Worlds 2026: opening times for MENA, official streams and Pick’Ems

Mghamer Editorial Team · 2 October 2026

Updated 14 October 2026

3 min read

Plan your Worlds opening night: local times for Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, official viewing links and the Play-In prediction deadline.

Prepared with AI assistance using the official sources below. Send a correction

Worlds begins on 15 October. This guide was updated on 14 October, before play starts. Use the official schedule linked below for changes and individual fixtures; the times here describe the scheduled start of the broadcast’s matches, not every series that follows.

Opening night in your time zone

Riot lists the Play-In days as 15–18 October, beginning at 11 a.m. PDT. Converted for those dates: Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — 9 p.m.; UAE — 10 p.m., on the same calendar day.

Save the date and location together. “9 p.m.” without a time zone is easy to misread when a clip or post reaches someone in another country. If you share this guide with friends abroad, include the country beside the time. Recheck the official fixture page before making an evening plan.

Where to watch

Open LoL Esports through the source links below and select the official broadcast. Riot’s primer also lists twitch.tv/riotgames. This article does not promise a particular Arabic-language stream: confirm any language option on the official match page before relying on it.

Our viewing suggestion: pick one team to follow closely and one unfamiliar team to learn about. After a game, note one draft decision and one turning point. That gives the next match a story beyond the score. If you want a replay without spoilers, avoid results feeds until you have watched it.

The tournament at a glance

Play-In: 15–18 October. Swiss: 23–31 October. Knockout: 3–14 November. Check the live schedule for specific match days and breaks within each stage.

The start time above is for Play-In, not the entire tournament. Later rounds use different local schedules, and daylight-saving changes can alter time differences. Recalculate from the published fixture rather than applying one fixed offset throughout Worlds.

Pick’Ems before opening day

Play-In predictions lock before the first match on 15 October. Enter through Riot’s official Pick’Ems page or the League client and follow its eligibility rules and displayed countdown. Predictions are guesses, not results; rewards are not guaranteed.

Complete your picks early enough to confirm that they saved. Separate the team you support from the one you expect to win, and write down why if you want to revisit your prediction later. Do not publish a predicted bracket as a confirmed tournament result.

Build your Mghamer watchlist

Our Worlds format explainer explains the route through the stages, while the teams-to-watch article is an editorial watchlist rather than a result table. Find both in Mghamer’s League of Legends section. Between broadcasts, the gaming anime and series guide offers a different kind of watchlist. Dates and sources should always travel with a story when you share it.