The first Split of the LPL begins on January 14th, a mere week and a half from today. It is the first of the major regions to start its competition for the first third of the year. For the LPL in 2026, only fourteen teams will participate. FunPlus Phoenix and Royal Never Give Up dropped after the 2025 season ended due to financial issues. The fourteen teams are competing for the LPL title and two spots at the First Stand event in Brazil.
LPL Split 1 Schedule
Below is the schedule for the LPL’s Split 1 Regular Season, beginning on January 14th.
Week One – January 14th
Weibo Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming
Top Esports Versus JD Gaming
Week One – January 15th
LGD Gaming Versus Ultra Prime
Invictus Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend
Weibo Gaming Versus Bilibili Gaming
Week One – January 16th
LNG Esports Versus Ultra Prime
Team WE Versus EDward Gaming
Week One – January 17th
Bilibili Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend
JD Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming
Week One – January 18th
Top Esports Versus Bilibili Gaming
Anyone’s Legend Versus JD Gaming
Week Two – January 19th
ThunderTalk Gaming Versus Team WE
Top Esports Versus Weibo Gaming
EDward Gaming Versus Ninja in Pyjamas
Week Two – January 20th
Anyone’s Legend Versus Weibo Gaming
Invictus Gaming Versus Bilibili Gaming
Week Two – January 21st
LNG Esports Versus LGD Gaming
Invictus Gaming Versus Top Esports
Week Two – January 22nd
Oh My God Versus Ultra Prime
ThunderTalk Gaming Versus EDward Gaming
Team WE Versus Ninjas in Pyjamas
Week Two – January 23rd
Oh My God Versus LDG Gaming
EDward Gaming Versus ThunderTalk Gaming
JD Gaming Versus Bilibili Gaming
Week Two – January 24th
Top Esports Versus Anyone’s Legend
Weibo Gaming Versus JD Gaming
Week Two – January 25th
Ninjas in Pyjamas Versus Team WE
Top Esports Versus Invictus Gaming
Week Three – January 26th
Team WE Versus ThunderTalk Gaming
Bilibili Gaming Versus JD Gaming
Week Three – January 27th
Ultra Prime Versus LNG Esports
Weibo Gaming Versus Top Esports
Anyone’s Legend Versus Invictus Gaming
Week Three – January 28th
Ultra Prime Versus LGD Gaming
Oh My God Versus LNG Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas Versus EDward Gaming
Week Three – January 29th
ThunderTalk Gaming Versus Ninjas in Pyjamas
JD Gaming Versus Weibo Gaming
Week Three – January 30th
Ultra Prime Versus Oh My God
Bilibili Gaming Versus Top Esports
Week Three – January 31st
JD Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend
Bilibili Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming
Week Three – February 1st
LGD Gaming Versus LNG Esports
Anyone’s Legend Versus Top Esports
Week Four – February 2nd
LGD Gaming Versus Oh My God
Bilibili Gaming Versus Weibo Gaming
Week Four – February 3rd
LNG Esports Versus Oh My God
Invictus Gaming Versus JD Gaming
Week Four – February 4th
EDward Gaming Versus Team WE
Weibo Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend
Week Four – February 5th
Ninjas in Pyjamas Versus ThunderTalk Gaming
JD Gaming Versus Top Esports
Week Four – February 6th
Invictus Gaming Versus Weibo Gaming
Anyone’s Legend Versus Bilibili Gaming
Twelve Teams Guaranteed To Play In the Playoffs
The first split of the LPL in 2026 sees the fourteen teams divided into three groups based on their performance in the previous year. Twelve of those teams will qualify for the Playoffs Stage at the end of the regular season. Your group and your placement in that group will determine where you begin the Playoff Stage. Two teams from the last group, Group Nirvana, are eliminated from the competition and will only participate again in Split 2.
The Playoffs have two stages, Knights Rivals and the Knockout Stage. Four teams automatically qualify for the Knockout Stage. The other eight teams battle each other in Knights Rivals for the other four spots. The finalists of the Knockout Stage book their ticket to First Stand. For more information on the LPL Split 1 format and the teams participating, head over to our previous article.
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