2022 LCK season

2022 LCK season
League	LCK
Sport	League of Legends
Duration	12 January – 2 April (Spring) 15 June – 28 August (Summer)
Number of teams	10
Spring
Season champions	T1
Runners-up	Gen.G
Season MVP	Ryu "Keria" Min-seok (T1)
Summer
Season champions	Gen.G
Runners-up	T1
Season MVP	Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk (Gen.G)
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The 2022 LCK season was the 11th season of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), a South Korean professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends . The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on 12 January and culminated with the Spring Split Final on 2 April 2022. The Summer Split began on 15 June and culminated with the Summer Split Final on 28 August 2022.

T1 won the Spring Split, qualifying them for the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. Gen.G won the Summer Split, directly qualifying them for the 2022 World Championship. T1 qualified for the 2022 World Championship via Championship Points, while both DWG KIA and DRX also qualified for the 2022 World Championship through the regional qualifier.

Format

The regular season format was double round robin. The games were played five days per week for both round robins. ^[1]

Spring

The spring split began on 12 January and finished on 20 March, immediately followed by the spring playoffs, which concluded with the spring finals, ^[2] where T1 defeated Gen.G with a match score of 3–1 on 2 April. ^[3] T1 represented the LCK in the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, losing out to defending champions Royal Never Give Up 3–2 in the finals. ^[4]

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	T1	18	18	0	1.000	Advance to semifinals
2	Gen.G	18	15	3	.833
3	DWG KIA	18	11	7	.611	Advance to quarterfinals
4	DRX	18	11	7	.611
5	Kwangdong Freecs	18	8	10	.444
6	Fredit Brion	18	8	10	.444
7	KT Rolster	18	7	11	.389
8	Nongshim RedForce	18	5	13	.278
9	Liiv Sandbox	18	4	14	.222
10	Hanwha Life Esports	18	3	15	.167

Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						T1		3
	DWG KIA		3			Kwangdong Freecs		0
	Fredit Brion		0								T1		3
						Top seed selects opponent
											Gen.G		1
						Gen.G		3
	DRX		2			DWG KIA		2
	Kwangdong Freecs		3

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Keria, T1 ^[5]
• 1st Team All-Pro: ^[6]
  • T Zeus, T1
  • J Canyon, DWG KIA
  • M Faker, T1
  • B Gumayusi, T1
  • S Keria, T1

Summer

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	Gen.G	18	17	1	.944	Advance to semifinals
2	T1	18	15	3	.833
3	Liiv Sandbox	18	13	5	.722	Advance to quarterfinals
4	DWG KIA	18	10	8	.556
5	KT Rolster	18	10	8	.556
6	DRX	18	9	9	.500
7	Kwangdong Freecs	18	6	12	.333
8	Nongshim RedForce	18	5	13	.278
9	Fredit Brion	18	3	15	.167
10	Hanwha Life Esports	18	2	16	.111

Source: LoL Esports

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Gen.G		3
	Liiv Sandbox		3			Liiv Sandbox		1
	DRX		1								Gen.G		3
						Top seed selects opponent
											T1		0
						T1		3
	DWG KIA		3			DWG KIA		2
	KT Rolster		2

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ruler, Gen.G ^[7]
• 1st Team All-Pro: ^[8]
  • T Zeus, T1
  • J Peanut, Gen.G
  • M Chovy, Gen.G
  • B Ruler, Gen.G
  • S Lehends, Gen.G

World Championship qualification

Championship points

Pos	Team	Spr	Sum	Total	Qualification
1	Gen.G	70	AQ	AQ	2022 World Championship
2	T1	90	100	190
3	DWG KIA	50	50	100	Advance to regional qualifier upper final
4	Liiv Sandbox	0	80	80
5	KT Rolster	0	30	30	Advance to regional qualifier lower semifinal
6	DRX	20	10	30
7	Kwangdong Freecs	30	0	30
8	Fredit Brion	10	0	10
9	Nongshim RedForce	0	0	0
10	Hanwha Life Esports	0	0	0

Source: 2022 LCK Rulebook

Regional qualifier

The regional qualifier was a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LCK based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2022 World Championship. The top two teams faced off, and the winner earned a spot in the World Championship. Simultaneously, the bottom two teams played against each other, with the losing team being eliminated. The remaining two teams then competed for the last LCK spot in the 2022 World Championship. ^[9]

						Upper final					Advance to World Championship
						3	DWG KIA	3
											DWG KIA
						4	Liiv Sandbox	1
	Lower semifinal					Lower final					Advance to World Championship
						4	Liiv Sandbox	2
											DRX
	5	KT Rolster	2			6	DRX	3
	6	DRX	3

Source: LoL Esports

Broadcast

The LCK was broadcast at the following platforms: ^[10]

• Korean: Naver, Afreeca TV, Twitch
• English: Twitch
• Chinese: HuyaTV
• French: OTP
• Vietnam: YouTube

References

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3. "T1 defeat Gen.G 3-1 and becomes 2022 LCK Spring Champions, will represent the LCK at MSI 2022". InvenGlobal. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. "RNG defeat T1 to win MSI 2022". Upcomer. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. Kelly, Michael (21 March 2022). "Keria makes LCK history as first support to be crowned MVP in Korean league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
6. Kelly, Michael (21 March 2022). "Four-fifths of historic T1 lineup headline LCK 2022 Spring Split All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
7. Kelly, Michael (16 August 2022). "Long time comin': Veteran Gen.G ADC Ruler wins first LCK MVP award for 2022 Summer Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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9. Jang, David (26 August 2022). "LCK regional qualifiers to be held Sep. 1-3". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
10. "How to watch the 2022 LCK Spring Live". EsportsBets.com. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.