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2022 World Championship
Worlds 2022
Tournament Information
OrganizerRiot Games
RulebookRulebook
Sponsor(s)AWS
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Location & Dates
Region
INT
International
Event TypeOffline
Address Mexico
United States
Start Date2022-09-29
End Date2022-11-05
Broadcast
Streams
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Full List
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The 2022 Season World Championship (Worlds 2022) is the conclusion of the 2022 League of Legends esports season. The tournament will be held in North America.

Overview[]

Format[]

  • 24 teams are invited:
    • 4 from
      CN
      China
    • 4 from
      KR
      Korea
    • 4 from
      EU
      Europe
    • 3 from
      NA
      North America
    • 2 from
      APAC
      PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia)
    • 2 from
      VN
      Vietnam
    • 1 from
      BR
      Brazil
    • 1 from
      JP
      Japan
    • 1 from
      LAT
      Latin America
    • 1 from
      OCE
      Oceania
    • 1 from
      TR
      Turkey
    • 1 from
      CIS
      CIS
  • Patch Information: 12.18 [1] with UdyrSquareUdyr disabled.[2]
  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS' slot was awarded to Europe as the region with the best performance during international events over the past two years without already having 4 slots (which China and Korea already had).[5]
  • The Draw Show took place on September 11th, after the conclusion of the LCS 2022 Championship.[6]

Prize Pool[]

  • Figures are based on the minimum guaranteed prize pool of $ 2,225,000 USD. A percentage of the revenue from designated in-client sales is yet to be added to this amount.
  • During the group stage, if the 3rd and 4th place teams in a group are tied, they both will receive 2.375% of the total prize pool.
  • During the play-in, if the 5th and 6th place teams in a group are tied, they both will receive 0.875% of the total prize pool.

$ 2,225,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:

PlacePrizePrize (%)Team
PlacementIcon1 1$489,50022%DRXlogo stdDRX
PlacementIcon2 2$333,75015%T1logo stdT1
PlacementIcon3 3-4$178,0008%JD Gaminglogo stdJD Gaming
Gen.Glogo stdGen.G
5-8$100,1254.5%Rogue (European Team)logo stdRogue
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
DWG KIAlogo stdDWG KIA
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDward Gaming
Show Additional Placements
9-10$55,6252.5%Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
Top Esportslogo stdTop Esports
11-14$52,843.752.375%Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses
G2 Esportslogo stdG2 Esports
100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieves
CTBC Flying Oysterlogo stdCTBC Flying Oyster
15-16$50,062.502.25%Cloud9logo stdCloud9
GAM Esportslogo stdGAM Esports
17-18$38,937.501.75%MAD Lionslogo stdMAD Lions
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FM
19-20$33,3751.5%Saigon Buffalologo stdSaigon Buffalo
LOUDlogo stdLOUD
21-22$22,2501%Beyond Gaminglogo stdBeyond Gaming
Isuruslogo stdIsurus
23-24$16,687.500.75%Chiefs Esports Clublogo stdChiefs Esports Club
Istanbul Wildcatslogo stdİstanbul Wildcats
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Participants[]

  • In the tables below, (Q) refers to the date on which the team qualified for Worlds, while (Seed) refers to when the team was locked into their seed. If neither is present, these happened on the same day.
Qualified for Group Stage
Region Seed Pool Team Qualification Date Qualification Path
CN
China
1 1 JD Gaminglogo stdJD Gaming 2022-08-28 (Q)
2022-09-01 (Seed)
LPL 2022 Summer Champion
2 2 Top Esportslogo stdTop Esports 2022-08-22 (Q)
2022-09-01 (Seed)
LPL 2022 Championship Points
3 3 EDward Gaminglogo stdEDward Gaming 2022-09-02 LPL 2022 Regional Finals
KR
Korea
1 1 Gen.Glogo stdGen.G 2022-08-20 (Q)
2022-08-28 (Seed)
LCK 2022 Summer Champion
2 2 T1logo stdT1 2022-08-21 (Q)
2022-08-28 (Seed)
LCK 2022 Championship Points
3 3 DWG KIAlogo stdDWG KIA 2022-09-01 LCK 2022 Regional Finals
EU
Europe
1 1 Rogue (European Team)logo stdRogue 2022-08-26 (Q)
2022-09-11 (Seed)
LEC 2022 Summer Champion
2 2 G2 Esportslogo stdG2 Esports 2022-08-13 (Q)
2022-09-11 (Seed)
LEC 2022 Summer Runner-Up
NA
North America
1 1 Cloud9logo stdCloud9 2022-08-28 (Q)
2022-09-11 (Seed)
LCS 2022 Championship Champion
2 3 100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieves 2022-08-27 (Q)
2022-09-11 (Seed)
LCS 2022 Championship Runner-Up
APAC
TW/HK/MC/SEA
1 2 CTBC Flying Oysterlogo stdCTBC Flying Oyster 2022-09-01 (Q)
2022-09-04 (Seed)
PCS 2022 Summer Champion
VN
Vietnam
1 3 GAM Esportslogo stdGAM Esports 2022-09-02 (Q)
2022-09-04 (Seed)
VCS 2022 Summer Champion
INT
World Championship
Q 4 Fnaticlogo stdFnatic 2022-10-02 Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 DRXlogo stdDRX 2022-10-02 Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses 2022-10-04 Qualified from Play-In Stage
Q 4 Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up 2022-10-04 Qualified from Play-In Stage
Qualified for Play-In Stage
Region Seed Pool Team Qualification Date Qualification Path
CN
China
4 1 Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up 2022-09-04 LPL 2022 Regional Finals Runner-Up
KR
Korea
4 1 DRXlogo stdDRX 2022-09-03 LCK 2022 Regional Finals Runner-Up
EU
Europe
3 1 Fnaticlogo stdFnatic 2022-09-02 (Q)
2022-09-10 (Seed)
LEC 2022 Summer 3rd Place
4 2 MAD Lionslogo stdMAD Lions 2022-08-27 (Q)
2022-09-04 (Seed)
LEC 2022 Summer 4th Place
APAC
TW/HK/MC/SEA
2 1 Beyond Gaminglogo stdBeyond Gaming 2022-09-03 (Q)
2022-09-04 (Seed)
PCS 2022 Summer Runner-Up
NA
North America
3 2 Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses 2022-09-04 (Q)
2022-09-10 (Seed)
LCS 2022 Championship 3rd Place
VN
Vietnam
2 2 Saigon Buffalologo stdSaigon Buffalo 2022-08-31 (Q)
2022-09-04 (Seed)
VCS 2022 Summer Runner-Up
JP
Japan
1 2 DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FocusMe 2022-09-04 LJL 2022 Summer Champion
OCE
Oceania
1 3 Chiefs Esports Clublogo stdChiefs Esports Club 2022-09-04 LCO 2022 Split 2 Champion
TR
Turkey
1 3 Istanbul Wildcatslogo stdDenizBank İstanbul Wildcats 2022-09-10 TCL 2022 Summer Champion
LAT
Latin America
1 3 Isuruslogo stdIsurus 2022-08-27 LLA 2022 Closing Champion
BR
Brazil
1 3 LOUDlogo stdLOUD 2022-09-03 CBLOL 2022 Split 2 Champion
  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS' slot was awarded to Europe as the region with the best performance during international events over the past two years without already having 4 slots (which China and Korea already had).[7]

Results[]

Play-In Stage[]

Group Stage (Round 1)[]

Group A
TeamGamesStr
1
EU
Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
4 - 180%1W
2
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses
3 - 260%1L
3
BR
LOUDlogo stdLOUD
3 - 260%2W
4
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDetonatioN FocusMe
3 - 260%3W
5
APAC
Beyond Gaminglogo stdBeyond Gaming
2 - 340%1L
6
OCE
Chiefs Esports Clublogo stdChiefs Esports Club
0 - 50%5L
Group B
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
5 - 0100%5W
2
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up
4 - 180%4W
3
EU
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD Lions
3 - 260%1L
4
VN
Saigon Buffalologo stdSaigon Buffalo
2 - 340%3L
5
LAT
Isuruslogo stdIsurus
1 - 420%1W
6
TR
Istanbul Wildcatslogo stdDenizBank İstanbul Wildcats
0 - 50%5L
Group A Tiebreakers
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
1
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDFM
0
Group A Tiebreakers
BR
LOUDlogo stdLLL
0
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
1

Knockout Stage (Round 2)[]

Elimination Round
BR
LOUDlogo stdLLL
1
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDFM
3
EU
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD
3
VN
Saigon Buffalologo stdSGB
1
Qualification Round
Qualification Match
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
3
JP
DetonatioN FocusMelogo stdDFM
1
Qualification Match
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEG
3
EU
MAD Lionslogo stdMAD
0

 Click here for more information about the Play-In.

Main Event[]

Group Stage[]

Group A
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
T1logo stdT1
5 - 183%4W
2
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDward Gaming
4 - 267%1L
3
EU
Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
2 - 433%4L
4
NA
Cloud9logo stdCloud9
1 - 517%2L
Group B
TeamGamesStr
1
CN
JD Gaminglogo stdJD Gaming
5 - 183%1L
2
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDWG KIA
5 - 183%4W
3
NA
Evil Geniuses.NAlogo stdEvil Geniuses
1 - 517%2L
3
EU
G2 Esportslogo stdG2 Esports
1 - 517%4L
Group C
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
4 - 267%1L
2
EU
Rogue (European Team)logo stdRogue
4 - 267%2L
3
CN
Top Esportslogo stdTop Esports
3 - 350%2W
4
VN
GAM Esportslogo stdGAM Esports
1 - 517%1L
Group D
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGen.G
5 - 183%5W
2
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRoyal Never Give Up
5 - 183%1L
3
NA
100 Thieveslogo std100 Thieves
1 - 517%2L
3
APAC
CTBC Flying Oysterlogo stdCTBC Flying Oyster
1 - 517%5L
Group B Tiebreaker
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
0
CN
JD Gaminglogo stdJDG
1
Group C Tiebreaker
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
1
EU
Rogue (European Team)logo stdRGE
0
Group D Tiebreaker
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
1
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
0

Knockout Stage[]

Quarterfinals
CN
JD Gaminglogo stdJDG
3
EU
Rogue (European Team)logo stdRGE
0
KR
T1logo stdT1
3
CN
Royal Never Give Uplogo stdRNG
0
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
3
KR
DWG KIAlogo stdDK
2
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
3
CN
EDward Gaminglogo stdEDG
2
Semifinals
CN
JD Gaminglogo stdJDG
1
KR
T1logo stdT1
3
KR
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
1
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
3
Finals
KR
T1logo stdT1
2
KR
DRXlogo stdDRX
3

 Click here for more information about the Main Event.

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS' slot was awarded to Europe as the region with the best performance during international events over the past two years without already having 4 slots (which China and Korea already had). [8]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
APAC
Asia Pacific
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
14414131212
Play-In
11211111111
Main
434311
Quarterfinals
314
Semifinals
13
Finals
2
Winner
1

Some teams start Worlds 2022 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the teams have a higher seeding.

Players[]

  • Country of Birth
  • Nationality
  • Residency

























Qualified
15241220141513313113842138212
Play-In
214125112231111521675
Main
21117141312128316215
Quarterfinals
12112511
Semifinals
417
Finals
10
Winner
5

Some players start Worlds 2022 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.

  • Country of Birth is used.
  • Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2022 but didn't play any games, these players won't be counted in further stages once stages finish but count them in qualified.
  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS players won't be able to attend the Worlds 2022. [9]
  • Due to contracting COVID-19 and arriving late in Mexico City, Rhuckz is replacing Hylissang for Day 1 of Play-Ins. [10]
























Qualified
15241220145133131139321310212
Play-In
214125112231111521685
Main
2111714313129116315
Quarterfinals
12111251
Semifinals
417
Finals
10
Winner
5

Some players start Worlds 2022 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.

  • Nationality is used, some of the players holds duo nationality.
  • Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2022 but didn't play any games, these players won't be counted in further stages once stages finish but count them in qualified.
  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS players won't be able to attend the Worlds 2022. [11]
  • Due to contracting COVID-19 and arriving late in Mexico City, Rhuckz is replacing Hylissang for Day 1 of Play-Ins. [12]
BR
Brazil
CN
China
EU
Europe
JP
Japan
KR
Korea
LAT
Latin America
NA
North America
OCE
Oceania
APAC
Asia Pacific
TR
Turkey
VN
Vietnam
Qualified
42121335411613912
Play-In
459213333675
Main
18162582625
Quarterfinals
13424
Semifinals
417
Finals
10
Winner
5

Some players start Worlds 2022 in Main Event, or skip Play-In with the players have a higher seeding.

  • Residency is used.
  • Some of the players qualified to Worlds 2022 but didn't play any games, these players won't be counted in further stages once stages finish but count them in qualified.
  • Due to the cancellation of the LCL, the CIS players won't be able to attend the Worlds 2022. [13]
  • Due to contracting COVID-19 and arriving late in Mexico City, Rhuckz is replacing Hylissang for Day 1 of Play-Ins. [14]

Media[]

Streams[]

BroadcasterLanguage/CountryLinks
Riot Games
English
OTP
France
Summoner's Inn
Germany
PG Esports
Italy
LVP Spain
Spain
Inygon
Portugal
Polsat Games
Poland
Hitpoint.cz
Czech Republic
Fortuna
Serbia
EsportsPrime
Netherlands
GamersLounge
Greece
Esport1
Hungary
LoLArabia
Arab League
Riot Games Korea
South Korea
Riot Games Brazil
Brazil
Riot Games Japan
Japan
Riot Games Latin America
South America
TV Azteca Esports
Mexico
LoL PCS
Taiwan
LoL PCS
Hong Kong
Riot Games Turkey
Turkey
VETV7 ESPORTS
Vietnam
NaverTV
South Korea
Tencent
China
bilibili
China
Douyu
China
Huya
China

English Broadcast Talent[]

TIMELINE
Cast PLAY-IN MAIN EVENT
Phase 1 Phase 2 Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 SF1 SF2 F

CaptainFlowers PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP

Phreak PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP

Pastrytime PBP PBP

Drakos PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP Interviewer PBP

Quickshot PBP Host PBP Host PBP Host PBP PBP

Atlus PBP PBP PBP PBP PBP

Jatt Analyst Analyst Color Analyst Analyst Color Analyst

Azael Analyst Color Color Analyst Analyst Color Analyst

Kobe Color Color Color Analyst Color Color

Raz Analyst Analyst Analyst Analyst

MarkZ Color Color Analyst

Emily Rand Analyst Analyst Analyst Analyst

Caedrel Color Color Analyst Color Analyst Analyst Color

Vedius Color Analyst Color Color Analyst Color Analyst

Guldborg Color Color Color

Chronicler Analyst Analyst Analyst Color Analyst Analyst Color Analyst Analyst Color Analyst

Dagda Color Color Color Analyst Analyst Color Analyst Color Analyst Color

Lyric Analyst Analyst Analyst Color

Dash Host Host Host Host

Sjokz Interviewer Host Interviewer Interviewer

Laure Interviewer Interviewer

Jeesun Translator Translator Translator Translator Translator Translator Interviewer Translator

Wendy Translator Translator Translator Translator

Iris Translator Translator Translator Translator Translator Translator

Sigmaros Translator

Arthur Translator

Mastery7 Translator

Nazgriel Translator
LEGEND
Host Hosting the show
Interviewer Interviewing the teams
Translator Provides translation during Interviews
for non-English speaking teams
Analyst Analysis in-between matches,
Pre- and Post-show
PBP Play-by-Play Caster
Color Color Caster
Notice:
  • Table shows main role on broadcast.
  • Casters may also appear as Analysts on the same day.

Announcements[]

2020[]

2021[]

2022[]

Additional Content[]

  • See Media.

Viewership Statistics[]

Data sourced from Esports Charts. Excluding Chinese streaming platforms

Peak Viewership
Total 5 147 699
English Streams 1 634 349
Twitch.tv Streams 2 873 711
Other
Total Time Watched 141 943 946 Hours
Avg Concurrent Viewers 987 437

Venues[]

  • The semifinals originally were set to take place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. However, due to visa issues related to COVID-19, its location was moved to Atlanta’s State Farm Arena.
Play-In Groups / Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Mexico City New York, NY Atlanta, GA San Francisco, CA
Arena Esports Stadium (LLA Studio) Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden State Farm Arena Chase Center
Capacity - 140 Capacity - 5,500 Capacity - 21,000 Capacity - 18,064
ArenaEsportsStadium-Worlds2022 Hulu Theatre State Farm Arena Chase Center
Periférico Sur 3720, Jardines del Pedregal,
Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York,
NY 10001, United States
1 State Farm Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States 1 Warriors Way, 94158 San Francisco

References[]

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