If you are searching for LCP 2027 changes, the short version is this: starting in 2027, every League of Legends team in the Asia Pacific region begins each split at home, and the best teams climb into the LCP.
Riot Games announced the change on September 21, 2026 in a LoL Esports article titled 'A More Open LCP Ecosystem in 2027'. The League of Legends Championship Pacific launched in 2025 as the top league for the region, and its teams have been relocating to Taipei to compete. That model is what changes.
This guide sticks to what the official announcement confirms as of November 10, 2026.
It explains the core shift first, then compares the current system with the 2027 system side by side, lists what is confirmed and what is still unannounced, and finishes with the Promotion Series played in Ho Chi Minh City from November 10 to 13. It does not predict results or rank teams.
The big picture: the leagues never left, the starting line moved
One misunderstanding first. The PCS, VCS and LJL are not leagues coming back from the dead. All three kept running as domestic leagues under the LCP in 2025 and 2026, and in Japan FENNEL won all three LJL 2026 events.
What changes is where teams begin their season. Right now LCP teams play the whole season in the LCP, while domestic teams get a single chance per year to earn a spot through the Promotion Series, and only one or two teams per league even get that chance.
From 2027, every team starts each split in the PCS, VCS or LJL, and the top performers qualify for the LCP. Riot describes this new LCP as the bracket stage where the region's best teams fight for regional glory and qualification to global events.
In practice, any team in those three leagues can aim for the LCP every split. Riot was direct about why. Relocating to Taipei was expensive, being away from home limited how teams connected with local fans, and players spent long stretches away from family and support networks.
Under the new model teams can move back to their home regions.
Riot also pointed to progress so far: the LCP 2025 Mid Season Finals reached nearly 500,000 peak viewers, CTBC Flying Oyster became the first APAC team since 2015 to reach the Worlds quarterfinals in 2025, and Team Secret Whales swept every LCP title in 2026 and became the first APAC team to beat an LPL team in a best of five. For the longer history, see our Worlds winners list.
Current system vs 2027 (as of November 10, 2026)
| Topic | 2025 to 2026 | From 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Where the season starts | LCP teams play the full season in the LCP | Every team starts each split in the PCS, VCS or LJL |
| Chances to reach the LCP | One Promotion Series a year, one or two teams per league | Every team in all three leagues, every split |
| Role of the LCP | Top league in APAC | Bracket stage for the best domestic teams, still the top stage in APAC |
| Where teams are based | LCP teams relocate to Taipei | Teams can operate from their home regions |
| Path to global events | Only through the LCP | Still only through the LCP |
| Wild Card regions | A route into the LCP via the Promotion Series | Route stays, slot distribution and format to be announced |
| Revenue sharing (GRP) | Regional GRP for LCP teams | Regional GRP continues for current LCP teams and teams that win or defend a spot this Promotion Series, Global Event GRP for teams that reach global events |
Confirmed vs not announced yet
- Confirmed: from 2027 every team starts each split in the PCS, VCS or LJL.
- Confirmed: every team in the three leagues can compete for an LCP spot each split, and the LCP stays the only path to global events.
- Confirmed: teams can operate from their home regions instead of Taipei.
- Not announced as of November 10, 2026: how many teams each league sends to the LCP and the LCP bracket format.
- Not announced: Wild Card slot distribution and format, and the application details for organizers who want to run Wild Card tournaments connected to the LCP.
How to follow the LCP 2027 changes
- 1Read the official announcementRiot's September 21 post is published in English, Vietnamese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese. It says slot distribution and format details will come in the coming months, so treat any article quoting exact numbers with care and check its date and source.
- 2Watch the November 10 to 13 Promotion SeriesThe current format's Promotion Series runs November 10 to 13 at VPS Arena in Ho Chi Minh City. Matches start at 1 PM GMT+8 on November 10 and 5 PM GMT+8 from November 11 to 13. In the Regional Merit slot, Ground Zero Gaming face FRANK Esports in a best of five. In the Free for All slot, Saigon Warriors, FENNEL, Team Gromp and Nothin'Here play a single elimination best of five bracket, and the last team standing faces DetonatioN FocusMe for LCP team status in 2027. The English broadcast is on the lolpacificen Twitch and YouTube channels.
- 3Catch the end of Worlds 2026LCP teams took part in Worlds 2026, which is heading into its final in New York. Match times and the remaining bracket are in our Worlds 2026 schedule.
- 4Wait for slots and formatOnce Riot publishes how many teams each league sends to the LCP, the LCP bracket format and the Wild Card allocation, the 'to be announced' cells in the table above get filled in. Riot said further 2027 details will be shared through the LoL Esports social channels.
- 5Prepare your own teamIf your team plays in the PCS, VCS or LJL, the LCP is now a target every split. Pick one recurring mistake per player and review only those moments. Our guide on League VOD review shows how to do it with replays and your own recordings.
Chasing a domestic league spot? Record your games with DOR and review them
DOR is a free Windows game recorder. Launch League of Legends and it detects the match and records the whole game, while kills, multikills and objectives become automatic clips in the app's 'My Clips'.
Replay and spectator recording is on by default for League, so playing a .rofl replay records that too. Record the same replay from each teammate's point of view and you can compare the decisions right before a teamfight side by side. Our guide on saving a ROFL replay as MP4 walks through it.
Trim the moments you want to fix in the app at 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, then combine several clips in DOR Studio (dor.gg/studio) and send them to your team with a dor.gg link. For a full review loop built on recordings, see how to get better at League of Legends, and everything DOR does for League is on the League of Legends game page.
