2023 | |
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | League of Legends |
Location | South Korea |
Dates | October 10–November 19 |
Administrator | Riot Games |
Tournament format(s) | 8 team GSL-style double-elimination bracket play-in stage 16 team swiss stage 8 team single-elimination bracket from quarterfinals onward |
Venue(s) | |
Teams | 22 |
Final positions | |
Champion | T1 |
Runner-up | Weibo Gaming |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 18,000 (Finals)[1] |
MVP | Choi "Zeus" Woo-je (T1) |
The 2023 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends. It was the thirteenth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament began in South Korea on October 10 until November 19.[2] Twenty-two teams from nine regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits;[3] defending champions DRX[4] failed to do so after losing to Dplus KIA in the 2023 LCK Regional Finals.[5][6] JD Gaming were in contention to become the first team to complete the "Golden Road"[a], but lost to eventual champions T1 in the semifinals of the knockout stage.[7]
"Gods" (stylized in all caps), performed by NewJeans, was announced as the tournament's theme song.[8][9] A virtual boyband named "Heartsteel" (stylized in all caps) was unveiled by Riot Games during the event, with Baekhyun from Exo and SuperM, ØZI, Tobi Lou and Cal Scruby representing the group as its human counterpart and in the live performance of their debut song, "Paranoia".[10]
The final took place on 19 November 2023 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, where T1 defeated Weibo Gaming by a 3–0 score, marking the organization's record-extending fourth World Championship.[11][12] The event's concurrent viewership reached a peak of 6.4 million viewers, breaking the all-time viewership record for a single esports event, not accounting for Chinese viewership.[13]
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