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TCL 2022: The Final Wildcard Year
The Turkish Championship League (TCL) 2022 Season was the 10th anniversary season of Turkey's premier League of Legends competition. Historically significant, this was the final year the TCL functioned as an independent Wildcard region before merging into the EMEA ERL ecosystem in 2023.
2022 Format Rules
- League Size: 10 Franchise Teams.
- Regular Season: Double Round Robin format for both Winter and Summer splits. All matches are Best-of-One (Bo1).
- Playoffs: The Top 6 teams advance to a single-elimination bracket. The 1st and 2nd seeds receive a direct bye to the Semifinals. All playoff matches are Best-of-Five (Bo5).
- International Qualification: The Winter Champion qualified for MSI 2022 in Busan, South Korea. The Summer Champion qualified for the 2022 World Championship Play-In Stage in Mexico City.
Participating Teams & Split Rosters
Each split uses its own source participant record. Starting roles and additional roster members are preserved separately.
Winter roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2022_Season/Winter_Season
- 5 Ronin
5 Ronin
- TOP
- Hoon
- JNG
- Kireas
- MID
- Luka
- BOT
- Andariel
- SUP
- Sloth
- Beşiktaş Esports
Beşiktaş Esports
- TOP
- Lot
- JNG
- BroCColi
- MID
- MGX
- BOT
- Jeyrus
- SUP
- Motive
- SUB
- Bini (BOT alternate)
- SUB
- Algos (SUP alternate)
- SUB
- Only35 (SUP alternate)
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- Luana
- JNG
- Typhoon
- MID
- Umut
- BOT
- Scorth
- SUP
- Pbd
- Fenerbahçe Esports
Fenerbahçe Esports
- TOP
- Ray
- JNG
- Crash
- MID
- stillnumb
- BOT
- Ellam
- SUP
- Sparz
- SUB
- NuQ (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- FireRain (MID alternate)
- Galakticos
Galakticos
- TOP
- Skewer
- JNG
- Chl0e
- MID
- SPARKLE
- BOT
- on1
- SUP
- Shawi Katami
- SUB
- Kebap (TOP alternate)
- SUB
- Ruvelius (BOT alternate)
- SUB
- Hypnos (BOT alternate)
- Galatasaray
Galatasaray
- TOP
- Crazy
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- Kofte
- BOT
- Focus
- SUP
- Zergsting
- DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
- TOP
- StarScreen
- JNG
- Ferret
- MID
- Serin
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Farfetch
- NASR eSports Turkey
NASR eSports Turkey
- TOP
- Ruin
- JNG
- Kirei
- MID
- Bolulu
- BOT
- Black
- SUP
- Japone
- SUB
- Gravepast (BOT alternate)
- SUB
- Fleshy (SUP alternate)
- SuperMassive Blaze
SuperMassive Blaze
- TOP
- NuQ
- JNG
- Juuzou
- MID
- Ksaez
- BOT
- Neramin
- SUP
- Parus
- SUB
- Chosen (JNG alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Madly
- JNG
- Elramir
- MID
- Jool
- BOT
- Rhioni
- SUP
- Pop
Summer roster record
Leaguepedia roster source: https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/TCL/2022_Season/Summer_Season
- 5 Ronin
5 Ronin
- TOP
- LVS
- JNG
- merter77
- MID
- Memo
- BOT
- Hypnos
- SUP
- Noki
- SUB
- XnS (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- azgNeym (MID alternate)
- SUB
- UNZY (SUP alternate)
- Beşiktaş Esports
Beşiktaş Esports
- TOP
- Lot
- JNG
- Chloe1
- MID
- MGX
- BOT
- Bini
- SUP
- Parus
- SUB
- Robin (JNG alternate)
- SUB
- Elramir (JNG alternate)
- Dark Passage
Dark Passage
- TOP
- TaNa
- JNG
- Typhoon
- MID
- Jool
- BOT
- Scorth
- SUP
- Pbd
- Fenerbahçe Esports
Fenerbahçe Esports
- TOP
- Naak Nako
- JNG
- SeongHwan
- MID
- stillnumb
- BOT
- Ruep
- SUP
- Carry
- SUB
- BAO (BOT alternate)
- Galakticos
Galakticos
- TOP
- Zzk
- JNG
- BroCColi
- MID
- yzn
- BOT
- Neramin
- SUP
- ShawiKatami
- SUB
- Sparz (SUP alternate)
- Galatasaray
Galatasaray
- TOP
- Crazy
- JNG
- Mojito
- MID
- Ksaez
- BOT
- Focus
- SUP
- Zergsting
- SUB
- FireRain (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Andariel (BOT alternate)
- DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
- TOP
- StarScreen
- JNG
- Ferret
- MID
- Serin
- BOT
- HolyPhoenix
- SUP
- Farfetch
- NASR eSports Turkey
NASR eSports Turkey
- TOP
- Bong
- JNG
- Chieftain
- MID
- Bolulu
- BOT
- Ellam
- SUP
- Fleshy
- SuperMassive Blaze
SuperMassive Blaze
- TOP
- Juuzou
- JNG
- Kireas
- MID
- Pout
- BOT
- Andariel
- SUP
- Pop
- SUB
- Camanagazo (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Ksaez (MID alternate)
- SUB
- Focus (BOT alternate)
- Team AURORA
Team AURORA
- TOP
- Madly
- JNG
- Elramir
- MID
- Kunduz
- BOT
- Pat
- SUP
- Sloth
- SUB
- AzizYildirm (JNG alternate)
Winter Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats | 14-4 | 78% | Playoffs |
| 2 |  Galatasaray Esports | 12-6 | 67% | Playoffs |
| 3 |  NASR eSports Turkey | 11-7 | 61% | Playoffs |
| 4 |  5 Ronin | 10-8 | 56% | Playoffs |
| 5 |  Team AURORA | 10-8 | 56% | Playoffs |
| 6 |  Dark Passage | 9-9 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 7 |  Fenerbahçe Esports | 8-10 | 44% | Eliminated |
| 8 |  SuperMassive Blaze | 8-10 | 44% | Eliminated |
| 9 |  Beşiktaş Esports | 6-12 | 33% | Eliminated |
| 10 |  Galakticos | 2-16 | 11% | Eliminated |
Winter Playoffs
The Winter Playoffs featured a classic single-elimination gauntlet. İstanbul Wildcats and Galatasaray Esports bypassed the Quarterfinals with direct byes. The Wildcats proved utterly untouchable, sweeping Team AURORA 3-0 in the Semifinals and crushing Galatasaray 3-0 in the Grand Final to book their ticket to MSI 2022.
5 Ronin Team AURORA DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats NASR eSports Turkey Dark Passage Galatasaray Esports Team AURORA DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Dark Passage Galatasaray Esports DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Galatasaray Esports İstanbul Wildcats: TCL Winter Champions (Qualified for MSI) Summer Regular Season Standings
| # | Team | Record | Win % | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASR eSports Turkey | 17-1 | 94% | Playoffs |
| 2 | DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats | 14-4 | 78% | Playoffs |
| 3 | Dark Passage | 14-4 | 78% | Playoffs |
| 4 | SuperMassive Blaze | 10-8 | 56% | Playoffs |
| 5 | Galatasaray Esports | 9-9 | 50% | Playoffs |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe Esports | 7-11 | 39% | Playoffs |
| 7 | Beşiktaş Esports | 7-11 | 39% | Eliminated |
| 8 | Galakticos | 7-11 | 39% | Eliminated |
| 9 | Team AURORA | 5-13 | 28% | Eliminated |
| 10 | 5 Ronin | 0-18 | 0% | Eliminated |
* Fenerbahçe Esports won the critical tiebreaker to secure the 6th and final playoff spot.
Summer Playoffs
Fenerbahçe Esports mounted an unbelievable Cinderella run as the 6th seed. They knocked out Dark Passage 3-1, then pulled off a massive upset against the 17-1 NASR eSports in a 3-2 Semifinal thriller. In the Grand Final, Fenerbahçe pushed the reigning champions to their absolute limit, but the İstanbul Wildcats clutched out Game 5 to secure back-to-back TCL titles and a trip to Worlds 2022.
Dark Passage Fenerbahçe Esports NASR eSports Turkey SuperMassive Blaze Galatasaray Esports DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Fenerbahçe Esports NASR eSports Turkey SuperMassive Blaze DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats Fenerbahçe Esports DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats İstanbul Wildcats: TCL Summer Champions (Qualified for Worlds) Global Wildcard Representation
MSI 2022 (Busan) & Worlds 2022 (Mexico City)
DenizBank İstanbul Wildcats represented Turkey at both major international events in 2022. While the team showed aggressive mechanical talent and pushed major region teams to the limit in the early game, they ultimately fell short of advancing past the group stages at both MSI and the Worlds Play-Ins, closing the chapter on Turkey's history as an independent global Wildcard region.