2022 League of Legends World Championship

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2022 League of LegendsWorld Championship
LoL Worlds 2022 Logo.svg
Tournament information
Game League of Legends
Location
  • Mexico
  • United States
DatesSeptember 29–November 5
Administrator Riot Games
Tournament
format(s)
  • 12 team single round-robin play-in stage
  • 16 team double round-robin group stage
  • 8 team single-elimination bracket
Venue(s)
4 (in 4 host cities)
Teams24
Final positions
Champion DRX
Runner-up T1
Tournament statistics
Attendance18,000 (Finals) [1]
MVP Hwang "Kingen" Seong-hoon (DRX)
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The 2022 League of Legends World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends . It was the twelfth iteration of the League of Legends World Championship, an annual international tournament organized by the game's developer, Riot Games. The tournament was held from September 29 to November 5 in Mexico and the United States. [2] Twenty-four teams from 11 regions qualified for the tournament based on their placement in regional circuits such as those in China, Europe, North America, South Korea, Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau/Southeast Asia and Vietnam, with twelve of those teams having to reach the main event via a play-in stage. [3]

Contents

On August 29, Riot Games announced and revealed the new Summoner's Cup that would be awarded to the winner of the finals. [4] "Star Walkin'" was announced as the tournament's theme song, performed by Lil Nas X. [5]

DRX won the tournament after defeating T1 3–2 in a close final series. [6] This was the first international title won by DRX, as well as the first by a play-in team. DRX's advance to the finals was widely described by commentators as a Cinderella run. DRX was considered an underdog team, having barely qualified for the tournament as South Korea's final seed, and having been pitted against a number of tournament favorites, including defending world champions Edward Gaming. [7] [8] [9]

This is the last edition of Worlds to feature a round-robin play-in stage and group stage before switching to a GSL-style double-elimination bracket for the play-in stage and a Swiss stage main stage for the next edition of the tournament.

Qualified teams and rosters

Qualified teams

China (LPL) and South Korea (LCK) received an additional spot, totaling up to four representatives each for their respective region.

Due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, CIS (LCL) will not be able to send their representative this year, their slot will be given to the Europe (LEC) due to their strong performance over the past two years, making the LEC having four representatives for the region. [10]

Top 4 regions in 2022 Mid-Season Invitational (LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS) are seeded to pool 1 in the main event's group stage for the summer champion.

RegionLeagueQualification PathTeamIDPool
Started from Group Stage
ChinaLPLSummer Champion JD Gaming [11] JDG1
Most Championship Points Top Esports [12] TES2
Regional Finals Winner Edward Gaming [13] EDG3
South KoreaLCKSummer Champion Gen.G [14] GEN1
Most Championship Points T1 [15] T12
Regional Finals Winner DWG KIA [16] DK3
EuropeLECSummer Champion Rogue [17] RGE1
Summer Runner-Up G2 Esports [18] G22
North AmericaLCSChampionship Champion Cloud9 [19] C91
Championship Runner-Up 100 Thieves [20] 1003
TW/HK/MO/SEAPCSSummer Champion CTBC Flying Oyster [21] CFO2
VietnamVCSSummer Champion GAM Esports [22] GAM3
Started from Play-in Stage
ChinaLPLRegional Finals Runner-Up Royal Never Give Up [23] RNG1
South KoreaLCKRegional Finals Runner-Up DRX [24] DRX1
EuropeLECSummer Third Place Fnatic [25] FNC1
Summer Fourth Place MAD Lions [26] MAD2
North AmericaLCSChampionship Third Place Evil Geniuses [27] EG2
TW/HK/MO/SEAPCSSummer Runner-Up Beyond Gaming [28] BYG1
VietnamVCSSummer Runner-Up Saigon Buffalo [29] SGB2
BrazilCBLOLSplit 2 Champion LOUD [30] LLL3
JapanLJLSummer Champion DetonatioN FocusMe [31] DFM2
Latin AmericaLLAClosing Champion Isurus [32] ISG3
OceaniaLCOSplit 2 Champion Chiefs Esports Club [33] CHF3
TurkeyTCLSummer ChampionIstanbul Wildcats [34] IW3

Venues

Mexico City, New York City, Atlanta and San Francisco were the four cities chosen to host the tournament. [35] Toronto formerly had been chosen to host the semifinals, but later Riot Games decided to host in Atlanta due to COVID-19 impacting the viability of securing multi-entry visas from Canada to the United States within necessary timelines. [36]

Mexico City, Mexico United States
New York City Atlanta San Francisco
Play-in StageGroup Stage and QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
Arena Esports Stadium Hulu Theater State Farm Arena Chase Center
Capacity: 100Capacity: 5,600Capacity: 21,000Capacity: 18,060
LLA match, Arena Esports Stadium at Artz Pedregal.jpg Madison Square Garden (MSG) - Hulu Theater (48124242906).jpg State Farm (Philips) Arena, Atlanta, GA (46558861525) - 2019.jpg Chase Center for League of Legends Worlds 2022.jpg

Play-in stage

Play-in groups

The play-in groups took place from 29 September to 2 October. Twelve teams were drawn into two groups of six based on their seeding, with the restriction that two teams from the LEC could not be placed in the same group. The stage was played in a single round-robin format, with all matches contested as best-of-one. When teams finished with identical win–loss records, tie-breaker matches were held. In the case of a two-way tie, the result of the head-to-head game was not used to determine the winner; however, the team that had won the head-to-head match received side selection in the tiebreaker. The top team from each group automatically qualified for the main event, while the second- to fourth-placed teams advanced to the play-in knockouts, with the second-placed team receiving a bye to match 2. The bottom two teams were eliminated.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Fnatic541.800Advance to group stage
2Evil Geniuses752.714Advance to play-in knockouts round 1
3LOUD633.500Advance to play-in knockouts round 2
4DetonatioN FocusMe633.500
5Beyond Gaming523.400
6The Chiefs505.000
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1DRX5501.000Advance to group stage
2Royal Never Give Up541.800Advance to play-in knockouts round 1
3MAD Lions532.600Advance to play-in knockouts round 2
4Saigon Buffalo Esports523.400
5Isurus514.200
6DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats505.000
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Play-in knockouts

The play-in knockouts were held from 3 to 4 October, using a king-of-the-hill format with two branches. The third-placed teams from the group stage faced the fourth-placed teams from the same group in the first match of each branch. The winners then played against the second-placed teams from the other group in the second match. All matches were single-elimination and contested as best-of-five series. The winners of the second match in each branch advanced to the main event group stage.

Round 1Round 2
B2Royal Never Give Up3
A3LOUD1A4DetonatioN FocusMe1
A4DetonatioN FocusMe3
A2Evil Geniuses3
B3MAD Lions3B3MAD Lions0
B4Saigon Buffalo1

Source: LoL Esports

Group stage

The main event group stage took place from 7 to 16 October. Sixteen teams were drawn into four groups of four based on their seeding, with teams from the same region generally not permitted to be placed in the same group. In the scenario where both the LEC 3rd and 4th seeded teams advanced to the group stage, the 4th-seeded team was exempt from the rule preventing a group from having more than one team from the same region. If either LEC team was eliminated during the play-in stage, the restriction remained in place. The stage was played in a double round-robin format, with all matches contested as best-of-one. When teams finished with identical win–loss and head-to-head records, tiebreaker matches were held to determine first or second place. In cases where more than two teams had the same record, tiebreaker placement was determined by the combined times of the teams’ victorious games. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, while the bottom two were eliminated. [37]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1T1651.833Advance to knockouts
2Edward Gaming642.667
3Fnatic624.333
4Cloud9615.167
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1JD Gaming761.857Advance to knockouts
2DWG KIA752.714
3Evil Geniuses615.167
4G2 Esports615.167
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1DRX752.714Advance to knockouts
2Rogue743.571
3Top Esports633.500
4GAM Esports615.167
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPCTQualification
1Gen.G761.857Advance to knockouts
2Royal Never Give Up752.714
3100 Thieves615.167
4CTBC Flying Oyster615.167
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time [a]

Knockout stage

The main event knockout stage took place from 20 October to 5 November. Eight teams that advanced from the group stage were drawn into a single-elimination bracket. All matches were contested as best-of-five series. Each first-placed team from the group stage was matched against a second-placed team from a different group. The first-placed team selected the side for the first game, while the loser of each game chose the side for the following game. Teams that had advanced from the same group were placed on opposite sides of the bracket, ensuring that they could not meet until the final.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B1JD Gaming3
C2Rogue0
JD Gaming1
T13
A1T13
D2Royal Never Give Up0
T12
DRX3
D1Gen.G3
B2DWG KIA2
Gen.G1
DRX3
C1DRX3
A2Edward Gaming2

Source: LoL Esports

Ranking

Team ranking

PlaceTeamPGPK1PK2GSQFSFFinalsPrize (%)Prize (USD)
1stDRX [b] 5–0––4–23–23–13–222%$489,500
2ndT1–––5–13–03–12–315%$333,750
3rd–4thJD Gaming [b] –––5–13–01–38%$178,000
Gen.G [b] –––5–13–21–3
5th–8thDWG KIA [b] –––5–12–34.5%$100,125
Edward Gaming–––4–22–3
Royal Never Give Up [b] 4–1–3–15–10–3
Rogue [b] –––4–20–3
9th–10thTop Esports–––3–32.5%$55,625
Fnatic4–1––2–4
11th–14thEvil Geniuses [b] 3–2–3–01–52.375%$52,843.75
100 Thieves–––1–5
CTBC Flying Oyster–––1–5
G2 Esports–––1–5
15th–16thCloud9–––1–52.25%$50,062.50
GAM Esports–––1–5
17th–18thDetonatioN FocusMe [b] 3–23–11–31.75%$38,937.50
MAD Lions3–23–10–3
19th–20thLOUD [b] 3–21–31.5%$33,375
Saigon Buffalo2–31–3
21st–22ndBeyond Gaming2–31%$22,250
Isurus1–4
23rd–24thChiefs Esports Club0–50.75%$16,687.50
Istanbul Wildcats0–5
PlaceTeamPGPK1PK2GSQFSFFinalsPrize (%)Prize (USD)

Regional ranking

PlaceRegionLeagueTeamsPlay-in StageMain Event
Groups
(5 games total)		K.O Match 1
(Best-of-five)		K.O Match 2
(Best-of-five)
Group stage
(6 games total)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-five)		Semifinals
(Best-of-five)		Finals
(Best-of-five)
1stSouth KoreaLCK3G+1P1 team
5W-0L
(100%)		4 teams [b]
19W-5L
(79%)		4 teams [c]
6W-3L
(67%)		3 teams [c]
3W-1L
(75%)		2 teams [c]
2ndChinaLPL3G+1P1 team
4W-1L
(80%)		1 team
3W-1L
(75%)		4 teams [b]
18W-6L
(75%)		3 teams
2W-6L
(25%)		1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
3rdEuropeLEC2G+2P2 teams
7W-3L
(70%)		1 team
3W-1L
(75%)		1 team
0W-3L
(0%)		3 teams [b]
7W-11L
(38%)		1 team
0W-3L
(0%)
4thNorth AmericaLCS2G+1P1 team [b]
3W-2L
(60%)		1 team
3W-0L
(100%)		3 teams
3W-15L
(16%)
5thVietnamVCS1G+1P1 team
2W-3L
(40%)		1 team
1W-3L
(25%)		1 team
1W-5L
(16%)
6thTW/HK/MO/SEAPCS1G+1P1 team
2W-3L
(40%)		1 team
1W-5L
(16%)
7thJapanLJL1P1 team [b]
3W-2L
(60%)		1 team
3W-1L
(75%)		1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
8thBrazilCBLOL1P1 team [b]
3W-2L
(60%)		1 team
1W-3L
(25%)
9thLatin AmericaLLA1P1 team
1W-4L
(20%)
10th–11thOceaniaLCO1P1 team
0W-5L
(0%)
TurkeyTCL1P1 team
0W-5L
(0%)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The total amount of time it took a team to win their games against all other teams in the tiebreaker
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Not including tie-break games.
  3. 1 2 3 Does not include games from "regional civil wars" (two teams from same region playing against each other)

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