SLOTS DISTRIBUTION BY RIOT (All of 2021-2024):
199 TOTAL SLOTS (including Bren Esports for Berlin 2021 and FPX for Reykjavik 2022)
EMEA 53, AMERICAS 66, PACIFIC 58, CN 22
COUNT for Teams Attending Playoffs: (Excluding Reykjavik 2021)
EMEA 29/51, AMERICAS 32/61, PACIFIC 23/55, CN 9/22
Reykjavik 2021: There was no group stage and all teams were in playoffs (this will not be counted for the comparison)
^ EMEA 2, AMER 5, PAC 3
Berlin 2021: EMEA 3/4, AMER 4/6, PAC 1/6
Champs 2021: EMEA 4/4, AMER 2/7, PAC 2/5
Reykjavik 2022: EMEA 3/4 (FPX included), AMER 3/5, PAC 3/4
Copenhagen 2022: EMEA 3/3, AMER 3/5, PAC 2/4
Champs 2022: EMEA 3/3, AMER 4/7, PAC 1/5, CN 0/1
^ EMEA 18, AMER 30, PAC 24, CN 1
LOCK//IN: EMEA 2/10, AMER 1/10, PAC 1/10, CN 0/2
Tokyo 2023: EMEA 2/4, AMER 3/3, PAC 2/3, CN 1/2
Champs 2023: EMEA 2/5, AMER 2/4, PAC 2/4, CN 2/3
^ EMEA 19, AMER 17, PAC 17, CN 7
Madrid 2024: EMEA 0/2, AMER 2/2, PAC 2/2, CN 0/2
Shanghai 2024: EMEA 3/3, AMER 2/3, PAC 2/3, CN 1/3
Champions 2024: EMEA 2/4, AMER 3/4, PAC 1/4, CN 2/4
Bangkok 2025: EMEA 1/2, AMER 1/2, PAC 1/2, CN 1/2
Toronto 2025: EMEA 1/3, AMER 2/3, PAC 3/3, CN 2/3
^ EMEA 14, AMER 14, PAC 14, CN 14
Count for sending all teams from the region to playoffs (maximum amount due to slot share):
EMEA: 4 (Champs 2021, Copenhagen 2022, Champs 2022, Shanghai 2024)
AMERICAS: 2 (Tokyo 2023, Madrid 2024)
PACIFIC: 2 (Madrid 2024, Toronto 2025)
CN: 0
including EWC 2025, :
COUNT for Teams Attending Playoffs: (Excluding Reykjavik 2021)
EMEA 33/55, AMERICAS 34/65, PACIFIC 25/59, CN 9/26
Count for sending all teams from the region to playoffs (maximum amount due to slot share):
EMEA: 5 (Champs 2021, Copenhagen 2022, Champs 2022, Shanghai 2024, Riyadh 2025)
AMERICAS: 2 (Tokyo 2023, Madrid 2024)
PACIFIC: 2 (Madrid 2024, Toronto 2025)
CN: 0