2022 LoL Asian Games: Participants, schedule, & more

With the Summer Split ending across the eastern regions, the LoL national terms are getting ready for the 2022 Asian Games. Here is everything you need to know to catch up on one of the first nation-based esports competitions.

Image Credits | Asian Games

LoL Asian Games – What is it?

The Asian Games is a continental multi-sport event held every fourth year among athletes from all over Asia. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and are described as the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.

The event was initially supposed to be in September 2022 but it was postponed for an entire year due to the health restrictions related to Covid-19 in the host city of Hangzhou.

Aside from traditional sports, esports has finally been recognized as a medal event starting from this edition (2018 was only featured in the demonstration event). Starting from this edition, there will be seven games being played in official competitions, including League of Legends, Dota 2, Street Fighter V, PUBG Mobile, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Arena of Valor, and FIFA Online 4.

Image Credits | AESF

Hearthstone was initially part of the list but it was later eliminated due to the failed negotiations between Blizzard Entertainment and Chinese publishing partner NetEase. There will also be two Demonstration Events, the AESF Robot Masters and AESF VR Sports.

In the previous edition, China beat Korea to claim the trophy, even though it was only a demonstration event. Regardless, winning Asian Games is seen as a national-wide achievement and it’s a great way to spread the esports phenomenon among those who are not familiar with it. Now that the intro has been made, let’s go over the schedule and format for the 2022 Asian Games LoL tournament.

Asian Games 2022 – Schedule and format

The League of Legends tournament will last four days between September 25-29. It will be held at the Hangzhou Esports Center, an esports arena that can accommodate over 4,000 spectators. Aside from the competition, Hangzhou has always been a great destination for tourists.

The schedule can be found below:

Group Stage: September 25-26
Quarter-Finals: September 27
Semi-Finals: September 28
Bronze Medal & Grand Final: September 29

The format will feature four round-robin groups, with teams facing each other twice in BO1 games The group stage will be followed by the single-elimination playoffs, where every match will be a BO3 series.

Compared to the regular tournaments and formats seen in the leagues worldwide, the Asian Games are much faster-paced. Bo1 matches can be a lot more flippy, potentially giving space for upsets and surprising results.

Participating teams

The LoL tournament for the 2022 Asian Games will feature 24 national teams. Aside from the most famous powerhouses like South Korea and China, there will also be teams from nations like Bahrain, Kuwait, Audi Arabia, and more.

Among the favorites, South Korea and China are likely the favorites to win the title. The level of players they will be fielding is one or two tiers above everyone else. And given the South Korea vs China rivalry, the two nations have called up all the biggest stars of the esports scene, including players like Faker, knight, and Elk. The two teams will be respectively coached by Kim ‘kkOma’ Jeong-gyun for team Korea and Zhu ‘KenZhu’ Kai for the Chinese representative.

Rosters

South Korea (mix of T1, Gen.G, JDG players)

Top: Zeus
Jungle: Kanavi
Mid: Chovy, Faker
ADC: Ruler
Support: Keria

China (mix of BLG, EDG, and JDG players)

Top: Bin
Jungle: Jiejie, Xun
Mid: knight
ADC: Elk
Support: Meiko

Chinese Taipei

Top: Hanabi, Rest
Jungle: Karsa
Mid: FoFo
ADC: Doggo
Support: SwordArt

Vietnam

Top: Kiaya
Jungle: Levi
Mid: Kati, Glory
ADC: Artemis
Support: Bie

Japan

Top: RayFarky, Imp
Jungle: hachamecha
Mid: Recap
ADC: Yutapon
Support: Enty

Hong Kong

Top: YSKM, Solokill
Jungle: Kennychan
Mid: Medzz
ADC: MnM
Support: Kaiwing

Malaysia

Top: Shine
Jungle: Arashi
Mid: Sleep
ADC: QaspieL
Support: Felia

Macau

Top: Faith
Jungle: NH
Mid: 蘇嘉富 (Su Jia-Fu)
ADC: 梁思达 (Liang Si-Da)
Support: 楊浩良 (Yang Hao-Liang)

Singapore

Top: Blaire
Jungle: CYH
Mid: Arykelic, Shera
ADC: Blaze
Support: Kusuo

Thailand

Top: It Yummy
Jungle: Samyuumou
Mid: Neulnnyr
ADC: Pillow
Support: Jingliu

Philippines

Top: Relhia
Jungle: Austerity
Mid: Redism
ADC: Pollo
Support: Robot

India

Top: Sussy baka, Deadcorporal
Jungle: BlackInfinity
Mid: Katarina Bot
ADC: AngelsLotus
Support: Crank0

Kazakhstan

Top: Fakelover
Jungle: Weox
Mid: Claymann
ADC: Jungkz
Support: The goldiee

Myanmar