League of Legends Worlds 2022 Dates and Seeding: LEC will be granted a 4th Seed in LCL’s absence

Worlds 2022 official dates and seeding has been confirmed by Riot

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 Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

LCL won’t be able to participate due to the Ukraine war, LEC was granted their seed

The LCL slot will be granted to the region that has had the best performance during international events over the past two years, but does not already have 4 team berths: Europe.

LCL (League of Legends Continental League) is the top level of professional League of Legends competition in the Commonwealth of Independent States, organized by Riot Games Russia. It replaced the SLTV StarSeries that was organized by StarLadder in 2016

Earlier this year LCL Spring, due February 12, was cancelled due to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine. As a result LCL could not send a representative to MSI 2022, and now Worlds.

Full Worlds 2022 seeding

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:

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• 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

Our previous coverage on Worlds 2022