The inaugural edition of the Swiss stage at the League of Legends World Championship concluded on Sunday, and many believe that the switch in format was an overwhelming success.<\/p>\n
Over the last two weeks, the 16 teams that qualified for the main event of LoL Worlds 2023<\/a> battled it out for the final eight spots to head into the knockout stage of the tournament.<\/p>\n JD Gaming and Gen.G both asserted their dominance by winning their first three series to book a place in the knockout stage last week, which has given them nearly two weeks off before their respective quarterfinal matches.<\/p>\n LNG Esports, T1 and NRG were next to punch their tickets after compiling 3-1 records across their four series each.<\/p>\n The final day of the Swiss stage was dominated by LPL and LCK<\/a> teams, as Bilibili Gaming defeated G2 Esports, Weibo Gaming edged past Fnatic and KT Rolster dominated Dplus KIA to secure the final three places in the knockout stage.<\/p>\n The final eight teams include all four representatives from the LPL<\/a>, three LCK teams and the sole Western hope in NRG from the LCS<\/a>.<\/p>\n For the first time since 2014, there will be no LEC<\/a> representative in the quarters, with Team BDS, MAD Lions, G2 Esports and Fnatic all failing to progress.<\/p>\n Due to their dominance throughout the 2023 League of Legends<\/a> season, where they won both the LPL Spring and Summer splits as well as the Mid-Season Invitational<\/a>, JD Gaming remain the outright favourites at +120 with esports betting sites<\/a> to claim Worlds 2023.<\/p>\n The opening series of the quarterfinals will feature NRG and Weibo Gaming, which will take place at 5pm KST on Thursday, November 2.<\/p>\n The #Worlds2023<\/a> Quarterfinals schedule!<\/p>\n Which matchup are you most hyped for? pic.twitter.com\/lgwECPweER<\/a><\/p>\n — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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