Worlds 2022 organizers have revealed the start date of the championship
/Riot Games has revealed the start date for the Worlds 2022 championship - the tournament will begin on September 29th. In addition, the organizers revealed the seeding of the championship participants, having determined a slot from the LCL for another team from the LEC.
Detailed Worlds 2022 schedule
- Preliminary Stage: September 29 - October 4, Arena Esports Stadium at Artz Pedregal, Mexico City (Mexico).
- Group Stage: October 7-10 and October 13-16, Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York (USA).
- Quarterfinals: October 20-23, Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York (USA).
- Semifinals: October 29-30, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Grand Final: November 5, Chase Center, San Francisco (California, USA).
Distribution of participants at Worlds 2022
The championship will begin with a preliminary stage, in which 12 out of 24 teams will take part:
- China (LPL) is the team that took 4th place in the split.
- South Korea (LCK) is the team that finished 4th in the split.
- Europe (LEC) - teams that took 3rd and 4th places in the split.
- North America (LCS) is the team that finished 3rd in the split.
- Southeast Asia (PCS) is the team that took 2nd place in the split.
- Vietnam (VCS) is the team that took 2nd place in the split.
- Brazil (CBLOL) - Team 1st in Split
- Japan (LJL) – team that finished 1st in the split
- Latin America (LLA) - 1st place team in the split
- Oceania (LCO) - the team that took 1st place in the split.
- Turkey (TCL) is the team that took 1st place in the split.
The remaining teams automatically advance to the group stage:
- China (LPL) - teams that took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the split.
- Korea (LCK) - teams that took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the split.
- Europe (LEC) - teams that took 1st and 2nd places in the split.
- North America (LCS) - teams that took 1st and 2nd places in the split.
- South East Asia (PCS) - the team that took 1st place in the split.
- Vietnam (VCS) is the team that took 1st place in the split.
Worlds 2022 will take place from September 29 to November 5 in Mexico and the United States. The Play-In stage will take place from September 29 to October 4 at the Arena Esports Stadium in Mexico City, and the group stage will take place from October 7-10 and October 13-16 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. As part of the championship, 24 teams from all over the world (excluding the CIS) will compete for a total prize pool of $2,225,000.