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EMEA Masters 2026 Summer

Riot Games' EMEA Masters Summer brings 43 League of Legends teams from regional leagues into an online tournament running September 21–October 22, 2026.

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Updated October 18, 2026

Tournament snapshot

Organizer

Riot Games

Location

Online; Europe

Dates

Sep 21, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026

Status

ACTIVE

PTG Database Analysis

Riot Games’ EMEA Masters Summer runs online in Europe from September 21 through the October 22 final. The event has 43 teams from EMEA Regional Leagues. Its stages include a 16-team Last Chance Qualifier, a 24-team Swiss stage, knockout matches, and playoffs.[2][4]

KitKat is a Main Partner of EMEA Masters through 2026 as part of Riot Games’ EMEA League of Legends esports partnership.[3]

Riot’s official schedule lists Galions and Solary in the best-of-five final scheduled for October 22. The edition links 43 participant relationships to canonical League of Legends Team pages. Sheep lists 44 teams and marks Los Goccioles as expected alongside Team Aqua ASD, while Liquipedia reports 43; this roster-change discrepancy remains unresolved.[2][4][5]

This edition groups its linked game-specific tournament records under EMEA Masters.[1]

Tournament editions

All editionsEMEA Masters 2026 SummerEMEA Masters 2026 SpringEMEA Masters 2026 Winter

Commercial ecosystem

Official Partner
KitKat

Main Partner across EMEA Masters through 2026

Participants

Tournament schedule

  1. Final

    EMEA Masters Summer final

    Galions and Solary are scheduled to play a best-of-five final.

  2. Playoffs

    Playoffs

    The final playoff bracket runs through October 22.

  3. Playoffs

    Knockout matches

    Three knockout matches were played on October 4.

  4. Group Stage

    Swiss stage

    The 24-team Swiss stage ran September 26–October 2.

  5. Qualifier

    Last Chance Qualifier begins

    The Last Chance Qualifier opened the Summer tournament, with 16 teams competing for Swiss-stage places.

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References5
  1. [1]EMEA Masters 2026 Summer — tournament listing — GosuGamers
  2. [2]EMEA Masters — official schedule and results — LoL Esports / Riot Games
  3. [3]Break-ing News: KitKat Extends Its Esports Adventure in a Sweet 3-Year Renewal — Riot Games
  4. [4]EMEA Masters 2026 Summer — Liquipedia
  5. [5]EMEA Masters 2026 Summer participants — Sheep Esports