All Eyes on Los Angeles

TL;DR

This is the attendee guide for the last Regional Qualifier of 2026, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 25–27. It covers venue hours, side events and a Radiance developer panel that kicked off preview season. Riot also responded to complaints about earlier RQs.

Key points

• $25,000 in prizes plus Regional Championship invitations
• Riot promised more play space, better prize wall and merch logistics, and a review of judge staffing
• A Radiance developer panel on Friday at 3pm PT, recorded for YouTube
• The merch booth opens Thursday at 2pm