A new season in the LCS is about to unfold, starting with the 2021 LCS Lock-In tournament which kicks off on January 14.
In the LCS Lock In, and the two splits following that, the 10 best League of Legends teams from North America will duke it out for glory. Just as any other new season, a lot of changes have been made over the course of the offseason months and this time is no different.
The 10 teams represented in the league haven’t changed, but the teams’ rosters have seen a big reshuffle with some exciting moves being made ahead of the season. As seen before, the LCS will welcome a bunch of new imports who have never set foot in the LCS before. This will change in 2022, with big names from both Europe and South Korea entering the league.
Meanwhile, several star-packed rosters will be ready to fight for the trophies with a few players that extra eyes will be on. Many eyes will be on the returning mid laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg, who is returning to professional play after an entire season as a coach. Not only will Bjergsen be back on Summoner’s Rift, but he will also be playing for another team than TSM. For the first time, Bjergsen will debut in the Team Liquid jersey, something that many are looking forward to seeing.
Besides Liquid and Bjergsen, there are several other storylines, teams, and players to keep an eye on. There will be 100 Thieves entering as the defending champion, despite not potentially not being the strongest team on paper. Others will look to take that throne while others might use the first half of the season to settle with their new rosters.
To get a better overview of how the 10 LCS rosters look, here’s a complete overview.
These are the 10 LCS rosters for 2022
100 Thieves:
- Top – Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho / Milan “Tenacity” Oleksij
- Jungle – Can “Closer” Çelik
- Mid – Felix “Abbedagge” Braun
- Bot – Ian “FBI” Huang
- Support – Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun
TSM:
- Top – Heo “Huni” Seong-hoon
- Jungle – Mingyi “Spica” Lu
- Mid – Zhu “Keaiduo” Xiong
- Bot – Edward “Tactical” Ra
- Support – Wei “Shenyi” Zi-Jie
Cloud9:
- Top – Park “Summit” Woo-tae
- Jungle – Robert “Blaber” Huang
- Mid – Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami
- Bot – Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol
- Support – Jonah “Isles” Rosario / Kim “Winsome” Dong-keon
Team Liquid:
- Top – Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau
- Jungle – Lucas “Santorin” Larsen
- Mid – Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg
- Bot – Steven “Hans Sama” Liv
- Support – Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in
FlyQuest:
- Top – Colin “Kumo” Zhao
- Jungle – Brandon “Josedeodo” Villegas
- Mid – Loïc “toucouille” Dubois
- Bot – Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen
- Support – Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black
Golden Guardians:
- Top – Eric “Licorice” Ritchie
- Jungle – Milo “Pride” Wehnes
- Mid – Nicholas “Ablazeolive” Abbott
- Bot – Lawrence “Lost” Hui
- Support – Kim “Olleh” Joo-sung
Counter Logic Gaming:
- Top – Thomas “Jenkins” Tran
- Jungle – Juan “Contractz” Garcia
- Mid – Cristian “Palafox” Palafox
- Bot – Fatih “Luger” Güven
- Support – Philippe “Poome” Lavoie-Giguere
Dignitas:
- Top – Aaron “FakeGod” Lee
- Jungle – Kim “River” Dong-woo
- Mid – Ersin “Blue” Gören
- Bot – Toàn “Neo” Trần
- Support – Vincent “Biofrost” Wang
Evil Geniuses:
- Top – Jeong “Impact” Eon-young
- Jungle – Kacper “Inspired” Słoma
- Mid – Joseph “jojopyun” Pyun
- Bot – Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki
- Support – Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme
Immortals:
- Top – Mohamed “Revenge” Kaddoura
- Jungle – Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir
- Mid – Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage
- Bot – Jason “WildTurtle” Tran
- Support – Mitchell “Destiny” Shaw
When is the LCS 2022 season starting?
The 2022 LCS season will kick off on January 14, starting with the Lock-In tournament. This is where all teams warm-up for the spring split while fighting for the first trophy of 2022 and a $150,000 prize pool.
