2022_LCK_season

2022 LCK season

2022 LCK season

Eleventh season of South Korea's League of Legends Champions Korea


The 2022 LCK season was the 11th season of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), a South Korean professional esports league for the MOBA PC game League of Legends. The season was divided into two splits: Spring and Summer. The Spring Split began on 12 January and culminated with the Spring Split Final on 2 April 2022. The Summer Split began on 15 June and culminated with the Summer Split Final on 28 August 2022.

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T1 won the Spring Split, qualifying them for the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational. Gen.G won the Summer Split, directly qualifying them for the 2022 World Championship. T1 qualified for the 2022 World Championship via Championship Points, while both DWG KIA and DRX also qualified for the 2022 World Championship through the regional qualifier.

Format

The regular season format was double round robin. The games were played five days per week for both round robins.[1]

Spring

The spring split began on 12 January and finished on 20 March, immediately followed by the spring playoffs, which concluded with the spring finals,[2] where T1 defeated Gen.G with a match score of 3–1 on 2 April.[3] T1 represented the LCK in the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, losing out to defending champions Royal Never Give Up 3–2 in the finals.[4]

Regular season

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Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1T13
3DWG KIA3Kwangdong Freecs0
6Fredit Brion0T13
Top seed selects opponent
Gen.G1
2Gen.G3
4DRX2DWG KIA2
5Kwangdong Freecs3

Awards

Summer

Regular season

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Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Gen.G3
3Liiv Sandbox3Liiv Sandbox1
6DRX1Gen.G3
Top seed selects opponent
T10
2T13
4DWG KIA3DWG KIA2
5KT Rolster2

Awards

World Championship qualification

Championship points

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Regional qualifier

The regional qualifier was a tournament consisting of the top four teams in the LCK based on championship points that had not directly qualified for the 2022 World Championship. The top two teams faced off, and the winner earned a spot in the World Championship. Simultaneously, the bottom two teams played against each other, with the losing team being eliminated. The remaining two teams then competed for the last LCK spot in the 2022 World Championship.[9]

Upper finalAdvance to World Championship
3DWG KIA3
DWG KIA
4Liiv Sandbox1
Lower semifinalLower finalAdvance to World Championship
4Liiv Sandbox2
DRX
5KT Rolster26DRX3
6DRX3

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Broadcast

The LCK was broadcast at the following platforms:[10]

  • Korean: Naver, Afreeca TV, Twitch
  • English: Twitch
  • Chinese: HuyaTV
  • French: OTP
  • Vietnam: YouTube

References

  1. "LCK Spring Split 2022: Schedule, results, format, where to watch | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. Miter, Mateusz (3 January 2022). "LCK releases schedule for 2022 Spring Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "RNG defeat T1 to win MSI 2022". Upcomer. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. Kelly, Michael (21 March 2022). "Keria makes LCK history as first support to be crowned MVP in Korean league". Dot Esports. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. Kelly, Michael (21 March 2022). "Four-fifths of historic T1 lineup headline LCK 2022 Spring Split All-Pro team". Dot Esports. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. Kelly, Michael (16 August 2022). "Long time comin': Veteran Gen.G ADC Ruler wins first LCK MVP award for 2022 Summer Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. "LoL Esports". lolesports.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. Jang, David (26 August 2022). "LCK regional qualifiers to be held Sep. 1-3". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. "How to watch the 2022 LCK Spring Live". EsportsBets.com. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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