2022 LCS Summer Finals Location for LoL Announced

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Last Updated on: 26th June 2022, 05:13 pm

The 2022 League of Legends LCS Summer Split Finals location has been announced. The official LCS Twitter account announced that the finals will be held at the United Centre in Chicago, Illinois. The event will take place on September 11th, 2022.

The United Centre in Chicago, Illinios, the site of the 2022 LCS Summer Finals
The United Centre in Chicago, Illinois, is the site of the 2022 LCS Summer Finals.

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The stadium, home to the Chicago Bulls NBA team and the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team, has a seating capacity of 23,500 people. However, the number of tickets available may be different depending on how Riot Games decide to set up the event.

The stadium is no stranger to holding large events. Some events that have been held there include the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the site where the Chicago Bulls won three straight NBA championships back in 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Both the Lower Bracket Finals on September 10th and Grand Finals on September 11th will be held here, with tickets going on sale Friday, June 24th at 10:00 AM PST. Mastercard holders will get an exclusive 24-hour pre-sale window on Thursday, June 23rd at 10:00 AM PST.

In addition, Riot Games has announced a partnership with the Chicago Park District, Youth Guidance and I Play Games! foundations as part of their Youth Outreach Partners for the 2022 League of Legends LCS Championship. To find out more about any foundations, you can find links to their sites on the announcement blog post.

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The 2022 LCS Summer Split starts this Friday, June 17th with the first Superweek of the season. The first game of the day will be Evil Geniuses taking on Cloud9 at 2:30 PM PST/ 5:30 PM EST/ 10:30 PM BST. The complete schedule can be found at lolesports.com.