The Swiss round of the 2023 World Champion will take place from October 19 to October 29. The teams participated in the Swiss round including Geng, T1, KT Rolster, Kia Kia (South Korea), JD Gaming, Bilibili Gaming, LNG Esports, Weibo Gaming (China), G2 Esports, Fnatic, Mad Lions, Team BDS (Europe), NRG, Cloud9, Team Liquid (North America), GAM ESPORTS (Vietnam). Vietnam).
All 16 teams will be divided into 4 draw groups: Seeds No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 & 2 teams overcome the boot round (GAM and BDS Team). The teams will be drawn in the original 8 Bo1 matches in their seed order: team 1 team against teams 4, and 2 teams against teams 3.
Besides, the teams from the same area will not meet each other in the first round. After the first round, there will be another draw for the second round to pair the teams with the same difference. There will be no limited conditions in this draw. This draw will be repeated in 3 more rounds to arrange teams with the same difference until which team has 3 wins to continue, or which team has 3 losses will be eliminated.
In total, there will be 8 teams entering the knockout round. All matches that determine whether to go on or be eliminated will be the Bo3. In the Swiss format, the choice will be decided by the initial draw group – the higher seed group will be chosen by the side. In the match between the teams from the same draw, the choice will be decided by launching a coin.
