2022 League of Legends Worlds: All Teams Examined

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Regardless of the outcome of this tournament, all of these teams are professionals and spend much more time practicing than the average casual player. However, some are better and more successful than others. So let’s list this year’s pro teams and learn more about them!

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LCK (KOREA)

DRX 

A South Korean professional organization, primarily named KING-ZONE DragonX, in the year they were founded (2018). In 2019, the organization was rebranded into DragonX, from which the name DRX is derived. They have teams for League of Legends and Valorant.

Worlds 2022 DRX Roster

  • Hwang ’Kingen’ Seong-hoon – Kingen’s contract lasts until the end of November this 2022. He’s 22 and plays on the top lane. APK Prince was the first team in eSports he’s ever played in, which was five years ago. Nuguri from DWG KIA is his role model.
  • Hong ’Pyosik’ Chang-Hyeon – The first and only Pyosik’s team is – DRX. He joined in 2019 as a jungler who mostly plays with Kindred. He’s 22 and comes from South Korea. In LCK Spring 2021, he accomplished his famous pentakill (7/2/8) with Hecarim.
  • Kim ’Zeka’ Geon-Woo – A young midlaner who started his career in 2019 at KT Academy. Two years and two teams later, he joined DRX to be there until November 2022. Zeka is 19 years old.
  • Kim ’Deft’ Hyuk-Kyu – More experienced than his teammates mentioned above. Starting in 2013 and playing in strong teams through the years, He has repeatedly proven his skills in major events. He’s 25 and holds the bottom lane. Even though he’s amazing with his favorite champ Jinx (91.3% win rate), Deft doesn’t think he’s the best. His contract lasts for one more year. He has tons of achievements and an individual award.
  • Cho ’BeryL’ Geon-Hee – BeryL plays support in DRX. He’s been on DWG KIA’s roster for four years before coming to DRX last year. His previous team won the last Worlds. BeryL will remain in DRX until November 2022.
  • Lee ’Juhan’ Ju-Han – Lee is 21. He’s a substitute jungler with five teams under his belt. His current win rate is 46.67%, and he has had only one losing streak. His contract is valid until 2024.
  • Kim ’Taeyoon’ Tae-Yoon – Not too much info online about this player. We know he’s a substitute bottom laner and that he’s 20. The current team is the only one he’s ever played in since he started attending eSports matches in 2020. He’ll stay with the team for one more month.

Gen.G

Another global professional eSports organization. They don’t compete just in League of Legends: they have a total of eight pro teams for tournaments in Overwatch, PUBG, NBA 2K, CS:GO, and Valorant, with even an all-women’s team for Valorant. They empower women in the gaming world. Gen.G is short for ‘Generation Gaming.’ LoL team was formed in 2017, and they’ve had great results in major tournaments.

Worlds 2022 Gen.G Roster

  • Choi ‘Doran’ Hyeon-Joon – Like all of his teammates, he comes from South Korea. Choi is 22 and has played in four teams before the current one. He’s a top laner with a few individual awards in the last two years. His contract expires in one month.
  • Han ‘Peanut’ Wang-Ho – With five individual awards from 2020 ‘till today and seven years as a pro eSports player – Han has proven to be extremely skilled in LoL. He’s 24 and plays as a jungler in Gen.G. His contract lasts one more month, too.
  • Jeong ‘Chovy’ Ji-Hoon – Another holder of five individual awards. He’s on the mid lane, also capable of gathering enormous minion advantages there. Chovy is 21, but active in eSports since he was 16. His contract is updated to last until November 2023.
  • Park ‘Ruler’ Jae-Hyuk – Just like the previous teammates, Ruler obtained five individual awards in the past two years. He’s positioned at the bottom lane and he’ll stay with the team until the end of 2022. Before this team, he’s been in three different ones since 2016. Ruler is 23 years old.
  • Son ‘Lehends’ Si-Woo – Two individual awards won this year and seven teams in his eSports career tell us about his qualities. Son is 23 and remains with the team until November 2022. He plays support and his favorite champions are Signed, Shen, and Elise.
  • Ko ‘YoungJae’ Yeong-jae – As his nickname says, he’s young – the youngest in the team. Ko is 19 and has already proven his knowledge of LoL. He’s a substitute jungler. His contract expires in one month.

DWG KIA

One more Korean professional eSports organization, that has teams for LoL, PUBG, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege, and Fortnite. They have existed since 2017 thanks to their founder, Damwon, whose name the organization bears (Damwon Gaming). Participation in major tournaments and good ranking marked their success in the past few years.

Worlds 2022 DWG KIA Roster

  • Jang ‘Nuguri’ Ha-Gwon – A 23-year-old top laner. He’s said to have unusual builds for the champions in LoL. He’s won individual awards in 2020, and he’s been in only three teams before the current one. Nuguri’s contract will be valid until the end of November this year.
  • Kim ‘Canyon’ Geon-Bu – DWG KIA is the only team he’s ever played in as a professional. He’s 21 and a jungler. In 2020 he made the first pentakill as a jungler in the LCK. A lot of awards confirm his fantastic skills. His contract expires in November of next year.
  • Heo ‘ShowMaker’ Su – Heo is 22 and he ‘makes the show’ on the mid lane. DWG is his only team, just like his teammate’s above. He joined in 2017 and will be there until November 2023. Heo made pentakills twice in LCK Summer 2019 and 2020 – with Camille and Kassadin. He also won many individual awards.
  • Seo ‘deokdam’ Dae-Gil – Seo is positioned on the bottom lane. He’s 22 and has played in a few teams before, unlike his teammates. He has a pentakill under his belt with Aphelios, and he also obtained one Individual award last year.
  • Kim ‘Kellin’ Hyeong-Gyu – A 21-year-old support player. This is the sixth team in his pro career. He likes playing with Rumble, and he’s staying in this roster until November 2023.
  • Noh ‘Burdol’ Tae-Yoon – Noh is DWG’s young substitute top laner. He’s 18 but has a rich history of well-played games. Camille is his favorite champion.

T1

T1 is a Korean eSports organization, founded in 2003 and owned by SK telecom CS T1 Co. They have teams for many games, but their LoL roster has won Worlds three times already (2013, 2015, 2016). These guys are known for the longest win streaks.

Worlds 2022 T1 Roster

  • Choi ‘Zeus’ Woo-Je – Zeus is only 18 and holds the top lane in T1. At a such young age, already has one individual award. He’s never changed teams, T1 is his ‘one and only’ for now, but his contract expires in November 2023 and maybe he’ll choose to join some other team. We’ll see! Zeus gladly chooses Jayce to play with.
  • Mun ‘Oner’ Hyeon-Jun – Mun is 19 and has two individual awards. Similar to Zeus, he didn’t change the team, he’ll remain with T1 until 2024. Mun is a jungler. He’s a pro at Taekwondo, too: he has a black belt!
  • Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-Hyeok – This midlaner is 26 years old and he has quite a history in LoL. His previous team was SK Telecom T1 (2013-2019), but the current team’s contract expires in November. There are dozens of achievements and respectable statistics in his career, as well as individual awards. Faker’s favorite champ is Yasuo.
  • Lee ‘Gumayusi’ Min-Hyeong – A 20-year-old bottom laner, who also has an individual award. He has achieved pentakills twice in LCK tournaments. Lee’s contract expires next year in November.
  • Ryu ‘Keria’ Min-Seok – Ryu was a 15-year-old teenager when he jumped into eSports. He’s always played support, in previous teams and in the current one. His many individual awards say enough about him, but let’s just mention that he is recognized as the best support in the world, at the age of 20! His contract with T1 expires in 2023.
  • Kim ‘Asper’ Tae-Gi – Kim is a substitute support in T1. He’s 22 and has played in some strong eSports organizations before joining T1. His contract expires in about a month.

LPL (CHINA)

JD Gaming

Another professional organization, founded in 2017. They have two League of Legends teams, but there have been many roster changes over the years. These players are from China, and their record of games won in a row is 11, two years ago. Their world ranking says enough about them: they are the 3rd!

Worlds 2022 – JD Gaming Roster

  • Bai ‘369’ Jia-Hao – Bai is 21 and holds the top lane in the game. A few teams before JP Gaming are in his past, and he’s believed to be the best Vladimir in the whole of China. We will watch ‘Dice man’ play in this team until November 2023.
  • Seo ‘Kanavi’ Jin-Hyeok – We can easily say that this guy is not just a professional—he’s a master! Kanavi is a Korean 21-year-old player, and he didn’t change too many teams before JD Gaming. There was only one! Also, he was involved in the biggest scandal in Korean LoL, back in 2019. Luckily, everything turned out great for him. Just a few months after signing a contract for JD Gaming as a substitute player, he was already an LPL Champion. Today, he’s a jungler, and he’ll occupy that position in JDG until 22nd November this year.
  • Zeng ‘Yagao’ Qi – One more excellent player on the team. The many accomplishments in Zeng’s history confirm his skills. He’s 23 and is positioned on the mid lane. His contract expires in about a month from now.
  • Wang ‘Hope’ Jie – Wang is 22, but active in eSports since 2016. A few teams before the current one are in the past. He’s on the bottom lane and will be there until November 2023.
  • Lou ‘Missing’ Yun-Feng – A 21-year-old support player, he’s played in only two teams before JD Gaming (2018 – present). But that doesn’t mean he’s not great at his role in the team; it’s exactly the opposite. Lou’s contract expires in November 2024.
  • Chang ‘M1kuya’ Xiao – Chang started his career in 2018, just like Lou, but has changed 6 teams since then. He’s 22 and is the substitute top laner. We don’t know much about his contract duration.
  • Chen ‘Yimeng’ Ming-Yong – Chen is a substitute mid laner, and he’ll be staying on the team until November 2023. At 21 years old, he’s already been in numerous teams from 2019 to this day. He has a lot of experience and skills, even though some of his teammates have been active years before his pro career.

Royal Never Give Up 

Coming from China, this team formed in 2012 as Royal Club, but they became Royal Never Give Up (RNG) in 2015. They have pretty strong teams for Dota 2, Honor of Kings, Overwatch, PUBG, Wild Rift, and, of course, League of Legends. The LoL team has won three Championships so far: MSI 2018, 2021, and 2022. They were also The Best Team in ‘China LoL of the year awards 2017’.

Worlds 2022 Royal Never Give Up Roster

  • Chen ’Breathe’ Chen – Chen is 21 and hasn’t been in the team for long: only four months. He’s a toplaner, and that’s about all that we could find out about him. It’s not much, but Chen still has time to show us what he can do, so we can update the info!
  • Yan ’Wei’ Yang-Wei – Yan is a jungler who started as a ’Young Miracle’ in 2018. He’s only 18 today, making great progress with his career. His contract expires in one month.
  • Li ’Xiaohu’ Yuan-Hao – His nick meaning ’Little tiger’ in Chinese, this midlaner often chooses Ryze, Corki, and LeBlanc. Despite that, his pentakills from 2018 were made with Galio and Azir, so he’s comfortable playing with quite a few different champions. Li owns awards and many achievements. He’s 24 now. He joined RNG in 2015, and has played mid all this time, except for one year spent on the bottom lane. His contract also ends in one month.
  • Chen ’GALA’ Wei – Bottom lane player, 21 years old. Kai’Sa is his favorite champ. He’s been in RNG for two years now, achieving four pentakills for this team. There has been a situation in MSI this year when his pentakill was discounted because the whole match had to be replayed. The next day – he managed to repeat it. A very skillful player, whose contract is due in November this year.
  • Shi ’Ming’ Sen-Ming – He’s 23, plays support, and he’s reached thousands of assists to this day. Ming has been an RGB player for almost six years now. His contract expires in November.
  • Liu ’Bunny’ Wen-Kang – Bunny is a substitute support. He’s 20 and has been in this roster since 2021. He’ll stay here until 22nd November.

Top eSports

Top eSports is a Chinese eSports organization founded in 2017. Their record win streak is 13 wins, with only three lost games in a row. The world ranking has them in 6th place. The organization is owned by a company that produces sports equipment – Top Sports.

Worlds 2022 – Top eSports Roster

  • Huang ‘Wayward’ Ren-Xing – Huang starts his eSports career in 2019 as a substitute jungler in King of Future, and he kept playing mostly as a substitute in the coming years. In the current team, he plays as a top laner. He’s 21, and his contract lasts until November 2023.
  • Gao ‘Tian’ Tian-Liang – Top eSports’ jungler, a pure genius in LoL, as his biography claims. He was noticed by a boss of a professional team when he was only 13. Soon he became a real pro, so his great contribution to the current team is undoubted. Today, Tian is 22 years old, and he’ll be in Top eSports until the 22nd of November this year.
  • Zhuo ‘knight’ Ding – Numerous rewards and recognition as the world’s best mid laner attest to this player’s skills. Zhuo is 22 and holds the mid lane. He will also stay on the team for just one more month.
  • Yu ‘JackeyLove’ Wen-Bo – Yu started his career young, too. He’s 21 and plays on the bottom lane. Many see him as the best Kai’Sa. Before Top eSports, he was a member of Invictus Gaming, but his contract with the current team expires in November this year.
  • Ling ‘Mark’ Xu – Ling plays support and his past is rife with different teams. This provided him with lots of experience. He’s 23, and he’ll be helping out his TES teammates until November 2023.
  • Wang ‘Zhuo’ Xu-Zhuo – This 21 old player used to play support, but now Mark took that role. Zhuo is still a part of the team, although he’s currently inactive.
  • Yu ‘Qingtian’ Zi-Han – A 20-year-old substitute top laner. He’s known for never picking female characters in games – for unknown reasons! Yu’s contract is updated and expires in November 2023.
  • Wang ‘Xiaopeng’ Peng – The word Xiao in his ID means ‘little’. He’s a 24-year-old substitute jungler and is on the team until November 2022. Before Top eSports, he played in five different teams.

EDward Gaming

A professional eSports organization coming from Shanghai. They were formed in 2013 and have had some serious success in big LoL tournaments. This team is considered one of the best in the whole world, as they won last year’s World Championship. That title isn’t the only one: EDward Gaming was the Best team three times in ‘China LoL of the year awards’. And they are already giving hard time to their rivals in this year’s Worlds!

Worlds 2022 – EDward Gaming Roster

  • Li ‘Flandre’ Xuan-Jun – Li played in Snake eSports since their appearance in the eSports’ world in 2014. He was their top laner until 2019, so that’s where his skills were polished to the max. The next team was LNG eSports, where he played for about a year. Afterwards, he joined EDward Gaming, where his contract is valid until November of this year.
  • Zhao ‘Jiejie’ Li-Jie – JieJie is 20 years old and his career started in EDG Youth Team in 2019. He hasn’t changed teams to this day. He’s a jungler and will stay in this position for one more year, according to his updated contract.
  • Lee ‘Scout’ Ye-chan – A Korean player, joined EDG in 2016, after playing in Korean SK Telecom T1 for two years. He now has Chinese residency, which is unusual for an eSports player, due to strict LPL rules. But six years in this team brought him some nice acknowledgments, and he’ll be EDG’s midlaner until November 2022. Lee is 24 years old.
  • Park ‘Viper’ Do-Hyeon – Also comes from Korea, but fluently speaks English and Chinese. When he was 17, Griffin welcomed him as their main roster player. His four LPL awards were won during the last two years while playing as EDG’s bot laner. Viper is 21, and his updated contract lasts for one more month.
  • Tian ‘Meiko’ Ye – This support player has a long history in his current team. Joined as substitute support back in 2014, he worked his way up to becoming the team’s captain. Right now, his contract lasts until November 2022, but it’s quite certain that it’s going to be updated. There have been many awards for this 24-year-old player. He’s also the first player in the LPL to win every single big tournament he participated in.
  • Yu ‘JunJia’ Chun-Chia – Yu is 20 and comes from Taiwan. He’s a substitute jungler and was in and out of the team. His beginnings as an eSports player were at Super eSports in 2018.

LCS (NORTH AMERICA)

Creidt: Lol Esports

Evil Geniuses 

One of the oldest eSports gaming organizations in the world. EG was founded in 1999 in Seattle, Washington. Their teams compete in a variety of games and often manage to lift the cup. Their Dota 2 team took the biggest prize in the history of eSports competitions a few years ago. Many other EG teams placed first in major tournaments, regardless of the type of game. Their first LoL team was formed in January 2013.

Worlds 2022 Evil Geniuses Roster

  • Jeong ’Impact’ Eon-Young – A 27-year-old top laner, one of the best ever, according to the EG website. Impact’s awards and accomplishments definitely confirm this! He’s recognized as an excellent tank, but also one of the highest-paid. Born in South Korea, but is an American resident since 2018. Joined EG in December 2020 and remains their top laner until November.
  • Kacper ’Inspired’ Słoma – A young, but madly talented jungler from Poland. He’s 20 but became a real pro at 17. Actually, when he was 15, he achieved the Top 50 in Challenger! He’s also got individual awards and even a pentakill, in last year’s LEC Summer Playoffs. Before coming to EG, he was Rogue’s jungler for two and a half years. His contract expires in 2024. Kacper surely has a bright future ahead!
  • Joseph ’jojopyun’ Joon Pyun – An even younger talent! Joseph is 18 and he got famous for playing Fortnite professionally. He’s been in LoL since 2020 but joined EG in 2021. He was the youngest player to ever win an LCS. He’s a mid-lane player. He’s Canadian and will be in Evil Geniuses for another two years.
  • Kyle ’Danny’ Sakamaki – Here is one more 18-year-old, who was introduced to LoL when he was only six. He obviously fell in love with the game. The first time he reached Challenger was at 14 years old, and hear this: he’s already armed with five pentakills (four from this year, one from the last) and two awards. Danny is from the US and his contract will last until 2024. He plays on the bottom lane.
  • Muhammed ’Kaori’ Hasan Şentürk – Kaori is positioned on the bottom lane. He’s 27 and his success in his home county’s teams is unquestionable. Eight big teams in his past, as well as a pentakill, before he jumped to the EG roster. He’s from Turkey and the contract expires in 2023.
  • Philippe ’Vulcan’ Laflamme – Known as one of the best support players in North America. Vulcan is the first player from Quebec (French) to play and win the LCS title. He’s 23, and joined EG in 2021 to stay until 2024. Thresh is his favorite champ.

Cloud9 

The first team in this organization was player-owned, and founded in 2013. After making some nice progress, their contracts were sold to Jack Etienne. There was just the LoL crew. Today, this North American eSports organization stands for the most famous and the best in US and Canada. They have rosters for 11 games and every single one of them is very successful in tournaments. In 2018, the award of eSports Organisation of the Year went to Cloud9.

Worlds 2022 Cloud9 Roster

  • Ibrahim ‘Fudge’ Allami – Fudge joined C9 Academy in 2019 and he’s played at the top lane ever since. He’s 20 years old and comes from Australia. His contract will be valid until 2025. There is still much time for him to show off his skills in Cloud9!
  • Robert ‘Blaber’ Huang – A 22-year-old jungler from the US. Blaber joined C9 in 2017 as a substitute jungler, but quickly became part of the main roster. He’s obtained many individual awards, such as NA Most Valuable Player in 2020 and 2021, and many more. Blaber’s contract expires in 2025.
  • Nicolaj ‘Jensen’ Jensen – A highly-experienced midlaner. He’s 27, born in Denmark, but in 2019 got North American residency. At the beginning of his pro playing career, he was a bit problematic due to “abusive behavior”, which resulted in bans from playing LoL. That didn’t last long, so today – ten years later, Jensen has 13 awards in his hands! His contract with C9 will last one more year.
  • Kim ‘Berserker’ Min-Cheo – Kim is a young bottom laner from Korea – only 19 years old. The previous team is T1. Although Berserker isn’t in the eSports world for too long, he’s really showing talent in his well-played games. His contract will be valid for one more year.
  • Jesper ‘Zven’ Svenningsen – Zven plays support in C9. He was born in Denmark and is 25. He’s been playing for Cloud9 for three years now, though his skills got polished in many teams before this one. Zven is a holder of 11 awards, and he’s also the first player ever who won championships in LEC and LCS. He’s going to be with his C9 teammates for one more year.

100 Thieves

Located in LA, California, their founder was former pro Call of Duty player Matthew Haag, better known as Nadeshot. They own teams for six games that compete in major competitions. From the very beginning, the LoL crew had huge success in tournaments.

Worlds 2022 100 Thieves Roster

  • Kim ‘Ssumday’ Chan-Ho – A 26-year-old top laner, born in South Korea, but now is a resident of North America. His first few teams were Korean, until joining Dignitas in 2016. Kim is a skillful player, who often chooses tanks, and also owns awards that prove his qualities. His contract expires this November.
  • Can ‘Closer’ Çelik – Turkish teammate, an experienced jungler. He’s 24 years old and his skills are developed in numerous pro teams in his home country. He stays with the team for one more year.
  • Felix ‘Abbedagge’ Braun – Felix comes from Berlin, Germany. He’s a midlaner with two favorite champs: Syndra and Ryze. Since 2016 when he first entered eSports competitions, he’s changed teams ten times. He also has a contract until next year.
  • Ian ‘FBI’ Victor Huang – Ian Victor plays on the bottom lane. He’s 23, born in Australia, and he’s the first Australian player to play in LCS. The ID he chose isn’t what we all first think of, but a reference to a place in Australia where he used to play a lot: an Australian internet café. His contract lasts for one more year.
  • Choi ‘huhi’ Jae-Hyun – Choi was born in France, actually South Korean, but currently lives in America. He has a wide champion pool, and when he played in the mid lane, he used to pick Aurelion Sol. The world recognizes him as one of the best Aurelin Sols. But now that he plays support in 100 Thieves, usually picks Yasuo or Zed. As a pro player in two positions, he’s got to be the first to win an LSC title on both. The contract with the Thieves expires next year in November.

LEC (EUROPE)

Fnatic

British professional eSports organization, founded in 2004 by Sam and Anne Mathews. They now own teams for CS:GO, Dota 2, Fifa, Fortnite, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, and Valorant. The LoL team won the first World Championship in 2011, while CS:GO team won three major competitions in 2015 and the two following years. The LoL team is their oldest and most successful, they also have won seven LEC titles so far. Fnatic is considered one of the best European teams in League of Legends.

Worlds 2022 Fnatic Roster

  • Martin ‘Wunder’ Nordahl Hansen – Born in Denmark, this Fnatic’s top laner owns many awards, as well as a rich history of great teams before this one. He’s 23, but really well-experienced for that age. Jayce, Camille, and Aatrox are most frequently chosen in games.
  • Iván ‘Razork’ Martín Díaz – A Spanish jungler, who never changed position in his long career. Iván is 22. His contract is updated at the same time as Wunder’s – and they both stay on the team until November 2024.
  • Marek ‘Humanoid’ Brázda – Started very young as a mid laner in Dark Tigers, never changed his position to this day. Marek comes from the Czech Republic and is the first ever Czech player to participate in Worlds. He’s got individual awards and likes playing with Azir, Taliyah, and Syndra. His contract also lasts until 2024.
  • Elias ‘Upset’ Lipp – German bottom laner, aged 22. He’ll play for Fnatic for another year, according to the contract. Of course, he has also obtained many individual awards, especially in the past two years. There was a pentakill of his, in this year’s Worlds during the Play-ins. He made 9/0/2 with Kalista.
  • Zdravets ‘Hylissang’ Iliev Galabov – An extraordinary player from Sofia, Bulgaria. Zdravets is 27. Numerous awards in his portfolio, but only two teams for his whole career: Unicorns of Love (2014-2017) and then – Fnatic. Zdravets plays support for 4 years now, often with Thresh, Leona, Pyke, or Rakan. When he was making his ID, he thought of a way to make it more respective: make it sound Chinese! He’s always respected Chinese teams and wanted to be successful like them. I guess it worked! Zdravets’ contract is valid for another year from now.
  • Rúben ‘Rhuckz’ Barbosa – Thresh is this (temporary) substitute supporter’s favorite champion. Rúben is from Portugal, 26 years old, and after many teams, finally joined Fnatic in 2021. Due to Hylissang’s Covid infection during the Play-ins, he wasn’t able to play, so Ruben jumped in to save the day.
  • Mauno ‘beansu’ Tälli – Mauno comes from Estonia, and he’s one more temporary substitute support player. Since he started his pro career very young, it’s not strange that he’s been in many teams before Fnatic. It’s also clear that he’s a downright skilled player with a lot of experience. Beansu is staying on the team for another month.

MAD Lions 

This Spanish team was founded in 2017 to compete in the Spanish pro scene. They were on the top all the time, easily qualifying for major European tournaments, so the organization quickly became global. Some Latin American were sponsored by them, to compete under this brand’s name. OverActive Media acquired them in 2019. It’s interesting that MAD in the name stands for Madrid, and ’lions’ are the reference to Cibeles Fountain. Today, MAD Lions compete in LoL and CS:GO tournaments.

Worlds 2022 MAD Lions Roster

  • İrfan ’Armut’ Berk Tükek – Armut is born and lives in Turkey. He’s 23 and has gained experience in five Turkish teams since 2015. In MAD Lions, his position is a top lane. After almost two years in the current team, his contract is updated to last until 2024.
  • Javier ’Elyoya’ Prades Batalla – An owner of four awards so far. Javier comes from Spain to join MAD Lions in 2021. He’s a 22-year-old jungler and will be on the team for another year.
  • Yasin ’Nisqy’ Dinçer – Yasin has dual citizenship: in Belgium and Turkey, where he was born 24 years ago. He’s a midlaner, owning seven awards. His past teams were strong and famous (Fnatic, Cloud9, etc). Yasin speaks three languages fluently. His contract will expire in 2024.
  • William ’UNFORGIVEN’ Nieminen – Coming from Sweden, William is 22 and plays on the bottom lane. He can be proud of one award and five pentakills made in 2021. Many teams before MAD Lions granted him a handful of experience. He’s staying with the team for one more year.
  • Norman ’Kaiser’ Kaiser – Norman is a 23-year-old German player, who started his career in 2018. There was only one team before MAD Lions, whom he joined in 2019. Support player, with several individual awards in his bio.

Rogue

Rogue is an organization based in Berlin, Germany. However, it has teams that compete in both USA and Europe. They were founded in May 2016. After many ups and downs (and a few changes in the roster over the years), the final roster has made great success in tournaments.

Worlds 2022 Rogue Roster

  • Andrei ‘Odoamne’ Pascu – Andrei is a 27-year-old top laner from Romania. He chose a funny ID that means “Oh my God” in Romanian. His career is nine years long so far. He gained a lot of experience playing in seven teams before joining Rogue. Andrei will play in this team until the end of 2022.
  • Kim ‘Malrang’ Geun-Seong – Kim joined Rogue in December last year. His previous team was DWG KIA, but he has also played in different teams earlier. He’s 22 years old and a jungler. He’ll remain with the team for one more year.
  • Emil ‘Larssen’ Larsson – He’s a Swedish 22-year-old mid laner. His older brother was also active in eSports but is now retired. Emil followed in his brother’s footsteps and has been gaming since childhood. The first team in his pro career was Team Refuse, and there are eight more to follow. His contract with Rogue expires in 2023.
  • Markos ‘Comp’ Stamkopoulos – a Greek player, holds the bottom lane. He’s 20 and has played in famous and successful teams before (Team Vitality, for example). Not many individual awards, but in spite of that, he’s achieved seven pentakills in big tournaments during the last three years.
  • Adrian ‘Trymbi’ Trybus – Adrian comes from Poland, but was born in Spain. He’s a 21-year-old supporter. Just like his friends from Rogue, he has a history of playing in strong eSports teams before joining the current roster. His contract will last until 2022.
  • Nico ‘Blueknight’ Jannet – Nico is from Germany, and he is Rogue’s analyst and a substitute mid laner. He joined the team in May 2019 and will be there until November 2022.

G2 eSports 

A thriving eSports organization from Germany. They were originally founded as Gamers2 in Spain but rebranded as G2 eSports on 15th October 2015. Ten teams for different games compete in major tournaments, among them even two female teams. The well-known 24:0 win streak was theirs, achieved during LEC 2022 Spring Playoffs and MSI 2022.

Worlds 2022 G2 eSports Roster

  • Sergen ‘BrokenBlade’ Çelik – Sergen is the first Turkish citizen to play in the Championship Series. He’s 22 and a toplaner. Thanks to playing in seven teams in his home country, he’s gained enough experience to be part of a quality team such as G2. Numerous individual awards confirm that! He’s staying in G2 until November 2024.
  • Marcin ‘Jankos’ Jankowski – A jungler, 27 years of age. Marcin is from Poland and he’s not only well experienced in LoL, but also in Warcraft 3 and Dota. He’s got many acknowledgments and awards, obtained in nine years of participating in eSports competitions. Jankos will be G2’s jungler for one more year.
  • Rasmus ‘caPs’ Borregaard Winther – This midlaner comes from Denmark. He’s 22, and his family is very supportive of this career. Rasmus’ dad follows him around the world whenever there is a big tournament, and his brother is also a famous Dota eSports player. Rasmus played on the mid in all seven previous teams, but only once on the bottom lane in G2 – for just two months. Of course, he’s the owner of many awards. His contract expires in November 2025.
  • Victor ‘Flakked’ Lirola Tortosa – G2’s bottom lane player, who seems to have a bit less experience than his teammates, according to his four years long eSports career. But he also seems to be doing great! Victor is 21 and often chooses Varus or Kai’Sa. His contract will last two more years.
  • Raphaël ‘Targamas’ Crabbé – A 22-year-old support player, coming from Belgium. He’s active since 2016. Among all the other teams, he used to play for Vitality.Bee. In Spring 2022 he won the EU 3rd All-Pro Team. He’s staying on the team for one more year.
  • Rodrigo Domingues Oliveira – Rodrigo is the head analyst and does an excellent job behind the scenes.

PCS (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and Southeast Asia)

Beyond Gaming

A young professional League of Legends team from Taiwan, formed by former pro LoL player Dinter in 2021. They compete in the top-level league, Pacific Champion Series, but have been qualified for Worlds twice: in 2021 and 2022.

Worlds 2022 Beyond Gaming Roster

  • Wu ’Liang’ Liang-Te – Wu is 24 and holds the top lane. His career started in 2016 when he joined Hong Kong eSports as a substitute top laner. Beyond Gaming welcomed him last year, and he’ll stay with them until November 2022.
  • Liao ’Likai’ Li-Kai – He’s 20, one more top laner for the team. He spent nine months in Machi eSports before arriving at Beyond Gaming. His contract expires in one month.
  • Huang ’HuSha’ Tzu-Wei – Huang is the jungler, and he’s 21. The contract expires in one month, too. Just like his teammates above, he doesn’t own awards or important achievements. However, that doesn’t mean these guys are bad at LoL – they are in the Worlds, which explains a lot about their talents.
  • Lu ’Minji’ Po-Wei – Midlaner with a freshly started career in eSports. He’s 21 and will be on the team for another month.
  • Wu ’SeNBon’ Ssu-Yu – One more midlaner, whose favorite champ is Aurelion Sol. He’s 22 and has changed teams five times before joining Beyond Gaming. His contract expires at the same time as his teammates’.
  • Tsou ’Wako’ Wei-Yang – Tsou seems to be a strong link in the team. He’s 24, actively competing since 2015, for several different teams. He holds the bottom lane in the current one. In LMS/PCS 2020 Tsou has reached 1,000 kills, and he even made a pentakill in 2016. Another contract that expires in November 2022.
  • Chu Wu ’Kino’ Hsin-Jung – Chu is a supporter, who also swapped five teams before Beyond Gaming. The same contract expiration date as his friends’ – goes to him. Chu is 24 and is married. He and his wife got a baby girl in the summer of 2021.

CTBC Flying Oyster

A very young team, formed in January 2022 in Taiwan. They are owned by CTBC Sports Entertainment. The same roster qualified for the Worlds, which tells enough about the talent these guys have. They’re off to a good start! Their slogan, ‘We are family,’ is similarly pronounced in Chinese as ‘Flying Oyster’, so that’s the origin of this peculiar name.

Worlds 2022 CTBC Flying Oyster Roster

  • Hsu ‘Rest’ Shih-Chieh – He’s a 23-year-old Taiwanese top laner. One of his favorite champs is Aatrox. Hsu owns a few individual awards, and his contract is updated and lasts for one more month.
  • Huang ‘Gemini’ Chu-Xuan – Huang played LoL in his childhood, which led him to enroll in a pro eSports career in 2016. He’s a jungler for the Flying Oyster. Today he’s 24 and his contract expires in November 2022.
  • Chen ‘Mission’ Hsiao-Hsien – Plays on the mid, as always has, ever since he started playing as a pro in 2014. Only once did he switch position: in January 2018 for the ahq eSports Club, when he tried out bottom lane. Chen is very experienced due to years of playing. He’s 27 and remains with the Oysters for one more month.
  • Sung ‘Atlen’ Ya-Lun – Sung holds the bottom lane. He’s 23, coming from Taiwan, like his teammates. Five teams before the current one trained him to be skillful as he is in Oysters. His contract expires in November this year.
  • Lin ‘Koala’ Chih-Chiang – Lin is 27, so he had enough time to learn great skills since joining the first pro team back in 2016. As support, his gladly chosen champs are Bard, Thresh, and Nami. His contract also ends in November this year.
  • Chao ‘Shunn’ Ying-Shun – This is Chao’s first pro team ever. He joined in February as a substitute bottom laner. He’s 20 and his contract will last for one more year.

VCS (Vietnam)

GAM eSports

A Vietnamese professional team that was founded in 2014. There were a few name changes during the years, as well as roster changes, but also much success wherever they participated. The first international for them was the MSI in 2017, until then – they mostly played in Vietnamese tournaments.

Worlds 2022 GAM eSports Roster

  • Trần ‘Kiaya’ Duy Sang – Kiaya is 21 and he’s been in the GAM eSports for four years now. The top lane is his, often played with Renekton or Jayce. He didn’t have much luck in previous teams. In some cases, he was just a trainee, sometimes not even getting a chance to play the match. Eventually, GAM eSports placed him on the main roster as a toplaner in 2020, where he plays today. The contract will last for one more month.
  • Đỗ ‘Levi’ Duy Khánh – Used to be a mid laner, later crossed into the jungle. He showed excellent skills as a jungler when he first joined a pro team. Levi is 24, with up to five frequently chosen champions. His contract expires in November.
  • Tô ‘TomRio’ Minh Khoa – Young jungler, only 19 years old, but already has a history in eSports. There is no more info about him. It’s only important that he’s in the Worlds with his team – which is a good enough sign that he’s on the right path in his career!
  • Đặng ‘Kati’ Thanh Phê – Again, not too much info about this player, but we do know that he’s 22 and holds the mid lane. Six teams precede the current one, and those obviously gave Kati some swell skills.
  • Mai ‘Sty1e’ Hoàng Sơn – One more young teammate: 20 years old, but already caught a pentakill this spring. If we consider the fact that he’s been in eSports for 3 years now, his success is pretty impressive. The bottom lane is his position in GAM eSports until November this year.
  • Trần ‘Bie’ Đức Hiếu – Similar story to his teammate Sty1e. Bie is in eSports since 2018, in four teams prior to GAM, and is 22 years old at the moment. He plays support. The contract expires in November, like Sty1es’.
  • Phạm ‘Elio’ Thạch Nhân Băng – Joined his first team in 2019, and got far with his third – to the Worlds! Elio is 21, and plays support, just as Bie does. Aphelios is his favorite. Elio’s contract lasts for one more whole year.

Saigon Buffalo 

Vietnamese professional team for League of Legends, founded in November of 2016. They won the VCS Championship twice and participated in World Championship twice before 2022. Depending on sponsorship, the team changed its name a few times. Dashing Buffalo turned into Saigon Buffalo once their partner became a professional basketball team Saigon Hat.

Worlds 2022 Saigon Buffalo Roster

  • Lâm ’Hasmed’ Huỳnh Gia Huy – Buffalo’s toplaner. He’s 20, so we’ll be watching his progress as he continues building up his career over the years. He’s known for frequently coloring his hair in different colors. Hasmed remains with the team until November this year.
  • Trần ’BeanJ’ Văn Chính – A very young jungler – 19 years old, but already has his pentakill from VCS 2022 Spring. He’s been in eSports for only two years. The contract will expire next year.
  • Bùi ’Froggy’ Văn Minh Hải – Also a young player: 19 years, with three teams in his career before the Buffalo. He plays on the mid, while often choosing unusual champs for that position (Ramus, Shyvana, etc). His contract expires in November.
  • Nguyễn ’Shogun’ Văn Huy – Here’s an 18-year-old who achieved three pentakills this year! All three with Aphelios, although his favorite champs are Draven and Vayne. Shogun started as a substitute botlaner in Saigon Buffalo in May, but moved to the main roster in November 2021.
  • Đinh ’Taki’ Anh Tài – Taki is 19 and plays support. At only 16 years of age, he joined FTV eSports. He was quickly shifted to Young Buffalo, to finally come to Saigon Buffalo in 2020. His contract will last for one more year.
  • Trần ’RiBell’ Hữu Duy – RiBell is a substitute jungler, relatively a newcomer to the team. He jumped into this roster in January this year, and there were no past teams. He’ll stay in this one until November 2024.
  • Nguyễn ’Richard’ Hoàng Phú – Substitute mid, also quite new to his career. He came to Buffalo at the same time as RiBell did. His contract expires in 2024, too.

CBLOL (BRAZIL)

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LOUD 

Loud is actually an eSports organization, and their Valorant team won the Championship this year. The League team is younger than Isurus, brought together in 2019. They come from Brazil and some call them ‘Brazilian FaZe Clan’, which explains their huge amount of fans in the home country.

Worlds 2022 – LOUD Roster

  • Leonardo ‘Robo’ Souza – Brazilian teammate, he’s 24 and plays as toplaner. He’ll be there until November 2023. His gaming career started back in 2014, so we’re talking about serious experience here! Robo is famous for his catchphrase after winning or making a great move: ‘É o Robs! IRIRIRIRI!’.
  • Park ‘Croc’ Jong-hoon – Born in South Korea, his age is unknown to us, but we do know that he’s a jungler in LOUD. His contract is updated and will last until November 2023.
  • Thiago ‘tinowns’ Sartori – Thiago is from Brazil and is midlaner in this team. A 25-year-old pro player, who has already won many rewards in various tournaments. His contract expires in November 2023.
  • Diego ‘Brance’ Amaral – Younger than his teammates, only 18 years old, but apparently doing good in the bottom lane. He’s from Brazil, too, and the contract is until 22nd November this year.
  • Denilson Oliveira ‘Ceos’ Gonçalves – Ceos is 24 and plays support in LOUD. Brazil is his home country and he’s been active in eSports ever since 2015.

LJL (JAPAN)

DetonatioN FocusMe

This team is a part of DetonatioN Gaming from Japan. The whole professional organization offers excellent teams competing in various games. The League of Legends team is named DetonatioN FocusMe, but they were at first an amateur crew who participated independently. They called themselves FocusMe, so there we have it – the origin of the name. The team is extremely successful, bearing up to 18 wins in the Championships.

Worlds 2022 DetonatioN FocusMe Roster

  • Shunsuke ’Evi’ Murase – Highly-experienced top laner. Evi is 26, without notable achievements (as for now), but being active in eSports since 2014 surely brought him lots of skills. He’s staying with the team for one more month.
  • Mun ’Steal’ Geon-Yeong – South Korean jungler, but now is a resident of Japan. Mun is 23 and likes picking Anivia or Elise. He plays actively in pro teams since 2016 but spent the most time in DFM. He speaks Japanese fluently. His contract is another one to last for just one more month.
  • Lee ’Yaharong’ Chan-Ju – Midlaner from Korea, too. He’s 22. Before coming to DFM this January, he played in three Korean teams. Lee’s contract also expires in November.
  • Yuta ’Yutapon’ Sugiura – Yuta is 26 and has been in DFM almost from the beginning of his career. The bottom lane is his position. He’s got a great talent for gaming in general. Already Radiant in Valorant, also placed on the top of the Japanese leaderboard for Overwatch, as well as the Global Elite in CS:GO. He’s not far behind in League of legends, either. Three pentakills in his bio and nine years playing in a fierce team as DFM is – this speaks for itself. His contract expires in one month, though.
  • Lee ’Harp’ Ji-yoong – A 21-year-old support player from Korea. He’s been in DFM since 2021 but has a long history of competing for other pro teams. His contract is updated to last until 2023.
  • Mizuki ’Marimo’ Inoue – Substitute botlaner, only 19, but got himself a pentakill last year. He’s just starting his career, and looks like it’s going to be a nice one!

LLA (LATIN AMERICA)

Isurus 

These people come from a multi-gaming organization located in South America. They formed a LoL roster in 2013, and since then, changed it many times. With five championships won to this day, they are recognized as quite a successful team. But, in this year’s Worlds – not so much. The predictions were not so great for this Latin American team. Anyway, the play-ins were held in Mexico, so the team got the chance to play in front of their home crowd.

Worlds 2022 – Isurus Roster

  • Kang ‘ADD’ Geon – Mo – comes from South Korea, aged 23. He’s joined Isurus in December 2021 as the top laner. Since October 8th he’s been allowed to join other teams, due to his contract expiration.
  • Jesús Alberto ‘Grell’ Loya Trujillo – a 21 year old, Isurus’ jungler since May this year. His contract expires in November 2023, and he’s from Mexico.
  • Édgar Ali ‘Seiya’ Bracamontes Munguía – also comes from Mexico, and is 26 years old. He’s staying with the team until the end of 2022. Seiya is a midlaner, and as one of the oldest players in his region, he’s had enough time to gather enormous experience and become famous for his gameplay.
  • Omar André ‘Gavotto’ Gavotto – Mexican, but there’s no info about his age. He’s the bottom laner for Isurus and stays there until November 2023. Many teams before Isurus provided him with a lot of experience.
  • Son ‘Jelly’ Ho-Gyeong – another South Korean player on the team. He’s 24 and plays support, but is already allowed to search for other teams to join.
  • Luis Andres ‘Pan’ Bonilla Rodriguez – Argentinian, is currently a substitute player for the top lane. We’ve known him before as Pandulce. His contract is updated until May 2023.

LCO (OCEANIA)

Chiefs eSports Club

Founded in 2014, when team Immunity decided to leave their eSports organization and make their own – Exodus Gaming. Later, they renamed it Chiefs eSports Club. Today, the Chiefs have professional teams to compete in Halo, League of Legends, and Valorant. They are located in Australia and are famous in the whole of Oceania.

Worlds 2022 Chiefs eSports Club Roster

  • Kim ’Topoon’ Ji-hoon – Kim is from South Korea and plays on the top lane – as he always did in previous teams. He’s with the Chiefs from January 2022 and will be there until November.
  • Park ’Arthur’ Mi-Reu – This 22-year-old jungler is coming from Korea. Joined Chiefs in January 2022, to stay until November. He was also a jungler in three teams earlier.
  • James ’Tally’ Shute – An Australian/South African midlaner, actively playing since 2014. He decided to be a full-time pro gamer, so he dropped out of high school. Today he’s 25. One pentakill in 2015 with Corki (11/2/0) was made by him. Tally’s contract expires this year in November.
  • Quin ’Raes’ Korebrits – Quin has made five pentakills so far. He’s 23, coming from New Zealand, and holds the bottom lane. Several teams before the Chiefs helped him achieve a high level of playing. His contract, expires in November, too.
  • Ryan ’Aladoric’ Gregory Richardson – A 23-year-old Australian supporter. Not too many awards nor pentakills for now, but many teams in his past proved his excellent skills.
  • Dragon ’Dragku’ Guo – Australian substitute support player. Dragon made a pentakill with Aatrox back in 2019. The first pro team for him to play in is Dire Cubs (2019), but he joined the Chiefs in May 2020. He is fluent in Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. Topoon is his good friend. Dragku is currently inactive.

TCL (TURKEY)

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İstanbul Wildcats 

A Turkish professional team, earlier known as HWA Gaming, established in 2008. They were winners in four TLCs, but they don’t lack other awards either.

Worlds 2022 Istanbul Wildcats Roster

  • Soner ’StarScreen’ Kaya – A toplaner with a short history of past teams, but great achievements anyway. Soner is 21 and in 2020, he’s obtained an award for the ’Most Improved Player’. There’s a pentakill from 2020, too. Soner stays on the team until the end of 2022.
  • Hakan ’Ferret’ Mert Çakmak – Hakan’s first and only team, since 2019. He’s a 20-year-old jungler, and his contract lasts as long as Soner’s does.
  • Tolga ’Serin’ Ölmez – He’s 20, positioned on the mid lane. Tolga is involved with eSports since 2019. Still no awards, but there’s one pentakill in TCL 2020 Summer (9/1/4 with Ekko). Serin has the same contract as his teammates.
  • Anıl ’HolyPhoenix’ Işık – Bot laner, 25 years of age. We can easily claim that he’s the strongest one on the team. His enormous amount of experience from a 10-year-long pro player career enabled him to make great results. He’s got 10 pentakills on his hands, too. His contract is valid until November 2022.
  • Berk ’Farfetch’ Badur – One more well-experienced player in Wildcats. He’s 24, active in eSports since 2017. As a support player, his favorite champions are Thresh, Janna, and Rell. He speaks English fluently, and his contract expires in November.

Knockout Stage Quarterfinals

If we include the Play-ins, this is the first Worlds ever where all the 24 participants recorded at least one win. But also,  this is the first time for all the teams to have at least one lost match since 2020. And now, we’ve already reached the Knockout Stage Quarterfinals! The teams that managed all the way to this stage of the competition will play king-of-the-hill-style in single-elimination. Let’s have a look at the schedule of the best teams’ matches–the best until now, at least!

OCTOBER 20 (2 pm PST/9 pm GMT) – OCTOBER 21 (5 am GMT+8)

Rogue vs JD Gaming

OCTOBER 21 (2 pm PST/9 pm GMT) – OCTOBER 22 (5 am GMT+8)

Royal Never Give Up vs T1

OCTOBER 22 (2 pm PST/9 pm GMT) – OCTOBER 23 (5 am GMT+8)

DWG KIA vs Gen.G

OCTOBER 24 (2 pm PST/9 pm GMT) – OCTOBER 25 (5 am GMT+8)

EDward Gaming vs DRX

These exciting games will be live on Riot Games’ official Twitch and Youtube channels.

The Final Standings

Eight more teams need to fight for their places and nice prizes. Here are the final standings for League of Legends World Championship 2022:

  1. Istanbul Wildcats – $16,687.50
  2. Chiefs eSports Club – $16,687.50
  3. Isurus – $22,250.00
  4. Beyond Gaming – $22,250.00
  5. LOUD – $33,375.00
  6. Saigon Buffalo – $33,375.00
  7. DetonatioN FocusMe – $38,937.50
  8. MAD Lions – $38,937.50
  9. Cloud9 – $50,062.50
  10. GAM eSports – $50,062.50
  11. CTBC Flying Oyster – $50,062.50
  12. 100 Thieves – $50,062.50
  13. G2 eSports – $55,625.00
  14. Evil Geniuses – $55,625.00
  15. Top eSports – $55,625.00
  16. Fnatic – $55,625.00
  17. TBD – $100,125.00
  18. TBD – $100,125.00
  19. TBD – $100,125.00
  20. TBD – $100,125.00
  21. TBD – $178,000.00
  22. TBD – $178,000.00
  23. TBD – $333,750.00
  24. TBD – $489,500.00

Be sure to follow the scheduled events, and do come back to read the updates!

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