LoL Worlds comes with a pretty big prize pool each year. And thanks to the participation of fans this prize-pool can theoretically grow even larger, but how much can your favorite LoL players realstically expect to earn in 2023?
The upcoming League of Legends World Championship in South Korea will feature the biggest names in LoL esports. Of course, there isn't just glory on the line, but a lot of money is being pumped into the tournament which the teams are going to be fighting for.
As with every LoL Worlds, we're going to be getting a pretty large prize pool in 2023 as well, but how much is currently estimated? What can teams win?
LoL Worlds 2023: Prize Pool Estimation
Currently, there is only an estimate of how much is in the pot for the 2023 League of Legends World Championship. Riot have not revealed the prize pool for the World Championship yet, which is why we have to go by information from previous years to make our own estimation.
Judging by previous years, the current estimation for the 2023 League of Legends World Championship is around $2.2 million. According to statistics website Statista, the prize pool has hovered around $2.1 and $2.4 million throughout the last five years, so this year likely won't be any different.
How Is The Prize Pool Added Up?
Usually for League of Legends World Championships, Riot will give a base prize pool which can then be increased by the League of Legends community. Sales of the 2023 LoL Worlds 2023 Pass Bundle, Premium Pass Bundle, as well as the Worlds Renekton skin will all be added into the prize pool.
Riot is also going to be selling team icons and emotes with 100% of proceeds going to the teams.
| Content | Net Proceeds to Worlds Teams | Cost |
| Worlds 2023 Pass Bundle | 25% | 2650 RP |
| Worlds 2023 Premium Pass Bundle | 50% | 3650 R |
| Worlds 2023 Renekton | 25% | 1350 RP |
| Worlds 2023 Team Icons/Emotes | 100% | N/A |
The prize pool can grow, depending on the sales of the added exclusives. If you want to just support your own favorite team then you can also just get the Team Icon or Emotes to cheer for your favorite squad in South Korea this year, so be sure to have some RP ready with your Amazon Prime membership .
How Is The Prize Pool Split Up?
Of course, we also have to look at how the prize pool will be split up. How much will the winners make? Naturally, the winner will gain the most, with second place and third place also getting decent chunks of the prize pool.
- First Place: 22%
- Second Place: 15%
- Third Place: 8%
Now we just have to find out which teams will earn these nice sums of money. The LoL World Championship is going to kick off on October 10, 2023 with the Play-In Stage.