Accordingly, Wild Rift esports is shaping to be one of the top mobile esports in the world. After a strong inaugural season, the final event of the season is almost here. Read on as we preview the largest event ever for the esport – Icons Global Championship 2022 below!
Event Background
Indeed, as an international event, teams from all over ther world have fought to qualify into the competition.
Specifically, organized by Riot Games, the competition is heading to Singapore from 14th June to 9th July. With $2,000,000 of prize, this is officially the largest event ever for Wild Rift esports.
Moreover, we have teams from South East Asia, South Korea, Europe, North America, Brazil, Japan, Thailand, Philippines and Latin America.
Take a look at the competitors listed below:
Group Stage Teams
- FunPlus Phoenix
- Team Flash
- KT Rolster
- Sengoku Gaming
- Omegha E-sports
- Leviatan
- Immortals
- Team Queso
Play-In Teams
- JD Gaming
- Nova Esports
- J Team
- Unsold Stuff Gaming
- Flash Wolves
- Rex Regum Qeon
- Buriram United Esports
- Sentinels
- Rix.GG
- Game-Lord
- Freecs
- T1
- Furious Gaming
- STMN Esports
- Keyd Stairs
- Liberty
Read on for more information regarding the format below!
Format
Regarding format, there are a few stages to this competition.
Firstly, from June 14th to 18th, we have the Play-In stage. Here, 16 teams have been split into four groups of four with each group not having more than one team from the same region.
At the Play-In, we’ll have a double elimination bracket with BO3 matches – only top 2 teams will move on to the Group Stage from each Play-In Group. Here are the Play-In Groups below:
- A: Flash Wolves, Furious Gaming, Game-Lord, Nova Esports
- B: Unsold Stuff Gaming, JD Gaming, Rex Regum Qeon, STMN Esports
- C: J Team, Keyd Stars, Rix.GG, T1
- D: Buriram United Esports, Freecs, Liberty, Sentinels
After a short break, the Main Event Group Stage will return on June 21st, to take place to 25th June. Once again, a double elimination bracket will take place. After the BO3 matches, only the top 2 from each group will progress to the Knockout Stage.
- A: Team Flash, Leviatan, TBD, TBD
- B: Sengoku Gaming, Team Queso, TBD, TBD
- C: FunPlus Phoenix, Omegha E-sports, TBD, TBD
- D: KT Rolster, Immortals, TBD, TBD
Once we have our final eight teams, we’ll have our final Knockout Stage from July 1st to July 9th. Accordingly, the single elimination bracket will help decide the winner – quarterfinals and the semifinals will be BO5.
Everything will then be decided in a BO7 Grand Final!
Schedule for the Icons Global Championship 2022
With regards to the event, feel free to view the schedule of the event via the Wild Rift esports page here.
Watch the Icons Global Championship 2022 on esportsguide
You can also watch the Icons Global Championship 2022 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.
Predictions
Considering this is the first international event of this calibre for Wild Rift esports, nobody is too sure how the international competition stacks.
Naturally though, it’s likely that one of the 8 Group Stage Teams (main event) will take home the international victory considering they’re the best from their regions. Regardless, we’re very excited for this event.
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