Esports Nations Cup 2026: Official LoL Rosters and Community Votes

The first Esports Nations Cup runs from 21 to 29 November, and 32 League of Legends national teams will contest it. RFT.GG's Nations Cup hub gathers all 112 announced rosters on one interactive map, each card carrying the five starters with their lane and their club, the substitutes and the coaching staff — and it hands the ranking over to the community. The readers' verdict and the ENC's own ranking, the one that decides who skips the Play-In, agree on almost nothing.

The community top 10

Every nation on the hub can be given a five-star rating. Those votes feed a live leaderboard that ranks the field by projected performance — a power ranking written by the readers, not the desk.

1. South Korea — 9.4 · Zeus, Canyon, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria — sub: Zeka
2. China — 9.0 · Bin, Tian, Knight, JackeyLove, ON — subs: Flandre, Monki
3. France — 7.9 · Adam, SkewMond, Nuc, Caliste, Zoelys — subs: Sheo, Hans Sama
4. Chinese Taipei — 7.6 · 1Jiang, JunJia, HongQ, Doggo, ShiauC
5. Poland — 7.2 · Tracyn, Inspired, Czajek, HARPOON, Busio — subs: Jankos, Trymbi
6. Sweden — 7.2 · Baus, Yike, SlowQ, UNF0RGIVEN, Rekkles — subs: Kryze, Mishi
7. Türkiye — 6.7 · BrokenBlade, Rhilech, Serin, Aetinoth, Fleshy — subs: Parus, Closer
8. Vietnam — 6.5 · Kiaya, Hizto, Dire, Eddie, Taki — subs: Aress, SofM
9. Denmark — 6.1 · Wunder, Cboi, Caps, Zven, Doss — subs: Carlsen, Woldjo
10. Spain — 6.0 · Myrwn, Elyoya, Hydra, Flakked, Alvaro — subs: Oscarinin, Legolas

Belgium sit level with Spain on 6.0. France draw the biggest turnout of the lot with 656 votes cast, ahead of South Korea's 574. The numbers move with every vote, so add yours on the hub.

Votes are one thing, seeding is another

The ENC has its own ranking, and that is the one that counts in the bracket. It adds up points earned at official Riot Games competitions up to the 14 June cut-off. The top eight nations skip the Play-In and start straight in the Group Stage, while those ranked ninth to sixteenth have to play it.

1. China — 9,000 pts
2. South Korea — 8,000 pts
3. France — 5,650 pts
4. Vietnam — 5,100 pts
5. Brazil — 4,350 pts
6. United States — 3,950 pts
7. Chinese Taipei — 3,850 pts
8. Denmark — 3,550 pts

The two lists disagree almost everywhere. Voters put South Korea first, the points put China there. Brazil and the United States take a bye while the community ranking leaves them outside its top ten, on 5.2 and 5.7. Poland, Sweden and Spain go the other way: three community favourites who start in the Play-In. Türkiye miss the cut by 100 points, ninth with 3,450.

How the rest of the field was filled

The qualifying road closed in June. Fourteen tickets came out of seven regional double-elimination brackets played from 19 to 21 June, two per region, and all fourteen of those nations open in the Play-In. Two wildcard slots complete the 32.

Our qualifier recap covers every bracket, and our breakdown of the sixteen invited nations carries the full ranking.

Full detail sits in our qualifier recap and our breakdown of the 16 invited nations.

The tournament format

Play-In — 24 nations, four groups of six, double round robin in Bo1. Top two advance.
Group Stage — 16 nations, four groups of four, single round robin in Bo3. Top two advance.
Playoffs — 8 nations, single elimination in Bo3, Grand Final in Bo5.

Nine days, a $1.5M prize pool: coaches build chemistry in days, so instinct counts for more than preparation.

Rosters, ratings and schedule all live in the same place. Head to the Nations Cup hub, explore the map, and vote before the games begin.