The League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 will start on November 30 and run till December 8 in Seoul, South Korea.  

Organised by South Korean eSports governing body KeSPA, the League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 is the final major of the year and will be staged after a three-year gap.

As many as 12 teams including 10 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) organisations and two international squads will compete in the LoL KeSPA Cup 2024.

League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 schedule and format

The League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 will be held in three stages - Group Stage, Swiss Stage and the Playoffs.

As per the LoL KeSPA Cup 2024 format, these 12 participating teams will be divided into two groups of six teams each in the group stage from November 30 to December 3.

Group Stage matches will be held in a best-of-one single round-robin format. The top four teams from each group will advance to the Swiss Stage.

Eight teams will compete in the Swiss Stage on December 4 and 5 to determine the four-bracket stage participants. Swiss Stage matches will also be held in a best-of-one format. 

The LoL KeSPA Cup 2024 playoffs will be staged in a single-elimination format on December 7-8. 

Semi-final matches will be in a best-of-three series while the Grand Final will be in a best-of-five series.

League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 teams and groups

Here are the 12 teams that will compete in the League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024.

BRION

  • Top: Morgan
  • Jungle: HamBak
  • Mid: Clozer
  • ADC: Hype, Bull
  • Support: Pollu
  • Coach: Edgar, GuGer

Dplus 

  • Top: Siwoo
  • Jungle: Lucid
  • Mid: ShowMaker
  • ADC: Aiming, Wayne
  • Support: BeryL, Thumb
  • Coach: Bengi, PoohManDu, Hachani

DRX

  • Top: Frog
  • Jungle: Sponge, Juhan
  • Mid: Kyeahoo
  • ADC: LazyFeel
  • Support: Pleata
  • Coach: Catch, Alive

FearX

  • Top: Soboro
  • Jungle: Bonnie
  • Mid: Daystar
  • ADC: Envyy, Diable
  • Support: Career, Kellin
  • Coach: Ryu, Edo, Joker

Freecs

  • Top: Soboro
  • Jungle: Bonnie
  • Mid: Daystar
  • ADC: Envyy, Diable
  • Support: Career, Kellin
  • Coach: Ryu, Edo, Joker

Gen.G

  • Top: Kiin
  • Jungle: Canyon
  • Mid: Chovy, Kemish
  • ADC: About
  • Support: Duro
  • Coach: KIM, Helper

Hanwha Life Esports

  • Top: Rooster
  • Jungle: Grizzly
  • Mid: Zeka, Tempester
  • ADC: Viper
  • Support: Delight
  • Coach: DanDy, Mowgli, Bibra

KT Rolster

  • Top: Casting
  • Jungle: YoungJae
  • Mid: Zinie
  • ADC: Paduck
  • Support: Peter
  • Coach: Spark, Lilac

Nongshim RedForce

  • Top: Kingen
  • Jungle: Sylvie
  • Mid: Fisher
  • ADC: Jiwoo
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  • Coach: Chelly, Crazy, SSUN

T1

  • Top: Haetae
  • Jungle: Oner, Vincenzo
  • Mid: Poby
  • ADC: Gumayusi, Smash
  • Support: Cloud
  • Coach: Rather, DooTi

Vietnam All-Stars

  • Top: Pun, Hiro02
  • Jungle: Draktharr
  • Mid: Aress
  • ADC: Puddin
  • Support: Taki
  • Coach: Naul

Chinese Taipei All-Star

  • Top: Azhi
  • Jungle: Karsa
  • Mid: Maple
  • ADC: Betty
  • Support: Woody
  • Coach: WarHouse, CorGi

Know more about League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 teams and groups.

Group A: KT Rolster,  BRION, Chinese Taipei All Star, DRX,  FearX,  Freecs

Group B: Dplus, Gen.G Esports, Hanwha Life Esports, Nongshim RedForce, T1, Vietnam All-Stars

League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 prize pool

The League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 has a total prize pool of 80,000,000 KRW (57,327 USD).

The winner will receive a cash prize of 40,000,000 KRW (28,663.25 USD) while the runner-up will get 20,000,000 KRW (14,331.63 USD).

The third and fourth-placed teams will bag 10,000,000 KRW (7,165.81 USD).

Where to watch League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 live

Live streaming of the League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2024 will be available on Korea e-Sports Association’s YouTube and  South Korean online platform NAVER.

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