Riot Games APAC: Wild Rift Champions SEA 2022 Overview

At the Riot Games APAC, the game publisher announces the details of the upcoming Wild Rift Champions SEA.

The tournament's banner

Overview of Wild Rift Champions SEA 2022

The said tournament will kick off on the 25th of February and will cover six competitive regions in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hongkong. This cross-regional league's new season will feature invited teams from last season's Wild Rift SEA Icon Series, as well as freshly qualified teams participating at the highest levels.

The six local competitive leagues AKA the "WCS Masters" in Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hongkong will battle it out in a best-of-three double round-robin regular season. The best 6 teams who will prevail will then be qualified to the WCS Playoffs, where they will fight in a 2-week double elimination mechanics from April 1 to 10, 2022.

The winning teams in the playoffs will represent their region in the WCS Finals, from here on the showdown will determine the region's best teams and those four teams remaining will represent Southeast Asia on the Wild Rift Icons Global Championship to be held in Europe this Summer.

Participating teams

Below is the list of Esports groups that have confirmed their participation in the WCS 2022:

WCS Indonesia - MBR Gamma, BOOM Esports, Echo Fortius, Persis Esports, The Black Horse, Pasopati Esports, Papa Gaming, Cursed Moon

WCS Masters - ONE team, Flash Wolves, TQQ Esports, MESPORTS, QWQ, PVP, LFD, FTG

WCS Malaysia & Singapore - Sem9, Reach the Peak, Upcar Esports, Team Watermelon, TODAK, PathSeeker

WCS Philippines - Team Secret, FENNEL Adversity, LF Adoption, Rex Regum Qeon, Cerebrum Wildrift, Sunsparks, GrindSky Esports

WCS Thailand - EVOS Esports, Buriram United Esports, INVATE Esports, Lynxeno, Alchemy, Oxygen, Mercenary New Generation, Arctic Fox

WCS Vietnam - SBTC Esports, MDH Esports, Toeam Flash, Cerberus Esports, Saigon Phantom, Royal Palace Esport, AS Esports, The Legendary Ganker

For the WCS Philippines and WCS Malaysia & Singapore's remaining qualified teams will be announced soon. G4 (EVOS), Hamaz (TS), and Kiral are among the big names returning to WCS (SBTC).

We are thrilled to announce the teams participating in the WCS 2022 as Riot continues to shine a light on mobile gaming and our investment into mobile esports. These WCS teams have proven their utmost dedication to achieving success in the league, featuring players who are performing at the highest competitive level in the region. Fans can expect some heart-stopping matches this season as teams face old rivals and battle against some new faces, said Chris Tran, Head of Esports for Riot Games Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

To tune in, you may follow each of the region's respective Wild Rift Esports or WCS live steaming pages such as YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook. The Matches will begin next Friday, February 25, 2022.

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