Finally, after a few weeks of competition, the LCK Summer season is drawing to a close. Naturally, the best way to do so is through a final tournament. Accordingly, the LCK 2022 Summer Playoffs will sort out who goes to Worlds 2022!
Event Background
For those unaware, the LCK Summer 2022 event ran from 15th June to 28th August. Featuring the top 10 teams in the Korean region, teams were fighting for only 6 spots available for the LCK Playoffs.
Now that we’re here, six teams will be fighting to compete for one individual seed for the World Championship 2022. In addition, the likes of $300,000 are on the line.
Anyways, here are the seeded teams below:
- SANDBOX Gaming
- DRX
- DAMWON Gaming
- KT Rolster
- Gen.G Esports
- T1
Running from August 17th to August 28th, this is the final stage of competition. Notably, the only other opportunity will be the last chance qualifier later on this summer.
Format
Accordingly, with regards to the format of the event, it’s rather simple. Specifically, the top 6 teams have been seeded into the Single Elimination bracket.
Notably, the 1st placed team from Group Stage can choose the opponent from first round. Also, all matches are BO5. Here are the seeded bracket matches below:
Quarter-Finals
- SANDBOX Gaming vs DRX
- DAMWON Gaming vs KT Rolster
Semi-Finals
- Gen.G Esports vs TBD
- T1 vs TBD
Final
- TBD vs TBD
Furthermore, there only five matches to look forward to.
Schedule for the LCK 2022 Summer Playoffs
Considering how short the schedule is, we’ve listed all the matches below:
August 17th 2022
- SANDBOX Gaming vs DRX (10:00 CEST)
August 18th 2022
- DAMWON Gaming vs KT Rolster (10:00 CEST)
August 20th 2022
- Gen.G Esports vs TBD (10:00 CEST)
August 21st 2022
- T1 vs TBD (10:00 CEST)
August 28th 2022
- TBD vs TBD (10:00 CEST)
Indeed, by next week we’ll know which team will be headed directly to Worlds 2022!
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Predictions
Heading into this Playoffs bracket, it’s obvious what we need to do – let’s look at how the regular season concluded. Here are the scores below:
- #1 – Gen.G Esports (17-1)
- #2 – T1 (15-3)
- #3 – SANDBOX Gaming (13-5)
- #4 – DAMWON Gaming (10-8)
- #5 – KT Rolster (10-8)
- #6 – DRX (9-9)
As we’ll once again reiterate, this is only one of three opportunities for LCK teams. Apart from the LCK Summer Playoffs, teams may seed via LCK Championship Points and the LCK Regional Finals.
Naturally, let’s also take a look at the LCK Championship Points below:
- #1 – Gen.G Esports (150 points)
- #2 – T1 (140 points)
- #3 – DAMWON Gaming (60 points)
- #4 – SANDBOX Gaming (30 points)
Indeed, T1 and Gen.G are the strong favourites. Accordingly, it’s very likely that one team will qualify via the LCK Playoffs while the other will seed through LCK Championship Points.
Also note, that the LCK Summer Playoffs from last year hit record viewership statistics. Bearing this in mind, we can’t wait to see how this event performs!
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