LoL Worlds 2027 to take place in Nagoya, Japan, and Suwon & Seoul, Korea
Riot Games has revealed that Nagoya, Japan will be the host of the Worlds 2027 Swiss Stage as it reveals details of its 2027 season ahead of the 2026 World Championships final on Saturday (Nov. 14). Nagoya will co-host the event with Suwon, South Korea, and Seoul, South Korea.
The League of Legends developer revealed the locations of the biggest tournament in the competitive calendar during Riot Fan Fest, held in New York City, New York, as part of the Worlds 2026 pre-finals celebrations. Here’s everything we know.
LoL Worlds to head to Japan and South Korea in 2027
Nagoya is set to host the Swiss Stage of the League of Legends World Championships 2027, alongside potentially the Play-in stage. The event will be the first time a top League of Legends tournament has been hosted in Japan. No venue information has been given at the time of writing.
Suwon, or Suwon-Si will host the Knockout Stage in the Suwon Convention Center. Suwon is the largest city in the Gyeonggi Province, and lies just 30km south of the capital Seoul.
Seoul will once again host the Worlds finals, as it did in 2014, and 2023. The event will take place in the Seoul Arena.
South Korea also hosted the 2018 edition of Worlds in Incheon.
For Japan, though, this first Worlds hosting opportunity, even if it is a shared event, will be a huge boost to the Japanese fans. A comparatively small (compared to powerhouses in China and South Korea) fan base remains heavily loyal to the LoL Esports teams, and organizations such as DetonatioN FocusMe have made a name for themselves at Worlds in previous editions.
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Alongside the announcement of Worlds 2027’s host, Riot Games also revealed more details about the 2027 LoL esports season. It revealed that MSI would be heading to Valencia, Spain in 2027, and unveiled a new event, First Stand: All In 2027 set to take place in China, with no exact location shared.. First Stand events have traditionally been an international competition between top seeded teams to start the year.
