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]
| 2022 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Location | Mexico United States |
| Dates | September 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)
|
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | DRX |
| Runner-up | T1 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 18,000 (Finals)[1] |
| MVP | Hwang "Kingen" Seong-hoon (DRX) |
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]
Qualified teams and rosters edit
Qualified teams edit
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.
| Region | League | Path | Team | ID | Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting in the main event's group stage | |||||
| China | LPL | Summer Champion | JD Gaming[11] | JDG | 1 |
| Most Championship Points | Top Esports[12] | TES | 2 | ||
| Regional Finals Winner | Edward Gaming[13] | EDG | 3 | ||
| South Korea | LCK | Summer Champion | Gen.G[14] | GEN | 1 |
| Most Championship Points | T1[15] | T1 | 2 | ||
| Regional Finals Winner | DWG KIA[16] | DK | 3 | ||
| Europe | LEC | Summer Champion | Rogue[17] | RGE | 1 |
| Summer Runner-Up | G2 Esports[18] | G2 | 2 | ||
| North America | LCS | Championship Champion | Cloud9[19] | C9 | 1 |
| Championship Runner-Up | 100 Thieves[20] | 100 | 3 | ||
| TW/HK/MO/SEA | PCS | Summer Champion | CTBC Flying Oyster[21] | CFO | 2 |
| Vietnam | VCS | Summer Champion | GAM Esports[22] | GAM | 3 |
| Starting in the play-in stage | |||||
| China | LPL | Regional Finals Runner-Up | Royal Never Give Up[23] | RNG | 1 |
| South Korea | LCK | Regional Finals Runner-Up | DRX[24] | DRX | 1 |
| Europe | LEC | Summer Third Place | Fnatic[25] | FNC | 1 |
| Summer Fourth Place | MAD Lions[26] | MAD | 2 | ||
| North America | LCS | Championship Third Place | Evil Geniuses[27] | EG | 2 |
| TW/HK/MO/SEA | PCS | Summer Runner-Up | Beyond Gaming[28] | BYG | 1 |
| Vietnam | VCS | Summer Runner-Up | Saigon Buffalo[29] | SGB | 2 |
| Brazil | CBLOL | Split 2 Champion | LOUD[30] | LLL | 3 |
| Japan | LJL | Summer Champion | DetonatioN FocusMe[31] | DFM | 2 |
| Latin America | LLA | Closing Champion | Isurus[32] | ISG | 3 |
| Oceania | LCO | Split 2 Champion | Chiefs Esports Club[33] | CHF | 3 |
| Turkey | TCL | Summer Champion | Istanbul Wildcats[34] | IW | 3 |
Venues edit
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 Stage | Group Stage & Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| Arena Esports Stadium | Hulu Theater | State Farm Arena | Chase Center |
| Capacity: 100 | Capacity: 5,600 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 18,060 |
 | _-_Hulu_Theater_(48124242906).jpg) | _Arena,_Atlanta,_GA_(46558861525).jpg) |  |
Play-in stage edit
Play-in groups edit
- Date and time: September 29 – October 2.
- Twelve teams were drawn into two groups with six teams in each group based on their seeding. Two teams from the LEC could not be placed in the same group.
- Single round robin, all matches were best-of-one.
- If teams had the same win–loss record, tie-breaker matches were played. A two-way tie was not broken by the results of the head-to-head game those teams played, however the team that won in the head-to-head received side selection in the tiebreaker game.
- The top team automatically qualified for the main event, while second to fourth-placed teams of each group advanced to the play-in knockouts, and the second-placed team received a bye to match 2. The bottom two teams were eliminated.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fnatic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | Evil Geniuses | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | Advance to play-in knockouts round 1 |
| 3 | LOUD | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | Advance to play-in knockouts round 2 |
| 4 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | |
| 5 | Beyond Gaming | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | |
| 6 | The Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRX | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | Royal Never Give Up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | Advance to play-in knockouts round 1 |
| 3 | MAD Lions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | Advance to play-in knockouts round 2 |
| 4 | Saigon Buffalo Esports | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | |
| 5 | Isurus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | |
| 6 | DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Play-in knockouts edit
- Date and time: October 3–4.
- King of the hill format with two branch. The third-placed teams from the group stage faced the fourth-placed teams from the same group in match 1. Winners then played against the second-placed teams from the other group in match 2.
- Single-elimination. All matches were best-of-five.
- The winners of the match 2 in each branch advanced to the main event group stage.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| B2 | Royal Never Give Up | 3 | ||||||
| A3 | LOUD | 1 | A4 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 1 | |||
| A4 | DetonatioN FocusMe | 3 | ||||||
| A2 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | ||||||
| B3 | MAD Lions | 3 | B3 | MAD Lions | 0 | |||
| B4 | Saigon Buffalo | 1 | ||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Group stage edit
- Date and time: October 7–16
- Sixteen teams were drawn into four groups with four teams in each group based on their seeding. Teams of the same region could not 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 would not be subject to the rule preventing a group from having more than one team from the same region in it.[37]
- In the scenario where either LEC team was eliminated from the competition during the play-in stage, the rule would remain in place.
- Double round robin, all matches were best-of-one.
- If teams had the same win–loss record and head-to-head record, tiebreaker matches were played for first or second place. If more than two teams had the same record, tiebreaker placement was based on the combined times of teams' victorious games.
- Top two teams advanced to knockout stage. Bottom two teams were eliminated.
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 | Advance to knockouts |
| 2 | Edward Gaming | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | |
| 3 | Fnatic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | |
| 4 | Cloud9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JD Gaming | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | Advance to knockouts |
| 2 | DWG KIA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | |
| 3 | Evil Geniuses | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | |
| 4 | G2 Esports | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRX | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | Advance to knockouts |
| 2 | Rogue | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | |
| 3 | Top Esports | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | |
| 4 | GAM Esports | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gen.G | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | Advance to knockouts |
| 2 | Royal Never Give Up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | |
| 3 | CTBC Flying Oyster | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | |
| 4 | 100 Thieves | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
Source: LoL Esports
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) Tiebreaker match(es); 3) Total game victory time[a]
Knockout stage edit
- Date and time: October 20 – November 5
- Eight teams from group stage were drawn into a single elimination bracket.
- All matches were best-of-five.
- The first-placed team of each group was drawn against the second-placed team of a different group.
- The first-placed team chose the side for the first game. Loser of the previous game chose the side for the next game.
- Teams from the same group were on opposite sides of the bracket, meaning they could not play each other until the finals.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| B1 | JD Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||
| C2 | Rogue | 0 | |||||||||||
| JD Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||
| T1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| D2 | Royal Never Give Up | 0 | |||||||||||
| T1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DRX | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||||
| B2 | DWG KIA | 2 | |||||||||||
| Gen.G | 1 | ||||||||||||
| DRX | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | DRX | 3 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Edward Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Ranking edit
Team ranking edit
| Place | Team | PG | PK1 | PK2 | GS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DRX[b] | 5–0 | – | – | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 22% | $489,500 |
| 2nd | T1 | – | – | – | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 15% | $333,750 |
| 3rd–4th | JD Gaming[b] | – | – | – | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 8% | $178,000 | |
| Gen.G[b] | – | – | – | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| 5th–8th | DWG KIA[b] | – | – | – | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4.5% | $100,125 | ||
| Edward Gaming | – | – | – | 4–2 | 2–3 | |||||
| Royal Never Give Up[b] | 4–1 | – | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | |||||
| Rogue[b] | – | – | – | 4–2 | 0–3 | |||||
| 9th–10th | Top Esports | – | – | – | 3–3 | 2.5% | $55,625 | |||
| Fnatic | 4–1 | – | – | 2–4 | ||||||
| 11th–14th | Evil Geniuses[b] | 3–2 | – | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2.375% | $52,843.75 | |||
| G2 Esports | – | – | – | 1–5 | ||||||
| 100 Thieves | – | – | – | 1–5 | ||||||
| CTBC Flying Oyster | – | – | – | 1–5 | ||||||
| 15th–16th | Cloud9 | – | – | – | 1–5 | 2.25% | $50,062.50 | |||
| GAM Esports | – | – | – | 1–5 | ||||||
| 17th–18th | DetonatioN FocusMe[b] | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1.75% | $38,937.50 | ||||
| MAD Lions | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |||||||
| 19th–20th | LOUD[b] | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1.5% | $33,375 | |||||
| Saigon Buffalo | 2–3 | 1–3 | ||||||||
| 21st–22nd | Beyond Gaming | 2–3 | 1% | $22,250 | ||||||
| Isurus | 1–4 | |||||||||
| 23rd–24th | Chiefs Esports Club | 0–5 | 0.75% | $16,687.50 | ||||||
| Istanbul Wildcats | 0–5 | |||||||||
| Place | Team | PG | PK1 | PK2 | GS | QF | SF | Finals | Prize (%) | Prize (USD) |
Regional ranking edit
- Regional ranking is the basis for Riot Games to decide number of slots and pools of each region at MSI and Worlds' events in the future.
- The win-ratio is determined by number of won games compared the number of games played.
- Bracket stage wins are prioritized.
| Place | Region | League | Teams | Play-in Stage | Main 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) | |||||||
| 1st | South Korea | LCK | 3G+1P | 1 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] | ||
| 2nd | China | LPL | 3G+1P | 1 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%) | ||
| 3rd | Europe | LEC | 2G+2P | 2 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%) | ||
| 4th | North America | LCS | 2G+1P | 1 team[b] 3W-2L (60%) | 1 team 3W-0L (100%) | 3 teams 3W-15L (16%) | ||||
| 5th | Vietnam | VCS | 1G+1P | 1 team 2W-3L (40%) | 1 team 1W-3L (25%) | 1 team 1W-5L (16%) | ||||
| 6th | TW/HK/MO/SEA | PCS | 1G+1P | 1 team 2W-3L (40%) | 1 team 1W-5L (16%) | |||||
| 7th | Japan | LJL | 1P | 1 team[b] 3W-2L (60%) | 1 team 3W-1L (75%) | 1 team 1W-3L (25%) | ||||
| 8th | Brazil | CBLOL | 1P | 1 team[b] 3W-2L (60%) | 1 team 1W-3L (25%) | |||||
| 9th | Latin America | LLA | 1P | 1 team 1W-4L (20%) | ||||||
| 10th–11th | Oceania | LCO | 1P | 1 team 0W-5L (0%) | ||||||
| Turkey | TCL | 1P | 1 team 0W-5L (0%) | |||||||
Notes edit
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