First Stand 2026 Schedule and Rosters: An Exciting Beginning to International Competition
First Stand is less than a week away. All eight teams are ready to go for what promises to be an exciting week of competition. The potential for a ton of action is high with all matches being best-of-five series. Gen.G Esports are the favorites, but is there someone in the mix ready to pull off an upset? Below is the schedule and rosters for the First Stand event in Brazil.
First Stand Groups And Schedule
A draw conducted by Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang and Liu “Crisp” Qing-Song, on March 8th, determined the groups for First Stand. The draw took place after the LPL Split 1 finals. The two groups are as follows:
Group A
- Bilibili Gaming
- FearX
- G2 Esports
- Team Secret Whales
Group B
- Gen.G Esports
- JD Gaming
- LYON
- LOUD
Group A will kick off the action on March 16th, with Bilbili Gaming facing FearX, and G2 Esports taking on Team Secret Whales. Group B will start their matches the following day. Gen.G Esports battles JD Gaming, followed by LYON against LOUD. The Group Stage will continue over the next three days, with matches to be determined. Once the Group Stage concludes, four teams move to the Knockout Stage. The Group Stage utilizes GSL-style groups (Double Elimination). Teams will need to win two matches to progress to the knockout stage.
The Semi-Finals will take place on March 21st, with the Grand Final the following day. All seven days of competition begin at 6:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM CEST). All matches will take place at the Riot Games Arena in São Paulo, Brazil.
First Stand Rosters
All eight teams will use the same rosters from their domestic competitions
Gen.G Esports – LCK Cup Winner
- Kim “Kiin” Ki-in – Korean Top Laner
- Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu – Korean Jungler
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon – Korean Mid Laner
- Park “Ruler” Jaek-hyuk – Korean Bot Laner
- Joo “Duro” Min-kyu – Korean Support
FearX – LCK Cup Runner-up
- Song “Clear” Hyeon-min – Korean Top Laner
- Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin – Korean Jungler
- Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang – Korean Mid Laner
- Nam “Diable” Dae-geun – Korean Bot Laner
- Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-guy – Korean Support
Bilibili Gaming – LPL Split 1 Winner
- Chen “Bin Zebin” – Chinese Top Laner
- Peng “XUN” Lixun – Chinese Jungler
- Zhuo “Knight” Ding – Chinese Mid Laner
- Park “Viper” Do-hyeon – Korean Bot Laner
- Luo “ON” Wenjun – Chinese Support
JD Gaming – LPL Split 1 Runner-up
- Xu “Xiaoxu” Xingzu – Chinese Top Laner
- Yu “JunJia” Chun-chia – Taiwanese Jungler
- Tsai “hongQ” Ming-hong – Taiwanese Mid Laner
- Chen “GALA” Wei – Chinese Bot Laner
- Zhao “Vampire” Zhecan – Chinese Support
G2 Esports – LEC Versus Winner
- Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik – German Top Laner
- Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan – French Jungler
- Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther – Danish Mid Laner
- Steven “Hans Sama” Liv – French Bot Laner
- Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis – Greek Support
LYON – LCS Lock-In Winner
- Niship “Dhokla” Doshi – American Top Laner
- Kacper “Inspired” Słoma – Polish Jungler
- Kang “Saint” Seong-in – Korean Mid Laner
- Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol – Korean Bot Laner
- Jonah “Isles” Rosario – Australian Support
LOUD – CBLOL Cup Winner
- Carlos “Xyno” Ferreira – Brazilian Top Laner
- Ko “Youngjae” Young-jae – Korean Jungler
- Bruno “Envy” Farias – Brazilian Mid Laner
- Song “Bull” Seong-gyu – Korean Bot Laner
- Ygor “Redbert” Freitas – Brazilian Support
Team Secret Whales – LCP Split 1 Winner
- Nguyễn “Pun” Đăng Khoa – Vietnamese Top Laner
- Trần “Hiro02” Lê Trung Hậu – Vietnamese Top Laner
- Lê “Hizto” Văn Hoàng Hải – Vietnamese Jungler
- Trần “Dire” Duy Đức – Vietnamese Mid Laner
- Hoàng “Eddie” Công Nghĩa – Vietnamese Bot Laner
- Trần “Bie” Đức Hiếu – Vietnamese Support
More First Stand Content
The articles below will provide more information on the First Stand event. Stay tuned for previews on the teams later this week. You can expect further preview and review coverage of all the matches taking place next week.
