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Riot Moves Worlds Qualifying Series to South Korea

LEC vs. LCS slugfest to qualify for Worlds 2023 gets a last minute location change.

James FudgebyJames Fudge
August 17, 2023
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WQS Worlds 2023 moves to South Korea

Credit: Riot Games

Riot Games announced that the Worlds Qualifying Series (WQS) has been moved from North America (as previously announced) to South Korea. The pre-Worlds event is meant to pit fourth seed teams from the the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) and League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) against each other to secure the final spot in the 2023 World Championship Play-In. Now that competition will take place at the LoL Park in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 9.

 Riot explained why it made the change in a social media post:

“Earlier this year, we announced a new format for Worlds 2023. As part of that announcement, we introduced the Worlds Qualifying Series, where the 4th seed from the LEC and the 4th seed from the LCS will battle in a best-of-5 to claim the final Play-In Stage slot at Worlds.

“While we had originally planned to host the Worlds Qualifying Series in North America, we have elected to move the event to South Korea to allow the two potential teams as much time as possible to prepare in the host region, minimize travel [to whomever would be traveling to Worlds to compete after qualifying] and scrim against qualified Worlds teams before the Play-In stage.

We will have more details on tickets and broadcast times soon!”

Riot announced in April that Worlds 2023 would be taking place in South Korea this year from Oct. 10 – Nov. 19, and would open in Seoul, make a stop in Busan, and return to Seoul for the finals at the  Gocheok Sky Dome. 

Tags: BusanEMEAEuropeLCSLeague of LegendsLeague of Legends Championship KoreaLeague of Legends EMEA ChampionshipLECNorth AmericaRiot GamesSeoulSouth KoreaWorlds 2023Worlds Qualifying Series
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With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.

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