Why it's time for Riot to change the League of Legends Worlds format
After 11 years, Worlds needs to revamp its format. It’s time for the League of Legends’ premier tournament to embrace a double-elimination bracket and a bigger tournament.
Worlds has changed significantly since its inception in 2011. An eight-team tournament held over a single weekend in June has become a sprawling month-long tournament with triple the participants.
While Riot has progressively expanded the scope of the tournament, the format has largely remained the same — a round-robin group stage followed by single-elimination playoffs.