Worlds 2022 Group Stage teams completed as EG and RNG claim victory The Loadout The Loadout Worlds 2022 Group Stage teams completed as EG and RNG claim victory The League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage teams have finally been completed, as victories for EG and RNG see them through to the next phase Aaron Down Published: Oct 4, 2022 21:51 ET League of LegendsLeague of Legends World Championship The League of Legends Worlds 2022 Play-Ins Stage today bore witness to two remarkable results over the course of the two Qualification Round series it played host to. LCS side Evil Geniuses swiftly dispatched the LEC's MAD Lions, while LJL representative DetonatioN FocusMe managed to wound the LPL's Royal Never Give Up despite the tie ending in its defeat. As such, the Worlds 2022 Group Stage teams are now fully locked in. Kicking off the day was MAD vs EG. Following days of friendly flaming back-and-forth in the press, the stage was set for a good old fashioned EU vs NA grudge match. While the majority expected the LEC side – which featured four members of the Summer Split's All-Pro first team – to come out on top, what actually transpired couldn't be more different. Over the course of three brutal games – which MAD only managed a collective total of 16 kills in – EG dismantled its opponent, marking the first time NA has beaten EU in a Riot-sanctioned best-of-five. In fact, the last time NA beat EU in an official best-of-five was all the way back at IEM San Jose in 2014, when Cloud9 3-0'd Unicorns of Love. EG wasn't the only history-maker today, as DFM managed a feat no LJL side had done before: winning a game against a major region in a best-of-five. In the first of four games, DFM was challenged by RNG's pick-focus comp. And picked wrong the LPL's own did, as after a near-37-minute contest DFM emerged victorious. However, one does not wound a tiger and expect it to not fight back. Unfortunately for DFM, RNG remembered that it is the reigning Mid-Season Invitational champion, and 1-0 eventually became 3-1 in RNG's favour as the Chinese side grew into the series. With EG and RNG joining the already-qualified DRX and Fnatic, here are the League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage teams: Group A Cloud9 T1 EDward Gaming Fnatic Group B JDG G2 Esports DWG KIA Evil Geniuses Group C Rogue Top Esports Gigabyte Marines DRX Group D Gen.G CTBC Flying Oyster 100 Thieves Royal Never Give Up Worlds will now head over to New York where the Group Stage will kick off on October 7, giving you just enough time to get a few extra LoL ranked games in. 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 Aaron Down Aaron was an adventurer like you, until he took a footballing injury to the knee. Having retired from his glittering Sunday League career, he now writes about everything from Genshin Impact, to League of Legends, to Valorant (He/Him) Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. LoL ranks: League of Legends ranking system explained League of Legends champions we’d love to see get crossovers The best MOBA games Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games