Worlds 2022 LoL

The tournament is held in 5 stages.

Qualifying Stage

24 teams from professional leagues will take part in the tournament. LPL, LCK, LEC will have 4 slots while LCS will have 3 slots, PCS and VCS will have 2 slots, the remaining slots will be one each for CBLOL, LJL, LLA, LCO and TCL.

Play-In Round 1

Twelve teams are divided into four groups where they play in the Double Round Robin format. All matches are played in Bo1. The top two teams in each group advance to Play-In: Round 2. The bottom team in each group is eliminated.

Play-In Round 2

Eight teams from Play-In: Round 1. All matches are played in Bo5. The four winners will advance to the group stage. The four losing teams are eliminated.

Group stage

Four teams from the Play-In stage join twelve invited teams from China, South Korea, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia and Vietnam.

All sixteen teams are divided into four groups where they play in the Double Round Robin format. All matches are played in Bo1. The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs. The bottom two teams in each group are eliminated.

Playoffs

Eight teams play in a knockout bracket, where the 1st-placed team in each group faces the 2nd-placed team from the other group. All Bo5 matches.