LoL Esports Weekly Schedule January 12th-18th: Fast-Paced Professional League

After a successful introduction to LoL Esports, Fearless draft returns for 2026. All leagues and international events will utilize the draft format. However, one change for 2026 in LoL Esports is the introduction of First Selection. Instead of the higher seed/losing team picking side selection, they have a choice. They can choose to pick first in the draft or pick which side they want to play on. For more information, we recommend you read our previous article.

LCK First Week Schedule

The LCK Season Opening was an appetizer for the LCK Cup, which begins on January 14th. All start times for the first LCK match of the day are 12:00 AM PT (9:00 AM CET).

January 14th

• KT Rolster Versus DN Soopers
• Dplus KIA Versus BRION

January 15th

• Gen.G Espors Versus DRX
• FearX Versus Nongshim Redforce

January 16th

• DN Soopers Versus Dplus KIA
• Hanwha Life Esports Versus T1

January 17th

• BRION Versus FearX
• Gen.G Esports Versus KT Rolster

January 18th

• Nongshim Redforce Versus Hanwha Life Esports
• DRX Versus T1

LPL First Week Schedule

Following a disappointing 2025, which saw the LPL falter at international events, Royal Never Give Up and FunPlus Phoenix withdrew from the LPL. That leaves fourteen teams left in the competition. Start times for the LPL matches vary between 11:00 PM PT, 12:00 AM PT, and 1:00 AM PT (9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 11:00 AM CET)

January 14th

• Weibo Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming
• JD Gaming Versus Top Esports

January 15th

• Ultra Prime Versus LGD Gaming
• Invictus Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend
• Weibo Gaming Versus Bilibili Gaming

January 16th

• Oh My God Versus LNG Esports
• EDward Gaming Versus Team WE

January 17th

• Anyone’s Legends Versus Bilibili Gaming
• JD Gaming Versus Invictus Gaming

January 18th

• Top Esports Versus Bilibili Gaming
• JD Gaming Versus Anyone’s Legend

LEC First Week Schedule

The LEC is one of two regions utilizing the best-of-one series format. Twelve teams participate in the LEC Versus with Los Ratones and Karmine Corp Blue filling the guest slots for the tournament. LEC Versus starts at 9:00 AM PT (6:00 PM CET).

January 17th

• Los Ratones Versus Fnatic
• Shifters Versus GiantX
• Team Heretics Versus Natus Vincere
• Team Vitality Versus SK Gaming
• Karmine Corp Blue Versus Karmine Corp
• Movistar KOI Versus G2 Esports

January 18th

• Team Heretics Versus Shifters
• Los Ratones Versus Karmine Corp Blue
• Team Vitality Versus Natus Vincere
• SK Gaming Versus Fnatic
• G2 Esports Versus GiantX
• Movistar KOI Versus Karmine Corp

LCP First Week Schedule

After many CTBC Flying Oyster players left the team, a void exists in the LCP. Will the new roster stay at the top, or is there another force rising to the top? All LCP matches start at 10:00 PM PT (7:00 AM CET).

January 16th

• Ground Zero Versus Team Secret Whales
• Deep Cross Gaming Versus SoftBank Hawks Gaming

January 17th

• GAM Esports Versus CTBC Flying Oyster
• Detonation FocusMe Versus MVK Esports

January 18th

• Ground Zero Versus Deep Cross Gaming
• Team Secret Whales Versus Softbank Hawks Gaming

CBLOL First Week Schedule

The CBLOL has returned after a year’s hiatus. It is one of two regions to have a regular season with a Best-of-One series. The Brazilian teams have a chance to compete in Brazil at the first international event of the year, in the form of First Stand. CBLOL’s matches begin at 9:00 AM PT (6:00 PM CET).

January 17th

• Vivo Keyd Stars Versus PaiN Gaming
• Red Canids Versus Fluxo W7M
• FURIA Versus LOUD
• LOS Versus Vivo Keyd Stars
• Leviatán Versus FURIA

January 18th

• Fluxo W7M
• PaiN Gaming Versus FURIA
• Vivo Keyd Stars Versus Flux W7M
• PaiN Gaming Versus Loud
• Leviatán Versus Red Canids

More LoL Esports Coverage

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• LCK Rosters
• LPL Schedule
• LCK Schedule
• LEC Versus Schedule