World Championship 2020

Tournament rules

24 teams are invited.

Play-In

Group Stage (Round 1)
10 teams participate
Teams are drawn into two groups based on seeding
Single Round Robin
Matches are best of one
Top team from each group advances to the Main Event
2nd to 4th teams from each group advance to Round 2

Knockout Stage (Round 2)
3rd place teams from the group stage face the 4th place team from the same group
Winners of these matches face the 2nd place team from the opposite group
Winners of these final matches advance to the Main Event
Matches are best of five

Main Event

Group Stage
16 teams participate
Teams are drawn into four groups based on seeding
Double Round Robin
Matches are best of one
Top two teams from each group advance to the Knockout Stage

Knockout Stage
Single elimination bracket (drawn randomly, 1st place teams face 2nd place teams, no two teams from the same group can be placed in the same half of the bracket)
Matches are best of five
Patch Information: v10.19 with Samira and Yone disabled.

Due to Vietnamese teams being unable to participate, the Play-In format was heavily adjusted, and the region's Main Event spot was given to Korea's 3rd seed.