LCK 2022 Summer Split: Competing Rosters of All Teams
The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) is kicking off its 2022 Summer Split on 15th June. Most people expected the split to start a week earlier than the actual start date but with the 2022 Asian Games standing indefinitely postponed, the LCK has gone with 15th June. As usual, the teams competing in the LCK and the LCK Challengers League (LCK CL) submitted their finalized rosters ahead of the upcoming split.
On 3rd June, the league wrote on Twitter, “As 2022 Summer is fast approaching, each of our teams has submitted their rosters for the upcoming split!” From a glance at the submitted rosters, it is evident that the majority of the teams are sticking with their Spring rosters without any big rejigs.
Teams competing in LCK 2022 Summer Split
The following are the organizations that have fielded teams in the LCK and the LCK CL:
Fredit BRION (BRO)
Damwon Kia (DK)
DRX
Gen.G (GEN)
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE)
Kwangdong Freecs (KDF)
KT Rolster (KT)
Liiv Sandbox (LSB)
Nongshim Redforce (NS)
T1
With this being the last split before the World Championship, teams will be looking forward to giving it their all. It seems like the LCK will get four teams competing at Worlds. The LCK 2022 Summer Split is the second split of the 2022 competitive season and the second year of Korea's professional league under the partnership program.
The LCK is a league that has best-of-threes (BO3s) in the regular split and the playoff matches will be best-of-five (BO5s). Even though the top six teams qualify for the playoffs, the top two teams get a bye to the semifinals directly.
The following are the LCK rosters for round one of the Summer Split:
Fredit BRION
Top: Choi “Sw0rd” Sung-won
Top: Park “Morgan” Gi-tae
Jungle: Eom “UmTi” Seong-hyeon
Mid: Kim “Lava” Tae-hoon
Attack damage carry (ADC): Park “Hena” Jeung-hwan
Support: Yoo “Delight” Hwan-joong
BRO had a good record in the 2022 Spring Split where it qualified for the playoffs with a scoreline of 8-10.
Damwon KIA
Top: Noh “Burdol” Tae-yoon
Top: Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon
Jungle: Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu
Mid: Heo “ShowMaker” Su
ADC: Seo “deokdam” Dae-gil
Support: Kim “Kellin” Hyeong-gyu
DK will look to secure the top spot in the LCK with the return of its decorated top laner Nuguri who was a part of the 2020 Worlds team that lifted the trophy.
DRX
Top: Hwang “Kingen” Seong-hoon
Jungle: Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon
Mid: Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo
ADC: Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu
ADC: Kim “Taeyoon” Tae-yoon
Support: Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee
The bot lane duo of DRX was one of the biggest talking points of the 2022 Spring split. The team had a strong showing last split but exited the playoffs a bit early.
GEN.G
Top: Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon
Jungle: Han “Peanut” Wang-ho
Jungle: Ko “YoungJae” Yeong-jae
Mid: Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
ADC: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Support: Son “Lehends” Si-woo
GEN.G has a very strong team on paper with veterans like Peanut and Ruler under its belt. It also acquired Chovy in the offseason and ended up placing second in the league last split.
Hanwha Life Esports
Top: Lee “DuDu” Dong-ju
Jungle: Kim “Willer” Jeong-hyeon
Jungle: Kim “OnFleek” Jang-gyeom
Mid: Kim “Karis” Hong-jo
ADC: Lee “SamD” Jae-hoon
Support: Oh “Vsta” Hyo-seong
In the previous split, it looked like HLE was struggling quite a bit after the departure of Chovy and Deft as it finished tenth in the regular season of play.
Kwangdong Freecs
Top: Kim “Kiin” Gi-in
Jungle: Choi “Ellim” El-lim
Mid: Yoo “FATE” Su-hyeok
ADC: Park “Teddy” Jin-seong
ADC: Han “Leo” Gyeo-re
Support: Ryu “Hoit” Ho-seong
Support: Jeong “Moham” Jae-hun
KDF is looking stronger this year and the team even reached the LCK 2022 Playoffs and defeated DRX in the quarterfinals.
KT Rolster
Top: Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee
Jungle: Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan
Jungle: Kim “GIDEON” Min-seong
Mid: Lee “VicLa” Dae-kwang
Mid: Lee “Aria” Ga-eul
ADC: Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram
Support: Kim “Life” Jeong-min
Liiv Sandbox
Top: Kim “Dove” Jae-yeon
Jungle: Kim “Croco” Dong-beom
Mid: Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon
ADC: Lee “Prince” Chae-hwan
ADC: Lee “Envy” Myeong-joon
Support: Kim “Kael” Jin-hong
Prince will be returning to the team after he played for LSB in 2021. He will be sharing his role with Envy.
Nongshim Redforce
Top: Kim “Canna” Chang-dong
Jungle: Lee “Dread” Jin-hyeok
Mid: Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong
ADC: Jang “Ghost” Yong-jun
Support: Lee “Effort” Sang-ho
Support: Jeong “Peter” Yoon-su
T1
Top: Choi “Zeus” Woo-je
Jungle: Moon “Oner” Hyeon-joon
Mid: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
ADC: Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong
Support: Ryu “Keria” Min-seok
Support: Kim “Asper” Tae-gi
T1 had a very successful spring season where it went 18-0 and ended up winning the Spring split. At the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2022 tournament, it fell short and faced a defeat at the hands of Royal Never Give Up (RNG). The team’s roster remains unchanged and it shall look to dominate the Summer Split as well.
Fans can watch the LCK 2022 Summer Split live on the official LCK channel on Twitch once the league kicks off on 15th June. You can also check out the match highlights and other related videos on LCK Global YouTube channel.