###WORLDS 2018 - BRACKET DRAW

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All matches for Worlds 2018 will be played on [**Patch 8.19**](http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-819-notes).

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##**[TL;DR](https://i.imgur.com/PJVdStx.jpg)**

#QUARTER-FINAL 1 (SAT 1): KT vs. IG

#QUARTER-FINAL 2 (SAT 2): RNG vs. G2

#QUARTER-FINAL 3 (SUN 1): AFs vs. C9

#QUARTER-FINAL 4 (SUN 2): FNC vs. EDG


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###Format

* The point of this draw which teams play each other in the Quarter-Finals
* Teams are drawn into the bracket 1st vs. 2nd seeds, with teams from the same group not able to meet each other until Finals
 * This means that each side of the bracket will have one team from each group

* Single elimination bracket, all matches are Best of 5
 * Quarter-Finals - 20-21 Oct
 * Semi-Finals - 27-28 Oct
 * Finals - 3 Nov

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###Pools

####First Seeds

| 1st | # | Team | Record | Information | League |
|:--:|:--:|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| A | 1 | Afreeca Freecs | 4 - 2 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/Afreeca_Freecs) | LCK |
| B | 1 | Royal Never Give Up | 5 - 2 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/Royal_Never_Give_Up) | LPL |
| C | 1 | KT Rolster | 5 - 1 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/KT_Rolster) | LCK |
| D | 1 | Fnatic | 6 - 1 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/Fnatic) | EU LCS |

####Second Seeds
| 2nd | # | Team | Record | Information | League |
|:--:|:--:|:--|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| A | 2 | G2 Esports | 4 - 3 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/G2_Esports) | EU LCS |
| B | 2 | Cloud9 | 4 - 3 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/Cloud9) | NA LCS |
| C | 2 | EDward Gaming | 4 - 2 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/EDward_Gaming) | LPL |
| D | 2 | Invictus Gaming | 5 - 2 | [Leaguepedia](https://lol.gamepedia.com/Invictus_Gaming) | LPL |

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###Schedule

| Knockout | Match Up | PDT | EDT | CEST | KST | Result | Discussion |
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
|**Quarter-Final**|**Busan**|
| Sat 20 Oct | KT vs. IG | 9 PM | 12 AM | 06:00 | 13:00 |
| Sat 20 Oct | RNG vs. G2 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Sun 21 Oct | AFs vs. C9 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 06:00 | 13:00 |
| Sun 21 Oct | FNC vs. EDG | 1 AM | 4 AM | 10:00 | 17:00 |
|**Semi-Final**|**Gwangju**|
| Sat 27 Oct | tbd vs. tbd | 1 AM | 4 AM | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Sun 28 Oct | tbd vs. tbd | 1 AM | 4 AM | 10:00 | 17:00 |
|**Final**|**Incheon**|
| Sat 3 Nov | tbd vs. tbd | 1 AM | 4 AM | 10:00 | 17:00 |

* All matches are Best of 5

* All times are APPROXIMATE and should be used as a general guideline—especially for the quarterfinals

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###Bracket

| Quarter-Final ||| Semi-Final ||| Final ||| Semi-Final ||| Quarter-Final |
|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|:--:|
| AFs | 0|||||||||| 0 | RNG |
| vs | - |||||  ||||| - | vs
| C9 | 0 || tbd | 0 || tbd || 0 | tbd|| 0 | G2 |
|||| vs | - ||0 - 0||-|vs|||
| FNC | 0 || tbd | 0 || tbd || 0 | tbd || 0 | KT |
| vs | - |||||  |||||-| vs |
| EDG | 0 ||||||||||0| IG |

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###Locations

**Quarter-Finals**

* Location: Busan, South Korea
* Stadium: [Busan Exhibition and Convention Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan_Exhibition_and_Convention_Center)
* Capacity: 4,000

**Semi-Finals**

* Location: Gwangju, South Korea
* Stadium: Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium
* Capacity: 8,327

**Finals**

* Location: Incheon, South Korea
* Stadium: [Incheon Munhak Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon_Munhak_Stadium)
* Capacity: 80,000

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###Rosters

####Quarter-Final 1 - KT Rolster vs. Invictus Gaming - Sat 20th Oct

[Strawpoll: Which team will win Quarter-Final 1?](https://www.strawpoll.me/16663985)


| Team | TOP | JNG | MID | BOT | SUP | COACH |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **KT** | Smeb / Kingen | Score | Ucal | Deft | Mata | ZanDarc |
| **IG** | Duke / TheShy | Ning | Rookie | JackeyLove | Baolan | Kim Jeong-soo |

 

####Quarter-Final 2 - Royal Never Give Up vs. G2 Esports - Sat 20th Oct

[Strawpoll: Which team will win Quarter-Final 2?](https://www.strawpoll.me/16663987)


| Team | TOP | JNG | MID | BOT | SUP | COACH |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **RNG** | Letme | Mlxg / Karsa | Xiaohu | Uzi | Ming | Heart |
| **G2** | Wunder / Sacre | Jankos | Perkz | Hjarnan | Wadid | GrabbZ |

 

####Quarter-Final 3 - Afreeca Freecs vs. Cloud9 - Sun 21st Oct

[Strawpoll: Which team will win Quarter-Final 3?](https://www.strawpoll.me/16663991)

| Team | TOP | JNG | MID | BOT | SUP | COACH |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **AFS** | Kiin | Spirit / Mowgli | Kuro | Kramer | TusiN | Ccomet / Zefa |
| **C9** | Licorice | Blaber / Svenskeren | Jensen | Sneaky | Zeyzal | Reapered |

 

####Quarter-Final 4 - Fnatic vs. EDward Gaming - Sun 21st Oct

[Strawpoll: Which team will win Quarter-Final 4?](https://www.strawpoll.me/16663997)


| Team | TOP | JNG | MID | BOT | SUP | COACH |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **FNC** | Bwipo / sOAZ | Broxah | Caps | Rekkles | Hylissang | Dylan Falco |
| **EDG** | Ray | Clearlove / Haro | Scout | iBoy | Meiko | NoFe |

 

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