Last Chance Qualifier Recap

Nov 29, 2023

It has been a long journey, and the last chance to qualify for the LoR World Championship 2023 via tournaments has concluded.

Competitors all around the globe fought over the last six tickets – two per shard – during the Last Chance Qualifier. Let’s look at our victors and who the people behind the names are!

AMERICAS

Hawk362

Favorite card – Elise

The Poro King

Kayle Leona

Jinx

“Hello, I've been playing LoR since the beta,” the AMERICAS LCQ winner says. “I try to get Master rank every season and compete in Runeterra Opens. As I enjoy watching LoR too, I've spent a lot of time on Twitch learning from my favorite streamers.”

“I don't think there's anyone specifically I am excited to play against,” Hawk declares. “I just hope I can play well and have some good games!”

“I don't have any socials, but if you want to find me, I hang out in various LoR Twitch stream chats and the Fakehero discord server.”

KidWithThePig

Favorite card – Teemo

Teemo Tristana

Ekko Jinx

Gwen Riven

“Hello, I’ve been playing LoR on and off since the very beginning,” KidWithThePig shares. “I’ve only played Path of Champions casually this year as I’ve been focused on school, but I logged on during holiday break and saw something called ‘Last Chance Qualifier’. So, after grinding hard last year and narrowly missing out on the World Qualifiers, I’m glad that I’m here now!”

“As I’ve taken a competitive break from the game this year, I’m not sure who exactly is qualified,” Kid admits, “but I think Aikado and MajinBae are pretty neat. I also hold a bit of a grudge against 4LW for banning my SparklingIceT deck to win against me during the Forces from Beyond Seasonal tournament.”

To wrap up, Kid wants to give back. “I’d like to shout out the LoR community as a whole – it emanates great vibes. Also, thank you Mastering Runeterra for your website. It helped me to catch up with the meta and prepare for the tournament!”

EMEA

Red Montti

Favorite card – Seraphine

Aatrox Kayn

Jax Ornn

Karma Sett

“Hi, I’m a 36-year-old cook from Moscow, you can call me Andrey,” Red Montti says.

“I am excited to play against any- and everyone at Worlds. All qualified competitors are strong and skillful.”

“I want to thank Teddy, the runner-up of last Worlds,” Red Montti humbly notes. “I netdecked his lineup from day one of the LCQ, and it carried me to Worlds.”

To conclude, Red Montti makes a confident statement. “I will do everything I can to bring the trophy once more to its home – the EMEA shard!”

You can follow Red Montti on Twitter here.

APH NeverWalkAlone

Favorite card – Cosmic Call

Jayce Heimerdinger

Karma Sett

Seraphine Janna

“Hey, my name is Stan and I’m a 26-year-old card gamer from Poland,” NeverWalkAlone says. “In the LoR community, I am known as GZnvrwalkalone in EMEA and RitoRuinedMyLife on AMERICAS. I’ve been playing the game since its release with a competitive approach from the very beginning.”

“I am looking forward to facing Jerzyno in the finals. I want to return the tradition from the first world championship and put two Polish players back on the podium,” the Head of Esports for Aphrodite LoR boasts. “Also, if anyone is interested in the highest level of competitive gaming, you are invited to join Aphrodite Esports!”

Furthermore, NeverWalkAlone has an important matter that he wants to voice. “I wish Riot gave players longer timers and a way to skip visual animations. This way, we would have more time to think about the optimal play, calculate probabilities, or do anything else to make the game more competitive.”

You can find Stan on Twitter, Twitch, and Instagram!

APAC

ntnn3

Favorite card – Jinx

Galio Garen Jarvan IV

The Poro King Yuumi

Caitlyn Teemo

“Hi everyone, I am both a streamer and caster from Taiwan,” ntnn3 says. “I’ve made it into day two of the Opens/Seasonals quite often these years, but rarely past the first or second round there.”

When asked who ntnn3 is most excited to face on the Worlds stage, they answered, “I am most excited to play against J01 on the world stage. He used to be an insane ladder warrior, and I would like to experience how good he is for myself.”

“I think I was considered an underdog today, as I did not play a lot this season and entered playoffs as one of the lowest seeds. But I survived through all the competition and became the champion. I hope to fill the underdog role in Worlds as well and surprise everyone again.”

You can follow ntnn3 on Twitch and Facebook!

Thank you Aurora for helping with the translation.

Hỏa Vân Tà Thần

Favorite card – Ezreal

Galio Garen Jarvan IV

Ashe LeBlanc

Jax Ornn

“Hi everyone, I'm Hỏa Vân Tà Thần, but you can call me Huy. I’m from Vietnam.”

“I want to play against Alanzq, the first world champion, but unfortunately, he is not active anymore,” Huy says. “I also want to beat Akaido because I like his playstyle.”

“I want to thank everyone who watched the LCQ and supported us competitive players. See you at Worlds!”

Thank you Kyzen for the translation.

Final Standings

And that’s it! We have our final Worlds competitors qualified via tournaments.

It has been a year-long competition, and now only the best players remain. They will fight it out on December 14-16. Check out this article for a further breakdown of the tournament!