2022 LCS Lock In Tournament Primer

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Last Updated on: 3rd January 2022, 03:26 am

The 2022 LCS Spring Split is almost here. Similar to last year, the Lock In Tournament is here to give the teams with new looks an opportunity to show their new rosters, as well as a warm-up for every team before the main split starts.

2022 LCS Lock In Format

The 2022 LCS Lock In tournament has two main stages: the group stage and the knockout stage. In the Group Stage, there are ten teams that are participating. Those ten teams are then drafted into two groups, with each team selecting another to be placed in the opposite group. This stage is a single round-robin and is all best of one. The top four teams from each group that emerge on the top move on to the knockout stage.

In the knockout stage, eight of the ten teams are able to participate. This time instead of a single round-robin, the teams will play in a single-elimination bracket, where each series is a best of three up till the quarterfinals, where the series moving forward will be a best of five. The winner of this tournament will get $150,000 USD.

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2022 LCS Lock In Groups

The two groups for the tournament are as listed.

Group A

  • 100 Thieves
  • Cloud9
  • TSM
  • Golden Guardians
  • FlyQuest

Group B

  • Team Liquid
  • Evil Geniuses
  • Immortals
  • Counter Logic Gaming
  • Dignitas

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Teams To Watch Out For

Since a lot of the teams have changed rosters, there is a handful to keep your eyes on and give some special attention to. One of those teams is Team Liquid, with their new roster of Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans Sama, and CoreJJ. Another team worth watching is the reigning 2021 LCS Summer Split champions 100 Thieves, where their roster of Ssumday, Tenacity, Closer, Abbedagge, FBI, and Huhi look to continue their streak and start the season off hot.

The 2022 LCS Lock In tournament starts on January 14th, 2022. All the matches can be watched at lolesports.com. The road to the 2022 World Championship starts soon!