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Riot unveils 2027 League of Legends esports plans: First Stand: All In heads to China, Worlds to Japan for the first time (spanning Japan and Korea), and MSI lands in Spain for the first time

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Riot Games announced its overall 2027 League of Legends esports plan during the 2026 World Championship. The three international events will be held in China, Spain, and Japan and Korea respectively, with Worlds heading to Japan for the first time and MSI coming to Spain for the first time. The 2027 season will open with a special edition of First Stand, "First Stand: All In," in China; the event is limited to 2027, and Riot says it will be larger than any previous First Stand, with the previously planned Southeast Asia hosting of the 2027 First Stand moved to China and Southeast Asia deferred to host the regular-format First Stand in 2028. Specific format, qualification and event details for the expanded First Stand will be announced in January 2027. The 2027 MSI will be held at Feria de Valencia in Valencia, Spain — the first time MSI has been held in Spain; the venue is one of Spain's largest exhibition centers and can hold about 20,000 people, with dates and tickets to be announced in the coming months. The 2027 World Championship will span Japan and Korea: the Swiss stage will be held in Nagoya, marking Worlds' first stop in Japan, with the venue still to be announced. After t

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Riot Games Announces 2027 League of Legends Esports Plans: First Stand Goes All In on China, Worlds Heads to Japan for the First Time (Across Japan and Korea), MSI Lands in Spain for the First Time

IT Home, November 14: Riot Games announced the overall 2027 League of Legends esports plan during the 2026 World Championship.

The three international events will be held in China, Spain, and Japan and Korea, respectively. The World Championship will visit Japan for the first time, while the Mid-Season Invitational will come to Spain for the first time.

The opening event of the 2027 season will be a special edition of First Stand, “First Stand: All In,” held in China. This event will take place only in 2027, and Riot Games says it will be larger than any previous First Stand. The 2027 First Stand originally scheduled for Southeast Asia has therefore been moved to China, while Southeast Asia will host a regular-format First Stand in 2028.

First Stand (IT Home note: First Stand is an international event added by Riot Games in 2025 to fill the gap between the spring split and the Mid-Season Invitational; BLG won the 2026 First Stand) — the specific format, eligibility, and event arrangements for this expanded edition will be announced in January 2027.

The 2027 Mid-Season Invitational will be held at Feria de Valencia in Valencia, Spain. This is the first time MSI will be held in Spain. The venue is one of Spain’s largest exhibition centers, with an overall capacity of about 20,000 people. Riot Games says event dates and ticket information will be announced in the coming months.

The 2027 World Championship will span Japan and Korea. The Swiss stage will be held in Nagoya, marking the first time in World Championship history that the event lands in Japan; the specific venue is yet to be announced.

After the Swiss stage, the event moves to Korea: the quarterfinals and semifinals are set for November 2–7, 2027, at the Suwon Convention Center in Gyeonggi Province, across 6 match days, with an expected 8,000 spectators per day and total attendance of about 48,000 for the knockout stage.

The grand final is scheduled for Seoul Arena in Chang-dong, Dobong District, Seoul. The venue is planned to open in June 2027, with a maximum capacity of 28,000. It was originally designed for K-pop performances and will become Seoul’s first large-scale venue dedicated to live music.

Riot Games also revealed that it is evaluating a plan to replace the traditional play-in stage of the 2027 World Championship with the Demacia Cup. The idea stems from positive feedback from the 2026 Demacia Cup, with the goal of giving more teams opportunities to compete for World Championship spots and increasing the number of BoN series. The plan has not yet been finalized. The formats and schedules for the 2027 season across regional leagues are also expected to be announced soon.

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