League of Legends World Championship Groups Decided

It’s that time of year again, when fans of League of Legends can tune in and watch the best teams from around the world compete to determine which team, and region, is truly the best in the world. A big part of the experience is tuning in to the Worlds group draw, where the teams are allocated their groups and the teams they will be squaring off against, at least initially. Here are the 2018 Play-In Stage Groups, and the Group Stage Pools for the World Championship.

Play-in stage groups

Group A

EDG

Infinity eSports

Dire Wolves

Group B

G2 Esports

Supermassive

Ascension Gaming

Group C

Cloud9

KaBuM!

DetonatioN FocusMe

Group D

G-Rex

Gambit

Kaos Latin Gamers

Group stage pools

Group A

Flash Wolves

Afreeca Freecs

Phong Vũ Buffalo

TBD

Group B

RNG

Gen.G

Vitality

TBD

Group C

kt Rolster

Mad Team

Team Liquid

TBD

Group D

Fnatic

100 Thieves

Invictus Gaming

TBD

We’re expecting to see EDG, G2 Esports, and Cloud9 make it out of the play-in stage, though upsets have happened in the past. The play-in group D is a real wildcard to predict, as all the teams should be of similar skill. Gambit might have a slight edge, if only because they have some extremely veteran players on their roster, such as Diamondprox and Edward from the original Gambit EU LCS lineup. Regardless of which teams do advance to the main Group Stage, this should shape up to be one of the more exciting League of Legends World Championships to date.

For more on when the action will kick off, check out the official schedule, here.