The group stage matches of the 2022 League of Legends Global Finals have all ended. 16 teams have gone through a double round-robin BO1 and three extra games, and finally 8 teams are left to advance to the knockout stage. They are T1, EDG, JDG, DK, DRX, RGE, GEN, and RNG. Among the eight teams, four are from the LCK division, three are from the LPL division, and there is also a lone RGE team from the LEC division. They are about to fight each other, go through the test of a single-elimination BO5 knockout tournament, and finally compete for the new Summoner's Cup created by Tiffany to become the strongest king this year. The quarter-final groups are allocated in order based on the results of the group stage and decided by drawing lots. All matchups have been announced after the Group D match.
The JDG team is the No. 1 seed team from the LPL division. It achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in Group B, and defeated DK in the extra round to win the first place in the group. According to the principle of different halves of the teams in the same group, the JDG team The final opponent assigned to the quarterfinals was the RGE team, second in Group C and number one seed in the LEC.
The T1 team is the second seeded team from the LCK division. It achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in Group A. According to the principle of different half zones for teams in the same group, the opponent assigned to the T1 team in the draw is the second place in Group D and the LPL division. The fourth seed RNG team. This is also the second time the two teams meet in the BO5 knockout round after the 2022 MSI finals.
The GEN team is the No. 1 seed team from the LCK division. It achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in Group D, and defeated RNG in the extra round to win the first place in the group. According to the principle of different halves of the teams in the same group, the GEN team The opponent finally assigned was the second place in Group B and the third seed DK team from the same division.
The DRX team is the fourth seeded team from the LCK division. It achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss in Group C, and defeated RGE in the extra round to win the first place in the group. According to the principle of different halves of teams in the same group, DRX finally The assigned opponent is the second-placed team in Group A and the third-seeded EDG team in the LPL division. DRX's main bottom lane player Deft once played for the EDG team.
After eight days of fierce fighting in the group stage, the more anxious knockout stage is coming. The eight teams will have a short four-day offseason to make final preparations and adjustments. Starting from October 21st, eight teams will compete in the quarter-finals based on the above lineup. The knockout round will adopt a single-elimination BO5 format. The winner will advance, and the loser will be directly eliminated from the 2022 Global Finals. The LPL division has won the global finals three times in the past four years. Can it continue its glory this year? The LCK division once again showed strong dominance in the group stage. Now T1 and GEN are divided into two halves. Can they prevent the LPL from advancing to the finals for the fifth consecutive year and once again achieve the feat of a civil war in the finals? Let’s wait and see!