The organizer has decided not to replace them but will adapt the format of the event and in particular that of “ play-in », Preliminary tournament (from September 25 to 30) – the final phase of the Worlds is played at 16. It will finally be played with ten teams (the No. 3 seed from South Korea will thus be directly qualified for the main round) distributed in two groups of five. The first of each pool will play the final phase of Worlds. The other two qualifiers will be determined by an elimination tree.
The teams already qualified for the Worlds (from September 25 to October 31, in China):
Rogue, G2, Fnatic, MAD Lions (Europe); TOP Esports, JD Gaming, Suning, LGD (China); DRX (South Korea); Team Liquid, FlyQuest, TSM (United States); Legacy Esports (Oceania); PSG Talon, Machi Esports (Taiwan, Hong Kong and South East Asia); Unicorns of Love (CIS); Rainbow7 (Latin America).
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