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Fans will not have to wait long to see their favorite LEC and LCS teams in action. January 14th is when both get underway!
With the start of season twelve only 24 hours away, Riot has recently released the schedules for both the LEC and the LCS. Starting with the LCS, the North American league will officially start on January 14 with the second annual LCS lock in tournament. As for the LEC, their 2022 spring split also kicks off on January 14.
Here is everything you need to know about the schedules for both the LCS and LEC over the upcoming weeks.
2022 LCK Spring Split is set to open with a hyped matchup between former T1 teammates
The LCK schedule is finally out as teams look to shoot for the coveted LCK championship title.
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The LCS lock in tournament was introduced at the start of the 2021 season amongst the heavy changes to the league’s format and schedule. Despite the LCS reverting back to its original format, the league decided to keep the lock in tournament after positive fan and player reception.
The tournament format is the same as 2021, two groups of five will kick off the event and will then move on to a playoff. Starting with Group A, this group has far more variance given the strength of the teams. The 2021 summer champions 100 Thieves will face stiff competition from the likes of Cloud9 and TSM. Unfortunately for the two latter sides, they are unlikely to field their starting rosters due tovisa issues.
Nevertheless, both sides will field competitive rosters and will still have a solid showing in the LCS lock in. Moving onto Group B, all eyes will be on Team Liquid. The four-time LCS champions have put together a star-studded roster. At the centre of it, arguably the leagues best player in Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg. Team Liquid is expected to be playing with their intended roster and should be heavy favorites out the gate.
LCSLock-In schedule - Day 1- January 14th
Day one kicks off in a big way for the LCS, TSM and 100 Thieves will be squaring off in the opening game of the tournament followed by another nail biter between Cloud9 and Golden Guardians. Unfortunately for Team Liquid fans, they will have to wait until day two to see their new team.
LCS Lock-In schedule - Day 2 - January 15th
LCS Lock-in schedule - Day 3 - January 16th
Fly Quest versus 100 Thieves - 12:30 PSTTeam Liquid versus CLG - 13:30 PSTTSM versus Cloud9 - 14:30 PSTEvil Geniuses versus Immortals - 15:30 PSTGolden Guardians versus Fly - 16:30 PST
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LCS Lock-in schedule - Day 4 - January 17th
CLG versus DIG - 14:30 PSTCloud9 versus 100 Thieves - 15:30 PSTTeam Liquid versus Immortals - 16:30 PSTTSM versus Golden Guardians - 17:30 PSTEvil Geniuses versus DIG - 18:30 PST
Vitality vs Fnatic headlines LEC week one schedule
While there will be plenty of exciting games on the opening week of the LEC, the huge one that sticks out like a sore thumb is Team Vitality vs Fnatic. Both sides made huge acquisitions during the offseason and both are a favorite to take the crown in March.
Starting with Vitality, as they did with theirCSGO roster, the European organization spent a large amount of money to put together Europes latest super team. Here is the roster Vitality put together ahead of the 2022 season.
Moving onto Fnatic, they have made some major changes ahead of theLEC spring split. Martin “Wunder” Nordahl Hansen, Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz and Marek “Humanoid” Brázda have all made the jump to the black and orange side.
2022 LEC Spring to be played remote due to rising Covid-19 cases in Berlin
Fans and teams alike will play remotely to begin the 2022 LEC Spring Split.
With every top team in the LEC making huge changes to their roster, everything is up for grabs in the opening weeks of the LEC. G2 and MAD Lions will also feature in week one, though the back-to-back LEC champs have flown under the radar after losing a couple of their top stars.
Riot Games have shared that the start of the LEC 2022 willbe played remotelyin response to a surge in cases in Berlin.
LEC 2022 Schedule - Day 1 (Week 1 of 8) - January 14th
Vitality versus Mad Lions - 18:00 CETSK Gaming versus RGE - 19:00 CETG2 versus XL - 20:00 CETMisfits versus Astralis - 21:00 CETBDS versus Fnatic - 22:00 CET
LEC 2022 - Day 2 (Week 1 of 8) - January 15th
BDS versus XL - 17:00 CETRGE versus Misfits - 18:00 CETSK Gaming versus MAD - 19:00 CETG2 versus Astralis - 20:00 CETVitality versus Fnatic - 21:00 CET
LEC 2022 - Day 3 (Week 1 of 8) - January 16th
Vitality versus XL - 17:00 CETBDS versus Misfits - 18:00 CETRGE versus Astralis - 19:00 CETSK Gaming versus Fnatic - 20:00 CETMAD Lions versus G2 - 21:00 CET
Here is the links for both the fullLCS lock inschedule as well as theLEC spring splitschedule.
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