100 Thieves made it to the finals of the upper bracket LCS Summer 2022
/100 Thieves defeated Team Liquid 3:2 at LCS Summer 2022, thanks to which they made it to the final of the upper bracket of the championship, and also guaranteed a place in the 2022 World Championship. In turn, "liquid" went to the quarterfinals of the lower bracket, where they will meet with Counter Logic Gaming.
The first semi-final of the playoffs began with the total dominance of 100 Thieves, who took two opening games in 55 minutes in total and received great help. However, Reapered's wards clearly relaxed, as they allowed Team Liquid to bounce back and level the score in the series. And yet, at the end of the fight, 100 Thieves managed to show great initiative to close the fifth game in their favor and go further along the upper bracket.
The current lineup for the 2022 World Championship is as follows: Top Esports, Gen.G Esports, T1, G2 Esports, Rogue, Isurus, MAD Lions and 100 Thieves.
Matches history: LCS Summer 2022
LCS Summer 2022 runs from June 18 to September 11 in Los Angeles at the LCS Studio venue. As part of the championship, ten North American teams are fighting for a prize pool of $200,000, rating points, and three tickets to the 2022 World Championship.
Intermediate results of LCS Summer 2022
- 1st place: $100,000 + ticket to the 2022 World Championship
- 2nd place: $50,000 + ticket to the 2022 World Championship
- 3rd place: $30,000 + ticket to the 2022 World Championship
- 4th place: $20,000
- 5th-6th place: TBD
- 7th-8th place: Golden Guardians and FlyQuest
- 9th place: Immortals
- 10th place: Dignitas
The 2022 World Championship will take place from September 29 to November 5 in Mexico and the United States. The Play-In stage will take place from September 29 to October 4 at the Arena Esports Stadium in Mexico City, and the group stage will take place from October 7-10 and October 13-16 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. As part of the championship, 24 teams from all over the world (excluding the CIS) will compete for a total prize pool of $2,225,000.