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.
2022 LCK season | |
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League | LCK |
Sport | League of Legends |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 10 |
Spring | |
Season champions | T1 |
Runners-up | Gen.G |
Season MVP | Ryu "Keria" Min-seok (T1) |
Summer | |
Season champions | Gen.G |
Runners-up | T1 |
Season MVP | Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk (Gen.G) |
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
editThe regular season format was double round robin. The games were played five days per week for both round robins.[1]
Spring
editThe 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | T1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Gen.G | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | |
3 | DWG KIA | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | DRX | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | |
5 | Kwangdong Freecs | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | |
6 | Fredit Brion | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | |
7 | KT Rolster | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | |
8 | Nongshim RedForce | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
9 | Liiv Sandbox | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | |
10 | Hanwha Life Esports | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 |
Playoffs
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | DWG KIA | 3 | Kwangdong Freecs | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Fredit Brion | 0 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||
Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
Gen.G | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | DRX | 2 | DWG KIA | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Kwangdong Freecs | 3 | |||||||||||
Awards
editSummer
editRegular season
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Gen.G | 18 | 17 | 1 | .944 | Advance to semifinals |
2 | T1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | |
3 | Liiv Sandbox | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | DWG KIA | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
5 | KT Rolster | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | |
6 | DRX | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | |
7 | Kwangdong Freecs | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | |
8 | Nongshim RedForce | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |
9 | Fredit Brion | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | |
10 | Hanwha Life Esports | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 |
Playoffs
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Liiv Sandbox | 3 | Liiv Sandbox | 1 | |||||||||
6 | DRX | 1 | Gen.G | 3 | |||||||||
Top seed selects opponent | |||||||||||||
T1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | T1 | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | DWG KIA | 3 | DWG KIA | 2 | |||||||||
5 | KT Rolster | 2 | |||||||||||
Awards
editWorld Championship qualification
editChampionship points
editPos | Team | Spr | Sum | Total | Qualification |
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1 | Gen.G | 70 | AQ | AQ | 2022 World Championship |
2 | T1 | 90 | 100 | 190 | |
3 | DWG KIA | 50 | 50 | 100 | Advance to regional qualifier upper final |
4 | Liiv Sandbox | 0 | 80 | 80 | |
5 | KT Rolster | 0 | 30 | 30 | Advance to regional qualifier lower semifinal |
6 | DRX | 20 | 10 | 30 | |
7 | Kwangdong Freecs | 30 | 0 | 30 | |
8 | Fredit Brion | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
9 | Nongshim RedForce | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Hanwha Life Esports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional qualifier
editThe 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 final | Advance to World Championship | ||||||||||||
3 | DWG KIA | 3 | |||||||||||
DWG KIA | |||||||||||||
4 | Liiv Sandbox | 1 | |||||||||||
Lower semifinal | Lower final | Advance to World Championship | |||||||||||
4 | Liiv Sandbox | 2 | |||||||||||
DRX | |||||||||||||
5 | KT Rolster | 2 | 6 | DRX | 3 | ||||||||
6 | DRX | 3 | |||||||||||
Source: LoL Esports
Broadcast
editThe LCK was broadcast at the following platforms:[10]
- Korean: Naver, Afreeca TV, Twitch
- English: Twitch
- Chinese: HuyaTV
- French: OTP
- Vietnam: YouTube
References
edit- ^ "LCK Spring Split 2022: Schedule, results, format, where to watch | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Miter, Mateusz (3 January 2022). "LCK releases schedule for 2022 Spring Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "T1 defeat Gen.G 3-1 and becomes 2022 LCK Spring Champions, will represent the LCK at MSI 2022". InvenGlobal. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "RNG defeat T1 to win MSI 2022". Upcomer. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LoL Esports". lolesports.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Jang, David (26 August 2022). "LCK regional qualifiers to be held Sep. 1-3". InvenGlobal. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "How to watch the 2022 LCK Spring Live". EsportsBets.com. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.