TFT Set 18 Esports Calendar

Every competitive date of Set 18, Enchanted Wilds, by region: tournaments, ladder snapshots and registration deadlines. Finished items stay listed under Past.

Upcoming

Regional championshipEMEA

Regional Finals

  • Week 1: Play-Ins, Days 2 and 3 Oct 23–25
  • Week 2 Oct 30 – Nov 1
Players
64
Prize pool
$50,000

Leads to Tactician's Crown (5 spots)Set 19 TFT Pro Circuit (32 spots)

competetft.com's schedule starts Oct 23-24 at 13:00 UTC and the other days at 14:00 UTC (Europe's clocks change on Oct 25). The top 5 qualify for the Crown and the top 32 for the Set 19 Pro Circuit.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Regional championshipAsia-Pacific

Regional Finals

  • Week 1: Play-Ins, Days 2 and 3 Oct 23–25
  • Week 2 Oct 30 – Nov 1
Players
64
Prize pool
$50,000

Leads to Tactician's Crown (7 spots)Set 19 TFT Pro Circuit (32 spots)

competetft.com's schedule starts every day at 10:00 UTC. Riot streams APAC on YouTube (VN), Sooplive (KR) and Twitch (TW). The top 7 qualify for the Crown and the top 32 for the Set 19 Pro Circuit.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Superbrawl captain snapshot

What counts
The top of each server's ladder at this snapshot get captain slots; players further down form the pool captains draft from. Winners of a sub-regional 4v4 qualifier also get in.

Leads to Tactician's Superbrawl

Riot's article says 12pm PT, which is 20:00 UTC that day (US clocks change Nov 1), but competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC (11 AM PT). Date only until that's settled; finish your games before 11 AM PT to be safe.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Superbrawl captain snapshot

What counts
The top of each server's ladder at this snapshot get captain slots; players further down form the pool captains draft from. Winners of a sub-regional 4v4 qualifier also get in.

Leads to Tactician's Superbrawl

competetft.com lists the same moment (11:00 UTC). Superbrawl registration closes an hour earlier, at 10:00 UTC.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Superbrawl captain snapshot

What counts
The top of each server's ladder at this snapshot get captain slots; players further down form the pool captains draft from. Winners of a sub-regional 4v4 qualifier also get in.

Leads to Tactician's Superbrawl

competetft.com lists the same moment.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

4v4 tournamentAmericas

Tactician's Superbrawl

Teams
96
Format
96 teams of four in a single-elimination bracket: best-of-three series and a best-of-five grand final.

Both grand-final teams earn Set 19 Tactician's Trials 2 Day 3 spots, except Set 18 Pro Circuit players (at most two per team). Prize money not announced yet. competetft.com's schedule starts each day at 20:00 UTC.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

4v4 tournamentEMEA

Tactician's Superbrawl

Teams
96
Format
96 teams of four in a single-elimination bracket: best-of-three series and a best-of-five grand final.

Both grand-final teams earn Set 19 Tactician's Trials 2 Day 3 spots, except Set 18 Pro Circuit players (at most two per team). Prize money not announced yet. competetft.com's schedule starts each day at 14:00 UTC.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

4v4 tournamentAsia-Pacific

Tactician's Superbrawl

Teams
96
Format
96 teams of four in a single-elimination bracket: best-of-three series and a best-of-five grand final.

Both grand-final teams earn Set 19 Tactician's Trials 2 Day 3 spots, except Set 18 Pro Circuit players (at most two per team). Prize money not announced yet. competetft.com's schedule starts each day at 10:00 UTC.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

World championshipGlobal

Tactician's Crown

Players
40
Spots by region
Americas 5 · EMEA 5 · Asia-Pacific 7 · China 8. AMER and EMEA send their Regional Finals top 5 and APAC its top 7; China sends 8 (the top 4 of TOC CN and of JOC CN). Pro Circuit Cup winners and each region's Pro Points leader are already in.
Format
Day 1 is six games for all 40 players, Day 2 cuts the field, and Day 3 is Checkmate: reach 20 points, then win a game to take the title.
Prize pool
$470,000 total, $150,000 to the winner

Day 1 starts at 11:00 UTC on competetft.com's schedule. Riot says the event includes the reveal of what's next for TFT. Venue, and whether it's played on site, not announced.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open tournamentGlobal

TFT Vegas Open

Players
1,024
Format
An open bracket for up to 1,024 players, played on Set 19.
Prize pool
$311,300 total, $100,000 to the winner
Venue
Las Vegas
Played
In person

Source: Riot Games

Past

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Ladder Snapshot 5

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Ladder Snapshot 5

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Riot's article says 9 PM CET; the rulebook says 21:00 CET/CEST and competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC, which is 9 PM summer time.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Ladder Snapshot 5

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierAmericas

Tactician's Trials 2

  • Weekend 1 Oct 10–11
  • Weekend 2 Oct 16–18
Format
Players who finished 9th to 16th in Trials 1 are seeded into Day 3.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierEMEA

Tactician's Trials 2

  • Weekend 1 Oct 10–11
  • Weekend 2 Oct 16–18
Format
Players who finished 9th to 16th in Trials 1 are seeded into Day 3.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierAsia-Pacific

Tactician's Trials 2

  • Weekend 1 Oct 10–11
  • Weekend 2 Oct 16–18
Format
Same two-route Week 1 as Trials 1; Day 3 adds 29 snapshot seeds, 35 sub-regional qualifiers and the players who finished 9th to 16th in Trials 1.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Ladder Snapshot 4

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Trials Snapshot 2

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Day 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Master or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 2

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Ladder Snapshot 4

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Riot's article says 9 PM CET; the rulebook says 21:00 CET/CEST and competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC, which is 9 PM summer time.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Trials Snapshot 2

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Day 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Master or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 2

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Ladder Snapshot 4

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Trials Snapshot 2

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Week 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Master or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 2

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotGlobal

Vegas Open seeding snapshot

What counts
Ladder standing at this snapshot set the seeding for the Vegas Open bracket.

Leads to TFT Vegas Open

Source: Riot Games

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Ladder Snapshot 3

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Ladder Snapshot 3

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Riot's article says 9 PM CET; the rulebook says 21:00 CET/CEST and competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC, which is 9 PM summer time.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Ladder Snapshot 3

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierAmericas

Tactician's Trials 1

  • Weekend 1 Sep 19–20
  • Weekend 2 Sep 25–27
Format
256 players start on Day 1 and 64 more are seeded into Day 3; the top 8 go to Regional Finals Week 1.
Prize pool
$12,500

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierEMEA

Tactician's Trials 1

  • Weekend 1 Sep 19–20
  • Weekend 2 Sep 25–27
Format
256 players start on Day 1 and 64 more are seeded into Day 3; the top 8 go to Regional Finals Week 1.
Prize pool
$12,500

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Open qualifierAsia-Pacific

Tactician's Trials 1

  • Weekend 1 Sep 19–20
  • Weekend 2 Sep 25–27
Format
Two 112-player routes (Korea, and the rest of APAC) play Days 1-2; 56 reach Day 3, joined by 40 snapshot seeds and 32 sub-regional qualifiers. The top 8 go to Regional Finals Week 1.
Prize pool
$12,500

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Pro Circuit CupAmericas, EMEA

TPC Elderwood Cup

Format
AMER and EMEA ran paired Home Cups: each region's players were split between their own Home Cup and the other region's.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotGlobal

Vegas Open pass ladder cutoff

What counts
Ladder standing at this cutoff counted toward a TFT Vegas Open pass.

Leads to TFT Vegas Open

Source: Riot Games

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Ladder Snapshot 2

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Trials Snapshot 1

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Day 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Master or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 1

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Ladder Snapshot 2

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Riot's article says 9 PM CET; the rulebook says 21:00 CET/CEST and competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC, which is 9 PM summer time.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Trials Snapshot 1

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Day 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Master or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 1

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Ladder Snapshot 2

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Trials Snapshot 1

What counts
Your rank on your declared server at this snapshot decides the ladder spots in Tactician's Trials: Week 1, or straight to Day 3 near the top. Diamond II or higher needed.

Leads to Tactician's Trials 1

competetft.com's schedule takes it at the same moment as that day's ladder snapshot; Riot's article and the rulebook give the day only.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAmericas

Ladder Snapshot 1

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotEMEA

Ladder Snapshot 1

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Riot's article says 9 PM CET; the rulebook says 21:00 CET/CEST and competetft.com lists 19:00 UTC, which is 9 PM summer time.

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Ladder snapshotAsia-Pacific

Ladder Snapshot 1

What counts
The top 30 on the region's ladder earn Ranked Ladder Points; the set total sends the leaders to Regional Finals Week 1 or Play-Ins. Each player's lowest snapshot is dropped.

Leads to Regional Finals

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Registration closesAmericas, EMEA, Asia-Pacific

Compete Card registration deadline

Source: Riot Games

Pro Circuit CupAsia-Pacific

TPC Elderwood Cup

Official sources disagree on the start: Riot's articles give Sep 18-20 for every Elderwood Cup, while competetft.com's schedule starts the APAC Home Cup on Sep 17 (Day 2 and the final on Sep 19-20).

Source: Riot Games · CompeteTFT (Riot Games)

Who can compete

Americas

  • Have a Compete Card on competetft.com and register there for each tournament. (Riot Games)
  • Declare one server on competetft.com. Only that account counts for snapshots, and it can't change during the set. (Riot Games)
  • Play at least 14 ranked games on your declared server between one ladder snapshot and the next, or the next one doesn't count for you. The first snapshot had no minimum. (Riot Games)
  • Where an event requires residency, you must have been a legal resident of a country in the region for at least a year before it. (Riot Games)
  • A ladder spot in Tactician's Trials needs Master or higher on your server at the Trials snapshot. (Riot Games)

EMEA

  • Have a Compete Card on competetft.com and register there for each tournament. (Riot Games)
  • Declare one server on competetft.com. Only that account counts for snapshots, and it can't change during the set. (Riot Games)
  • Play at least 14 ranked games on your declared server between one ladder snapshot and the next, or the next one doesn't count for you. The first snapshot had no minimum. (Riot Games)
  • Where an event requires residency, you must have been a legal resident of a country in the region for at least a year before it. (Riot Games)
  • A ladder spot in Tactician's Trials needs Master or higher on your server at the Trials snapshot. (Riot Games)

Asia-Pacific

  • Have a Compete Card on competetft.com and register there for each tournament. (Riot Games)
  • Declare one server on competetft.com. Only that account counts for snapshots, and it can't change during the set. (Riot Games)
  • Play at least 14 ranked games on your declared server between one ladder snapshot and the next, or the next one doesn't count for you. The first snapshot had no minimum. (Riot Games)
  • Where an event requires residency, you must have been a legal resident of a country in the region for at least a year before it. (Riot Games)
  • A ladder spot in Tactician's Trials needed Diamond II or higher for Trials 1 and Master or higher for Trials 2. (Riot Games)

Sources

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