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What five analysts picked, a simulator that plays the Swiss stage out round by round, and the official game itself - where the picks have to be entered to count.
Pick'Em is the free prediction game Riot runs alongside its biggest League of Legends tournaments. You call the results before the games are played, your bracket is scored as the tournament unfolds, and you keep a record of how well you read the meta.
This site is the reference for it: what the game is, how scoring works, what you can earn, and what several years of results say about reading a bracket.
Worlds 2026 picks are open
Pick'Em for the 2026 World Championship opened on 10 October. The bracket arrives in three parts, because the Swiss and knockout draws do not exist until the stage before them is done, and each part locks when its stage starts.
| What you pick | Locks |
|---|---|
| Crystal Ball and Play-In bracket | 15 October, 11:00 PDT |
| Swiss bracket (opens 19 October) | 23 October |
| Knockout bracket (opens 1 November) | 3 November |
The Crystal Ball is the only one of the four with no second chance: miss a bracket deadline and the next stage still opens for you. The qualified teams, the Play-In bracket and this year's reward tiers are on Worlds Pickems 2026.
Stuck on the Crystal Ball? We put the entries of five analysts side by side and counted where they agree - all three of the 100-point questions came back unanimous. See the full Worlds 2026 Pickems predictions.
Start here
If you have never filled in a bracket before, the guides below cover the whole thing from scratch - the rules, the scoring, and the decisions that actually move your score.
- What Is LoL Pickems?LoL Pickems is Riot's free prediction game for MSI and Worlds. What it is, what you predict, how scoring works, and what you can earn.
- How to Play LoL PickemsA step-by-step walkthrough of filling in your LoL Pickems bracket: where to make picks, when each stage locks, and the mistakes that cost points.
- LoL Pickems RewardsWhat LoL Pickems rewards you can earn at each tier, what MSI 2026 and Worlds 2025 actually handed out, and which tiers are realistically reachable.
- Pickems Crystal Ball GuideThe Crystal Ball locks before every other Pickems deadline and never reopens. What it asks, how it scores, and how to approach it.
- Swiss Stage ExplainedHow the Worlds Swiss stage works, why adaptive pairings make it hard to predict, and what three years of results say about 3-0 teams in the knockouts.
- Worlds Swiss Stage StatsNo team has ever won Worlds after going 3-0 in the Swiss stage. Three years of records and knockout results, and what they mean for your bracket.
Tournament hubs
Each major tournament changes format, and the format decides how predictable the bracket is. These pages track what is happening this season.
- Worlds PickemsWorlds 2026 Pickems: all nineteen teams, the Play-In bracket, every lock date from 15 October to 3 November, the reward tiers, and where brackets usually break.
- MSI PickemsMSI Pickems explained: what you predict at the Mid-Season Invitational, the MSI 2026 rewards, and how it compares to the Worlds bracket.
- Worlds 2026 LoL Pickems PredictionExpert Pickems predictions for Worlds 2026: how five analysts answered all eighteen Crystal Ball questions and the Play-In bracket, where they agree and where they split.
- Worlds 2026 Simulator (Swiss and Knockout stages)Simulate the Worlds 2026 Swiss stage round by round: pick the winners, the next round is drawn for you, and your Pickems sheet fills itself.
What the results actually say
Most guides stop at the rules. We also track what happened. In the three years the Swiss stage has existed, no team that finished it undefeated has gone on to win Worlds, and three of the six finalists qualified on 3-2 - the worst record that still advances. The full breakdown, with every 3-0 and 3-2 team and where each finished, is on Worlds Swiss stage stats.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pick'Em cost anything?
No. Pick'Em is free to play and always has been. You need a Riot account, and that is the only requirement.
Is this the official Pick'Em?
No. The official game runs on lolesports.com and is operated by Riot Games. This is an independent fan site: we explain the rules, track every deadline and dig through past results. Nothing you read here counts toward official rewards - the picks themselves have to be made on lolesports.com.
Can I change my picks after submitting?
In the official game, picks can be edited until the stage locks, which usually happens shortly before the first match of that stage begins. Once a stage is locked, those picks are final.