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Worlds 2022

The 2022 Season World Championship.

Worlds 2022
Series Worlds

Overview

The 2022 League of Legends World Championship marked the conclusion of the competitive season, hosted across North America. This year featured a 24-team format with a traditional Group Stage, notable for the cancellation of the CIS slot (transferred to Europe) and the Cinderella run of the eventual champions.

Tournament Structure

The event is divided into three stages: Play-In, Group Stage, and Knockout Stage.

Regional Slots

  • China (LPL) & Korea (LCK): 4 teams each
  • Europe (LEC): 4 teams (Extra seed due to CIS absence)
  • North America (LCS): 3 teams
  • PCS & VCS: 2 teams each
  • Other Regions (LJL, CBLOL, LLA, LCO, TCL): 1 team each

Stage 1: Play-In (Sept 29 – Oct 4)

12 teams split into two groups.

  • Round 1: Single Round Robin. Group winners advance directly to Main Event.
  • Round 2: 3rd/4th place play a Bo5; winner plays the 2nd place team of the opposite group for the final slots.
  • 4 teams advance to the Group Stage.

Stage 2: Group Stage (Oct 7–16)

16 teams (12 Direct + 4 Play-In) divided into 4 groups (A, B, C, D).

  • Double Round Robin (Each team plays others twice).
  • Matches are Best-of-one.
  • Top 2 teams from each group advance to Knockouts.
  • Tiebreakers played for seeding/advancement if records are identical.

Stage 3: Knockout Stage (Oct 20 – Nov 5)

Eight teams enter a single-elimination playoff bracket.

  • All matches are Best-of-five.
  • Quarterfinals pair Group Winners vs Group Runners-up.
  • Side Selection: Based on seeding for Game 1, then Loser Selects.

Patch Info: Played on Patch 12.18. (Udyr disabled; Orianna disabled for final Group Stage day).

Prize Pool

The prize pool started at $2,225,000 USD (plus revenue share):

PlacePrize%Team
🏆 1st $489,500 22%
DRX
🥈 2nd $333,750 15%
T1
🥉 3-4 $178,000 8% JD Gaming, Gen.G
5-8 $100,125 4.5% Rogue, Royal Never Give Up, DWG KIA, EDward Gaming
9-10 $55,625 2.5% Fnatic, Top Esports
11-14 $52,843 2.375% Evil Geniuses, G2 Esports, 100 Thieves, CTBC Flying Oyster
15-16 $50,062 2.25% Cloud9, GAM Esports
17-18 $38,937 1.75% MAD Lions, DetonatioN FocusMe
19-20 $33,375 1.5% Saigon Buffalo, LOUD
21-22 $22,250 1% Beyond Gaming, Isurus
23-24 $16,687 0.75% Chiefs Esports Club, İstanbul Wildcats

Participating Teams

Notes: Europe received a 4th seed following the cancellation of the LCL (CIS) league.

Directly Qualified for Group Stage

  • JD Gaming CN Seed 1 · LPL Summer Champion
  • Top Esports CN Seed 2 · LPL Champ Points
  • EDward Gaming CN Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
  • Gen.G KR Seed 1 · LCK Summer Champion
  • T1 KR Seed 2 · LCK Champ Points
  • DWG KIA KR Seed 3 · Regional Finals Winner
  • Rogue EMEA Seed 1 · LEC Summer Champion
  • G2 Esports EMEA Seed 2 · LEC Summer Runner-Up
  • Cloud9 AME Seed 1 · LCS Championship Winner
  • 100 Thieves AME Seed 2 · LCS Championship Runner-Up
  • CTBC Flying Oyster APAC Seed 1 · PCS Summer Champion
  • GAM Esports VN Seed 1 · VCS Summer Champion

Qualified for Play-In Stage

  • Royal Never Give Up CN Seed 4 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
  • DRX KR Seed 4 · Regional Finals Runner-Up
  • Fnatic EMEA Seed 3 · LEC Summer 3rd
  • MAD Lions EMEA Seed 4 · LEC Summer 4th
  • Evil Geniuses AME Seed 3 · LCS Championship 3rd
  • Saigon Buffalo VN Seed 2 · VCS Summer Runner-Up
  • Beyond Gaming APAC Seed 2 · PCS Summer Runner-Up
  • DetonatioN FocusMe JP Seed 1 · LJL Summer Champion
  • LOUD BR Seed 1 · CBLOL Split 2 Champion
  • Chiefs Esports Club OCE Seed 1 · LCO Split 2 Champion
  • Isurus LAT Seed 1 · LLA Closing Champion
  • İstanbul Wildcats TR Seed 1 · TCL Summer Champion

Results: Play-In Stage

Fnatic and DRX won their groups to advance directly.

Evil Geniuses and Royal Never Give Up advanced through the Round 2 Knockout matches.

Group A

PosTeamRec
1
Fnatic
4-1
2
Evil Geniuses
3-2
3
LOUD
3-2
4
DetonatioN FocusMe
3-2
5
Beyond Gaming
2-3
6
Chiefs Esports Club
0-5

Group B

PosTeamRec
1
DRX
5-0
2
Royal Never Give Up
4-1
3
MAD Lions
3-2
4
Saigon Buffalo
2-3
5
Isurus
1-4
6
İstanbul Wildcats
0-5
Play-In Elimination Round
Saigon Buffalo
1
MAD Lions
3
LOUD
1
DetonatioN FocusMe
3
Qualification Matches
Evil Geniuses
3
MAD Lions
0
Royal Never Give Up
3
DetonatioN FocusMe
1

Results: Group Stage

Top 2 from each group advance. Tiebreakers played for seeding in Groups B, C, and D.

Group A

TeamRec
T1
5-1
EDward Gaming
4-2
Fnatic
2-4
Cloud9
1-5

Group B

TeamRec
JD Gaming
Won Tiebreaker
5-1
DWG KIA
Lost Tiebreaker
5-1
Evil Geniuses
Won Tiebreaker
1-5
G2 Esports
Lost Tiebreaker
1-5

Group C

TeamRec
DRX
Won Tiebreaker
4-2
Rogue
Lost Tiebreaker
4-2
Top Esports
3-3
GAM Esports
1-5

Group D

TeamRec
Gen.G
Won Tiebreaker
5-1
Royal Never Give Up
Lost Tiebreaker
5-1
100 Thieves
1-5
CTBC Flying Oyster
1-5

Knockout Stage

Bracket Draw: Group Winners faced Runners-up from different groups.

Storyline: DRX completed a historic "Cinderella Run" from the Play-In stage to the title.

Quarterfinals
JD Gaming
3
Rogue
0
T1
3
Royal Never Give Up
0
Gen.G
3
DWG KIA
2
DRX
3
EDward Gaming
2
Semifinals
JD Gaming
1
T1
3
Gen.G
1
DRX
3
Grand Final
T1
2
DRX
3
DRX claims the 2022 World Championship title

Venues

Mexico City Arena Esports Stadium
Play-Ins
Capacity - 100 (Studio)
Artz Pedregal
New York Hulu Theater (MSG)
Groups / QF
Capacity - 5,600
Madison Square Garden
Atlanta State Farm Arena
Semifinals
Capacity - 21,000
1 State Farm Dr
San Francisco Chase Center
Grand Finals
Capacity - 18,000
1 Warriors Way