League of Legends Worlds 2022 Group Stage: Predictions, Results, and Analysis
Updated: Jun 15
League of Legends World Championship is currently undergo and the group stage starts today on Friday, October 7th. In this blog we will take a look at each group and give some predictions and analysis for how we think each group will play out. Each Group Consists of 4 teams from different regions and each team plays every other team in their group twice. After 2 weeks of play, the top 2 teams from each group will advance to the Knockout stage.
Group A
Group A consists of teams from Korea(LCK, China(LPL), North America(LCS), and Europe(LEC). Their placement in their respective Regions' standings is as follows:
T1 (LCK): 2nd Place
Fnatic (LEC): 3rd Place
Cloud9 (LCS): 1st Place
Edward Gaming Hycan (LPL): 3rd Place
Predictions:
1st Place: EDG
2nd Place: T1
3rd Place: C9 4th Place: FNC
Records:
T1: 5W-1L (Goes through to Knockouts)
EDG: 4W-2L (Goes through to Knockouts)
FNC: 2W-4L
C9: 1W-5L
Final Results
Analysis:
Week 1: Group A had a very interesting week that has ended the first half of group stage games in a 3 way tie between T1, Fnatic, and EDG. The number 1 seed of NA had a very poor showing this first week and was unable to claim a single victory. As week 2 starts in a couple days the question to ask for group 1 is who is going to come out victorious between the top 3. Cloud9 is most likely out of the tournament after the first week which voids my prediction placements. Aside from C9, Group A seems the most competitive in which teams will end in the top 2 at the end of groups so these predictions are not the most solid that I will provide for week 2. My new predictions for week 2 are as follows.
Week 2 Predictions:
1st Place: EDG
2nd Place: FNC
3rd Place: T1 4th Place: C9
Week 2: Group A panned out much differently than expected after watching the first week. Cloud9 was able to take a game off Fnatic and this began Fnatic's downward spiral to a 0-3 record for week 2. T1 ended up being able to dominate week 2 and did the opposite of Fnatic. My predictions ended up with only one correct placement having Cloud9 finish last.
Group B
Group B consists of teams from Korea(LCK, China(LPL), North America(LCS), and Europe(LEC). Their placement in their respective Regions' standings is as follows:
DWG KIA (LCK): 3rd Place
G2 Esports (LEC): 1st Place
Evil Geniuses (LCS): 3rd Place
JDG Intel Esports Club (LPL): 1st Place
Predictions:
1st Place: JDG
2nd Place: DK
3rd Place: G2 4th Place: EG
Records:
JDG: 6W-1L (Goes through to Knockouts)
DK: 5W-2L (Goes through to Knockouts)
EG: 1W-5L
G2: 1W-5L
Final Results
Analysis:
Week 1: Group B seems to already be more definitive and possibly easier to predict that Group A. No teams are tied following week 1 and my predictions line up completely so far. JDG has shown dominance in their group as was expected being China's number one seed. NA has been disappointing in their performance with EG being another NA team to not pick up a single game in week 1. To be fair to them, this group seems much for difficult to overcome than C9's group. For week 2 my predictions will be staying as is with JDG staying dominant as number one with a possible flawless group stage record. There will be no change in predictions for this group.
Week 2: Group B was fairly easy to predict and the predictions made end up being fully accurate besides that G2 and EG scored the same in 3rd and 4th. JDG did end up dropping one game to DK but were dominant otherwise and also beat DK in the tie breaker for first.
Group C
Group C consists of teams from Korea(LCK, China(LPL), Vietnam(VCS), and Europe(LEC). Their placement in their respective Regions' standings is as follows:
DRX (LCK): 4th Place
Rogue (LEC): 2nd Place
GAM Esports (VCS): 1st Place
Top Esports (LPL): 2nd Place
Predictions:
1st Place: TES
2nd Place: DRX
3rd Place: RGE 4th Place: GAM
Records:
DRX: 5W-2L (Goes through to Knockouts)
RGE: 4W-3L (Goes through to Knockouts)
TES: 3W-3L
GAM: 1W-5L
Final Results
Analysis:
Week 1: While group C played out similarly to Group B, it may be more volatile in how things actually shake out following week 2. While Top had a weak showing this weak they are 2nd seed in one of the most dominant regions and it is very possible to see them rise in the rankings following week 2. GAM was easily the most predictable in this group, being from a minor region, and they are more than likely out of the advancement picture. Rogue showed a great showing for Europe and so far has a perfect record in the group. My new predictions for week 2 are as follows but could easily pan out different as this is a challenging group to predict.
Week 2 Predictions:
1st Place: RGE
2nd Place: TES
3rd Place: DRX 4th Place: GAM
Week 2: Group C was somewhat more predictable than Group A but was still somewhat difficult to surmise who would end up in the top 2 spots. Rogue and DRX tied at the end at 4-2 then DRX won the tiebreaker to take the final first place spot. TES was the most surprising as they didn't play to their full potential and ended up not making it to the knockout stage.
Group D
Group D consists of teams from Korea(LCK, China(LPL), Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan(PCS), and North America(LCS). Their placement in their respective Regions' standings is as follows:
Gen.G (LCK): 1st Place
100 Thieves (LCS): 2nd Place
CTBC Flying Oyster (PCS): 1st Place
Royal Never Give Up (LPL): 4th Place
Predictions:
1st Place: GEN
2nd Place: RNG
3rd Place: 100 4th Place: CFO
Records:
GEN: 6W-1L (Goes through to Knockouts)
RNG: 5W-2L (Goes through to Knockouts)
CFO: 1W-5L
100: 1W-5L
Final Results
Analysis:
Week 1: Group D brings another NA team that ends out the first week without a single win, leading NA overall to a 0-9 record in groups and virtually no hopes of any teams from the region making it out of group stage. The favorite for this group was the Korean number one seen Gen.G but following week 1 RNG has shown their skills and are currently boasting a perfect record in Groups. This group is unpredictable when it comes to exact placement prediction, but when it comes to the top and bottom 2 it seems almost certain that we will see Gen.G and RNG advance to knockouts. My new predictions for week 2 are as follows.
Week 2 Predictions:
1st Place: RNG
2nd Place: GEN
3rd Place: CFO 4th Place: 100
Week 2: Group D was similar to Group B in how it was fairly easy to predict but the top 2 spots were a bit closer and Gen.G ended up winning the tiebreaker to secure the top spot. CFO and 100 Thieves predictably ended with less than ideal records and similar to Group B, both had 1-5 ending records in 3rd and 4th.
Knockouts Matchups
With the ending of the group stage, the top 2 from each group advance to knockouts and the top teams of each group face a second place team of a different group. The Knockout bracket first round is as follows:
This Post is complete and final as of 10/17/2022 with the end of Group Stage