League of Legends KeSPA Cup returns after three year hiatus

According to release, the 2024 iteration will take place from November 30th to December 8th and will feature both online and offline play.

An opening group stage will see the 12 sides split into two groups, both completing a best-of-one single round-robin. The top four from each then form an eight-team Swiss-style group to determine the four bracket stage participants.

The singe-elimination bracket’s semi-finals will be played through best-of-three series while the grand final will be a best-of-five. The bracket stage will be held at the 400-capacity V.SPACE Esports arena in Seoul, South Korea.

The cup will host an English to be broadcast on YouTube and Naver CHZZK, a live-streaming platform launched earlier this year following Twitch’s closure in South Korea. The tournament will include a prize pool of ₩80m.

As per the release, rosters are to be compiled and announced as late as possible’ as the tournament takes place during the League of Legends free-agency period. As has been the case in previous KeSPA cups, this will likely lead to some teams fielding weakened rosters featuring academy players.