Everything you need to know about the 2022 Wild Rift North American Series (WNS)

League of Legends: Wild Rift esports has returned to North America. The Wild Rift The North American Series (WNS) will decide the regional representation in 2022 Global Champion Iconswhich was the first world championship for the MOBA title.

Wisdom Gaming, which teamed up with Riot Games to host the Summoner Series tournament last year, is collaborating again with the developer for WNS. In addition, it will work on a podcast series and biweekly fight nights under the company’s Giant Slayer brand to promote Wild Rift.

Here’s everything you need to know about WNS. Registration for the open tournament is now open on the official website.

Format

• There will be three circuits in WNS, followed by LCQ. These competitions will lead to the NA Regional Championships, which will be a LAN event with a prize pool of $150,000. The location has not yet been revealed.
• Each round will consist of two open qualifiers and one main round. The top teams of each qualifier will advance to the next main tournament. Here, they will play in a knockout match twice for a place in the regional championship. Six teams will qualify for the regional championship from three rounds.
• The final two teams will be decided at the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).

Degree

Below is the certification process from each major and LCQ.

• Main Tournament One: The top four teams advance to the second tournament.
• Main Tournament Two: The top two teams will earn a spot at the NA Regional Championship while the third through sixth place teams advance to the third main tournament.
• Major Third Place: The top four teams will advance to the NA Regional Championships.
• LCQ: The top two teams will get the final stop at the NA Regional Championship.
• NA Regional Championship: The top two teams will represent North America at the Global Championship Icons in Europe later this summer.

Calendar

• The first circuit
  • Opening Qualifiers: February 4 to 6
  • Opening of the second qualifying round: February 11-13
  • Main one: February 18 to 20
• Second circuit
  • First Qualifier: February 25-27
  • Opening of the second qualifying round: 4 to 6 March
  • Main two: March 11 to 13
• Third circuit
  • Open Qualifiers: March 18-20
  • Opening of the second qualifying round: March 25 to 27
  • Three main: April 1 to 3
• LCQ: April 8 to 10
• NA Regional Championships: April 29 to May 1