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The Worlds 2026 bracket starts tomorrow morning. Set your alarm for 9am, because every quarterfinal starts then, Sydney time.
Top Esports and Invictus Gaming open the Worlds 2026 quarterfinals at 9am AEDT on Wednesday 4 November. That is the time Riot’s Worlds schedule shows when it is set to Sydney time, so you do not need to convert anything.
This is not an Australian story: both LCP teams went out in the Swiss Stage, and no Australian-related esports story verified today, so this is the knockout stage an Australian League fan will be watching this week.
Every quarterfinal is a best-of-five, one a day at 9am: Gen.G and LYON play on Thursday 5 November, Dplus KIA and Bilibili Gaming on Friday 6 November, and T1 and Karmine Corp close the round on Saturday 7 November.
The semifinals follow at 9am on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 November, and the final is at 6am on Sunday 15 November. We covered how the last three teams qualified on Sunday, and how CFO went out in round four.
Riot has also posted its guide to Worlds Fan Fest. It runs at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan from 12 to 14 November, and the last day includes a finals watch party at 2pm EST on 14 November, which is 6am Sunday here by our conversion.
Riot says Hotline League returns for a one-day show at 11am EST on 14 November, and the Riot Store will sell True Damage merch exclusively at Fan Fest. Unless you are in New York that week, the stream is your seat.
If you missed the Swiss Stage, LoL Esports has a week two highlights video on YouTube. Every match streams on LoL Esports.
Source: Riot Games – LoL Esports Worlds 2026 schedule, Riot Games – Your Guide to Worlds 2026 Fan Fest, LoL Esports – Swiss Stage Week Two moments (YouTube)