League of Legends Worlds – dates winners prize pools and more The Loadout The Loadout League of Legends Worlds – dates winners prize pools and more It's the biggest esports event of the year. Here's everything you need to know about the League of Legends World Championship Jamie Hore Updated: Oct 5, 2022 10:01 ET League of LegendsInvictus GamingLeague of Legends World Championship It's the climax of the League of Legends calendar. It's the biggest, most-watched event in all of esports. It is, of course, the League of Legends World Championship. Worlds sees the planet's best League of Legends teams of the year battle it out and become world champions. Worlds 2021 was one of the biggest yet, breaking esports viewership records. 2021's thrilling five-game final between DWG KIA and EDward Gaming saw over four million people tune in at its peak – and that's not counting the Chinese audience. The entire tournament spans more than a month from the play-ins to the grand final so there's a lot of top-tier competitive League of Legends to whet appetites. But if you've never tuned in before, or want some more information about what is the esports calendar's biggest event, we've got you covered. From dates, to format, to previous champions, here's all the info you need around LoL Worlds. When is League of Legends Worlds League of Legends Worlds 2022 begins on September 29, 2022. The tournament is set to run until November 5, 2022. Related: The League of Legends ranking system explained Worlds 2022 is also set to host a live audience for the first time since 2020's event. League of Legends Worlds 2022 location LoL Worlds 2022 is set to take place across Mexico and the United States. Worlds was also supposed to be part-hosted in Canada, but COVID made it untenable. As it stands, here are the cities and venues where each stage of the tournament will be played: Play-Ins: Liga Latinoamerica Arena, Mexico City, Mexico Group Stage and Quarterfinals: Hulu Theatre, New York City, USA Semifinals: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia Finals: Chase Center, San Francisco, USA League OF Legends Worlds 2022 schedule Here is the Worlds 2022 Schedule: Play-In Stage: September 29 – October 4, 2022 Group Stage: October 7-10, 2022 Quarterfinals: October 20-23, 2022 Semi-finals: October 29-30, 2022 Finals: November 5, 2022 What is the League of Legends Worlds prize pool The League of Legends World Championship has an initial prize pool of $2,225,000. This is likely to grow, however, since Riot Games often adds a percentage of in-game sales from Championship skins. Which teams are in League of Legends Worlds 2022 Here are the teams that are currently qualified for Worlds 2022: Rogue (LEC) G2 Esports (LEC) Fnatic (LEC) MAD Lions (LEC) Gen.G (LCK) T1 (LCK) DRX (LCK) Damwon Gaming (LCK) EDward Gaming (LPL) Top Esports (LPL) JD Gaming (LPL) Royal Never Give Up (LPL) Cloud9 (LCS) 100 Thieves (LCS) Evil Geniuses (LCS) DetonatioN FocusMe (LJL) Evil Geniuses (LCS) LOUD (CBLOL) Istanbul Wildcats (TCL) Isurus (LLA) Chiefs Esports Club (LCO) CTBC Flying Oyster (PCS) Beyond Gaming (PCS) GAM Esports (VCS) Saigon Buffalo (VCS) Usually the 16 spots in the League of Legends Worlds group stage are filled by the 12 top seeded teams from China, Korea, Europe, North America, Vietnam, and the Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macao / Southeast Asia region, with the remaining four spots in the group stages being filled by the four winners of the play-ins. The teams which win the previous year's Worlds, as well as the current year's MSI, also grant their regions one extra spot. EDward gaming won Worlds 2021, granting the LPL an extra spot. Although fellow Chinese side Royal Never Give Up won the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, the region already had four slots, with the LCK subsequently being awarded one. As the LCL will not be taking part in Worlds 2022, the European LEC has also been given a fourth slot. This is what the seeding looks like for LoL Worlds 2022: Four teams each: LPL (China), LCK (South Korea), LEC (Europe) Three teams each: LCS (North America) Two teams each: PCS (Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macao / Southeast Asia), VCS (Vietnam) One team each: CBLOL (Brazil), TCL (Turkey), LJL (Japan), LLA (Latin America), LCO (Oceania), Here are how the seedings work for 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 And here are the seeds which will automatically qualify for 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 league of legends worlds 2022 play-in Stage groups These are the Worlds 2022 Play-In Stage groups: Group A Fnatic (LEC) DRX (LCK) Detonation FocusMe (LJL) Evil Geniuses (LCS) LOUD (CBLOL) Chiefs Esports Club (LCO) Group B Beyond Gaming (PCS) Royal Never Give Up (LPL) Saigon Buffalo (VCS) MAD Lions (LEC) Istanbul Wildcats (TCL) Isurus Gaming (LLA) The best four teams from the play-ins qualify for the group stage. League of Legends Worlds 2022 Play-In Stage Schedule Here is the Worlds 2022 Play-In Stage schedule. All games for the first four days kick off at 13:00 PT / 16:00 ET / 21:00 BST, while the Elimination and Qualification rounds – which take place on days five and six – start at 11:00 PT / 14:00 ET / 19:00 BST. Day One Isurus vs MAD Lions Fnatic vs Evil Geniuses LOUD vs Beyond Gaming MAD Lions vs Istanbul Wildcats The Chiefs vs Fnatic DetonatioN FocusMe vs LOUD Saigon Buffalo vs Istanbul Wildcats DRX vs Royal Never Give Up Day Two Fnatic vs DetonatioN FocusMe Evil Geniuses vs LOUD Saigon Buffalo vs Isurus DetonatioN FocusMe vs The Chiefs Evil Geniuses vs Beyond Gaming DRX vs Saigon Buffalo MAD Lions vs Royal Never Give Up Istanbul Wildcats vs DRX Day Three LOUD vs Fnatic MAD Lions vs Saigon Buffalo Beyond Gaming vs DetonatioN FocusMe Evil Geniuses vs The Chiefs Royal Never Give Up vs Isurus The Chiefs vs Beyond Gaming Royal Never Give Up vs International Wildcats Isurus vs DRX Day Four Beyond Gaming vs Fnatic LOUD vs The Chiefs DetonatioN FocusMe vs Evil Geniuses Istanbul Wildcats vs Isurus DRX vs MAD Lions Royal Never Give Up vs Saigon Buffalo Day Five MAD vs SGB LLL vs DFM Day Six EG vs MAD RNG vs DFM League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage groups Here are the League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage groups: Group A C9 T1 EDward Gaming Fnatic Group B JDG G2 Esports DWG KIA Evil Geniuses Group C Rogue Top Esports GAM Esports DRX Group D Gen.G CTBC Flying Oyster 100 Thieves Royal Never Give Up League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage schedule Here is the Worlds 2022 Group Stage schedule. All games for the first four days will kick off at 14:00 PT / 17:00 ET / 22:00 BST, while games taking place on the last four days will start at 12:00 PT / 15:00 ET / 20:00 BST. Day One Cloud9 vs Fnatic G2 Esports vs DWG KIA CTBC Flying Oyster vs 100 Thieves JD Gaming vs Evil Geniuses T1 vs EDward Gaming Gen.G vs Royal Never Give Up DAY Two Rogue vs DRX Evil Geniuses vs G2 Esports Fnatic vs T1 EDward Gaming vs Cloud9 Top Esports vs Gigabyte Marines DWG KIA vs JD Gaming Day Three Gigabyte Marines vs Rogue 100 Thieves vs Gen.G EDward Gaming vs Fnatic Cloud9 vs T1 Royal Never Give Up vs CTBC Flying Oyster DRX vs Top Esports Day Four JD Gaming vs G2 Esports Rogue vs Top Esports DWG KIA vs Evil Geniuses 100 Thieves vs Royal Never Give Up Gen.G vs CTBC Flying Oyster Gigabyte Marines vs DRX Day Five Fnatic vs Cloud9 T1 vs Fnatic Cloud9 vs EDward Gaming Fnatic vs EDward Gaming T1 vs Cloud9 EDward Gaming vs T1 Day Six G2 Esports vs Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses vs JD Gaming DWG KIA vs G2 Esports G2 Esports vs Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses vs DWG KIA JD Gaming vs DWG KIA Day Seven Rogue vs Gigabyte Marines Gigabyte Marines vs Top Esports DRX vs Rogue DRX vs Gigabyte Marines Top Esports vs Rogue Top Esports vs DRX Day Eight 100 Thieves vs CTBC Flying Oyster CTBC Flying Oyster vs Gen.G Royal Never Give Up vs 100 Thieves Gen.G vs 100 Thieves CTBC Flying Oyster vs Royal Never Give Up Royal Never Give Up vs Gen.G League of Legends Worlds  2021 Knockout Stage Quarterfinals With the top eight teams decided, it was time to move into the Knockout Stage of the tournament. The quarterfinals had its fair share of storylines: MAD Lions would get its shot at redemption against DWG KIA after losing at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational. Meanwhile, Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok would go toe-to-toe with Jeong 'Chovy' Ji-hoon – the man many have touted as the next major LoL star. EDward Gaming (3:2) Royal Never Give Up Gen.G (3:0) Cloud9 T1 (3:0) Hanwha Life Esports DWG KIA (3:0) MAD Lions Semifinals Heading into the semifinals, DWG KIA would face off against the team it had 3-1'd in the 2021 LCK Summer Playoffs, T1. For many, this was the unofficial final of this year's Worlds. On the other side of the bracket, EDward Gaming had already cemented its best ever finish in the tournament after six Worlds showings, but wasn't ready to settle for a top four spot. DWG KIA (3:2) T1 EDward Gaming (3:2) Gen.G Finals This year's finals saw EDward Gaming cause quite the upset. With DWG KIA the firm favourite, most expected the LCK representative to sweep the Chinese first seed aside. However, after an immense five-game series, EDG secured the LPL's third Worlds title in four years. EDward Gaming (3:2) DWG KIA How  do I watch League of Legends Worlds The League of Legends World Championship is broadcast on the official Riot Games Twitch channel. There will be complete coverage of the whole tournament, from play-ins all the way to the final. Alternatively, you can view all the action from the League of Legends website, where you can also sign up for Pro View. This allows you to watch the action unfold in real-time from whichever angles and perspectives you want, including a POV from any of the players in a game. Who has won League of Legends Worlds The current League of Legends Worlds champion is LPL team EDward Gaming. It took down previous world champion side DWG KIA 3-2 in the 2021 Worlds final in Shanghai. EDG midlaner Lee 'Scout' Ye-chan was crowned Worlds final MVP. Historically, T1 (previously SK Telecom) is the most successful team of all-time with three Worlds titles. These are the teams that have won the League of Legends World Championship: Year Team Nation/Region 2011 Fnatic EU 2012 Taipei Assassins Taiwan 2013 SK Telecom (T1) South Korea 2014 Samsung White South Korea 2015 SK Telecom (T1) South Korea 2016 SK Telecom (T1) South Korea 2017 Samsung Galaxy South Korea 2018 Invictus Gaming China 2019 FunPlus Phoenix China 2020 DAMWON Gaming South Korea 2021 EDward Gaming China More from The Loadout Hylissang says playing the Fnatic way is key to Worlds 2022 success EG Inspired is "not scared" of G2 Esports Worlds 2022 rematch The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you Worlds 2022 Pick’Em Crystal Ball: Maokai spreads his roots in Play-Ins October Prime Gaming rewards turn Nasus into a meme for LoL Worlds League of Legends Worlds 2022 dates and seeding confirmed by Riot Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. 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