2027 LoL World Championship, finals in Changdong, Seoul... Japan also co-hosts

Next year's League of Legends (LoL) World Championship (Worlds World Cup), which was scheduled to be held in Korea, will also be held in Japan.

Riot Games announced this on the 14th, unveiling plans for the 2027 LoL e-sports international competition.

The 2027 Worlds was scheduled to be held in Korea, but Riot Games announced that the Swiss stage, which corresponds to the finals before the tournament, will be held in Nagoya, Japan.

This is the first time the Worlds will be held in Japan.

The knockout stages, including the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, will all be held in Korea.

The quarterfinals and semifinals will be held at the Suwon Convention Center located in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and the finals, which will determine the best team of the year, will be held at the 'Seoul Arena', a professional performance hall under construction in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul.

As Worlds was decided to be held jointly by Korea and Japan for the first time in history, fans were analyzing that the decision was made in consideration of the recently increased popularity of LoL in Japan, while also criticizing that it was different from what was announced in advance.

It has been four years since the LoL World Championship was held in Korea in 2023, when the finals were held at Gocheok Sky Dome.

The First Stand Tournament (FST), which was newly established in 2025 and announced the start of the annual LoL e-sports international competition, will be significantly expanded in 2027.

With the name 'First Stand: All In', more teams and players are expected to participate than before, and the detailed schedule and details will be released in January next year.

Accordingly, next year's FST venue was changed from Southeast Asia, which was originally announced, to China, and the 2028 competition will be held in Southeast Asia.

The venue for the 2027 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) has been confirmed to be Valencia, Spain.

“Korea has played an indispensable role in the history of LoL esports,” said Chris Greeley, head of Riot Games esports. “We are happy to present the most important moments of the 2027 World Championship in Korea again.”