The draw ceremony for the 2022 global finals will begin after the finals of LCS Division, that is, September 12.
Second, the lottery rules
Final draw
At the draw ceremony for the 2022 global finals, 12 finalists will be divided into three draw pools according to their previous performances. Before the draw, we will divide the teams into the draw pool based on the principle of ensuring the quality of the teams. The teams in the draw pool will be divided into two groups, with six teams in each group (Group A and Group B) playing the finals of the global finals.
The lottery pool 1 will contain seed LPL4, seed LCK4, seed LEC3 and seed PCS2.
Draw pool No.2 will contain seed LEC4, seed LCS3, seed VCS2 and seed LJL 1.
Lottery pool No.3 will contain seed LCO 1, seed TCL 1, seed LLA 1 and seed CBLOL 1.
No team can be in the same group as other teams in the same division. The final will be held in Mexico City on September 29th.
Group draw
After the draw for the finalists, the draw for the group stage will be held. The remaining 12 teams will be divided into three draw pools according to their previous performance in the division. The teams in the three draw pools will be divided into four groups, with four teams in each group, for the group match of the global finals.
Lottery pool 1 will contain seed LPL 1, seed LCK 1, seed LEC 1 and seed LCS 1.
Draw pool No.2 will contain LPL2 No.2 seed, LCK2 No.2 seed, LEC2 seed and PCS 1 seed.
Lottery pool No.3 will contain LPL3 No.3 seed, LCK3 No.3 seed, LCS2 No.2 seed and VCS 1 seed.
Note: The short-listed winners will be directly divided into four groups after being short-listed and will not participate in the lucky draw ceremony.
No team can be in the same group as other teams in the same division. If the lottery results conflict with this rule, or this will happen in the future, the drawn team will move to the next suitable group. The group match will be held in new york on October 7th, 65438/KLOC-0.