The four groups for the main event of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship were revealed by Riot Games on Sept. 11. And now that the play-in stage of Worlds 2022 is wrapping up, the groups are being completely finalized.
At Worlds, 24 teams will have the opportunity to hoist the Summoner’s Cup.
The tournament will last for five weeks and will play out over three stages: the play-in stage, group stage, and knockout stage.
The play-in stage of Worlds began one week prior to the group stage, featuring the 12 teams who didn’t automatically qualify for the main event battling it out for a chance to advance. The 12 other teams received a bye directly into the main event and were placed into their groups last month.
Here’s how the teams have been sorted into their four groups.
League of Legends Worlds 2022 groups
Group A
- Cloud9
- T1
- Edward Gaming
- Fnatic
Group B
- JD Gaming
- G2 Esports
- DWG KIA
- Evil Geniuses
Group C
- Rogue
- Top Esports
- GAM Esports
- DRX
Group D
- Gen.G
- CTBC Flying Oyster
- 100 Thieves
- RNG
Following the group stage draw, nearly all four groups at the main event are complete. Each group has one slot left to be filled by a play-in team. The groups for the play-in stage were also revealed, with 12 teams in the running to qualify for the main event. The top four will be slotted into the lowest-placing openings in the groups at the main event.
Worlds 2022 officially began with play-ins on Sept. 29 in Mexico City. The 12 teams who advanced directly to groups will begin to play on Oct. 7 in New York City.
