Hola, Worlds 2022!
Mexico is here to witness the best League of Legends teams battle it out in best-of-ones during the first stage of this year’s World Championship, set in Arena Esports Stadium at Artz Pedregal in Mexico City.
Testing negative from the COVID-19 virus, Fnatic bot laner Elias “Upset” Lipp arrived in the venue in time for their first two Worlds 2022 Play-In stage matches against Evil Geniuses and Chiefs Esports Club. His Worlds debut showed a strong start from the European region, where he scored a pentakill against the Oceania team.
Which teams will rise on top to continue their journey to the Group Stage in New York City?
- Fnatic finalizes their starting roster one day before Worlds 2022
- LS believes these two mages as a duo are overpowered in the bot lane
Complete Worlds 2022 Play-In Stage schedule and results
Play-In Stage standings
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| Fnatic (4-1) | DRX (5-0) |
| Evil Geniuses (5-2) | Royal Never Give Up (4-1) |
| LOUD (3-3) | MAD Lions (3-2) |
| DetonatioN FocusMe (3-3) | Saigon Buffalo (2-3) |
Play-In Stage schedule and results
Day 1
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| Isurus | 0 — 1 | MAD Lions |
| Fnatic | 1 — 0 | Evil Geniuses |
| LOUD | 0 — 1 | Beyond Gaming |
| MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | Istanbul Wildcats |
| Chiefs Esports Club | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | 0 — 1 | LOUD |
| Saigon Buffalo | 1 — 0 | Istanbul Wildcats |
| DRX | 1 — 0 | Royal Never Give Up |
Day 2
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| Fnatic | 1 — 0 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
| Evil Geniuses | 1 — 0 | LOUD |
| Saigon Buffalo | 1 — 0 | Isurus |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | 1 — 0 | Chiefs Esports Club |
| Evil Geniuses | 1 — 0 | Beyond Gaming |
| DRX | 1 — 0 | Saigon Buffalo |
| MAD Lions | 0 — 1 | Royal Never Give Up |
| Istanbul Wildcats | 0 — 1 | DRX |
Day 3
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| LOUD | 1 — 0 | Fnatic |
| MAD Lions | 1 — 0 | Saigon Buffalo |
| Beyond Gaming | 0 — 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
| Evil Geniuses | 1 — 0 | Chiefs Esports Club |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 — 0 | Isurus |
| Chiefs Esports Club | 0 — 1 | Beyond Gaming |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 — 0 | Istanbul Wildcats |
| Isurus | 0 — 1 | DRX |
Day 4
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| Beyond Gaming | 0 — 1 | Fnatic |
| LOUD | 1 — 0 | Chiefs Esports Club |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | 1 — 0 | Evil Geniuses |
| Istanbul Wildcats | 0 — 1 | Isurus |
| DRX | 1 — 0 | MAD Lions |
| Royal Never Give Up | 1 — 0 | Saigon Buffalo |
| Evil Geniuses | 1 — 0 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
| LOUD | 0 — 1 | Evil Geniuses |
Fnatic and DRX have qualified for the Worlds 2022 Group Stage.
Day 5
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| Saigon Buffalo | 1 — 3 | MAD Lions |
| DetonatioN FocusMe | 3 — 1 | LOUD |
Day 6
| TEAM | RESULT | TEAM |
| Evil Geniuses | 3 — 0 | MAD Lions |
| Royal Never Give Up | 3 — 1 | DetonatioN FocusMe |
Evil Geniuses and Royal Never Give Up have qualified for the Worlds 2022 Group Stage.
League of Legends fans can catch all Worlds 2022 matches live on Riot Games’ official channels on Twitch and YouTube.
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