How to bet on League's Worlds 2022 matches

League of Legends’ (LoL) 2022 competitive season is near its conclusion with the World's Championship just beyond the horizon. It’s time that you polish up your gaming knowledge and top up your Gamdom account for a few weeks of esports betting. 

The play-ins are already done between 29 September to 4 October and members of groups A to D are already drawn. If you are new to League of Legends esports betting, then you will need a quick refresher before the opening day on 7 October. Here’s everything you need to know about the Worlds Championship:

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What is Worlds League of Legends?

The League of Legends World Championship (Worlds) is the conclusion for the game’s competitive season. LoL Worlds teams qualify for the event by winning tournaments from their respective regions. Thousands of pro gamers aim for the top but only 16 teams will make it to the main event. 

The Worlds main event consists of three stages. Its opening is the group stage where only 8 victors face each other in the second stage, the LoL Worlds bracket phase. Last stage is the finals where the winner and crowned best team in League of Legends esports 2022 is declared.

What is Worlds League of Legends betting?

League of Legends Worlds betting is available for all games in the tournament from opening day to finals. This includes the play-in stage from 29 September to 4 October if you were active at a bookmaker at the time. Since those games were done, you just need to look forward to the group and bracket stages remaining. 

Gamdom offers LoL World Championship betting for crypto gamblers. Markets for pre match betting only include match winners but in-play (live) games have more options. This includes totals and prop bets for every segment available on the scheduled game day. 

When is Worlds League of Legends?

LoL Worlds schedule is already set for all possible matches and venues hosting each stage of the tournament are prepared. The only factor not yet set in stone is the names of teams advancing because this is decided by group stage’s outcome. If you want to bet on live matches at the Worlds 2022, then look out for these dates in October:

Groups: 7-10 and 13-16 October

The opening day of Worlds officially starts on 7 October in the group stage at the Hulu Theater in New York City. Every day hosts 6 matches, each one being 1 hour apart from each other. The first match is set for 2 pm PST with the next being 3 pm PST, so on until the final game of the day set at 7 pm PST. 

That would be 10 pm to 3 am GMT the next day for European audiences and 5 am to 10 am GMT+8 for East Asian viewers. The first batch runs from opening day until 10 October followed by a three-day break. Matches resume on 13 October and end on 16 October. Each game day consists of 6 matches each, amounting to 36 total matches in the group stage. 

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Quarterfinals: 20-23 October

The top two winners of each group advance to the knockout stage consisting of the quarter- and semifinals of Worlds. Its first segment is the quarterfinals taking place over 4 days featuring one game each. All matches are best-of-five (Bo5), meaning that there will be 3 to 5 rounds played each day. This is a single-elimination bracket where the losing team is eliminated for the rest of the tournament. Every game begins at 2 pm PST / 10 pm GMT / 5 am GMT+8 at the Hulu Theater. 

Semifinals: 29-30 October

The semi finals follow the same set of rules as quarterfinals. There will be one Bo5 match each day on 29 and 30 October starting at 2 pm PST / 10 pm GMT / 5 am GMT+8 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The winners for each one proceed to the finals. LoL Worlds betting odds at this point will be a lot less divisive, making the experience of esports gambling a lot more exciting for Gamdom punters.

When is Worlds finals League of Legends

LoL Worlds finals is scheduled on 5 November at the Chase Centre in San Francisco, California. This time, it is scheduled to start in the afternoon at 5 pm PST. That would be 1 am GMT in Europe and 8 am GMT+8 in East Asia. Just like the rest of the knockout stage, this will only consist of 3 to 5 games as a Bo5 match. The winner is the official 2022 World Championship title holder.

Quick betting tips for Worlds League of Legends

One tip is to bet on as many markets as you can for more chances of winning but not all of them to keep your budget monitored. The best way to narrow this, as the second tip, is to study only a handful of teams. Let this be the favourites of the 2022 Worlds like GenG, DWG KIA, T1, and Edward Gaming. 

Base your bets on how well you know the opponents compared to the ones you know. The general rule of thumb is that the favourites win most of the time the less you know about the underdogs. For the last tip, play using cryptocurrency like Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) at Gamdom. This way, deposits and withdrawals are easy, cheap, fast, and secure. 

Worlds League of Legends FAQ

• What is Worlds?

Worlds is short for World Championship, the most highly-anticipated international tournament in League of Legends esports. It marks the conclusion of the game’s competitive season, ushering a new era for all players afterwards.

• How many teams are in Worlds?

24 teams qualify for Worlds but 12 of them are already in the group stage. The other half is divided into two groups and played in a single-round-robin format. Top two players on both sides qualify for the remaining 4 spots at the group stage. 

• Where can I watch Worlds?

Worlds is one of the top esports events in the world rivalling other esports tournaments. Thus, it can be viewed at all of the top streaming services like Twitch, YouTube, and on cable television. 

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Words: Clarence Clarke