New NA LCQ bracket set

Riot has revealed the new North American Last Chance Qualifier bracket, now an eight-team double-elimination tournament set to begin October 12.

This bracket replaces the previous 10-team bracket that was scrapped after the tournament's two OCE teams had to drop out because of logistical issues.

All of the remaining eight teams will play against a different opponent to begin the tournament than previously scheduled. Those opening round matchups are:

• Match 1: 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #6 zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk vs. Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) yoman Chae Young-moon (채영문) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태)
• Match 2: XSET XSET Inactive vs. Luminosity Luminosity Inactive moose Kaleb Jayne mada Adam Pampuch dazzLe Will Loafman bdog Brandon Sanders TiGG Tanner Spanu
• Match 4: FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le vs. Rise Rise Inactive
• Match 5: Version1 Version1 Inactive vs. Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo v1c Victor Truong moose Kaleb Jayne OXY Francis Hoang

Riot said it decided to switch to a fully double-elimination tournament because of feedback from the community and players. The original bracket format began with multiple single-elimination rounds before concluding with a double-elimination bracket once only four teams remained in the bracket.

The grand final will be a Bo5 on Sunday, October 17.