Worlds 2022 Groups Recap: LEC & LPL Teams Go Undefeated On Day 2

Expect the unexpected could have easily been the tagline for Worlds 2022 as teams have been picking up surprise wins and upsetting the favorites. With the way Play-in played out, it looked like Group Stage of Worlds 2022 would be fairly easy to predict but the European teams have showed up big time on the international stage at the Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York City. At the end of Day 2 of groups, the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) teams stomped their respective opponents and went undefeated.

Here are the results of the matches that concluded on Day 2 of Worlds 2022:

• Rogue (RGE) beat DRX

• G2 Esports (G2) beat Evil Geniuses (EG)

• Fnatic (FNC) beat T1

• EDward Gaming (EDG) beat Cloud9 (C9)

• Top Esports (TES) beat Gigabyte Marins (GAM)

• JD Gaming (JDG) beat Damwon Kia (DK)

LEC has a memorable day at Worlds 2022

The LEC teams made a statement today and avenged the early elimination of MAD Lions from Worlds 2022. After Evil Geniuses won against MAD, North American (NA) teams were on cloud nine but the European teams humbled them big time. Rogue had a stellar performance against DRX and proved why it won the Summer split. Top laner Andrei "Odoamne" Pascu’s Maokai pick rolled over the DRX squad and was a raid boss in the game. At 28 minutes, RGE secured Baron Nashor, extended its gold lead, and surged through DRX’s base.

The second match of the day was a repeat of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2022 with G2 Esports dominating EG. It took over 15 minutes for EG to get a kill on G2 but G2 blazed through the game with confidence. The Baron went into the pockets of G2 members at 24 minutes and the nexus fell for EG soon after.

Fnatic’s victory over T1 was a shocker to many but it only proved that the men in orange and black are in spectacular form at Worlds 2022. FNC had the upper hand in the matchup right from the get-go and picked up a sizeable gold lead. T1 tried to force fights and picked up a few stray kills on the map but Elias "Upset" Lipp’s Lucian was forging ahead. At 23 minutes Fnatic secured Baron and it only needed to reset and push from the mid-lane to close out the game.

EDG, TES, & JDG pick up wins

EDward Gaming (EDG) gained 1K gold over Cloud9 (C9) within the first 6 minutes of the game. Around 25 minutes, in addition to the Baron Nashor, EDG had three dragons and five towers. At this point, C9 could not stop the Baron-empowered siege and eventually, the nexus fell under 29 minutes.

The TES vs GAM Esports match was not a shocker. The first dragon that it secured was the only thing that went in favor of GAM, after which the team fell like dominoes. Every move that GAM made was predicted and helped TES avoid unnecessary fights. At 20 minutes, the scoreline was 13-3 in favor of the Chinese squad. Following this, Top Esports secured Baron and closed out the game in style.

The last match of the day between Damwon Kia (DK) and JD Gaming (JDG) was exciting both on paper and on the Rift. Both teams went toe-to-toe and were dead even till the mid-way point of the match. DK stole two dragons from under the nose of JDG and looked strong in the matchup. However, JDG’s Kai’Sa and Azir were untouched in every fight and that resulted in a 37-minute win for JDG.

Day 3 of the Worlds 2022 Group Stage continues on 9th October. Stay updated with the tournament by heading on to Worlds 2022 Group Stage: Teams, Groups, Schedule & More.