We are just days away from seeing the winner of the Worlds 2025 competition. The event is in two days, but before that, Riot Games announced that the League of Legends World Championship 2026 will be in New York City and Texas.
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LoL Worlds 2026 Locations Revealed
As always, Riot Games announced more information about the next Worlds a few days before the Worlds 2025 Grand Final between T1 and KT Rolster. Based on the information, the next tournament will take place in Texas and New York. Texas will hold the Play-in and Swiss stage and Playoffs, whereas NYC will get the Grand Final. However, we do not have any information about the locations yet, so we will have to wait and see.
An interesting fact is that 2026 will mark the first time in three years that the tournament is held across two different cities. The last time this happened was in 2023, and this was when the tournament was in Busan and Seoul.
Riot Reveals The First Stand 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil
Alongside sharing more details about Worlds 2025, Riot decided to reveal details about the First Stand’s second edition. This event will be between March 16 and 22, and it will take place in São Paulo, Brazil. Riot will make interesting changes by increasing the competing teams from 6 to 8. Moreover, we will see Bo5 matches across all games.
Brazil has one of the largest audiences when it comes to League of Legends. In fact, São Paolo itself has hosted other big LoL events over the years, such as the Mid-Season Invitational. Speaking of the devil, Riot also revealed more details about it.
MSI 2026 Returns to South Korea – Hosted in Daejeon
The latest news is about the MSI 2026 and the fact that it is returning to South Korea. Fans may remember that the last time they saw it in action was in 2022.
Those who wish to watch the event in real time will be able to do so by visiting the city of Daejeon. Sadly, we do not have any information about the dates because Riot has not shared them yet.
Overall, we can say that 2026 will be a solid year for League of Legends fans. We expect to see many epic clashes, so remember to follow Blix.gg for more information. As always, we will keep you updated with everything new.
