To convert a League of Legends Worlds match time, start with the date and time zone shown on Riot’s official schedule, convert that time to UTC, then apply your location’s UTC offset for that specific date. Check for daylight-saving changes and a possible next-day date rollover: both affect the 2026 schedule.
How to convert a Worlds match time
- Find the match date and start time. Use Riot’s Worlds 2026 Primer and check Riot’s venue event policies for updated broadcast starts.
- Note the source time zone exactly. PDT, PST, CDT, CST, CEST and CET are different designations; do not treat them as interchangeable.
- Get both UTC offsets for the match date. Use the offset for the schedule’s zone and the offset for your destination city on that date. Daylight-saving rules can change an offset during the tournament.
- Convert through UTC. Use this formula, treating offsets as signed numbers: destination local time = source local time − source UTC offset + destination UTC offset.
- Check the resulting date. If the converted time passes midnight, it falls on the following calendar day. A time-zone-aware calendar or converter set to your city and the match date can verify the result.
For example, Riot lists Play-Ins at 11:00 AM PDT. PDT is UTC−7 in October, so 11:00 AM becomes 18:00 UTC. In a UTC+1 location on October 15, that is 7:00 PM on October 15.
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Riot’s 2026 Worlds schedule at a glance
Riot’s primer says Worlds 2026 runs October 15–November 14, with Play-Ins in Los Angeles, the Swiss Stage in Allen, Texas, and the Knockout Stage in Allen and Brooklyn. The table below reproduces the listed start times; “(+1)” means the listed local time is on the next calendar day relative to the event’s local date.
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| Play-Ins, October 15–18, Los Angeles | 11 AM PDT / 8 PM CEST / 2 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 3 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Swiss Stage, October 23–24, Allen | 12 PM CDT / 7 PM CEST / 1 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 2 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Swiss Stage, October 25–26 | 12 PM CDT / 6 PM CET / 1 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 2 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Swiss Stage, October 28–30 | 3 PM CDT / 9 PM CET (+1) / 4 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 5 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Swiss Stage, October 31 | 12 PM CDT / 6 PM CET / 1 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 2 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Quarterfinals and Semifinals, November 3–8 | 4 PM CST / 11 PM CET / 6 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 7 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
| Final, November 14, Brooklyn | 2 PM EST / 8 PM CET / 3 AM China Standard Time (+1) / 4 AM Korea Standard Time (+1) |
Riot’s venue policy page lists updated broadcast starts: Play-Ins at 11 AM PDT; Swiss Stage on specified dates at 12 PM or 3 PM CDT; Quarterfinals and Semifinals at 4 PM CST; and the Final at 2 PM EST. Consult the latest Riot schedule before a match in case times change.
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Why the date and time-zone label matter
Daylight saving changes the offset
NIST lists CDT as UTC−5 and CST as UTC−6; these abbreviations do not represent the same offset. In the United States in 2026, daylight saving time runs from March 8 at 2 a.m. to November 1 at 2 a.m. local time. That means October matches in U.S. daylight-saving zones use daylight offsets, while November matches in those zones use standard offsets. See NIST’s Daylight Saving Time Rules and Local Time FAQs.
Europe’s designation changes during the event
Riot’s primer lists CEST for October 23–24 and CET beginning October 25. Use the designation and date on the current schedule rather than reusing an offset saved from an earlier match.
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Some regions are already on the next day
The “(+1)” markers in Riot’s listings matter if you are planning around a local calendar. For instance, a match listed as 2 AM China Standard Time (+1) takes place on the day after the event’s local date. Keep the date with the converted time, not just the clock reading.
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Make the conversion reliable
- Use a city or named time zone for your location, not an ambiguous abbreviation such as “CST.”
- Use the match’s date when checking offsets; a saved offset may be wrong after a daylight-saving transition.
- Compare the converted time and date against Riot’s latest listing, especially if a broadcast start has been updated.
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