How the play-ins will work (Picture:lolesports) <\/span><\/p>\nThe third and fourth place teams in each group will play in a best-of-five series, with the winner playing the second place team in the opposing group. The winner of those matches will then advance to the Group stage.<\/p>\n
The third seed from the LCK has also been advanced to the Groups stage automatically to make the teams even in play-ins. <\/p>\n
Play-in stage<\/strong><\/p>\nTen teams compete in the play-in stage, consisting of the fourth seed from China’s LPL and Europe’s LEC, the third seed from North America’s LCS, the second seed from Taiwan, Hong Kong and South East Asia’s PCS, and the first seeds from Brazil’s CBLOL, Japan’s LJL, Latin America’s LLA, CIS’ LCL, Oceania’s OPL and Turkey’s TCL. <\/p>\n

The play-in groups (Picture: lolesports)<\/span><\/p>\nGroup A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Team Liquid (LCS)<\/li>\n
- MAD Lions (LEC)<\/li>\n
- Legacy Esports (OPL)<\/li>\n
- Papara SuperMassive (TCL)<\/li>\n
- INTZ Esports (CBLOL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- LGD Gaming (LPL)<\/li>\n
- PSG Talon (PCS)<\/li>\n
- V3 Esports (LJL)<\/li>\n
- Unicorns of Love (LCL)<\/li>\n
- Rainbow7 (LLA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Group stage<\/h2>\n
16 teams compete in the groups stage, consisting of 12 which qualified and four advancing from the play-in stage. You can check out the teams below. <\/p>\n

The groups (Picture: lolesports)<\/span> <\/p>\nGroup A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- G2 Esports (LEC)<\/li>\n
- Machi Esports (PCS)<\/li>\n
- Suning (LPL)<\/li>\n
- TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- JD Gaming (LPL)<\/li>\n
- Damwon Gaming (LCK)<\/li>\n
- Rogue (LEC)<\/li>\n
- TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Group C<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Team SoloMid (LCS)<\/li>\n
- Fnatic (LEC)<\/li>\n
- Gen.G (LCK)<\/li>\n
- TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Group D<\/strong><\/p>\n