Oh My God vs EDward Gaming – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
Top Esports vs Bilibili Gaming – 1:00 pm CET /7:00 pm SGT
Saturday – 13 July
Rare Atom vs Invictus Gaming – 9:00 am CET / 3:00 pm SGT
Team WE vs Royal Never Give Up – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
Weibo Gaming vs Ninjas in Pyjamas – 1:00 pm CET /7:00 pm SGT
Sunday – 14 July
Ultra Prime vs ThunderTalk Gaming – 9:00 am CET / 3:00 pm SGT
Anyone’s Legend vs JD Gaming – 11:00 am CET /5:00 pm SGT
Top Esports vs LNG Esports – 1:00 pm CET /7:00 pm SGT
LCK Group Stage resumes
Meanwhile, the LCK Summer Split continues with six more weeks for teams to fight in the Group Stage. For this week, week 4 kicks off on Wednesday (10 July) with EWC Champions T1 kicking off the domestic action against Brion Esports. For a quick guide on the LCK summer split, click here.
Here are the matches for this week:
Wednesday - 10 July
T1 vs Brion Esports – 10:00 am CET/ 4:00 pm SGT
Nongshim RedForce vs KT Rolster – 12:30 pm CET/ 6:30 pm SGT
Thursday - 11 July
DRX vs Dplus KIA – 10:00 am CET/ 4:00 pm SGT
Kwangdong Freecs vs Gen.G – 12:30 pm CET/ 6:30 pm SGT
Friday – July 12
FearX vs KT Rolster – 10:00 am CET/ 4:00 pm SGT
Hanwa Life Esports vs T1 – 12:30 pm CET/ 6:30 pm SGT
Saturday – July 13
Dplus KIA vs Gen.G – 8:00 am CET / 2:00 pm SGT
Brion Esports vs Nongshim Red Force – 10:30 am CET/ 4:30 pm SGT
Sunday – July 14
Kwangdong Freecs vs DRX 8:00 am CET / 2:00 pm SGT
FearX vs Hanwa Life Esports – 10:30 am CET/ 4:30 pm SGT
LEC Playoffs kicks off
In the west, the LEC Playoffs are kicking off this week, with eight teams going head-to-head at the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals. For the survival guide of the LEC Summer split, check here.
Friday – 12 July
SK Gaming vs Team Heretics – 5:00 pm CET/ 11:00 pm SGT
Saturday – 13 July
Team BDS vs Mad Lions Koi – 7:00 pm CET/ 1:00 am SGT
Fnatic vs GIANTX – 5:00 pm CET/ 11:00 pm SGT
Sunday – 14 July
G2 Esports vs Karmine Corp – 7:00 pm CET/ 1:00 am SGT
TBD vs TBD – 5L00 pm CET/ 11:00 PM SGT
TBD vs TBD – 7:00 pm CET/ 1:00 am SGT
