League of Legends Worlds 2022 Dates and Seeding

July 22, 2022

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The League of Legends World Championship is around the corner, and we’re sharing a few updates today on what you can expect.

Worlds 2022 will kick off on September 29 in Mexico City and will culminate on November 5 in San Francisco. The schedule:

Play-Ins: September 29-October 4 at the Arena Esports Stadium at Artz Pedregal in Mexico City, Mexico;
Groups: October 7-10 and October 13-16 at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City;
Quarterfinals: October 20-23 at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City;
Semifinals: October 29-30 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia;
Finals: November 5 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

Worlds will host 24 teams from around the globe. Unfortunately, the LCL will not be able to send a representative to Worlds 2022. Riot will be granting the LCL slot to the highest performing region that does not already have 4 team berths based on their performance over the past two years: The LEC.

Twelve of the twenty-four competitors will start at the Play-In Stage:

China (LPL) – 4th Seed
Korea (LCK) – 4th Seed
Europe (LEC) – 3rd and 4th Seed
North America (LCS) – 3rd Seed
Southeast Asia (PCS) – 2nd Seed
Vietnam (VCS) – 2nd Seed
Brazil (CBLoL) – 1st Seed
Japan (LJL) – 1st Seed
Latin America (LLA) – 1st Seed
Oceania (LCO) -1st Seed
Turkey (TCL) – 1st Seed

The remaining twelve teams will automatically qualify to the Group Stage:

China (LPL) – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Seeds
Korea (LCK) – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Seeds
Europe (LEC) – 1st and 2nd Seeds
North America (LCS) – 1st and 2nd Seeds
Southeast Asia (PCS) – 1st Seed
Vietnam (VCS) – 1st Seed

Ticketing information for Worlds will be announced as soon as possible, and additional information regarding Worlds 2022 will be shared in the weeks and months ahead. Keep up with the latest #Worlds2022 news by following @LoLEsports on social media.