2026 League of Legends World Championship final
League of Legends esports series
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The 2026 League of Legends World Championship Final is an upcoming League of Legends (LoL) esports series set to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City in New York, United States, marking the sixteenth final of the League of Legends World Championship.
The Barclays Center will host the final series. | |
| Date | 14 November 2026 |
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| Venue | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
The series will be a best of five and will be the first World Championship final to be held in the East Coast of the United States, as all prior finals held in North America have been held in Los Angeles (2012, 2013, 2016) and San Francisco (2022) - all in the country's West Coast.
Background and host selection
During the media day for the 2025 World Championship Final in Chengdu, China on 7 November 2025, Riot Games announced the host cities of the 2026 edition of Worlds, with Allen, Texas of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex hosting the swiss stage, quarterfinals, and semifinals; and New York City staging the Finals.[1][2] It had been announced previously on 8 January 2025 that the 2026 tournament would be held in North America in a development update video for the game posted by Riot Games to begin that year's competitive season. Los Angeles was added as a host city on 22 March 2026 and will host the play-in stage.
New York City was one of the host cities of the 2016 and 2022 editions of the League of Legends World Championship - all of which in the Midtown Manhattan area. In 2016, the semifinals were held at the Madison Square Garden,[3] while the group stage and quarterfinals in 2022 took place at MSG's The Theater, which was then known as the Hulu Theater and was the venue's first esports event.[4]
On 22 March 2026, during the finals of the 2026 First Stand Tournament in São Paulo, Brazil, Riot Games announced that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, one of the city's five boroughs, would host the final series.[5]
Pre-series
Before the finals, it is expected that an opening ceremony will take place, featuring performances from musical artists who had collaborated with League of Legends throughout the year, the introduction of the finalists, and the reveal of the Summoner's Cup.