Nascent metas, COVID delays, and a grade-A banger: The highlights from day one of Worlds 2022 Play-Ins

The 12 qualified teams converged on Mexico City to kick off the 2022 League of Legends World Championship at the Play-In stage on Thursday with eight games and lots of takeaways.

Thanks to late positive COVID-19 tests almost all across the Play-In camp, the day’s end was delayed by nearly two hours as Riot worked to get players relocated to remote setups while maintaining the competitive integrity that the year’s most important tournament calls for. Thankfully, DRX and Royal Never Give Up delivered a game high on skill and entertainment value to end the day. It was arguably the biggest upset of the day, as every other match went how analysts predicted, other than Brazilian squad LOUD’s bounce-back win over Japan’s DetonatioN FocusMe.

About Post Author