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 Unranked bang Sean Bezerra Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk vs. Gen.G Gen.G Korea Unranked 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 Unranked 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.