2022 LCS season
The 2022 LCS season is the fifth year of North America's League Championship Series, a professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends, under partnership and the tenth overall.
| 2022 LCS season | |
|---|---|
| League | LCS |
| Sport | League of Legends |
| Duration | January 14–30 (Lock In) February 5 – April 24 (Spring) June 18 – August 20 (Summer) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | English: Twitch, YouTube |
| Lock In | |
| Winner | Team Liquid |
| Runners-up | Evil Geniuses |
| Spring | |
| Winner | Evil Geniuses |
| Runners-up | 100 Thieves |
| Top seed | Team Liquid |
| Season MVP | Park "Summit" Woo-tae |
| Summer | |
| Winner | Cloud9 |
| Runners-up | 100 Thieves |
| Top seed | Evil Geniuses |
| Season MVP | Kim "Berserker" Min-cheol |
The Lock In tournament began on January 14 and concluded on January 30 with Team Liquid defeating Evil Geniuses 3–0.[1]
The spring regular season began on February 5 and will conclude with the Mid-Season Showdown, which will start on April 2 and finish on April 24 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[2]
The summer split began on June 18 and will finish with the Summer Playoffs, which will begin on August 20 and conclude with the Summer Finals.[3]
League changes
On November 16, 2021, Riot announced the official format for the 2022 season, shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. Returning for the second year was the Lock In, acting as a preseason tournament which does not affect the regular season standings. The winner and runners-up of the Summer Final from the previous season, 100 Thieves and Team Liquid alternately chose from a pool of the remaining 8 teams in the league, as to who would be in their individual groups. Each group would play each opponent in their own group once, in a four-day single Round Robin. The top four teams from each group would then be seeded into an eight-team, single-elimination bracket. The winner of the bracket would receive a cash prize of US$150,000 and be named the 2nd ever Lock In Champion.[4]
Additionally, some changes introduced in 2021 were reverted, namely the combination of records from the Spring and Summer Splits to decide seeding for the Summer Playoffs. Once again each Split will consist of an 18-game double round robin, and Spring record will affect the Mid Season Showdown, while success in the Summer Split will be the only factor in seeding for the Summer Playoffs.[5]
As 2022 was the tenth anniversary of the League Championship Series, Riot announced a new LCS logo alongside "year-long celebrations planned" for the league.[6]
Broadcasting
The English broadcast is available for live viewing on the LoL Esports website, as well as on Twitch and YouTube. VOD's are also posted on LoL Esports and on YouTube.[7] A Spanish broadcast was produced by the LCS team FlyQuest.[8]
Lock In
Group stage
- Group A
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Thieves | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Cloud 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | FlyQuest | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Golden Guardians | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| 5 | Team SoloMid | 1 | 3 | −2 |
- Group B
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Team Liquid | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Dignitas | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| 5 | Immortals | 0 | 4 | −4 |
- Tiebreakers were based on the head-to-head record
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | 100 Thieves | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Dignitas | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dignitas | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||||
| B2 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | FlyQuest | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Team Liquid | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Evil Geniuses | 0 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Evil Geniuses | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Golden Guardians | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Evil Geniuses | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cloud9 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | Cloud9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | ||||||||||||
Spring
Teams and rosters
| Teams | Roster | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | ||
| 100 Thieves | Ssumday Tenacity |
Closer | Abbedagge | FBI | Huhi | Reapered |
| Cloud9 | Summit | Blaber | Fudge | Berserker | Winsome Isles |
LS[lower-alpha 1] Max Waldo |
| Counter Logic Gaming | Jenkins | Contractz | Palafox | Luger | Poome | Thinkcard |
| Dignitas | FakeGod | River | Blue | Neo | Biofrost | Enatron |
| Evil Geniuses | Impact | Inspired | Jojopyun | Danny | Vulcan | Peter Dun |
| FlyQuest | Kumo | Josedeodo | Toucouille | Johnsun | Aphromoo | Sharkz |
| Golden Guardians | Licorice | Pridestalkr | Ablazeolive | Lost | Olleh | Inero |
| Immortals | Revenge | Xerxe | PowerOfEvil | WildTurtle Arrow |
Destiny | Invert |
| Team Liquid | Bwipo | Santorin | Bjergsen | Hans Sama | CoreJJ Eyla |
Guilhoto |
| Team SoloMid | Huni | Spica | Keiaduo Takeover |
Tactical | Shenyi Yursan |
Chawy |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Liquid | 14 | 4 | 10 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 2 | Cloud9 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | FlyQuest | 9 | 9 | 0 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 6 | Golden Guardians | 9 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Dignitas | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
| 8 | Counter Logic Gaming | 6 | 12 | −6 | |
| 9 | Team SoloMid | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 10 | Immortals | 5 | 13 | −8 |
| Fourth place tiebreaker (Round 1) | Fourth place tiebreaker (Round 2) | ||||||||
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Golden Guardians | 0 | FlyQuest | 0 | |||||
| 3 | FlyQuest | 1 | |||||||
Playoffs
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 100 Thieves | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | 4 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Team Liquid | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FlyQuest | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 4 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Golden Guardians | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | Summit | Cloud9 |
| Coaching Staff of the Split | Guilhoto Kold H4xDefender | Team Liquid |
| 1st Team All-Pro | Summit | Cloud9 |
| Blaber | Cloud9 | |
| Bjergsen | Team Liquid | |
| Hans Sama | Team Liquid | |
| CoreJJ | Team Liquid | |
| 2nd Team All-Pro | Ssumday | 100 Thieves |
| Santorin | Team Liquid | |
| toucouille | FlyQuest | |
| Berserker | Cloud9 | |
| huhi | Team Liquid | |
| 3rd Team All-Pro | Bwipo | Team Liquid |
| Closer | 100 Thieves | |
| Fudge | Cloud9 | |
| FBI | 100 Thieves | |
| Vulcan | Evil Geniuses |
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Evil Geniuses | $100,000 | 50% | MSI 2022 |
 |
100 Thieves | $50,000 | 25% | |
 |
Team Liquid | $30,000 | 15% | |
| 4th | Cloud9 | $20,000 | 10% | |
| 5th/6th | Golden Guardians | |||
| FlyQuest |
Summer
Teams and rosters
| Teams | Roster | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Jungle | Mid | Bot | Support | ||
| 100 Thieves | Ssumday | Closer | Abbedagge | FBI | huhi | Reapered |
| Cloud9 | Fudge | Blaber | Jensen | Berserker k1ng |
Zven Destiny |
Max Waldo |
| Counter Logic Gaming | Dhokla | Contractz | Palafox | Luger | Poome | Thinkcard |
| Dignitas | Gamsu Hoon |
River eXyu |
Blue | Neo Spawn |
Biofrost | Enatron |
| Evil Geniuses | Impact | Inspired | jojopyun | Danny Kaori |
Vulcan | Rigby |
| FlyQuest | Philip | Josedeodo | toucouille | Johnsun | aphromoo | Sharkz |
| Golden Guardians | Licorice | Priderstalker River |
Ablazeolive LIDER |
Stixxay | Olleh Prismal |
Inero |
| Immortals | Revenge | Kenvi | PowerOfEvil | Lost | IgNar | Nightshare |
| Team Liquid | Bwipo | Santorin | Bjergsen | Hans sama | CoreJJ | Guilhoto |
| Team SoloMid | Huni Solo S0ul |
Spica | Maple | Instinct Tactical |
Chime Mia |
Chawy |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 15 | 3 | 12 | Start in winners' bracket second round |
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 14 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Team Liquid | 12 | 6 | 6 | Start in winners' bracket |
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Cloud9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | FlyQuest | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | Team SoloMid | 6 | 12 | −6 | Start in losers' bracket |
| 8 | Golden Guardians | 5 | 13 | −8 | |
| 9 | Immortals | 4 | 14 | −10 | |
| 10 | Dignitas | 3 | 15 | −12 |
| Fifth place tiebreaker | ||||
| 1 | Cloud9 | 1 | ||
| 2 | FlyQuest | 0 | ||
Playoffs
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Evil Geniuses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Liquid | 3 | 3 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FlyQuest | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cloud9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 100 Thieves | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Team SoloMid | 3 | 1 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 2 | 100 Thieves | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | FlyQuest | 2 | 1 | Evil Geniuses | 3 | 1 | Evil Geniuses | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Team Liquid | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Golden Guardians | 2 | 3 | Team Liquid | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | Inspired | Evil Geniuses |
| Coaching Staff of the Split | Thinkcard Croissant | Counter Logic Gaming |
| Rookie of the Year | jojopyun | Evil Geniuses |
| 1st Team All-Pro | Ssumday | 100 Thieves |
| Inspired | Evil Geniuses | |
| jojopyun | Evil Geniuses | |
| Danny | Evil Geniuses | |
| Vulcan | Evil Geniuses | |
| 2nd Team All-Pro | Impact | Evil Geniuses |
| Closer | 100 Thieves | |
| Bjergsen | Team Liquid | |
| Berserker | Cloud9 | |
| CoreJJ | Team Liquid | |
| 3rd Team All-Pro | Bwipo | Team Liquid |
| Santorin | Team Liquid | |
| toucouille | FlyQuest | |
| FBI | 100 Thieves | |
| huhi | 100 Thieves |
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Prize (USD) | Prize share | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cloud9 | $100,000 | 50% | 2022 World Championship Main Event (First seed) |
|
100 Thieves | $50,000 | 25% | 2022 World Championship Main Event (Second seed) |
|
Evil Geniuses | $30,000 | 15% | 2022 World Championship Play-In Stage (Third seed) |
| 4th | Team Liquid | $20,000 | 10% | |
| 5th/6th | Counter Logic Gaming | |||
| Team SoloMid | ||||
| 7th/8th | FlyQuest | |||
| Golden Guardians |
Notes
- LS was released from Cloud9 on February 19.
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