Next year’s TFT Open is making its way back to Vegas? Color me intrigued — check out the notes from Riot Games below!
TLDR:
- The fourth edition of the Teamfight Tactics Open will return to Las Vegas in 2026.
- Las Vegas hosted the inaugural edition in 2023, and the event now returns following stops in Macao and Paris.
- The TFT Open remains TFT’s largest competition and community event, with the 2025 Paris Open set to feature more than 750 competitors in an open-bracket format.
Date: December 11, 2025
What You Need To Know:
- The TFT Vegas Open will take place at the end of 2026 and serve as the culmination of the TFT competitive season.
- The marquee moment on the annual TFT calendar unites the entire global TFT community.
- The 2026 will retain its signature open-bracket format, enabling any member of the community to compete in the Main Event for the TFT Tactician’s Belt and a six-figure prize pool.
- Beyond competition, the Open features a broad slate of community-driven experiences, including cosplayers, co-streamer watch-alongs, and meet & greets.
- The 2026 Las Vegas return was announced by Michael Sherman, Global Head of TFT Esports, during the TFT Paris Open pre-event media mixer.
- The first-ever TFT Open took place in Las Vegas in 2023 at the MGM Grand Conference Center, hosting 512 competitors across three days.
- Additional details for the TFT Vegas Open 2026 will be shared next year, including venue, dates, Main Event format, event size and prize pool.
Quote from Michael Sherman, Global Head of Esports for TFT and 2XKO: “Bringing the 2026 TFT Open back to Las Vegas is a full-circle moment for our sport, our community, and everyone involved in making the Open so special. In 2026, we’re returning to where it all began and are committed to making the TFT Vegas Open 2026 the best Open yet. Las Vegas was a location loved by so many in our North American community, and we can’t wait to welcome them, and even more players, to the event at the end of next year.”
Learn More: Visit teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com.
About Teamfight Tactics:
- TFT is an eight person free-for-all strategy game where players combine LoL champions and items in different formations to defeat the seven other players in a match. As the leading game in the auto battler genre, players tactically place an army of characters on a grid-shaped game board for a last-player-standing automated battle. Since launching in 2019, TFT has emerged as the top contender in the genre by providing a fun and deep chess-like gameplay experience for all types of players on multiple platforms.
About Riot Games:
- Riot Games was founded in 2006 to develop, publish, and support the most player-focused games in the world. In 2009, Riot released its debut title, League of Legends, which continues to be one of the most-played PC games in the world. In the years that followed, Riot released VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot’s titles have led to the creation of some of the most-watched and widely recognized esports in the world, culminating in events like the League of Legends World Championship and VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), which are watched by millions of fans each year. Riot has also expanded its IP through multimedia projects across music, comic books, board games, and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series.
