Riot has revealed the new North American Last Chance Qualifier bracket, now an eight-team double-elimination tournament set to begin October 12.
This bracket replaces the previous 10-team bracket that was scrapped after the tournament's two OCE teams had to drop out because of logistical issues.
All of the remaining eight teams will play against a different opponent to begin the tournament than previously scheduled. Those opening round matchups are:
- Match 1: 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #8 bang Sean Bezerra Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk vs. Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #2 Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Meteor Kim Tae-O (김태오) Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태)
- Match 2: XSET XSET Inactive vs. Luminosity Luminosity Inactive moose Kaleb Jayne mada Adam Pampuch dazzLe Will Loafman bdog Brandon Sanders TiGG Tanner Spanu
- Match 4: FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le vs. Rise Rise Inactive
- Match 5: Version1 Version1 Inactive vs. Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #9 Xeppaa Erick Bach runi Dylan Cade moose Kaleb Jayne vanity Anthony Malaspina OXY Francis Hoang
Riot said it decided to switch to a fully double-elimination tournament because of feedback from the community and players. The original bracket format began with multiple single-elimination rounds before concluding with a double-elimination bracket once only four teams remained in the bracket.
The grand final will be a Bo5 on Sunday, October 17.