In one week, on September 25, 2024, the World Championship for League of Legends begins. The 20 participating teams are already determined. But who will win the LoL Worlds 2024? We look at the bookmakers’ odds and see: There are 2 favorites. Their mid laners have been considered the next big superstars for years, but they have disappointed at the Worlds so far.
This is how the Worlds will unfold: The Worlds will take place in 2024 in various countries in Europe, including Germany.
The World Championship starts on September 25 with a preliminary round, where 8 teams will compete against each other. 4 will advance. These are best-of-3 matches.
After that, there will be a group phase with 16 teams, where 8 teams will be sought to continue playing. In the group phase, 3 matches will also be played per encounter.
Then the knockout matches will begin in a best-of-5 format. The final will be held in London. The winner will be determined on November 2 and can look forward to a prize of $450,000.
The legend “Faker” is not a favorite to win the LoL Worlds in 2024, but only in the extended favorites group:
Both favorites have mid laners who are hungry for success
Who are the favorites to win the LoL Worlds 2024? The bookmakers see 2 teams as equal: The winner of the Chinese LPL league and the second place from the South Korean LCK league.
Bilibili Gaming may not be a big name, but they have significantly strengthened over the past few years and dominate China. The star here is mid laner Knight (24), who previously played for TopEsports. Knight has been predicted to have an international breakthrough for years, but it has eluded him so far.
Knight and top laner Bin were selected for the LPL All-Star team this year. The supporter ON made it to the second team.
The league was clearly won by Bilibili Gaming in the summer of 2024. In the playoffs, they lost only one game against TopEsports, and they went through with scores of 3-0, 3-1, 3-0. It’s clear that the Chinese are considered favorites with odds of 1:3.75.
Knight and Chovy – the LoL Worlds 2024 could make one of them the next big star of LoL:
The second favored team to win the LoL Worlds is Gen G. from South Korea. All 5 players from the team were selected for the league’s “All Pro Team,” which shows how dominant Gen G. is in South Korea.
Mid laner Chovy (23), known as “Our Lord and Savior”, took home the MVP crown. The young bot laner Peyz (18) won the award for Summer Split Player of the Split. Coach KIM is considered the best coach in the league.
Even though Gen G. is nominally so strong, they could not win the LCK league in 2024. That was achieved by Hanwha Life. Nevertheless, Gen G. is among the favorites to win the LoL Worlds 2024 along with Bilibili Gaming, with odds of 1:3.75.
The 8 teams from Asia are also the 8 strongest teams at the LoL Worlds
Who are the extended favorites? All others in the extended favorites group are teams from Asia:
- In 3rd place is Hanwha Life Esports, the surprise winners of the LCK. With odds of 1:4.75, they are just behind the favorites.
- Top Esports is in 4th place, as the second hope from China. They have odds of 1:7.
- Faker and T1 only make it to 5th place – those who bet one euro on them get back 9.
Where do you see the European teams?? Far behind. The Europeans from G2 are rated weaker than all teams from Asia by the bookmakers:
- Caps and his team only come in 9th place with odds of 1:29.
- Next are 2 US teams, FlyQuest and Team Liquid with odds of 1:41.
- Fnatic is given only a chance of 1:51.
- Completely behind, with odds around 1:91 and 1:101, are the Mad Lions-Koi and the 100 Thieves.
5 Swedes are at the Worlds – and only one German
Is a German also playing at the LoL Worlds 2024? While South Korea has 37 players competing at the Worlds, China 16, Vietnam 10, Sweden 5, and the USA at least 4, there is only one German at the Worlds: BrokenBlade plays for G2 in the top lane.
Can Chovy or Knight finally replace Faker?
Here are the open questions at the LoL Worlds: It is once again shaping up to be a duel of the mid laners.
The two favorites, Knight and Chovy, have been seen as “the next big superstar of LoL” for years – but neither has been able to win anything tangible so far.
Even though they are only 4 and 5 years younger than Faker, they belong to another generation. After all, Faker won his first World Championship back in 2013 at the age of 17.
Chovy and Knight are hungry for success. This is about succeeding as the next big face of LoL and esports.
In the last two years, the “favorite of the heart” won with T1 and with DRX an absolute outsider. If that pattern continues, 2024 might just be the hour of Hanwha Life, who managed a surprise in the LCK.
But one should not underestimate Faker and T1, as they have the experience of winning even under pressure.
From the Western perspective, things have looked bleak for years. 2020 was the last year when a European team was truly competitive: Perhaps G2 Esports can surprise one of the weaker teams from Asia, but there is little to suggest that a team from the West will play a role in the semifinals. Articles like this have indeed been a while ago: Germany is among the most successful nations in LoL – these are the 5 players you should know
T1 and Faker win LoL Worlds 2024
Update November 2: How did it end? Faker and T1 won the LoL Worlds today on November 2. On their way to victory, he defeated both challengers and top favorites for the championship title. In the semifinals, Faker eliminated the South Korean challenger Chovy (Gen G.). In the final, he defeated Knight (BLG).
