First Stand 2026 Schedule and Rosters: An Exciting Beginning to International Competition 

A draw conducted by Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang and Liu “Crisp” Qing-Song, on March 8th, determined the groups for First Stand. The draw took place after the LPL Split 1 finals. The two groups are as follows:

Group A

• Bilibili Gaming
• FearX
• G2 Esports
• Team Secret Whales

Group B

• Gen.G Esports
• JD Gaming
• LYON
• LOUD

Group A will kick off the action on March 16th, with Bilbili Gaming facing FearX, and G2 Esports taking on Team Secret Whales. Group B will start their matches the following day. Gen.G Esports battles JD Gaming, followed by LYON against LOUD. The Group Stage will continue over the next three days, with matches to be determined. Once the Group Stage concludes, four teams move to the Knockout Stage. The Group Stage utilizes GSL-style groups (Double Elimination). Teams will need to win two matches to progress to the knockout stage.

The Semi-Finals will take place on March 21st, with the Grand Final the following day. All seven days of competition begin at 6:00 AM PDT (2:00 PM CEST). All matches will take place at the Riot Games Arena in São Paulo, Brazil.

First Stand Rosters

All eight teams will use the same rosters from their domestic competitions

Gen.G Esports – LCK Cup Winner

• Kim “Kiin” Ki-in – Korean Top Laner
• Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu – Korean Jungler
• Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon – Korean Mid Laner
• Park “Ruler” Jaek-hyuk – Korean Bot Laner
• Joo “Duro” Min-kyu – Korean Support

FearX – LCK Cup Runner-up

• Song “Clear” Hyeon-min – Korean Top Laner
• Jeon “Raptor” Eo-jin – Korean Jungler
• Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang – Korean Mid Laner
• Nam “Diable” Dae-geun – Korean Bot Laner
• Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-guy – Korean Support

Bilibili Gaming – LPL Split 1 Winner

• Chen “Bin Zebin” – Chinese Top Laner
• Peng “XUN” Lixun – Chinese Jungler
• Zhuo “Knight” Ding – Chinese Mid Laner
• Park “Viper” Do-hyeon – Chinese Bot Laner
• Luo ” ON” Wenjun – Chinese Support

JD Gaming – LPL Split 1 Runner-up

• Xu “Xiaoxu” Xingzu – Chinese Top Laner
• Yu “JunJia” Chun-chia – Chinese Jungler
• Tsai “hongQ” Ming-hong – Chinese Mid Laner
• Chen “GALA” Wei – Chinese Bot Laner
• Zhao “Vampire” Zhecan – Chinese Support

G2 Esports – LEC Versus Winner

• Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik – German Top Laner
• Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan – French Jungler
• Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther – Danish Mid Laner
• Steven “Hans Sama” Liv – French Bot Laner
• Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis – Greek Support

LYON – LCS Lock-In Winner

• Niship “Dhokla” Doshi – American Top Laner
• Kacper “Inspired” Słoma – Polish Jungler
• Kang “Saint” Seong-in – Korean Mid Laner
• Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol – Korean Bot Laner
• Jonah “Isles” Rosario – Australian Support

LOUD – CBLOL Cup Winner

• Carlos “Xyno” Ferreira – Brazilian Top Laner
• Ko “Youngjae” Young-jae – Korean Jungler
• Bruno “Envy” Farias – Brazilian Mid Laner
• Song “Bull” Seong-gyu – Korean Bot Laner
• Ygor “Redbert” Freitas – Brazilian Support

Team Secret Whales – LCP Split 1 Winner

• Nguyễn “Pun” Đăng Khoa – Vietnamese Top Laner
• Trần “Hiro02” Lê Trung Hậu – Vietnamese Top Laner
• Lê “Hizto” Văn Hoàng Hải – Vietnamese Jungler
• Trần “Dire” Duy Đức – Vietnamese Mid Laner
• Hoàng “Eddie” Công Nghĩa – Vietnamese Bot Laner
• Trần “Bie” Đức Hiếu – Vietnamese Support

More First Stand Content

The articles below will provide more information on the First Stand event. Stay tuned for previews on the teams later this week. You can expect further preview and review coverage of all the matches taking place next week.

• First Stand Details
• LCK Cup Gen.G Esports Review
• LCK Cup FearX Review